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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Best bird watching tours in Costa Rica with native guide to spot endemic species. Guides will be able to spot seasonal birds and wildlife, making this the best tour on your trip.
Air-conditioned vehicle
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Departure Point
Q9JV+8HV, Puntarenas Province, Tarcoles, Costa Rica
Carara National Park is south of the Rio Tarcoles and 15 km north of Jaco Dentral.
Return Details
Q9JV+8HV, Puntarenas Province, Tarcoles, Costa Rica
Carara National Park is south of the Rio Tarcoles and 15 km north of Jaco Dentral.
Carara National Park, Carara, Costa Rica Carara National Park is definitely one of the best birding sites in Costa Rica.
Located about 1 ½ hours north from Manuel Antonio and Quepos. The geographic position of the area make its forest to be transition zone regarding the weather, where the tropical rain-forest meets the dry forest. This makes Carara National Park to be a perfect spot for both rain-forest and some dry-forest species, gathering different habitats such as primary and secondary rain forest, gallery forest, thickets, grasslands, rivers and others, simply a must visit to any birder coming to Costa Rica.
The main target species at this park would be Scarlet Macaws, Toucans, Antbirds, Tinamous, Trogons, Manakins, Motmots, Jacamars and many other unique or endemic Costa Rican species.
Our birding adventure to Carara National Park starts with an early pickup at your hotel.
To this tour you can add the visit to the Tarcoles River (2 hours birding along the river) upon your personal request. 180 minutes
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
marieclauden575
13 Apr 2023
On a visité le parc Carara avec un guide Maurice Sanchez, excellent guide, il appelé les oiseaux et connaît leur chant.
On vous le recommande
Ap19000
29 Jan 2023
Maurice was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. He speaks many languages and was able to explain so much regarding each animal we saw. He is literally a fountain of knowledge. His communication was great prior and he helped us with getting the bus to the park and back from Jaco. He was really helpful in assisting people to get photographs. My partner and I had such a good time with Maurice and was sad when the tour ended. The nice thing about Carera is that it is a lot less busy but still got to see so many different animals thanks to Maurice! Thank you!
wayfarerDon
09 Jan 2023
We tried to book a last minute tour through Viator but it didn't work out so we drove to the Park, bought entrance tickets there and we were able to hire a local guide, Antonio, who was absolutely fantastic. Had we just walked through the park on our own we would have seen nothing but with Antonio, and his telescope, we saw an incredible assortment of birds and animals, including macaws, toucans, howler monkeys and the ever-abundant capuchin monkeys. We chose to skip the crocodiles, mostly out of fear!
Antonio speaks excellent English and has a thorough knowledge of the park and the animals. You won't regret it if you hire him as your guide.
This tour in
Central Pacific
is organized by
MVP Tours
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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