This is a great one hour private tour of the butterfly gardens and the reptile exhibit. We did not do the late night frog tour because of the weather but enjoyed the thorough explanation of the butterflies and reptiles. Our guide (which I'm upset for forgetting his name) was amazing.
We went on the night hike with Michael as the guide. He was extremely knowledgable and made the experience quite memorable. We saw many different types of frogs, snakes, spiders, and a kinkajou. They have a butterfly garden, enclosed crocodile area, that can be seen during the day. Book early because the night hike can fill up (only 8 persons max). The price of the night hike is $39/person
We decided to go ahead with the night tour to have a different experience and it was! We saw several type of frogs, caimans, cocrodriles, spiders, weird insects and the like. They guide was very god at explaining them, at spotting them (and teaching us how to spot them) and he was very good with the safety recommendations. He would take the time to show us the details and allowed us to take some very cool pics. My 9 year old son had lots of fun and we felt like real explorers in the dark.
My husband and I booked the 27 May Fincas Naturales night walk and were the only people on the tour. The preserve (aka Manuel Antonio Nature Park and Wildlife Refuge) is across from the Si Como No Hotel. We saw eight species of frogs including: dusty glass frog, gladiator frog, common rain frog, masked tree frog, red eye tree frog, long snouted tree frog, bull frog, and hourglass tree frog. There were red eye tree frogs all over the preserve. We also saw an eyelash pit viper, tarantulas, cane toad and a kinkajou. Our guide, Johnny, was one of the best and enthusiastic tour guides we had in Costa Rica. Would highly recommend this tour.
We did this on our last night in Manuel Antonio and we're glad we did. We a lot of frogs, mostly Gladiator and Green tree frogs as well as some toads. The insects that were out were pretty amazing, several Walking Sticks, Katydids and even a tarantula. The crocodiles and caimans were interesting but we had seen both in the wild near Tortuguero which was much cooler. We were in a small group, 7 of us including the guide and as a result there was plenty of opportunity to interact with the guide and ask questions. It was fun and a very safe and educational way to see the jungle at night.
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