Mangrove Boat

Recommended by 98% of travelers

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Quepos, Costa Rica

2 to 3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Looking for a tour that's a little bit different? The Monkey Mangrove Boat tour in Quepos, Costa Rica might be what you're looking for. This tour consists of a circuit of approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers), with different landscapes ranging from rivers and estuaries to mangroves and tropical forest. You will also get to see a variety of wildlife in their natural habitat. You'll be able to see beautiful landscapes, learn about the native jungle and have an amazing time.

Feel confident with a certified tour guide to show you the way
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This tour is available in both English and Spanish
Learn about the role mangrove forests play in local ecology

What's Included

Snacks

Fresh fruit & water
Certified Tour Guide

Transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Mangrove Tours Nacarcosta
The Bamboo Farm, Provincia de Puntarenas, Quepos, 60601, Costa Rica
Nacarcosta reception

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Isla Damas (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Helmut_M

Very nice place and friendly people. They gave a short walk around the territory and explained couple of plants growing there, super interesting! The guide at the boat ride explained the nature and wildlife. Highly recommend this tour.

Reviews

4.9

based on 168 reviews

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Beautiful tour of the...

Corinne_A, Jul 2026

Beautiful tour of the mangrove and surrounding plantation. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and kept the tour fun and interesting. Would def recommend!

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Thank you so much Corinne for your kind words. We hope to see you soon.

So worth it.

Andrew_S, May 2026

I learned so much on this boat tour. The guide, Andres, was very knowledgeable about the different species and biodiversity of the Mangrove forest. Not only was it amazing to see so many different species (birds, monkeys, cayman, turtles), I left knowing so much more about how the entire natural environment (trees, river, etc.) interacted as a whole with the animals. Fascinating and enriching experience.

Response from Host, May 2026

Nacarcosta's commitment is to offer an authentic experience focused on the local flora and fauna. Thank you for your visit to our company. We hope to see you again soon.

Pick a different tour operator!

Wanda_R, Dec 2025

Kevin, the guide, was friendly and knowledgeable and the location is lovely, but the tour is advertised as a two (plus) hour boat ride and all we got was 45 minutes on the water. The check in clerk assured me that the delayed arrival of some of the tour participants would not effect the length of our excursion, but, alas, after about 30 minutes on the water we were informed that we would be turning around because it was low tide. Hmmm, all the other boats (from other tour operators) managed to continue on further downriver. It was obvious the staff just wanted to go home at their usual time rather than make good on their commitment to the paying customers. My advice: pick a different tour operator!

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you so much for your comments. We need to inform you that this is a tourist area and we are currently in peak season. Customers are experiencing difficulties along the way due to heavy traffic and others. You will encounter various issues in Costa Rica by this period, from restaurants and tours to airports. This company is not exempt from this type of problem. We are surprised because we are not affected by the tides. There must be some misunderstanding. We think that your displeasure stems from having started a few minutes late. As you know, we also offer private tours where you won't encounter these kinds of problems. This would be a very good option for you. Thank you for your kind words about our guide and the place; and we would be delighted if you could visit us at another time of the year.

Interesting activity

Helmut_M, Dec 2024

Response from Host, Dec 2024

The goal of the entire group at Nacarcosta is to be able to offer excellent service so that we can have you back. Thank you for visiting us and we hope to see you soon.

The best tour of our trip. Family is 6 with three kids ages 7, 5, and 3.

Timothy_P, Nov 2024

We have been in CR for 10 days and we have done a lot of tours. This was the favorite for most of our group. We had tickets for Manuel Antonio but chose to do this instead. We are very happy that we did. We have three adults and three kids (7, 5, and 3) and everyone was exhausted from a very busy 10 days. The idea of dealing with the parking scams and the huge crowds in Manuel Antonio was not appealing to us. We have done many animal tours and didn't think that MA would be much different from those. We chose this instead and we were closer to the animals than any other tour. We saw camans, capuchin monkeys all over the place, Jesus Christ Lizards running back and forth across the river, a mangrove boa constrictor, and other animals. This tour did not allow feeding of the capuchins while other tours on the river do. They let us know very clearly that this not allowed and not ethical. The tour also included interactions with Palm Oil harvesting and a water buffalo which was very cool and unexpected. The lunch at the end was really tasty.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

t is a pleasure to hear such good comments. We are very pleased that you understand that we cannot feed wildlife. It is prohibited by the Republic of Costa Rica and wild animals are sick because of this practice. We hope to see you soon in Costa Rica. Thank you very much for understanding our principles.

Monkey Heaven

Nicky_W, Dec 2023

Seeing lots of monkeys. Guide very good. Bit long the trip and seats on boat very hard but good tour to do

Nice experience!

Kristy_B, Dec 2023

This was a great tour and our guide was so knowledgeable! He showed us so much before even going on the boat and then we saw a ton of animals on the boat. It was a great experience! Nice and relaxing!

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