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Cruise along one of Costa Rica’s most scenic coastlines on a sailing and snorkeling tour of Manuel Antonio. Relax on deck and sip unlimited drinks from an open bar as you get a new perspective on the unspoiled nature preserve and try to spot dolphins, turtles, and migrating whales. Stop to swim and snorkel among tropical fish in the clear waters off Biesanz Beach, and then reward your efforts with a gourmet lunch prepared right on board.

See the natural beauty of the jungle after dark with this night tour to Rainmaker Park. Your naturalist guide will take you and your group into the jungle for a two- to two-and-a-half-hour journey, where you’ll get to learn about the local ecosystem and maybe even spot some bats, spiders, owls, and colorful tropical frogs.

We offer an off-road adventure with Top of The Line, Single, Double and or Side by Side ATV’s. Our all-terrain vehicles are safe and easy to drive, great for riders of all ages* *(16 years Old – Minimum Driving Age) Experience the adrenaline of driving on ATV’s as you are led by our Expert & Bilingual Guide to a Private Natural Reserve. There you will take a light hike into the rainforest up to a refreshing natural river pool where you will be welcome to swim in. You will also you enjoy Fresh & Local Fruits and a Water Bottle to quench your thirst. After this, we undo our way to head back for a 100% Costa Rican Traditional Meal. We also offer lockers for you to leave items that you won’t bring on the tour and Towels for you to dry if you wish to rinse off at the end of the tour.

Get a new perspective on the Costa Rican coastline from the back of an all-inclusive catamaran, visit islands you might otherwise have overlooked, and enjoy time to snorkel during this half-day excursion. Soak up the sights as you make the most of free alcoholic beverages, snacks, and fresh fruit, relax on the tanning meshes, or take a dip in the Jacuzzi.

Set off on horseback through the mountains and trails around beautiful Manuel Antonio on this full-day, guided tour with lunch included. After a safety briefing and riding instructions, hop on your horse and follow your guide into the mountains to an altitude of 1,900-feet (600-meters) taking in amazing views, wildlife, and vegetation along the way. Enjoy a swimming break on the way down and a local lunch at the ranch.

More than just a fun white-water rafting trip, this tour on the Savegre River includes a fully-narrated drive to the put-in location for an opportunity to learn about local wildlife. Plus, in the middle of running Class II and III rapids with a guide, you stop to visit tucked-away waterfall—chances are you'll be the only people there.

Explore one of the most important mangrove ecosystems in Costa Rica on this fun kayak tour. Just offshore from the popular Manuel Antonio National Park are thousands of acres of protected forest, home to all kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects. Your naturalist guide will tell you about the area’s biodiversity while you paddle peacefully in the shade of the mangroves.

Ride along the forested coast of Manual Antonio National Park on this 4-hour catamaran tour. Morning tours feature a snorkeling adventure in the secluded bay of Playa Biezans, while evening tours allow you to take in views of the sunset over the Pacific Ocean. This tour includes round-trip transportation from your lodging in the Manuel Antonio area as well as snorkel equipment (morning tour), a guide, and lunch or dinner.

A guided tour enriches your experience in Manuel Antonio National Park by providing information about the park’s plant and animal life and expert navigation between the park and your regional hotel. Plus, this tour offers a stress-free way to visit one of Costa Rica’s must-see destinations in just one day.

Paddle past the giant twisted root systems that characterize mangrove forests on this kayak tour of the largest mangrove ecosystem in Central America at Damas Island. This biodiversity hotspot is home to tons of birds, reptiles, and aquatic animals that you can spot easily with the help of your guide. This tour includes round-trip transportation from your Manuel Antonio or Quepos lodging as well as lunch or dinner.

Costa Rica’s lush jungles have long been a notable area to grow cash crops such as coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane. On this private experience, visit a plantation in Manuel Antonio and learn how these three crops are produced. Take a guided tour of a plantation and traditional sugar cane mill, and see how some of your favorite treats are made.

