Palo Verde Wildlife Tour from Tamarindo | 5 hours

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off (listed hotels only)
  • National Park fees
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic drinks

Overview

For those that want to see wildlife in Guanacaste, the Palo Verde National Park boat tour is one of the best. The best way to experience the national park is by taking a guided boat tour down the river to go wildlife watching. The boat tour is about 1.5 hours long, going down the Tempisque River in a 20-25 seat motor boat. It’s also a great tour for families and senior citizens who may have trouble walking long distances but want to see wildlife and nature as there is no strenuous activity involved. The most common animals you will see on the Palo Verde National Park boat tour are iguanas, crocodiles, white face monkey, howler monkey, herons and more Wildlife watching boat tours down the Tempisque River in Palo Verde National Park. Includes roundtrip transportation, bilingual guide, national park fee, breakfast and water .

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Departure Point: Pickup from the following hotels or meeting points: Westin Conchal Hotel JW Marrott Guanacaste Tamarindo Beach Flamingo Beach Potrero Beach Playa Grande Beach Brasilito Beach ... Read more â–¼

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Itinerary

  • Palo Verde National Park (Pass By)

    Driving more or less 1 hr and 35 minutes from Tamarindo or flamingo area through the Country Site , you will arrive to enjoy a two-hour cruise along the river that has the nearest access to Palo Verde National Park. This river is one of most important of Costa Rica, because years ago, Tempisque River was used as a line of Transportation for people and goods like cattle and sugar cane. In addition, the river is considered one of the largest bird Sanctuaries in Central America. Tempisque River Possess large amount of birdlife, including aquatic birds such as herons, egrets, ibis, storks, roseate spoonbill and many other species. Other than birds, monkeys enjoy to climb and eat leaves and fruits from the trees along the river. The respected crocodiles and huge iguanas sit on rocks to warm up their bodies under the sun. The tour ends with a delicious typical Costa Rican meal.

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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vegetarian option is available; please advise at time of booking if required
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

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An amazing morning adventure

Published on Feb, 2023

An exciting morning! We had an amazing guide (Rainer) who was nice and knowledgeable! A great boat ride on the river seeing crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas and scarlet macaws! The late breakfast was delicious too!

Great tour, knowledgeable guide and tasty food!

Published on Mar, 2022

Loved seeing all the monkeys in the wild. The crocodiles were out as well. So glad we got to see so much. The brunch afterwards was amazing. Our guide Rainer was so knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely recommend!

Real Costa Rican tours

Published on Sep, 2020

The reviews stand for themselves, and our experience was no different from these other 5 star reviews. , Rainier and Manuel was our captain- if you have kids, you might want to ask for this amazing duo. Genuinely, hands down one of the best boat tours I've been on. What separates Palo Verde Boat Tours and makes me write this is the food. Oh my- the food was incredible. The homemade tortillas and organic traditional Costa Rican fare was delicious. I really don't have enough superlatives for this tour- check it out and go during low tide!

River boat tour with the beat guide !

Published on Feb, 2020

don't even know where to begin...our time with Rainier was the absolute highlight of our trip, and the thing I would recommend above anything else to those visiting Costa Rica. We were scheduled to take a park tour with Rainer our third day in Guanacaste area and were surprised to learn that we would be getting a private tour . The tour blew our expectations away -- we saw absolutely incredible amounts of wildlife, Rainer took National Geographic-quality pictures for us, and had answers to our questions, and great stories along the way

Excellent River Tour of the Tempisque River

Published on Feb, 2019

This is a great way to see the wildlife (birds, croc's iguana's, lizards, monkeys, bats) and learn a lot about the area, the fauna, the history (natural, social and political), from very excellent and informed guides! The river tour is about two hours, then a wonderful lunch of typical foods at a local farm. I was initially concerned about the hour plus ride from where we were staying, but that was a wonderful way to learn much about the Costa Rican history, family life social structure, fauna, and even some politics. Highly recommended tour - don't miss the opportunity to take any one of Pinino's Adventures packages. Great people. Thank you Carlos for helping us get it booked and Eduardo for a great tour!

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