Manuel Antonio National Park Adventure

Juvella was my guide, I ended up being the only one in the group due to a cancellation. She taught me many amazing things about the animals and plants in the park. She has years of experience and was kind, attentive and provided answers to all my questions. We saw nearly all the different types of animals and I especially enjoyed the sloths. Juvella has a true passion for nature and her English is very good, I would recommend her highly. Lunch in the restaurant was delightful with a beautiful view, a perfect ending to a lovely adventure.

Our guide was outstanding. Very knowledgeable and friendly. We highly recommend her. She was able to spot a wide variety of creatures and tell us about them and the vegetation.

I paid $97 for a full day tour which was supposed to include lunch and a trip to two beaches. What I received was a 2 hour tour of Manuel Antonio Park. The 2 hours were great, the guide was knowledgeable and friendly and was able to spot many animals. However, I did not get lunch at “El Avión” I received a bowl of fruit and was told I could not exit the park for lunch at El Avion or I would need to pay $19 for entry again and I would not get to see the beach. I was also promised water so I did not bring my own. I ended up purchasing water. Finally, the guide dropped us at the beach and said “we can go to the other beach but in my opinion its not really worth it.” I got the sense he didn’t want to go. Why would it be included in a tour if it is “not worth it”. I emailed the tour operator for a partial refund and they called me and told me they would resolve it and call me back but they did not. I did my best to be fair and only asked for a partial refund and they did not grant it. I will call my credit card company for a refund.

The park was beautiful, the beaches were amazing. Our tour guide Geovanna and driver Alex were absolutely wonderful! Geovanna was so knowledgeable and truly loves her job. We had a wonderful experience. 10/10

The guide, Jovanna, was awesome! She is so knowledgeable, friendly, and patient. She was willing to wait for all of us to look through her binoculars, young and old, big and small. She shared so much about everything there and was willing to stop by a bakery for us to get breakfast since we left prior to our hotel’s restraint opening for the day. She also watched our bags while we swam. The lunch was in an iconic location and the food was delicious! Cannot recommend this tour enough!!

What an incredible experience this tour was! We saw everything we hoped to see: 2 kinds of sloths, 3 kinds of monkeys, toucans, parrots and many other birds and animals (right down to a tiny little stick bug). Our guide Jovanna was wonderful and very patient with our kids (12, 9, and 7). Not only was she incredibly knowledgeable, but also well prepared with a telescope to see animals from afar. Juan, our driver was great as well. The entire tour from the moment we we’re picked up from our hotel until we got back about 7 hours later was first class. I recommend this trip to anyone, particularly with Jovanna!

An excellent tour. The park is a mist see in Costa Rica, and it was definitely the highlight of our trip. I can definitely recommend the tour company for seeing the park as well. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgable, and really good at spotting all the animals we hoped to see.