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Manuel Antonio National Park Sightseeing and Wildlife Day Tour from San Jose

Name: Manuel Antonio National Park Sightseeing and Wildlife Day Tour from San Jose
Brand: Go Tours Costa Rica
SKU: 62880P3
Price: 169 USD
Rating: 5 (635 reviews)

Recommended by 98% of travelersBadge of ExcellenceSan Jose, Costa Rica

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

As one of the most popular parks in Costa Rica, Manuel Antonio National Park is a must for visitors. This guided tour from San Jose makes visiting on a time crunch a cinch—your guide takes the guesswork out of deciding which trails are worth the effort, plus helps you spot wildlife along the way. This tour is specifically timed to avoid the crowds, too, helping you have the best possible experience exploring.

Manuel Antonio National Park tour from San Jose
Visit the park’s top attractions in just a day
Stop at attractions along the way, timing your hike for the afternoon
All transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
Transport by air conditioned vehicle
National Park entrance fee
Breakfast & Lunch
Visits to Crocodile Bridge, scarlet macaw observation place, fruit stand & Jaco Beach look-out point
Professional bilingual guide

Gratuities
Services not specified

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.

Meeting point

Quality Hotel Real San Jose
Pozos, San José, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start time
.06:00 am

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Walking is involved
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Drop off with luggage is available in the centrally located Manuel Antonio area Hotels.
The National Park authorities do not allow plastic water bottles; please bring reusable bottles
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

Questions?

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Product code: 62880P3

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Featured review

Rachel_W

What a fun-filled day! Manuel Antonio is such a beautiful place and such a contrast to San Jose - maybe my favorite beach I’ve ever been to! Although it’s a long day, it goes by really fast with all of the stops between the city and Manuel Antonio. Also, our guide Oscar was so much fun and extroverted that he helps the trip go by super quickly.

Reviews

4.9

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A great day in nature

Brad_B, Dec 2024

What an awesome tour. We had a fantastic tour guide who made the day extremely special for my wife and me. We stayed hiking instead of swimming which worked great for what we wanted to do this day. The park is the real attraction. We saw all the types of monkeys and sloths and many other animals. What a great trip.

Good trip, covering...

mrsm_b, Aug 2024

Good trip, covering wildlife and beaches. Breakfast was rice, beans and plantain for us vegans- could have had toast and a fruit platter. Saw Scarlett macaws, iguanas and capuchin monkeys. Lovely lunch at a rooftop restaurant and an hour beach time. Agustin was once again a fantastic guide and sent us photos he’d taken with his professional lens the day after our tour.

AMAZING

Rosie_M, Jul 2024

This tour was absolutely amazing!!! The tour guide Giovanny and the driver Jose were so awesome! They made th trip fun and Giovanny has high energy and goes above and beyond to make the tour memorable and fun! All the stops were well worth it and of course the star of the tour Manuel Antonio National Park! What a beautiful national park, what more can you want than sloths, monkeys, beautiful beaches and amazing thinking trails! Don’t miss out on this tour!!!!!

Great hiking and stairs

William_C, Jul 2024

This was a great tour if you get to the park early in the morning for the crowds. Plenty of different monkeys and great hiking with lots of steps. Once in the park we were on our own swim or hike. Great breakfast and lunch but little time to buy local gifts.

Great tour with a great guide

Quitai_N, Jul 2024

The tour to Manuel Antonio Park from San Jose was guided by Jose and it was a great trip. The drive from San Jose to Quepos is long, but Jose made it great by expressing passion and excitement along the way as well as making sure the trip progress in a timely manner. The trip included breakfast and lunch at very enjoyable soda and restaurants. Jose also made sure to keep an eye out for wildlife along the way and share facts about the places we pass through. The trip was well organized, and we all had time to enjoy the trip at our own pace while also not feeling rushed.

Well worth it!

Elaine_P, Jun 2024

Awesome!. Our guide, Harlem (and our driver) were helpful and knowledgeable.. Halem used his telescope ro find monkeys, sloths, etc and lined up our phones with the eyepiece for amazing pictures.. Highly recommend this tour.

Sloths, iguanas and deer oh my!

