We had THE BEST time on our whitewater trip. Nicolas was the best guide, genuinely in love with his job, meeting new people and his home, Costa Rica. We asked... read more for mas aqua and he did not disappoint. We haven’t even finished out time in Manuel Antonio and I already know this will be the highlight of our entire trip to Costa Rica.

  It was very beautiful and an educational walk through the forest. Our guide, Alberto, was very eager and clearly loves his job! This made the trip amazing, and we learnt... read more a lot about the animals and plants around us. Highly recommend!!

  This was one of the best things we did in Costa Rica. Our guide Carla was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and conveyed her passion for the wildlife and her... read more country. We saw plenty of animals and were probably very lucky to be the only 2 people on the boat so had a personal tour. Would recommend this company and this trip most highly

  Allen was a fabulous guide! As an ecologist, he shared knowledge of the animals, plants and culture and history of this park and Costa Rica. He found so many animals,... read more insects and birds for us to see. It was a wonderful experience.

  We had a personal tour with Danny - absolutely amazing! You could feel his passion for nature and animals, he told us all about the different species. Thank you so... read more much for this little adventure! We are definitely coming back!

  Had an amazing time with Tucanes Tours nature hike in Manuel Antonio National park. This was probably my favorite experience out of all the things we did in Costa Rica!... read more Our guide Geiner was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and we were able to spot so much wild life! Would recommend this tour to everyone, and especially Geiner!

  Had a blast, Orlando was our guide and did an amazing job. Best way to cool off on a hot day. Felt safe the entire time and am definitely doing... read more this again!

  Our boat tour with Hiro and Freddy was fantastic! They provided round trip transportation to and from our hotel on a large, comfortable, air conditioned bus. Along the two hour... read more boat tour we saw herons, caracaras, basilisks, bats, silky anteater, crocodiles, boa constrictors, iguanas, kingfishers, crabs, cormorants, and lots of capuchins. Several of the monkeys even approached our boat and hopped on the roof! Hiro was extremely knowledgeable and happy to teach us and share his experiences. Freddy was a master at maneuvering the boat and had an incredible eye for spotting wildlife. After the tour we had an amazing home made, traditional Tico style lunch that left us full and satisfied for the rest of the day. 10/10 would recommend this experience to anyone visiting Manuel Antonio/Quepos!

  What a wonderful experience! Danny from tucanes tours was a wonderful and friendly guide. You get to get up close and personal with birds, monkeys, and reptiles in the mangrove... read more estuary. Was so fun paddling through tiny channels and ducking under roots and fronds. Would definitely recommend!

  Tucanes was prompt at our hotel with the pickup and as we drove around to pick up others, the guides gave us an overview of the history of the area.... read more We said we wanted to see monkeys and they stopped where they knew a troop of squirrel monkeys were and we got great photos! Once on the river, the guides were very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. This was important to my daughter and I, as we were there to experience the biodiversity and learn. This was a great trip!

  Tour guide, Orlando, was very experienced, knowledgeable, helpful, thoughtful, and fun to be with. Great time on the river. Had a lot of fun.

  I learned a lot on our tour through Manuel Antonio National Park!
Alberto was our guide and he was full of information about the park, the history, the people, the... read more flora and the fauna!
We saw a plethora of creatures (agouti, basilisk lizards, iguanas, sloths, bats) and unique plants (trumpet trees, heliconias, spiny-trunked palms, ginger, mangroves)!
The humidity was rough for some people on our tour, but midway through, we got to relax at the national park’s secluded white sand beach! It looked like one of the beaches you see in a calendar photoshoot!
We concluded the tour with fresh pineapple and watermelon!

  This tour is a most do if you are in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Go with Tucán Tours and ask for Danny. He was the best, he made the day... read more even better. We saw so many animals and reptiles. The beach was so beautiful. Danny knew all the answers the my little boy had for him. We loved every minute of this tour. Tips, wear close toed shoes I forgot mine and I got bit by ants. Pura Vida!

Español, este tour fue buenísimo. Si estás en Manuel Antonio Costa Rica busca por Tucán Tours y pregunta por Danny. El hará de tu excursión una mejor. Sabe muchísimo de todo lo que verás en el parque y te inspira el amor por Costa Rica. Conocía todas las respuestas de las preguntas de mi niño. Un tip, use zapatos cerrados olvide los míos y me picaron varias hormigas. A su discreción. Pura Vida!

  The horseriding tour with our guide Hugo was wonderful and very well organised. Everybody was very friendly and helpful. The tour took us through wonderful jungle to a bathing apit... read more in a natural river. On the way Hugo explained us a lot about the nature and the people of Costa Rica. The tour is perfect for beginners as well as for experienced riders.
We were picked up / dropped off at our hotel. Additionally we received a delicious lunch on the horseriding ranch.

