Corcovado NP: Sirena Day Tour By Boat From Puerto Jimenez
Recommended by 92% of travelers
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get off the beaten path and discover one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse regions on a 1-day small-group tour of Corcovado National Park. Exploring with a guide increases your chances of spotting wildlife such as toucans, dolphins, howler monkeys, and dart frogs. Included hotel pickup adds convenience to your adventure through this remote rainforest.
- Discover the natural delights of Corcovado National Park on a 1-day tour
- Explore in a small group for personalized attention
- Enjoy boat rides and hikes through the jungle where cars can't go
- Benefit from included hotel pickup for added convenience
What's Included
- National Park Tickets
- Car Parking
- Bilingual guide certified by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT)
- Reusable Water Bottles
- Light breakfast including coffee and fresh fruit.
- Round-Trip Boat Tickets.
- Lunch
- It does not include mosquito repellent or sunscreen.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Operating hours.5:30 am
Itinerary
1
Sirena Ranger Station
5 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- It is mandatory to bring water shoes or adjustable sandals for this activity because there is no dock in Corcovado.
- We offer exclusive parking for our clients at the Corcovado Wild Tours office, 300 meters south of the Public Dock in Puerto Jiménez.
- We recommend that our visitors make their reservations in advance, as Corcovado has limited space — only 120 spots for Sirena Station — and from December to April it fills up quickly.
- No está permitido ingresar al Parque Nacional Corcovado: ❌ Comida ❌ Botellas plásticas ❌ Cigarrillos ❌ Drogas ❌ Alcohol
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
Jan_U
During the 1,5 hour way to Siréna and back we saw whales and dolphins. If you don't like swinging on the waves (like me) I advise you to sit on the rear of the boat and everything is ok.
In Corcovado we spent many hours and saw many animals (three types of monkey, toucans, tapirs and many birds and other small animals). The lunch after was good.
Many thanks to our guide Carlos. It was wonderfull to share his passion and knowledges.
Reviews
4.7
based on 113 reviews
Alan_C, Mar 2026
I actually have not taken the tour yet. I scheduled for the wrong date. The tour agency was very accommodating and rescheduled for us at the last minute. So far, the customer service has been awesome.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hi there,
Thank you so much for your kind words! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, even before the tour.
We completely understand that travel plans can change, and we're always happy to help make things as smooth as possible. It’s great to hear that you felt well taken care of—our goal is to provide exactly that kind of service from the very beginning.
We’re really looking forward to having you on the tour and showing you the incredible beauty of Corcovado!
Pura vida,
Corcovado Wild Tours
Paul_F, Jan 2026
Melvin is such a knowledgeable and skillful guide. He really made the most of our time in Corcovado and we were able to see and learn about so much flora and fauna. This day trip was also very well organized by the tour company.
Bring water shoes/sandals for the wet landing into Sirena Station and to enter Sirena Station for lunch as hiking shoes are not allowed inside the cabin area.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us!
We’re thrilled to hear that Melvin made your visit to Corcovado so special. He truly is a very knowledgeable and passionate guide, and we’re glad he was able to help you make the most of your time while learning about the incredible flora and fauna of the park.
We also appreciate your kind words about our organization and for sharing the helpful tip about water shoes for the wet landing and the cabin area at Sirena Station—this will be very useful for future visitors.
It was a pleasure having you with Corcovado Wild Tours, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure in the future!
Leo, Jan 2026
Mel is a birdwatcher’s dream guide — an incredibly talented and keen observer who is the physical equivalent of Merlin Bird ID for the region. From hundreds of meters away Mel could audio ID and shortly thereafter spot birds in the thick of the jungle. To say we had a good experience is an understatement. You will not believe how well he can mimic dozens of species. Not to mention, he has top of the line equipment for a crystal clear view and photo of birds and other fauna. Birds aside, he has excellent knowledge of the forest and ecology of Corcovado — breaking down complex symbiotic relationships in a way that makes sense to the average person. There is legitimately no better —or kinder — person to lead you on this adventure. Worth. every. penny!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for this incredible review!
