San Jose Walking Nature Tour: Sloths, Birds and Trees | 2 hours 30 minutes

614 Reviews | San Jose
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Public Tour
2 Adults x $35.00
$70.00
Approx Total
$70.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Telescope or binoculars for bird and sloth watching
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Local English speaking guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent
  • Rain jacket
  • Closed-toe shoes
  • Water

Overview

You will absolutely love San José after this experience. Guided by young biologists you will discover nature hiding in the middle of Costa Rica's largest city. You will get to experience with all your senses, wildlife you wouldn't have imagined existed minutes away from downtown. We are an organization called Oropopo Experience, looking to change the way tourism is done in Costa Rica while supporting young scientists, researchers, and local entrepreneurs. Additional notes: ** From May to November we recommend booking the morning slot, however, afternoons are also great. • The only San Jose walking nature tour. • Explore one of the last green patches inside the city on foot with a local biologist. • See, smell, taste, touch, and listen to nature. • Find colorful birds, edible plants, and a wild sloth population on campus. • A percentage of the earnings goes to Funga Conservation, a non-profit foundation. • Small-group tour with a maximum of 10 people ensures an intimate experience

Meeting points

This is a family-owned Cafe with benches and tables in the front yard, you can use a promotional code: promo-Oropopo to get discounts, use the bathroom or refill your water bottles. Closed on weekends. Please arrive at the meeting point 10min before the start. The tour begins on time.

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Itinerary

  • Universidad de Costa Rica

    We will visit the Campus of the University of Costa Rica, which holds some of the largest patches of forest in the San José Metro Area. On our first stop, we will look for resident and migratory birds, incredible insects and amazing plants and flowers. We'll be talking about art, history, indigenous culture, and most of all, nature. Then, we'll visit the main campus where we will be looking for sloths that live freely and hopefully even see the two different species that inhabit our country. DISCLAIMER: This is not a Recue Center or Sloth Sactuary Tour. You will not be able to touch them, if found, the sloths will be seen in their natural habitat, which means most of the time they will be sleeping on the trees. Still, our experience is your best option at San Jose if you're a true nature lover. This is a 2,5h walking tour, some parts will be exposed to intense sunlight. Not a heavy walk, but please consider your physical condition

    2 hours 30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

April 27100% refund
April 28No 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.
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614 reviews

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This is a great tour to...

Published on Feb, 2025

This is a great tour to learn more about the wildlife in San Jose. Perfect tour for when you’re in San Jose.

Great

Published on Feb, 2025

Melissa was a great guide! We had a lot of fun and learned a lot! Definitely worth it if you are visiting. We got to see sloths, birds and plants

Amazing Tour

Published on Feb, 2025

The tour is located on a university campus. It was honestly so beautiful to experience. Our tour guide was so well informed. She explained fauna, plants, bird migration and the movement of the tectonic plates so you could really see how nature interacted with each other. There were Spanish speakers on the tour and she made sure to accommodate them as well. We were able to see 5 sloths!!! (Which we learned is unusual) I highly would recommend for others to take this tour.

Highly recommended tour

Published on Feb, 2025

Sarah, our guide, was excellent. She is such a knowledgeable and lovely person, who has a trained eye for discovering birds and sloths. You can really tell her passion for nature and plants. She was able to point out 5 sloths!!! The group was very grateful for that and was able to take amazing pictures and videos. Michas gracias Sarah, nuestra guía. Ella tiene pasión para la naturaleza y pudo mostrarle al grupo varias aves coloridas y cinco perezosos!!! Recomendamos mucho este tour.

Excellent, knowledgeable friendly guides.

Published on Feb, 2025

Excellent knowledgeable friendly guides, highlight of the tour was seeing a sloth. I Would highly recommend this tour for an interesting introduction to nature in the city.

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