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Santamaria Night Tour

Carretera Monteverde a Tilaran, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
+506 2645 6548
4.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Tours
Most recent review
- May 12, 2012
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Orlando, Florida
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

This was our 3rd night tour in Costa Rica and I would have to say the worse. There were waaay too many other people out on group tours to see any animals. the only thing we saw were animals running away in fright because of all the noise and flashlights everywhere. I would not recommend this tour. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012
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We have visited tropical regions, Costa Rica in particular, on many occassions and always said we wanted to walk the forests at night. This was the trip we did it. Based on Tripadvisor reviews, we went with Santamaria Night Tour (there are many in the Monteverde area!). We were not dissappointed. Firstly, they will pick you up and deliver you... More

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Toronto
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

We took the night tour with a very well-informed guide who gave us an interesting talk about the ecosystem, the animals we saw and the ones we didn't. The highlight of the tour was seeing some Giant Sloths, a mother and infant, grazing in the treetops. They werre well camouflaged and we would never have seen them without the guide. More

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2012

Danilo Brenes is one of the best guides that I have ever had! He is very patient and kind and so willing to try to help you find whatever you most would like to see (nature permitting.) My Dad has hiked extensively but we thought that it was best to hire a local guide to help spot animals during our... More

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Mexico
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 6, 2012

The tour is nice and you do see differents animals. But it's the only place in Costa Rica where I felt touristed. The guide try to make believe that they are actually finding the animals, when it'sd quite obvious that the animals are most always at the same spot. To conclude, it a nice tour but the guide really make... More

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Muenster Canada
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 7, 2011
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This was the highlight of our trip. Not very expensive and WELL worth it at twice the price. The guides were excellent even though there were lots of us. We were given our own flashlights and learned where to look. It's so interesting to see the animals moving to their sleeping spots at dusk. We saw LOTS of animals from... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2011

Our guide Jason was incredibly knowledgeable about the wildlife and his high energy and enthusiasm made for a brilliant tour. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 26, 2011
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Greatest option in Monteverde, hiking with a small group of six people for two hours, i recommended for animals watchers, saw a baby sloth with mom`s also tarantulas and a viper was super. More

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Veenendaal, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 11, 2011
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We did a night walk in the cloud forest. Our guide Danilo Brenes showed us different animals. We were able to make great pictures. Definately recommended. More

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