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Monkey Sanctuary Tour: Meet Capuchins and Crocodiles
5.0
29 Ratings
Garabito
Explore capuchin monkeys, crocodiles, and sloths in their natural habitats. Enjoy a boat tour, bird watching, and a hidden beach experience with snacks and drinks.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tarcoles Bridge - We can choose to admire the crocodiles from the bridge or take a boat tour for an extra $43. The boat tour lasts approximately 1:40 minutes and includes bird watching and a naturalist guide.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- Snacks
Additional Information
We will visit the sanctuary of the white-faced capuchin monkeys, the most intelligent species of monkeys in the new world. Our visit will be safe and informative for everyone, from children to adults. We’ll learn about their family organization, alphas, and betas, and how to calculate their age. During these tours people are not allowed to touch the animals, but animals if they feel comfortable allowed to touch people. They are still wild animals and we are not violating their habitat. We don’t allowed to feed them as well. We’ll then see the crocodiles of Rio Grande de Tarcoles and enjoy the local souvenir sale and a buffet-style restaurant. We can choose to admire the crocodiles from the bridge or take a boat tour for an extra $43. The boat tour lasts approximately 1:40 minutes and includes bird watching and a naturalist guide. We’ll then go to a hidden beach in Jaco to see the sloths. We’ll sit on chairs, have a table, and I’ll serve drinks and snacks.
- the tour duration includes travel time
Location
KFC
Pastor Diaz ave, in front of KFC restaurant
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(29 Ratings)
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Aslmommy
Aug 14, 2024
Geriold is pure Gold! - Geriold is the jackpot when it comes to finding the best tour guide! We loved our monkey encounter, we saw crocs from the bridge, had a delicious buffet lunch and smoothie and we saw a little sloth curled up in the palm tree on the beach. (They are nocturnal so be understanding with this part, as we have learned to respect that we are observing them in their natural habitat and this part cannot be a guarantee.) We learned a lot, which we loved and part of that was that Geriold answered all our many questions. Our day with Geriold exceeded our expectations! What a wonderful experience to visit Costa Rica and see the beauty and wonder of this country with a guide who is so passionate and knowledgeable. It’s also very apparent that he has a huge heart for humanity and animals alike. You won’t find a better guide! 100 percent recommend this outting with Geriold! Thank you! We will be back! Pura Vida! 🇹🇭
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Kevinwc1037fu
Aug 12, 2024
Geriold was the perfect guide on a perfect tour - Geriold was incredibly knowledgeable about Costa Rica and all the animals we were able to see during this tour. He was very friendly and made us feel like good friends during the tour. We loved how small the group was and felt that the intimate setting was perfect for getting to know Geriold as well as the other tour members. Highly recommend this experience if you're interested at all in seeing some animals of Costa Rica up close (especially the white faced monkeys). 5/5 experience and we're incredibly glad we got the chance to go on this tour.
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X2867eymonicas
Aug 10, 2024
AMAZING!!! - I strongly recommend this tour with Geriold. We had so much fun with the monkeys and then we saw the crocodiles. We had a delicious lunch. Finally, we went to the white beach and saw a sloth bear. Geriold is extremely kind and hospitable. You will love it!!!
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Dileep_r
Aug 7, 2024
Wonderful experience! - Our guide, Gerald, was a great communicator from beginning to end. He answered all our questions and was so knowledgeable. The monkey experience was absolutely incredible. I never thought that we would be able to get so close to wild monkeys! The crocodile stop at the river along with the authentic food provided there were also excellent! Finally, the beautiful white sand beach completed the tour with seeing three sloths, multiple macaws, and unmatched views. Thank you! Thank you!
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Mobile52057505534
Aug 5, 2024
A fun day with a new friend! - This was such a special experience. Spending a morning with Geriold looking for animals felt like hanging out with a friend who wants to show you a good time. This adventure had an informal “homespun” feel that was perfect for us after a few much more structured excursions. He took us into a very small community at the edge of the jungle that’s helping watch over this monkey community, visited Tarcoles bridge where we saw 3 crocs, and then a delicious buffet lunch overlooking the river. Then we headed to a popular beach where sloths like to hang out in the palm trees. Geriold warned us we might not see any since the beach was busy that day but we saw two! One was a mom with a baby and we saw some really fascinating money/sloth dynamics up in the trees (hint: they aren’t friends). Thank you Geriold!
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Vivian_g
Aug 2, 2024
Best vacation activity - We are a group of 3 younger girls who haven’t visited this country before. Our guide immediately made us comfortable and we felt SO safe with him. He clearly had a deep love of his country and the wildlife. It was personally the BEST day of my life. Everything was gorgeous
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Robert_c
Jul 19, 2024
Great guide and a great person - Geriold was great. Good communication and prompt. Took his time to explain many details and answered all questions in depth. He even went out of his way to ensure we got to see a momma Sloth and baby. Definitely recommend for a great monkey experience and knowledgeable guide.
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Joanne_b
Jul 12, 2024
Monkeys!! - The monkey experience was amazing and the beaches stopped at was beautiful! I’d absolutely recommend this experience to everyone.
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Jenny_b
Jul 12, 2024
Go play with the monkeys! - Our family had a blast playing with the monkeys. They jumped on our heads and jumped from person to person. One stayed on my sons head for a good 10 minutes.
We took a bus about an hour north of Jaco to see the monkeys, then drove back towards Jaco to see the river with the crocs, then to the beach to see 2 sloths.
Guides knew where to go to see the animals. Lunch was also provided.
Overall a good experience and we made lots of new memories.
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Allie_s
Jul 10, 2024
Amazing day with monkeys and crocs! - This was a fabulous tour and Geriold was an amazing guide. He is so knowledgeable about the area and we all truly enjoyed spending the day with him and learning more about Costa Rica. I recommend booking a morning tour so that you can play with the monkeys early.
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