Ayesha_I, Apr 2024

Excellent communication re: transportation and itinerary. Our guide, Oscar, was personable and energetic. Even coordinated the return of an item left behind on the bus. Great stops along the way spotted 9 crocodiles along the bridge and grabbed some great souvenirs on the way back. When you hit the beach go to the adult option if you want a little more seclusion, epic waves and marvelous views/ photo ops! Long day made great with cool global travelers, excellent driver and scenic ride! 💸💸💸Great value!!! Pura Vida 🫶🏽🇨🇷🏝️🦜

Manuel Antonio National Park

Arun_I, Apr 2024

Juan was fantastic. He guided us throughout the tour and found us several birds and animals to see. Very impressed with this tour.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Fun at the beach

G_P, Apr 2024

Our tour guide Fernando was great. We did not see much wildlife but mostly monkeys, iguanas, a few birds. We had fun at the beach. The view from lunch was beautiful but food was just so so. We expected better food from a nice resort but nah.

Great day trip to Manuel Antonio

suzannehess, Mar 2024

Great trip. Harlem was an amazing guide! He spotted scarlet macaws, sloths (one with a baby), monkeys and even a boa constrictor! Beach was beautiful. Breakfast and lunch were both great. It’s a long trip from San Jose but worth it.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Worth the long drive in good weather

Zoila, Mar 2024

It was great to be picked up from hotel and taken back at end of trip. The stops were not clear. The bus needed a speaker hard to listen to guide. The breakfast was good and hot. It is a long ride but worth it. The timing of park stop and events to follow a bit confusing. Great driver.

Great day at Manuel Antonio!

Steven_M, Mar 2024

Great experience, we definitely got our money's worth. The drive is long, but hey, it's Costa Rica, and there were enough stops and breaks along the way to make it comfortable.

Long day, but worth the drive

Carolyn_B, Feb 2024

Long, long trip from San Jose to the beach, but once there it was worth it. Great stop on the way to see macaws, and beautiful setting for a lovely lunch.

Bring your wetter bottles!!

Ritabelle_F, Feb 2024

Remember MA park does not allow food or plastics! The heat will kill you, crazy standing in line inside the park. Playa Sur is better wind, less crowds, cooler water temp to swim!

Wow! So many things to see

Heidi_K, Jan 2024

We had a great guide Harlem with Marvin our driver. We saw every animal On the trail to see thanks to Harlem’s friendly way with other guides and his keen eye for spotting birds and wildlife. Everyone on our tour would say it was an amazing experience. Everything was clearly explained and our group was on time and appreciated our guides thoughtfulness.

Manuel Antonio National Park

Patricia_N, Jan 2024

Harlem and our driver (sorry, forgot his name) worked hard to ensure we saw as much as possible. Harlem carried a scope so we could see the wildlife up close. At Manuel Antonio we saw wildlife including monkeys, sloths, a snake, etc. Harlem also made special stops so we could see macaws and crocodiles. If we had visited Manuel Antonio on our own, we wouldn’t have seen any of this. Definitely recommend booking this tour.

1 traveler found this review helpful

A exciting, memorable, trip

Farhana_A, Jan 2024

We had a wonderful, memorable tour today. Our excellent guide was Fernando , he was so knowledgeable. We learned a lot about Costa Rica from him. We were promptly picked up from our hotel and had a wonderful breakfast. We were than taken towards the manual Antonio park with stops for sightseeing of crocodiles and a fruit market to get some quick snacks. At the park we breezed through the lines and had a wonderful day enjoying the beach and tropical forest. We got to see the spider monkeys a rare sight. We were then given a delicious lunch in a restaurant with a great view of the ocean and the park. The drop off was promptly done.

Great trip and guide

LindaA_K, Dec 2023

We had a great trip to the national park and the dogs along the way. The driver was good and the guide was informative and fun. He shared interesting information, helped us make the most of our time and kept us on schedule. He had to work extra hard because a guide called in sick and he had to lead both English and Spanish groups at the same time! He made the most of a difficult situation. My only complaint was the vehicle. I had to spend hours with my legs bent over a wheel well because of limited seating. It's a looong drive with that set up.

Worth it even in the rain.

Tara_Y, Nov 2023

Such a unique tour through the rainforest to a beach at the end! Never experienced anything like that in my life. Saw some cool wildlife like the Halloween crab, white faced raccoon, howler monkeys and a stunning amount of plant and flowers. Even with the rain, it was 5/5. Recommend bringing some ponchos. Some walking but fairly easy-ish apart from the slightly steep hill down/from the beach. The beach itself was lovely too - nice sand for walking and beautiful green waters.

Long walk but pleasant.

Richard_R, Sep 2023

Probably the beach at MA park...it was beautiful...it was a long walk through the park but we didn't see any birds or animals. The weather was hot and sunny.

Response from Host, Jan 2025

We are very happy to hear that you found pleasant the Manuel Antonio National Park tour.

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