Palo Verde Boat Tour – Group Tour from Guanacaste
This Palo Verde boat tour is offered from most Guanacaste beach destinations. The day tour is the perfect way to explore the region’s wildlife and culture.
With a knowledgeable bilingual naturalist guide, you will explore the wetland ecosystem of the Tempisque River by boat. This pristine river is located inside Palo Verde National Park. The boat portion of the tour is about 2 hours. (The drive to the tour starting point is about 1.5 hours from most beach towns in Guanacaste.)
From inside the sturdy covered boat, you will see some of the wildlife that Costa Rica is famous for. Animals that are typically seen include crocodiles, monkeys, and iguanas.
This is also an excellent tour for birding. Jabiru, osprey, white ibis, tiger herons, and scarlet macaw parrots are just some of the many species that can be spotted.
After the boat portion, you will go to a farm in the country. Here, locals will prepare you a traditional Costa Rican lunch cooked over a wood stove. Your delicious meal will end with coffee prepared using a chorreador, a rustic drip brewing method that has been used for generations. You’ll also learn about some local customs and history, and the workings of the farm itself.
On the way back, you’ll stop in the small town of Guatil to learn about the Chorotega indigenous group. This indigenous group is known for its beautiful pottery.
We use an excellent operator for this tour. They have knowledgeable, bilingual naturalist guides and safe, reliable drivers.
You can read about our experience on the tour and view more photos with our post Palo Verde National Park: A Wildlife Tour Through Guanacaste’s Wetlands.
Tour Details:
Cost: $126 per person adults. $96 per person children ages 5-11. Children under 5 are free. Rates plus 13% tax
Offered: 7:30 a.m. (exact pick up time varies depending on location)
Duration: 7 hours door-to-door from your hotel (approximate)
Includes: Bilingual naturalist guide, traditional lunch, water, park entrance fee, and round-trip transportation from your hotel or vacation rental in Guanacaste.
Minimum Age: No minimum age, suitable for anyone.
Minimum Number of People: This tour requires a minimum of 3 adults to operate.
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Tanya Rebarchik (Verified Customer) –
This was a great tour to see some of the countryside and we loved the boat trip down the river in the Cipanci Wildlife refuge. We saw lots of birds, some crocodiles, monkeys and lizards. Got to see a rare bird on his nest- a Javilu; our guide was very excited to be able to show him to us. The traditional Lunch at a beautiful little farm was delicious and afterwards we stopped at a local pottery artist’s studio where we learned about their traditional pottery that they still make completely by hand, there were some really beautiful works of art!
All in all a great day, and we got picked up and dropped off right at our hotel.
Magali Capi (Verified Customer) –
Great tour, knowledgeable guide exceeded our expectations. Saw lots of wildlife species, took awesome pictures . Very pleased