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Ranario

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
506-645-6318
4.5 of 5 stars 47 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Description: Twenty-six species of frogs and toads are collected in terrariums.
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Atlanta, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

The guides were very knowledgeable and could imitate all of the frog calls. Best time to go is at dusk when the frogs become active. More

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10 reviews 10 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

I was a bit skeptical of visiting a frog pond at night. However, our guide was very well informed, seemed to really love his job. He would find the frogs with his flashlight, and give very detailed information about each species. I would truly recommend this experience to all. More

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Mexico
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012

Great place to get a really good view and understanding of the various frogs of Costa Rica, and particularly this area. The guided tour (included) was really informative and worth doing. The challenge is to find the frogs. More

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Connecticut, USA
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2012
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Costa Rica has a large variety of frogs and this guided tour provides a great opportunity to see many of hte them. More

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London
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2012

Really liked this tour - we were given plenty of time to photograph the frogs and the guides had a lot of knowledge about them. If you go during the day they allow you to come back at night and see the frogs when they are more active. More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2012

We did this tour along with the Butterfly Garden. Our guide was the same one and he was very entertaining and engaging. Our kids ages 4, 6, 8 had fun trying to find the frog in each aquarium (they are hard to spot). We did not return at night with our flashlights to see them since it would've been the... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2012

Great experience, very enthousiastic guide. Nice to do the frog pond in the dark. More

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Leicester
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2012

This place is brilliant, especially the frogs. We had two excellent guides explaining all about the frogs, and we also returned in the evening to see them again (included in the price of the ticket). The butterfly houses were a little disappointing but still enjoyable. Buy the best part for us was the zip lining! My husband and I are... More

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Kingston, Canada
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012

We were very lucky -- only a 15 minute wait and then a "private" tour with only us two and one guide so lots of opportunty to see everything. The butterfly exhibits were lovely and educational. The frogs were fascinating and so unusual. Amazing how our guide could spot the critters because we would have been skunked on our own... More

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Eagle Mountain, Utah
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 1, 2012

Guide was nice, well informed and professional. It looks a little sketchy when you first get there, but it was really fun and they have some awesome frogs to see. More

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