Even though you might read that Manuel Antonio is themost touristy attraction in Costa Rica it is a beautiful park to go to. Every animal and plant you want to see is right there! And, if you want to know what you are seeing and actually find it hidden in the forest, you need a guide... the best one to... more

We did a walk through the Manuel Antonio National Park. Its gorgeous through the jungle and pristine beaches with lots of cool sights and sounds. The best decision we made was getting our guide 'Effraim'. We got lucky. He grew up in the park, literally, as his dad was a park warden for many years (until he died in untimely... more

OK, so you are in Manuel Antonio - the most visited attraction in Costa Rica. This is probably your only bet to see wildlife, and yes, you can see wildlife here. It is HOT with a capital H here. It was 38C in April, a little too hot for a 20 min trail through a road with almost no tree... more

In traveling to Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica in March 2009, while charming, it is cramped by overdevelopment. Many of the often viewed wildlife of the reserve can be seen at other parks. Furthermore, the waters of Playas Biesanz and Public Manuel Antonio beaches were dirty. The reserve's beach water appeared cleaner, but we later learned that it was closed in... more

Visited Manuel Antonio National Park on the coast/beach in Manuel Antonio. The park was beautiful with lots of wildlife. We saw birds, sloths, & capuchin monkeys. There are lots of small hermit crabs so watch where you step! Note that the park is closed on Mondays. There are guides available at the park entrance (for a fee) with telescopes for... more

The regular park tour is essential otherwise you won't see ANY animals. The guides have an uncanny ability to spot animals high up in trees or camouflaged animals in the middle of the trees. We got to the park at 8AM and the tour took about 3 hours. Our guide (Richard / Ricardo) was excellent and passionate. It cost us... more

We are so glad we went early and took a guide. We would not have seen any of the animals without our guide, "Mop". We saw toucans, agouti, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, raccoons, basilik, mosquito eating bat, whitetailed deer, green iguana, turtles, yellow-crowned night heron, and lizard night hawk. We didn't know to take swimsuits and towels, but you can... more

The tour of the park was outstanding. WE saw snakes, frogs, spiders, lizards, sloths, parakeets, and howler, black faced and squirrel monkeys. I definitely recommend you take the tour of the park with a guide because you would miss a lot of the interesting wildlife. Our tour guide Freddy was an awesome guy and was so engaging. Thanks Freddy and... more

There are three separate areas within the area of Manuel Antonio - firstly the village itself which is up on the hill, about 3k from the beach, and has lots of nice restaurants and bars. Secondly the public beach - Playa Manuel Antonio - and thirdly, Manuel Antonio National Park, which is $10 to get in and has private beachs... more