We offer a combination of attractions! Firstly, the chocolate tour starts with the cultural and biological background of cocoa in the world and here in Costa Rica. It further introduces into the collecting, fermenting, grinding and finally the making of chocolate, the drink of the gods. Secondly, we talk about coffee and its importance for Costa Rica's economic and cultural development. We have a showroom with important coffee picking instruments and a better explanation of the process of coffee production. We want to show you how to make Café-Chorreado, the real Costa Rican practice of preparing coffee. Finally, we want to look at one of the most important aspects of Costarican culture and tradition, the trapiche: A sugar cane-mill run by two beautiful oxen (Fast & Furious). Here we grind sugar cane to extract the juice and make all kinds of local and delicious candy (Dulce, Sobado, Espumas and Miel) you can try. This is for sure the sweetest tour in the area.

We are a local family interacting and teaching about the local cuisine in Manuel Antonio from the local taste perspective. You will be learning directly from the locals how to best combine native ingredients with the best spices to get a tasty meal.

This is more than a cooking class, we will show you a large botanical garden, a vanilla plantation, a cacao plantation, sugarcane mill and of course the cooking class with the locals. We will start with a lovely short hike is out properly to learn about the ingredients and history of our culinary culture with special focus on the medical herbs garden. We then continue to our local home where we will explain step by step the cutting, dressing, mixing and cooking techniques used in Costa Rica to make delicious meals.

You will truly appreciate the wonders of Peñas Blancas river and the surrounding rainforest as we float down the river, this way you will enjoy the journey quietly rowing and taking photos. The Safari Float will also take you to enjoy a visit to learn about coffee, cacao and sugar from sugarcane, as well as the importance of these crops for Costa Rica development, followed by a typical snack and tasting of the final meals from these plants. In our tour, you will have the best part of your visit to La Fortuna. Come and enjoy this great experience!

This is rather a complete cultural ana culinary experience. We will show you a large botanical garden, a vanilla plantation, cacao plantation, medical plants garden, sugarcane mill, coffee sampling and of course, the cooling class.

Exclusively designed for the real soul adventurous traveler who doesn't mind waking up at 3:00 am to get ready and spending three hours driving to be somewhere fantastic. This is a tour we create by traveling together as a group of friends in our days off. Today we are proud to offer a unique one of a kind tour that involves driving over 10 000 feet elevation and several life zones, finding one of the most beautiful birds in the world and of course, learn and taste the agricultural product that characterizes​ beautiful Costa Rica.

Transportation will be provided by your tour operator who will pick you up at your hotel. You will travel about 20 minutes to Quepos dock. A guide will take you to the loading platform and help you board the catamaran. Travel to the horizon and slide by dazzling waves.

More than a cooking class, this activity will take you on a cultural, nature and culinary trip. We will visit a vanilla plantation, cacao plantation, botanical gardens, sugarcane mill and of course the cooking class with the locals.

Costa Rica is one of the world’s premier bird watching destinations with one of the largest number of habitats and microhabitats in the planet, with over 885 bird species recorded here, including about 600 permanent residents. Costa Rica functions as a continuous corridor for migration between North and South America. Begin the day with an optional birdwatching hike to keep discovering Costa Rica, you will go with an experienced birding guide to one of our locations. Our goal is to show you the best of Costa Rica. For this trip, we visit a country-side area and look for local central-pacific birds. There are several sites we can go, all within 45 minutes away from Manuel Antonio. We also offer full day Birdwatching Tours. Contact us for more information!

(DAYTIME OR SUNSET),Your adventure aboard our sail-ships begins as you sail down the scenic coast, past the beautiful beaches and islands of Manuel Antonio National Park. As the boat glides quietly under sail you’ll probably see dolphins, which frequently swim in the boat’s bow wake. Occasional whales and giant sea turtles are a special thrill, and even the most avid wildlife enthusiast enjoys the ever-present abundance of sea .

Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park is a haven of white sand beaches and dense green forest. This catamaran tour provides hassle-free transportation to the park and allows you to enjoy Manuel Antonio’s natural highlights from the comfort of a luxury catamaran equipped with waterslides, trampolines, a jacuzzi, and a bar. Snorkel offshore, listen to music, and enjoy food and drinks as you cruise along the coast.