A slow boat down the Tempisque to spot crocodiles, monkeys, and birds, then music, dance, and lunch at Hacienda El Viejo, a historic working ranch.
Out on the Tempisque, the boat idles and the wildlife shows up: crocodiles on the banks, monkeys and iguanas in the trees, tropical birds in every direction. Your naturalist guide explains how this wetland works and why protecting it matters.
From the river you head to Hacienda El Viejo, a historic working ranch, where the welcome comes with traditional music, dance, and local customs.
Lunch is cooked with fresh local ingredients and served at the hacienda. Come hungry.
Final price depends on your pickup point.
We pick you up at your hotel or the airport and handle the full route, door to door.
Driving times are approximate.
One of them plans your day, picks you up and brings you back. Who exactly depends on the date.
Around twelve years in Costa Rican tourism. On the drive between Guanacaste and Arenal he points out how fast the landscape and climate change, and shares the history of both regions along the way. His picks: the Palo Verde boat safari and Rincón de la Vieja's Pailas trail.
Twenty years guiding Costa Rica as a general and naturalist guide, with a special passion for botany: he points out plant adaptations, ecological relationships and the quiet work that trees, flowers and lianas do in the ecosystem. His favorite day is Palo Verde, where wildlife, tropical wetlands, cultural traditions and history meet — and the birdlife is spectacular.
Twenty-two years in tourism, from restaurants to tour sales to driving and guiding. Místico is his favorite trail: rich in wildlife, easy to walk, and full of the forest's secrets. On transfers north he loves the moment the dry Pacific crosses an invisible line into rainforest green.