We absolutely recommend a horseback riding tour with Hugo from Tucanes Tours!

  White water rafting has always been an activity i've always wanted to do, but not one that is very accessible where I live in the States. So when I saw... read more I could sign up for it at our hotel in Manuel Antonio, I signed up right away. And I can't speak more highly of the overall experience, and especially that our guide Orlando, who has very personable and very professional. My wife and I were complete novices as it was our first time rafting, and Orlando made sure he was very clear and firm with his guidance on keeping us having fun and still safe. He also went above what I was seeing from other guides on the river (you can often see multiple rafts from other groups as you sail down) to make sure we had a fun time and really experienced the rapids, which is what we came out there to do.

Also, Orlando and the photographer really made sure to set up some great shots and videos of the experience, which was an extra fee to get a copy of those pictures/videos, but very reasonably priced I found and a great way to remember the experience while not having to worry about using a Go-Pro or the like.

Overall great time, and I would use them again if we went back.

  Our animated and knowledgeable tour guide Alan picked us up at the Marriott Los Suenos around 6:45 for our one day driving/hiking tour to Manuel Antonio. This was a... read more nice Mercedes Sprinter van for our 7 person group. Why drive and fight to find a parking space when for $105 per person you get round trip (1 hr 15 minutes one way) personal transportation with highlights of the flora and fauna on the way plus breakfast and lunch the the company's new and very clean open air restaurant just 15 minutes from the Park. Our guide Alan knew every detail from spiders to colorful crabs to the more famous sloths, squirrel and white face monkeys etc. He kept us entertained the whole way. Our driver Pedro also had a "spotter's eye" for locating wildlife along the way - made half a dozen unplanned stops to see toucans, slots, monkeys and other things of interest. The Park tour is well done by foot and features boardwalks and white sand emerald green warm water beaches for a quick dip before the return home. Highly recommend this tour company for a full day of fun and wonder.

  We did two tours with them, the Manuel Antonio walking tour (with Karla and driver Carlos) and the afternoon Catamaran adventures (facilitated by a company called Dolphin World). Both were... read more great, drivers were on time and friendly. Karla was amazing at spotting animals in the forest I would have never seen without her. The staff on the Catamaran were very friendly as well and made sure we had a good, safe time. I would book with them again if I come back.

  Our transfer was smooth, easy and hassle free. Pedro was fabulous! Our bus was clean and comfortable. Air conditioning and free wifi were included. Highly recommend!!

  I’ve wanted to go white water rafting for years, this was my first trip. Was way beyond what I imagined! So fun, so beautiful, so memorable! Niko was a blast... read more too! A well informed tour guide, shared fascinating info about Costa Rica and was the perfect, fun, safe guide!

  Our guide Danny was amazing- knowledgeable and enthusiastic. His English was great and he showed us everything we could have hoped for. We would thoroughly recommend this experience.

  What a great day! Danny was our tour guide and he was excellent. He had a lot of knowledge of the park, it's nature, wildlife and history. He made the... read more experience really fun and he was very friendly. We saw so many sloths!!! Danny helped us take pictures and videos of everything we saw. I couldn't have asked for a better morning. Thank you so much!

