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Bird Watching Near the Arenal Volcano
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Bird Watching Near the Arenal Volcano

By Jacamar Naturalist Tours
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Ages 8-85, max of 15 per group
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English, Spanish
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  • Bottled water
  • Beverages
  • Snacks
  • Professional guide


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • EXTRA COST. Arenal Lodge. Chachagua Rainforest. Hideaway Rio Celeste. Lost Iguana Resort and Spa. Rancho Margot. El Tucano. The Springs Resort and Spa. Volcano Gold.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15373P5

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
        • Children must be accompanied by an adult
        • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15373P5

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        • Jacamar Naturalist Tours
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          Joined in February 2012
        • alejandrorB9624FY
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          SĂşper fun
          James was our tour guide and he was very professional — he made the tour very fun and exciting. The driver picked us up at the hotel and gave us a great overview on the way to the river. I highly recommend it.
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        • Pioneer56167588602
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome adventure
          Fantastic experience from start to finish. Kevin did a great job guiding us through the hanging bridges trail. He pointed out lots of wildlife and helped us get awesome pictures. The zip line staff was wonderful. Encouraging, positive and fun. Highly recommend!
          Written September 13, 2024
        • Debra S
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful Nature Tour- you will not be disappointed!
          Had a great day on the river either Victor, Fernando and Jose. They were able to show us some amazing wildlife— monkeys, sloths, iguanas, cayman and much more! It was a very peaceful day and learned a lot. The tour was great— I highly recommend this tour— make sure to ask for Victor!
          Written September 12, 2024
        • Sherpa574323
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful hike Nd swim!
          What a wonderful trip. José our guide and Marvin our driver were awesome. Jose knows his stuff and his stories about what his grandfather taught him were worth the trip alone. The lunch was fantastic and a wonderful way to finish the trip. Highly recommend this trip - and request José and Marvin - years of local knowledge and very safe and welcoming accommodations.
          Written September 10, 2024
        • HomeSweetCO
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful Full Day Experience
          Wonderful full day experience! Our guide, Cindy, was AMAZING. Highly recommend requesting her if you can! She was so knowledgeable, attentive, engaging with our kids (7 & 11) and an overall joy to hang out with all day. We saw many creatures on the hanging bridges hike, most of which was well shaded. The waterfall hike is no joke… it’s 500 steps down to the base of the falls and… yes… 500 steps back up. No elevator. The water was VERY cold, but warmer a few meters down from the actual base of the falls. The traditional lunch was delicious, served in an intimate and beautiful setting on the company’s finquita (little farm). The volcano hike was more of a nature walk than a hike (no elevation change, or very little), but it was a welcome way to end the day. Highly recommend!!
          Written September 6, 2024
        • HomeSweetCO
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          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Rafting Spectacular! ATV’ing Not So Much.
          PROS: The rafting portion of this was absolutely fantastic! Our shuttle driver (Javier) was so fun and taught us a lot about the Costa Rican landscape, culture and economy as we drove the ~45 mins from ATV’ing to the raft put-in. James, our raft guide, was awesome! Friendly, a lot of fun, very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. Our kids (7 & 11) had a blast on this trip! James’ colleague taking pics from a kayak was great as well… scoping out wildlife for us and engaging with the kids. This was the best part of our 7 day Costa Rican vacation. The included lunch was surprisingly outstanding. Delicious local food, very clean and cute restaurant facility next to the river, and clean and private shower/bathroom/changing facilities (at pull out, none at put in). CONS: The ATV tour was somewhat blah… no engagement from the “guides” and we drove mostly on roads accessible by normal cars. The views were gorgeous, but we could have achieved the same by just driving ourselves in the car. We liked the cultural stop (though the items for sale were wildly overpriced), and the ATVs were fun, but overall probably not worth the price of the tour.
          Written September 6, 2024
        • 174keithj
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          Maybe next time
          The guide and I fished hard, but no luck. We tried several different lures. I suspect that any fish were deep. Maybe next time.
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          Adventure in Costa Rica!
          Our white water rafting trip with Pablo and Honas was stupendous! We all had an amazing time and this was a top highlight of our vacation. Pablo was an amazing guide, passionate and very good at instructing and encouraging us in learning rafting skills. We highly recommend!
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        • 40adibh
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          Amazing Experience!
          Christopher & Christine were amazing!! They were very hospitable and knowledgeable about everything food in Costa Rica and more. Wife and I Had such a fun time during this session!
          Written August 25, 2024
        • Sandy G
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing, Peaceful
          We just finished the tour with Jario and Albany. They were amazing. Jario met us in the parking lot and immediately greeted us. They were both very professional. Jario was knowledgeable about the flora and animals. We saw monkeys, iguanas, a sloth and a variety of birds. The river was beautiful and peaceful! We went to a ranch and had the absolute best banana bread ever, we had to leave with extra.. haha
          Written August 24, 2024
        • chrisdZ6009VZ
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Highlight of our trip
          We agree with all the prior great reviews. We took the 9am class and were picked up promptly by Hugo, who spoke fluent English and stayed with us the whole time. We were the only people booked, so the farm invited four of their friends to cook with us, which made it feel very inviting. We made yucca and plantain chips with a dipping sauce, annatto chicken and pico de gallo, which we ate off banana leaves. We also made and cooked tortillas from scratch. We got a lot of information about the cooking techniques, how you could modify them, and how to adapt the recipe to what ingredients might be available. We very much enjoyed this class.
          Written August 21, 2024
        • Q2938XRtaylorh
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The best of the best!
          Pablo was the best guide we could have asked for! On our ride to the river he told us so much information and history of Costa Rica, he had the van pull over so we could watch howler monkeys cross the hanging bridge and even bought us rambutans. 10000/10 experience and we will for sure be back!
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        • Adam J
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Very very very fun
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        • angelasenne00
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          River tour
          Our family went on a nature expedition on the Cano Blanco. We started with a traditional Costa Rican meal made by the local family. On the river we howler monkeys, spider monkeys, an alligator, iguanas, Jesus Christ Lizards, and many native birds This was a relaxing tour down the river with lots of information.
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        • christinawT4333WS
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great guide, meal and transport
          Kevin was an amazing guide- very engaging and knowledgeable. He was able to point out a lot of wildlife on our hikes and took great pictures for us through his scope. Transportation and the meal were excellent!
          Written August 8, 2024
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        Xxx X
        3 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Feb 2022
        Bernardo took us out on a February morning near the volcano. He was fantastic!
        In no time at all, we saw many birds - the highlight of which was the common pootoo, which was completely camouflaged in a tree. I have no idea how he spotted it! Great morning, and we would book him again!
        Written March 10, 2022
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        bettyblue79
        Canterbury, UK107 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Two of us took park in the early 5.30am birdwatching tour. Well worth the early start, so peaceful and all the birds were out. Jose was a fantastic guide. Highlights for me personally were seeing two types of Kingfisher, Woodpecker and Mot Mots. We must've seen 20-30 different species in 3.5 hours. This isn't a tour you could do alone. Jose was great at pointing out birds we would've otherwise missed. A MUST for any bird lover! Would 100% recommend.
        Written March 5, 2018
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        Jennifer N
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2024 • Couples
        We had the most amazing birding trip with our guide Jose. He was so informative and showed us more birds than we even imagined in the few hours we were together. Highly recommend this company!
        Written May 9, 2024
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        MrB37
        Chelmsford, UK16 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2024 • Couples
        An excellent Morning Birdwatching at a Ranch area about an hour from the Beach hotel with Roderick & Gabriel, two very likable and knowledgeable young guys,
        we saw Owls/Kingfishers/Orioles/Caracara's/ various Herons and loads more, we even saw a couple of Crocodiles and clocked up 64 species for the morning, around 30 new species for us, they also laid on breakfast at the ranch house for us, Great trip!!
        Written January 28, 2024
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        Valérie N
        Lausanne, Switzerland99 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We went for a bird tour with José around the Arenal volcano. We were amazed by the nature and birds, but the experience was really unique with José. He knows so many things about the birds but also about the plants and animals. After the tour, we had a typical Costa Rican breakfast and finally, we saw some sloths, it was so hard to spot them but our guide had the eye !