On behalf of Corcovado Wild Tours, we truly appreciate you taking the time to share such thoughtful and detailed feedback. Mel will be deeply honored to read your words — they perfectly capture his passion, dedication, and remarkable talent as a guide and naturalist.
We are thrilled to know that his birding skills, knowledge of Corcovado’s ecology, and genuine kindness made your experience so memorable. Our goal is always to provide meaningful, high-quality adventures that connect our guests with the incredible wildlife and ecosystems of Corcovado, and your review confirms that we’re on the right path.
Thank you for trusting us with your adventure and for recognizing the value of the experience. We hope to welcome you back to the jungle again soon!
Corcovado Wild Tours Team
Jan_U, Aug 2025
During the 1,5 hour way to Siréna and back we saw whales and dolphins. If you don't like swinging on the waves (like me) I advise you to sit on the rear of the boat and everything is ok.
In Corcovado we spent many hours and saw many animals (three types of monkey, toucans, tapirs and many birds and other small animals). The lunch after was good.
Many thanks to our guide Carlos. It was wonderfull to share his passion and knowledges.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! 🐋🐬
We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the boat ride to Sirena with the whales and dolphins, and that you got to see such a variety of wildlife in Corcovado – from monkeys and toucans to tapirs and many birds. 🌿🦜
We truly appreciate your kind words about our guide, Carlos. His passion and knowledge are something we’re very proud of, and we’re happy it made your tour even more special.
It was a pleasure to have you with us, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure in the Osa Peninsula!
Warm regards,
The Corcovado Wild Tours Team
Desera_R, Apr 2025
Best tour of our entire trip to Costa Rica. Our guide was wonderful. Highly recommend this tour over the other options.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that this was the best tour of your entire trip to Costa Rica. Our team — and especially your guide — will be so happy to know they made your experience memorable.
We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another adventure in Corcovado someday!
Warm regards,
The Corcovado Wild Tours Team
Sandra_V, Mar 2025
The tour guy was excellent!!! Thanks
a lot. We are so happy with the experience . The guys was very professional 👏
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you had a great experience and enjoyed the tour. Our guides take pride in providing professional and memorable experiences. We hope to see you again for more adventures in Corcovado! Warm regards from all of us at Corcovado Wild Tours!
Sybille_S, Mar 2025
The boat trip to the point where the guided hike through the rainforest began took 1.5 hours on a speedboat. We saw lots of dolphins and a turtle. The captain made sure that everyone on the boat got to see the animals and the stops were long enough to take photos. To get off the boat, you need flip-flops or bathing shoes as the beach is full of stones. You could also get wet - so no long pants. After arriving and checking into the park, the guided tour begins. Sneakers or hiking boots are required here. The hike was about 8 km long. Our guide showed us lots of animals, he was equipped with very good technology to show us closeups of the animal and take photos for us with our cell phones. He conducted the tour very confidently and with extensive knowledge. We also found the excellent exchange of information between the individual guides about which animals could be seen at any given time to be great. As a result, you really get to see a lot of animals.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your detailed experience with us! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed the boat trip and appreciated the captain’s effort to make sure everyone could see and photograph the wildlife.
It’s wonderful to know you had a great hiking experience and that our guide’s knowledge and dedication made your tour even more special. We take pride in using high-quality equipment to enhance your experience and ensure you get memorable photos.
The teamwork and communication between guides are indeed essential to offer the best wildlife sightings, and we’re glad you appreciated it. We hope to welcome you back for another amazing adventure in Corcovado! Warm wishes from all of us at Corcovado Wild Tours!
Jane_G, Feb 2025
Corcovado was beautiful and a must visit place!
The scenery is spectacular and it was so exciting to see Tapir in the wild.
My guide was very knowledgeable on the different wildlife in the area, although it felt like he was disconnected from us.
