We had a great time whitewater rafting with Ronnie and Gustav with Tucanes Tours on August 1. 2021. We lucked out having two guides in our small raft of 5... read more pp total as Gustav was in training. We felt completely safe and it was obvious that Ronnie knew the river extremely well. He even let our 15-year old son “bull ride” the front of the raft through some class ll and lll rapids, and let us surf some cool spots. We had signed up for Rio Savegre, so we were surprised to find ourselves at Rio Naranjo. Even so, all was great and the team of guides on our trip were fun and entertaining. Special holler out for Nicolas, the person who orients your on the bus, and Mario the driver who really added to the trip with his knowledge about the local plants and spiders! The only reason we didn’t put five stars is the fact that Tucanes Tours charges top dollar for this trip compared to other companies in the area and with that in mind, it was surprising they didn’t include the cost of photos of their guests on the river. They hit you with it ($40 US) at the end when you are eating lunch. Equally as surprising was that the tour write up notes that they provide their guests water and fruit, as well as lunch, but the very first thing we were told when we got off the bus was that we could buy bottled water at their Tucanes Tour market. That made no sense for three huge reasons: 1. As an eco-tourism business, Tucanes Tours shouldn’t be encouraging tourists to buy plastic water bottles, 2. The company promised in writing that water was provided - its safe for guests to assume before, during and after the tour, and 3. It isn’t easy to take a bottle of water in raft unless you put it in guide’s dry bag, and then you probably won’t remember to drink it during the river trip. However, neither of these problems are reflection on their incredible team of guides as this is officially a company policy. I suggest Tucanes tour owners reevaluate their water policies and include 5-10 photos of their guests in the cost. …

  I really was not enjoying this outing /before I got the second degree sunburn on my legs. I had left my sunscreen in our car back at the restaurant where... read more we met the tour. After a beautiful 2-1/2 hour row over and back over a small bay, my lower legs were deep-fried--a rookie mistake I will not make again.

I would have appreciated more help fitting the life vest that kept riding up and interfering with the snorkel. I abandoned the struggle and just swam. My friends were more successful and saw a few sea creatures though the water was murky that morning. They had hoped to receive more information from our guide about the local terrestrial wildlife. I would have appreciated any pointers on rowing a 2-person kayak, but we got the job done. Included luncheon at Los Tucanes restaurant after was very fresh (fish) and tasty. The restaurant has a bar, changing rooms with showers and a small sundries shop.

  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!

  AMAZING trip with fantastic guides! They took care of every detail and we had the experience of a lifetime! I highly recommend this trip.

  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!

  This is a great tour on the natural canals through the mangrove trees. Our guide Carla was fantastic, with great knowledge of the natural world, and super positive & helpful.... read more We saw incredible wildlife (snakes such as the mangrove boas, cappucine monkeys, various beautiful birds, iguanas etc. ) After the tour we had a lovely early dinner at a local restaurant.
We recommend this tour.

  We had a great day with Danny who pointed out lots of wonderful wildlife and furnished us with fascinating nature based information. His English is exceptional and we... read more saw many different types of wildlife. Our 9yr old son described it as “best day ever”

  We had Alezandro as our guide and this dude has an eagle eye. He was seeing couple centimeter size lizards with his naked eye from quite a waze away. Definitely... read more a professional who loves his job and kept the hike fun and informative the whole time. Do the tour.

  The tour of Manuel Antonio National Park was amazing, and was made EXCEPTIONAL by our guide ALAN C!! He was informative, fun and personal. He spotted some amazing wildlife and... read more helped us understand everything we saw.

  We had an amazing time white water rafting. This was an adventure of a lifetime. Jesus was a great guide that made our trip so much fun. I would recommend... read more this trip to everyone while in Co

  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!!!

  What a fun experience !!! This was honestly the favorite tour we did during our entire stay in Costa Rica. The staff was amazing!! They really cared about your safety.... read more They made sure everyone was comfortable and informed about what was happening and expected. They also truly loved what they do and made sure we loved it as well. We had Orlando as our guide and we loved him!!! Great group of people and a really fun activity.

  Tour guides were excellent, we saw a bunch of wildlife, and even had a good dinner after! We enjoyed ourselves immensely and definitely recommend!