        Many thanks José again for this memorable tour, we can only recommend you to do it !
        Written March 10, 2023
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        Dallis G
        2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Saw many birds, JP answered all our questions and made sure we saw everything we were hoping to see. Would recommend for a first time bird watcher
        Written February 17, 2023
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        jjjkdvm
        Delmar, NY27 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2021
        Went on an early morning bird watching tour with David Vargas - BEST GUIDE EVER. David & Randall were absolutely phenomenal - knowledgeable, patient, thoughtful and fun. Very conscious of our wants as we were not only birding but also photographing species. Arrived right at 5:15 am which is what we asked for.
        Saw many, many new species.
        If you are a birder - take this tour and ASK FOR DAVID & RANDALL.
        Written November 23, 2021
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        benette2017
        Hessle, UK5 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018 • Couples
        My husband and I had 2 nights in La Fortuna and booked this trip with Jacamar Tours through our hotel - we were so glad we did. Our guides Jairo and Bryan were amazing, within minutes of us arriving we had seen numerous Sloths, poisonous dart Frogs, Toucans and countless beautiful birds. Jairo was so informative and he just knew so much about the wildlife. The trip was a gentle walk about 2K long which took about 2 hours stopping to watch the wildlife and take pictures. The time just flew by - thanks guys
        Written May 18, 2018
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