  I've rafted the Gauley and New River in West Virginia, among others. This trip on the Savegre was at least as fun and still safe for our pre-teen son and... read more his cousins. They all said this was their favorite excursion ever in Costa Rica, and I don't blame them. We drove to the Tucanes Tours HQ outside Quepos on the morning of our trip and met our friendly bus driver, Super Mario. The bus has a roof onto which they strap the boats, but is open on the sides (with proper railings). We headed down the highway a little way, then turned on a road to head upstream next to the Savegre. Along the way, we stopped at a primary school. Costa Ricans are (and should be) proud that they have an excellent education system. We drove through little villages going up into the mountains. Orlando harvested a cacao fruit off a tree and we got to taste the berries. They pointed out hawks by the roadside and teak plantations. Honestly, the drive upriver in the bus was pretty and informative and almost worth the fee itself. Then we got to the river and the staff got the boats down and fitted us to gear. They use good equipment--almost exclusively NRS, I noticed. We were impressed that there would be a safety kayaker in addition to a guide in each raft. An additional kayaker went on the trip, but his job was to paddle ahead and set up to take photos. Any gear that you don't want to take on the river with you, you leave in the cab of Mario's bus. All he does after dropping you off is head down to the takeout spot downriver, so it's safe with him. The kids were a little scared when we first got on the river, but our guide Nico had us all practice taking strokes and getting down on the floor of the raft. I've had good and bad whitewater rafting guides. A good one shouldn't make you do all that much paddling to correct course, and you can tell when you've charted the intended course through the rapids. Nico was very good, but all the while making it fun. I think he played it a little safe with us, having us get down in the floor of the boat pretty often, but I think that was the right move with three boys aged 9-11 in the boat. We hit the standing waves, all got soaked, and were all smiles the whole time. The Savegre is just beautiful. Crystal clear water, beautiful nature on either side of the river, and some interesting twists and turns in the river. Plenty of deep pools in which to swim between rapids. At one point, we pulled over to the side and hiked a short way to a beautiful waterfall. We got some family pictures taken there and let the water run over our helmeted heads. When we pulled out at the takeout spot, Super Mario the bus driver had already set up a fruit buffet of yummy watermelon and pineapple, water and tea. Then he just started grabbing nearby plants and showing the kids how they could slap this fern on their skin and make a temporary spore tattoo, touch this plant and the leaf closes up in reaction, and scratch this bark because it's cinnamon. We were all tired but elated from the rafting trip, so it was a quieter ride back to Tucanes Tours HQ, but when we got there, we were offered use of the big, clean bathrooms (with showers and changing rooms) and then sat down for a really excellent typical casado meal. Often, tour operators who include lunch with your tour have a captive audience and don't need to serve excellent food, but all of us really enjoyed our lunches. The photographer came by with an iPad to show us some of the photos. If you want to purchase, you pay a flat fee for all the pictures of your group. I *think* it was $40 for our group of 7. We have found that experiences are more valuable in the long run than material toys, and photos often help us remember and be grateful for the experiences, so we bought the photos. I'm including some in this review. As you can see, the photographer did an excellent job. They emailed me a link later to download the photos. COVID: All the guides got on the bus wearing face masks. We asked if we had to wear them, and they said it was up to us. Since we had all been vaccinated and were riding open air, we elected to take ours off, and only then did the guides. We put our masks back on to walk through the restaurant (as is usual these days in CR), but felt comfortable taking them off to eat since the Tucanes Tours restaurant is, like most in CR, open air. We were impressed with everything about this trip: the river, the rapids, the guides, the safety equipment and protocols of Tucanes Tours, the drive, the snack, the lunch, and the photos.

  A pretty boring tour with a crap ton of tourists.
Our tour guide just kept pointing at animals hanging around trees which is nice to see but the same as... read more every other foundation guided tour in Costa Rica.

There's not much history, interesting facts or uniqueness. Just more of a point and walk tour. Definitely not a hike!

Our tour was supposed have lunch included, but it finished before lunch. The tour guide had a few funny jokes but not extremely ensightful.

What was described as a half day tour left us stranded outside the gates of the park 10 minute before our agreed 1130 cut of point.
We had to walk back to our hotel for an hour.
Which is OK, but we wasted about 40 minutes looking for our guide, ringing the office and another 15 mins to get an answer...

When someone says a half day tour, I'd expect the tour to last at least till lunch. This tour ended by 1030 at the beach. We didn't even cover the full park of Manuel Antonio. Tour guide didn't even come near the mangroves or explained anything about them.

Apaling experience.

  We traveled in June and we’re excited to see as much natural environment and animals as possible. Our guide, Geiner Mena Murillo was amazing! He greeted our family, all... read more adults, with kind and pleasant demeanor. Geiner was knowledgeable, attentive and made the experience fun and engaged throughout the travel in the van, as well as during the actual kayaking . It rained as we started but Geiner made sure safety was a priority and did not miss one opportunity to show us the magic of the mangrove! My 20 yr old and 16 yr old sons had a great time learning about the environment in the beautiful country. They were able to ask questions throughout.

Geiner also answered questions for my older son about other animals he was interested in learning about in Costa Rica. I just can’t say enough about our tour guides ability to take a rainy day ( which turned sunny half way through) and make it one of our best experiences in CR!! Thank you Geiner!

We were able to get up close with crabs, saw long nosed bats, fish, birds…and all in the peace and beauty of the mangrove. The kayaking was fun and safe. I would highly recommend the experience and if you are lucky enough to get Geiner as a tour guide tell him thank you from the New Jersey Three!

  Me and My friends did the water rafting. Starting out they explained everything in great detail and answered any questions we had. Our guide was Gregory and he was very... read more excellent and friendly. All of the employees made the tour very fun and memorable. Thank you. PURA VIDA!!!

  We absolutely loved this tour. Our guide Rudy/Rudolfo was the best guide we’ve had on any tour of every place we’ve ever visited. He was very knowledgeable, did a great... read more job showing us the fauna and animals. Plus he helped us take some amazing photos of the wildlife. My favorite was walking with La Mafia- the white faced monkeys and seeing the sloths. My husband said, “When you visit the 19th most beautiful beaches in the world and that is the low point of the tour, you know it was a great tour!” Without our guide we would’ve missed so many cool things.

  We had a wonderful time with Danny as our guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about the park, it’s flora and fauna, and spotted things we would have never found on... read more our own. He was also just a really nice guy. The park is very busy of course, but absolutely worth the trip. 100% recommended!