  We also rode through the mangroves with Danny. Like others have said, he’s unbelievably sweet, extremely experienced, and made our trip really fantastic. I wish I got the name of... read more our captain, because he was also phenomenal - pointed out birds and monkeys, stopped and turned the engine off when necessary, and had an incredible eye for wildlife.

On our drive back, Danny even stopped to show us a sloth! He (and our great driver) let us swing by an ATM, and was (obviously) full of fun facts and trivia. I recommend the morning tour; we saw white faced monkeys, kingfishers, osprey, iguana, herons, crabs, and other waterfowl. Danny is AMAZING at bird calls, and even played bird sounds on his phone to lure a rare bird forward on the branch. I would absolutely do this tour again.

  I have so many amazing things to say about this tour! Our tour guide Alen really made the trip fun and his knowledge on the animals were impeccable. I would... read more highly recommend a tour because I would never have been able to spot the animals like the guides do. The park was beautiful and we saw so many animals from sloths, monkeys, iguanas, deer, etc. Ir was really cool to see them in their natural habitat. I really enjoyed everything about this tour!

  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!

  The walk was not at all strenuous and we got to see so many animals! Alan was amazing at pointing out the animals and helping get pictures of them. He... read more had a scope with him that let us get amazing views of all the different creatures (two-toed and three-toed sloths, monkeys, and more!)

  Great experience! Our guide Warner was cheerful, knowledgeable, and fun. We saw capuchin, a baby croc, basilisk lizards, a mangrove snake, ibis, and tons of crabs. It was a beautiful,... read more relaxing, and active time.

  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!

  [Our tour with Danny from Tuscane Tours was very good! He was very good at spotting even the smallest of creatures in Manual Antonio Park! we got to see so... read more many other small creatures we would have missed ourselves! I would recommend Danny and Tuscane Tours to anyone looking for the best rain forest experience!

  We had a great time on the tour and saw so many kinds of animals and it was so relaxing on the boat. We were picked up from a hotel... read more near our air bnb exactly when they had scheduled with us. Our guide Alejandro greeted us and spoke English and made us feel very welcomed. Rebecca was the driver and probably the safest one we’ve had on our whole trip. Alejandro was giving us information about the area, answered every question, got us drinks. Once on the boat the Captain was excellent with the boat, stopping and maneuvering to get the best angles on all the wildlife we encountered, and between him and Alejandro I don’t think we missed a single thing that wasn’t there to be seen. Everything we came across Alejandro gave us the names and information and even on other animals we had encountered on our own outside the tour. We finished up with a great supper at their restaurant, super fresh and delicious. Lastly they dropped us off and even stopped at a bank machine because we forgot cash and wanted to tip everyone because they were all so friendly and great to us. Thanks again!

  Led by Raul Barquero we did ocean kayaking tour and also a hiking tour of the Manuel antonio national park. Great friendly service. Hiking tour - we got to... read more see sloths and wild animals to at you would not have spotted without expert guidance. Kayaking was great fun. Safe. Drink and snack provided whilst out and then a lovely lunch afterwards. Would recommend Review from September 2019 …

  My family and I had such a great experience River Rafting with Nicolas as our guide. We didn’t feel unsafe at any point while going down the river, even though... read more we were all inexperienced. The food was also amazing, try the plantains and rice!

  Excellent tour, our guide Carla was brilliant, very knowledgeable and helpful. Lovely fruit refreshments at the end. Can recommend this tour.

  The trip was flawless from start to finish. Tucanes pick us up at our condo and we let our guide (Alan) for Manuel Antonio. Alan was incredible. ... read more Before we even entered the school ark we saw a sloth and monkeys. Things got even better when we enter the National Park. Our guide found so much (howlers, white face monkeys, two and three toed sloths, a spider that spin a 3D web, iguanas, and so much more). The level of detail was awesome.
Mucho Gusto Alan!!!

  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 stayed in Manuel Antonio for 3 days and we can safely say that our day with tucanes was the best one! We went horse-back riding with Joe and Pedro,... read more on the way we learned a lot about Costa Rica, its history, culture and economics. Joe and Pedro were really amazing, very welcoming, very patient, very passionate for what they do and very thoughtful for every person's need on the tour. Definitely recommended! Wish we discocered this company sooner! …