Palo Verde National Park River Safari Boat Tour | 6 hours to 7 hours

161 Reviews | Guanacaste and Northwest
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PALO VERDE NATIONAL PARK RIVER SAFARI
2 Adults x $120.00
$240.00
Approx Total
$240.00
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • One bottle of water person and a cooler with ice, our clients can bring extra drinks if the want. In fact our guides stop at a grocery store in the way.
  • Authentic Costa Rican TYPICAL LUNCH, COOKED IN A WOOD FIRE KITCHEN!,
  • Certified Driver
  • Certified Guide

Overview

This safari along the banks of the majestic Tempisque River and through Palo Verde National Park will give you the option to see exotic birds, incredible crocodiles, iguanas, mammals, wild monkeys and much more. Indulge in a fantastic, authentic typical Costa Rican lunch. An added extra, exclusive to Costa Rica Unique, enjoy a mini coffee tour and tasting, learn about indigenous Chorotegan culture and their amazing pottery techniques. Bring home your own real Costa Rican pottery!

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1. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO OPERATE IS 4, we can try to make groups from different hotels, so it is important to book on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. If we do not get the minimum, the tour must be canceled since it is not operational at a regular price. 2. ... WE PICK UP IN MANY OTHER HOTELS OF Guanacaste area, also AIRBNB or other private houses, just contact us to confirm if your hotel or resort is available to offers you the pick up! Once you make the reservation, we will let you know the pickup time and meeting point. 3. REMEMBER CONFIRM THE PICKUP TIME, IT IS DIFERENT IN EACH RESORT! Some hotels like W Conchal, JW Marriot, Westin Conchal, some in Tamarindo, Flamingo and Potrero has an extra cost for pick up there if we don´t have more people from that location, but feel free to ask about it because always we try to help you with the best option, for big groups we can do a deal ask about it!! 4. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE FROM RIU HOTELS DON´T FORGET YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO IN YOUR PHONE! 5. WE HAVE MANY HOTELS THAT WE OFFER PICK UPS DO THE BOOKING AND ASK ABOUT IF WE CAN OFFER THE PICK UP THERE! 6. WE WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS AROUND 15 PEOPLE IN THE REGULAR ONE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A GROUP MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WE CAN OPERATED THAT LIKE A PRIVATE TOUR. Read more ▼

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Itinerary

  • Palo Verde National Park

    Total Tour. In this floating river-safari you will have the chance to see wild animals up close in their own habitat! After a scenic drive, enjoy a two hour cruise on the Tempisque River, the nearest access to world famous Palo Verde National Park, home to hundreds of migrating and local water bird species. Among other creatures you might see…. -monkeys, - Iguanas, - Smaller Mammals on the river banks, - The mighty American crocodile, one of the largest in the world. After the safari, enjoy an authentic COSTA RICAN TYPICAL LUNCH, COOKED IN A WOOD FIRE KITCHEN!, True to Costa Rican Cuture! On our return, we make a short stop to learn about Chorotega indigenous pottery using the same techniques that were used by their Pre-Columbian ancestors. Finally we´ll stop at the “small coffee tour store”, where you´ll learn about coffee, it´s process, its importance to Costa Rica, get a free taste of the BEST coffee on the planet! and purchase some to take back home!

    7 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Additional cost per car seat $20.00 USD // Costo adicional por silla $20.00 USD

Free Cancellation

June 13100% refund
June 14No refund

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start 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.
Reviews

4.9

161 reviews

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Palo Verde River Boat Tour

Published on Feb, 2025

We had a fun time on this tour! We stopped at a park and fed some iguanas, then stopped at a very cool traditional ranch and I got to press some sugar cane to express the juice which we sampled. Then we had a traditional lunch that was cooked over wood fire on an outdoor stove and served to us on the covered patio. Then we had a pottery demonstration. This place was the best and the people were very hospitable. We even saw a howler monkey hanging in the tree. After that they took us to the river boat tour where we saw different birds, monkeys and some crocodiles. Shout out to Iñaki who booked our tour for us and made sure the bus found our condo and picked us up on time. Thanks for following up too! Shout out also to Daniel who was the tour guide and did an awesome job narrating the tour and educating AND entertaining us for the whole day! Shout out to Jener our bus driver who also did a great job! This tour was a full day of making awesome Costa Rican memories :)

Awesome day! 5 stars!

Published on Feb, 2025

The whole experience was awesome. Daniel and Jener were great! They were fun, informative and made sure we got good pictures of the animals and kept us safe. We definitely would recommend it! Michelle Nicole Meg and Diana

Alejandro was great, and...

Published on Feb, 2025

Alejandro was great, and we really enjoyed the tour. Not only was the food delicious but the seeing the crocodiles was an amazing experience.

Go on this tour

Published on Feb, 2025

It was a very nice tour. Our guides Harold and Alejandro were knowledgable and personable. They pointed out lots of interesting wildlife and we learned a lot about Costa Rican culture. We felt very safe with our excellent driver Jener as well as the captain of the river boat. We highly recommend this tour.

Family trip

Published on Feb, 2025

I had a great time with my family. Harold, Alejandro, and Jenner were fantastic guides. We got to see everything scheduled as well as a few bonus stops. We were able to see monkeys, crocodiles, and several types of birds. Lunch was delicious and mostly vegetarian (except for the chicken). Would recommend.

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