At the beginning, when I asked questions and was excited about the tour he said "he couldn't focus all his attention on me as he had a whole group of people". This was quite off putting as I was so excited to be there and it felt like he'd rather be somewhere else. I wanted to ask questions and learn but it made it very uncomfortable.
I did expect to see more wildlife overall, but it is nature and every day is different. Its a beautiful place to be regardless, however I think had the guide been more engaging and enthusiastic it would have been a different experience.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you very much for your comment. We truly appreciate your visit and are very sorry that things did not turn out as you expected.
Tasha_G, Sep 2024
Jairo was our tour guide he was AMAZING! He is very knowledgeable and has a good eye for the animals. We did not feel rushed during the tour, and were able to see several animals. We came during rainy season. However, it was very beautiful and dry during our tour. I will say the boat ride to the tour was very fast and choppy. On the way back we had an opportunity to stop, and see a family of humpback whales.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Thank You very much
Jia_M, Apr 2024
I booked the English speaking tour, but the agent put us in a Spanish speaking group. The agent insisted it’s a Spanish and English speaking tour. The fact is the guide speaks a little English with very strong accent which is difficult to understand and most of the time he spoke Spanish to other tourist's in the group. Me and my family had to waste the most of the time on listening Spanish which we totally don’t understand. There were much better groups we saw in the park. The language was not a problem because the tourists in other groups spoke the same language no matter it was English or Spanish. So no one had to waste time on listening a language they don’t understand. I think this agent put people who speaks different languages in one group to lower the cost of hiring guides. Skip it if you don’t want to waste your time on listening a language you don’t understand.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re very sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations, especially regarding the language barrier during the tour.
At Corcovado Wild Tours, we do our best to assign bilingual guides who can provide information in both English and Spanish, especially during high season when logistics can be more complex. However, we understand how frustrating it can be when communication is not as clear as it should be, and we sincerely apologize for that.
Your comments about the guide’s English level and how the group dynamic affected your experience are taken seriously. We aim to improve constantly, and your input helps us better match our guides and group compositions in the future.
Please know that it’s never our intention to mix languages just to cut costs. Our priority is to provide meaningful and enjoyable experiences for all our guests. We are already reviewing your case internally and taking steps to ensure similar situations don’t happen again.
Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to have a chance to offer you a better experience in the future.
Warm regards,
Corcovado Wild Tours
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
Brandon_R, Mar 2024
This could not have been better! Met and exceeded every expectation. Jairo is a master of the jungle. He can hear, identify, and repeat countless bird calls - making it easier to spot birds. He knows the sounds and signs of all of the jungle animals and positioned countless times to see the floral and fauna of the region. If we visit Corcovado again, we will seek out Jairo specifically.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you very much.
AliciaMarie_H, Mar 2026
Very nice national park, but the maximum number of visitors per day was increased. This makes it extremely congested, especially at the entrance, and you have to share the animal observations partly with 2 to 3 other groups in parallel.
What unfortunately made us very dissatisfied is the fact that the experience with "small groups / max. 6 people" is advertised and our group ended up consisting of 9 people!
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Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hello, thank you very much for your feedback.
We would like to clarify an important point regarding the difference between booking through our website and booking through the Viator platform, as these are two different products with different conditions.
In your case, your reservation was made through Viator at a time when the price was $145 per person and group sizes were larger. Recently, we have updated this product to offer smaller groups (maximum 6 participants), which is why the current price on Viator is $190 per person. This recent change is what may have caused some confusion.
At the time of your booking, the conditions corresponded to the previous version of the tour, where group sizes could be larger. Therefore, being part of a group of 8–9 participants was consistent with the product you purchased.
We understand how this may seem confusing when comparing it with the current listing, but the small group format (maximum 6 people) is part of a newer update with a different price structure.
Regarding the number of visitors at Corcovado, especially at Sirena Station, this is not something we can control. The national park is very large, and other stations such as La Leona are much quieter to visit. However, around 95% of visitors prefer to go to Sirena, which is why it tends to be busier. For those who prefer a less crowded experience, we also offer tours to La Leona.
