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Costa Rica Sloth Tour in La Fortuna

This tour will bring you up close and personal with some of Costa Rica’s most-adorable, furry critters as they simply hang out at among the treetops near the Arenal Volcano. The sloth is one of our most-endearing icons here in the rainforests of Costa Rica and this tour has been developed for nature enthusiasts who would like to take an easy going drive around the picturesque Arenal Volcano area as your eagle-eyed, professional, bilingual guide finds the favorite hiding places of the 2-toed, and 3-toed sloth. And as a bonus, you’ll also have the chance to see monkeys, brightly-colored toucans, elusive iguanas, and poison dart frogs. What to bring: rain gear, camera, insect repellent, and binoculars. Includes: Transportation, certified nature guide, water, and costarricense coffee break.
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From $67.8
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La Fortuna Best Frogs and wildlife Night Tour

Best rainforest night tour in La Fortuna Arenal. Join our tour at 5:30pm and enjoy the nocturnal wildlife. frogs, sloths, bats, and many other wonderful creatures are seeing while you walk in our Reserve
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From $64
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Peñas Blancas River Safari Float

Experience the peacefulness of the forest floating down the Frío River with the opportunity to observe plenty of wildlife along it. Many different animals such as monkeys, sloths, iguanas, turtles, caimans and numerous bird species can be spotted. Our boat doesn’t use a motor, so, you can enjoy the sounds of nature as we paddle down the river offering you the best opportunity to take marvelous photos. Our naturalist guide will help you to find the secret living treasures of this world and describe them to you.
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From $83.62
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Frog Watching Jungle Night Walk

Forest Night Walk to observe Frogs, Insects, Nocturnal mammals, Reptiles and more. Included in the tour: Transportation Entrance fee Naturalist Bilingual Guide Bottle of water Flashlight
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From $62.15
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Arenal Oasis Night Walk from Arenal

Experience Arenal´s only wild frogs sanctuary at night, when colorful tree frogs and other rainforest wildlife are most active and most easily observed.
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From $67
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Day Trip to Caño Negro Including Río Frio Boat Experience from La Fortuna

Nature Lovers! This tour will take you for a boat ride on the Río Frío, starting at Los Chiles, near the Nicaraguan border. This river is part of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge – a Ramsar site- here you will find one of the most diverse flora and fauna habitats in Costa Rica. Along the river you can see lots of birds like the snake-bird, herons, cormorants and animals such as: howler, spider or even white face monkeys, three-toed sloth’s and some reptiles like caimans, Jesus Christ lizards and turtles.
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See Details → Duration :8 hours
From $93.79
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Private Hanging Bridges Nature History Walk Tour

Traluxu Travel is a local economy committed with our environment, well known for offering the best nature, culture, and relaxing experiences, which encourages us to share with all visitors the beauty of our country, focused on accomplishing and performing Responsible Travel practices.
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From $97
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Peñas Blancas River Safari Float from La Fortuna

This safari float is a perfect option to enjoy the colors  and sounds of  the rainforest in  the  calm waters of the Peñas Blancas River . Beware to take memorable photos of monkeys, sloth, river turtles, crocodiles, iguanas and many birds. Don´t miss a unique float trip that offers an exceptional up close experience of nature and learn with the tour guides interesting explanations of the wildlife that we encounter on this expedition.
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From $73
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Slothies and Birds Sightseeing

Guaranteed observation of sloths, one of the most emblematic animals of Costa Rica. Besides the big diversity of conspicuous bird species, you can also watch insects, mammals, and small reptiles.
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based on 30 reviews
See Details → Duration :1 to 2 hours
From $77.97
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Full-Day Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge Boat Tour

Near to the Nicaragua border  in the  little  town of Los  Chiles   you will embark in a  safari boat ride on Río  Frío , this river  is  part of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge one of the most important wetlands in the world. Admire the richness of flora and fauna characterized by a variety of residents and migratory birds, three different species of monkeys, iguanas, sloth, turtles and caimans. Delight a delicious typical lunch on the way back to the hotel.
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See Details → Duration :9 hours
From $95
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Wildlife Rescue Center Tour in Costa Rica

This is an educational tour at a Wildlife Rescue Center located close to La Fortuna. It is a great chance for you to see wild animals, visit their enclosures, learn about the conservation efforts and have fun. It is a perfect, family friendly activity for all.
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From $35
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Sloth Watching Trail

It’s an outdoor hiking tour through the rain forest with the help of a naturalistic guide to look for the sloths in the wild. We’ll be finding an average of four to six sloths in the area. We have about 2 miles trails with a rich biodiversity so we also be able to appreciate some birds, frogs, insects and other wildlife around. This adventure takes almost two hours to be done but it’s a gentile hike in a flat land 30 acres property. The trails are mostly under shade with some open areas so you only we’ll need some bug spray.
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based on 121 reviews
See Details → Duration :130 to 2 hours
From $69
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Night tour La Fortuna

Night walk by nature, accompanied by a professional guide that provides a personalized service explaining each kind of species found in the area
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See Details → Duration :130 to 2 hours
From $69
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Nocturnal Walk in the Hanging Bridges

This Noctural Walk in the Hanging Bridges allow the visitors to immerse in a lush rainforest with natural trails surrounded by wildlife species and discovering the spectacular Costa Rica Wildlife in its natural habitat. Keep an eye open to see Sloths, Frogs, variety of Snakes, Owls, lizards, insects, and bioluminescent fungus. The tour includes Naturalist certified guides and flashlights.
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based on 25 reviews
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From $61
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Rio Celeste National Park Hike

At a two hour drive from La Fortuna we visit the Tenorio volcano national park. After some hiking we will get to the Rio Celeste (blue river). The blue color you can see is the result of a chemical reaction between two merging rivers containing different volcanic minerals. (Foto tenideros) It’s a very rare phenomenon which creates a fairytale- like beauty. The hike itself is medium tough and takes about 4 hours. It will take you to a waterfall, a lookout point and the place where the river changes colors. (Foto waterfall)With the help of the guide there is a good possibility of seeing wildlife. After the hike we’ll have lunch and start our drive back to la Fortuna.
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See Details → Duration :5 to 7 hours
From $99