H2O Adventures | Manuel Antonio National Park

Description

Situated in 900 hectares, including 12 surroundings rocky islets, Manuel Antonio National Park is the smallest and yet the most visited park in the country. This is a guided nature walk where you will learn the importance of the park as a transitional zone where the tropical dry forest and the rainforest overlap.

Trip Itinerary

Within a relatively short distance, you will visit one of the Pacific’s most breathtaking beaches and also appreciate the Mangrove wetland.

The walk in the park starts on the tombolo, an isthmus formed by the accumulation of sedimentary material between the mainland and Punta Catedral, which was once an island.

Playa Manuel Antonio awaits across the tombolo, where we will stop and enjoy this pristine beach. Beyond this point we will hike up a trail to a viewpoint overlooking Puerto Escondido and Punta Serrucho and then back on the Perezoso Trail.

Wildlife is abundant throughout the park and, most likely, we will see sloths, coatis or any of the three types of monkeys (White-faced, squirrel or howler). Over 350 species of birds are reported in the park and surrounding area and also common are agoutis, armadillos, iguanas and raccoons. Following the park tour we will have fruits and refreshments at a local beach front restaurant.

Transportation from and to your hotel in the Manuel Antonio / Quepos area; entrance fee to the National Park; guided tour through the park; specialized gear for flora and fauna observation; professional and bilingual guide

Not Included:

Transportation from any location outside the Manuel Antonio/Quepos area (although transfers from Jaco or any other location can be arranged); bar consumption or any other order at the restaurant.

Good walking shoes, bottle of water, bathing suit, towel, insect repellent, sun block, hat, binoculars.

If reserved through a travel agent or hotel, a voucher must be presented before boarding. If reserved directly in our offices, please provide invoice. In order to receive full refund for your cancellation you must cancel before 7 p.m. the day before trip departure. For groups (8+) cancellation must be made 7 days before the trip. July, August and December through April cancellations must be made 7 days before the trip. Please be on time at your specified pickup hotel, no refunds for no-shows. No refunds if trips are cancelled due to bad weather or other natural causes that would endanger your safety.00

Reviews

Our family of 6 did a kayak tour through the mangrove with this company. We really loved the experience. Top class professional tour. Cristian our tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and flexible. We had booked for the sea tour but changed our minds at the last minute to do the mangrove tour and Cristian was fully accommodating of this. He displayed great knowledge of the mangrove ecosystem and we enjoyed learning all about it as we wound our way through the narrow but very calm and peaceful mangrove ecosystem. Beginner kayakers will find this an ideal way to learn kayaking, and even experienced kayakers will enjoy the very different terrain and narrow clogged waterways that are on offer in the mangrove forest. A great day out and a great guide.

My wife and I are in our 40’s and this was our first white water rafting trip. We were a bit nervous and unsure about the level of rapids that would be appropriate for beginners. H2O Adventures assured us the trip would be good for beginners. Luis was our guide and he was amazing. He went over safety instruction and expectations before getting into the raft. We set out on our trip and didn’t stop smiling for the entire time. During our time on the river Luis was clear with his direction and made us feel safe and well taken care of. What a fun, exciting way to see a very beautiful area of Costa Rica. Thank you to everyone at H2O Adventures for taking such great care of us and all of the terrific information on your country. Don’t forget to bring extra money for the photos afterwards that were great and so worth buying.

We went on the Naranjo rafting trip (not the Chorro section). They picked us up at our hotel and took us to the office in Quepos before heading to the river. On the short walk down to the river, our guide showed us some of the native plants like vanilla, ginger, bamboo etc. He even picked some fresh lychee from a tree for us to eat. We got a safety lesson and we were off. I managed to fall in (a rare thing and just dumb on my part) but before my head even popped out of the water our guide had his paddle for me to grab and he pulled me back in the raft in what had to be less than 30 seconds. The whole trip was amazing and definitely recommended.