Thank you again for your comment. We are always working to improve, and we truly appreciate the opportunity to clarify this situation.
Dieter_A, Jan 2025
Den Corcovado Nationalpark sollte man unbedingt gesehen haben.
Die Bootsfahrt war schon aufregend. Delphine haben uns begleitet. Die Gruppe war klein und unser Guide (Inka) war sehr sympathisch und war sprachlich sehr gut. Ihre Fachkenntnisse waren überragend.
Der Preis ist sehr teuer, aber der Tag hat sich gelohnt.
Uwe_S, Jan 2025
Sehr aufregend und spannend von Anfang an -4:30 frūhstücken 5:30 Abfahrt mit Boot und dann eine Tour nur wir beide mit dem Guide - der hat uns viele Tiere zeigen können - die Bootsfahrt war auch nochmal ein Highlight, wir konnten Wale, Delfine und Meeresschildkröten sehen
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Muchas Gracias por tu comentario Pura Vida
Ivan_R, Sep 2024
Die Tour war super. Wir waren neben dem Guide nur 3 Personen in unserer Gruppe, was es möglich machte, viel zu sehen und auch einiges zu fragen. Ein Besuch in der Nebensaison lohnt sich sehr! Jairo ist ein exzellenter Guide und Fachmann durch und durch. Mit seiner Hilfe konnten wir allerlei Tiere sehen und er konnte uns jede Frage fachkundig beantworten. Mittags gab es einen tollen Lunch in der Rangerstation. Eine tolle Tour mit einem klasse Guide! Der einzige Minuspunkt ist, dass die Bootsfahrt extern organisiert und somit zusätzlich bezahlt werden muss. Mit 60 USD pro Person ist sie ziemlich teuer.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Muchas Gracias por visitar Corcovado fue un placer conocerlos y compartir con ustedes Corcovado. Lo sentimos mucho por el precio de la embarcación ya que el combustible que se gasta es mucho y además el combustible es muy caro en Costa Rica y en todo el mundo, además de las pólizas que nuestro gobierno o exige para proteger al turista antes accidentes son de muy alto costo.
Gracias amigos les recordaremos por siempre.
Oceane_H, Apr 2024
Notre journée au Corcovado s’est bien passée ! Nous avons été guidé durant la journée par Éric qui connaît très bien la forêt et qui nous a montré plein d’animaux! Le tour en bateau était très sympa aussi! Nous recommandons
Maik_A, Mar 2024
Zunächst das gute:
Viele Tiersichtungen, weshalb ja jeder die Tour gebucht hat. Mehr als in anderen Parks - meine Erfahrung.
Was mir nicht so gut gefallen hat:
Die einstündige Fahrt im mehr als voll besetztem Speedboot. War mir zu lang und bei der Geschwindigkeit kann man eh nicht viel sehen.
Es kommen zig Boote an der selben Stelle an. Dann teilen sie sich in Gruppen bis zu 10 Personen auf. Hatte Glück, wir waren zu siebt.
Die Gruppen ziehen dann in verschiedene Richtungen los. Leider trifft man ständig auf andere Gruppen und bleibt dann auch an der gleichen Stelle, weil alle das gleiche Tier sehen wollen. So kommt es oft vor, dass 20-30 Leute auf einem Haufen stehen. Das Feeling von Ruhe und Natur kommt, zumindestens bei mir, nicht so ganz auf.
Die Mittagspause mit Essen war dann eine richtige Massenabfertigung. Das Essen war gut.
Im Großen und Ganzen fand ich 178$ ziemlich überzogen, aber das könnte man über fast alle Preise in Costa Rica sagen.
Trotzdem habe ich insgesamt ein sehr gut gegeben, da die Tiersichtungen doch teilweise überwältigend waren. Ganz zum Schluss saß ein wunderschöner Tucan sehr gut zu sehen auf einem Ast weit unten und versuchte eine Maus zu fressen. Das gab wunderschöne Aufnahmen.
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