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La Paz Waterfall Gardens: Costa Rican Wildlife Sanctuary
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10 Ratings
Vara Blanca
Experience the beauty of Costa Rica with a semi-private tour to La Paz Waterfall Gardens and a safari on the Sarapiqui River. Explore a private nature reserve filled with rescued wildlife and stunning waterfalls.
Experience the beauty of Costa Rica with a semi-private tour to La Paz Waterfall Gardens and a safari on the Sarapiqui River. Explore a private nature reserve filled with rescued wildlife and stunning waterfalls.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Paz Waterfall Gardens - La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the # 1 most visited private ecological attraction in Costa Rica that offers you the best trails near San Jose, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, including the famous La Paz Waterfall, an animal sanctuary and private reserve of wildlife with more than 100 species of animals and…
- La Paz Waterfall Gardens - La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the # 1 most visited private ecological attraction in Costa Rica that offers you the best trails near San Jose, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, including the famous La Paz Waterfall, an animal sanctuary and private reserve of wildlife with more than 100 species of animals and environmental education programs. Five waterfalls, cloud forest and rain forest, trails, aviary with 40 species of birds, feeding toucans in the palm of the hand, titi monkeys, display of insects, butterfly farm with their laboratory, 2-toed sloths, capuchin monkeys or capuchins, spider monkeys, garden of hummingbirds with more than 26 documented species, feeding hummingbirds in the palm of the hand in the mornings and afternoons, serpentarium, jaguar, pumas, ocelots, tigrillos, cauceles, house of peace with area of domestic animals and cart with oxen. Frog, display of orchids, display of heliconias, bromeliads. All in once place
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch included
- Expertise of a professional guide
- All National Park fees covered
- Skip the long lines with priority access
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch included
- Expertise of a professional guide
- All National Park fees covered
- Skip the long lines with priority access
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Stroll through a captivating Costa Rican environment teeming with rehabilitated jaguars, vibrant butterflies, rare birds, and lush waterfalls on a journey to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Depart from San Jose to explore this private ecological park, established to instruct guests and serve as a haven for rehabilitated animals across diverse gardens and…
Stroll through a captivating Costa Rican environment teeming with rehabilitated jaguars, vibrant butterflies, rare birds, and lush waterfalls on a journey to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Depart from San Jose to explore this private ecological park, established to instruct guests and serve as a haven for rehabilitated animals across diverse gardens and displays. Moreover, experience the wonders of the Sarapiqui River within a single day.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Deepan_s
Aug 31, 2024
Private and flexible - Overall we had a great experience
Given it was low season, it ended up becoming a private tour so we had our exclusive guide snd suv
The guide was nice and knowledgable and he helped modify our tour to swap out the la paz garden with zipline seamlessly (we just paid the delta), which worked out better for us
We still took pictures infront of the falls, we just skipped the animal rescue center as we got to see a lot of snimals in the natural habitat already 😊
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Susansr1474cx
Mar 11, 2024
Nature and Waterfall trail - Loved the trip. The scenery was amazing and the 7 waterfall were stunningly beautiful.
The la paz waterfall park has unique displays of animals and a very nice eating pavilion. The trails are easy to follow through everchanging gardens but beware there are hundreds of steps up n down to navigate . Ricardo our driver and guide was the best guide for this adventure
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Susandh8424gi
Dec 13, 2023
Amazing Day with Destiny Travel! - We loved the Destiny Tours La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Sarapiqui River tour! La Paz is beyond beautiful with orchids, hummingbirds, frogs, toucans, scarlet macaws, parrots, coatis, sloths, ocelots, margays, and a jaguar. The gardens and waterfalls are exquisite. A wonderful buffet lunch was included.
Our trip down the Sarapiqui River in a covered boat was so much fun! We saw two caimans, iguanas, Anhingas, swallows, butterflies, and five troops of Mantled Howler monkeys.
Oscar and Armando, our Destiny guide and driver were so kind and taught us so much. We stopped at a lovely coffee finca to see the beans ripening, a sopa (local restaurant) in the mountains to take in spectacular waterfall and hummingbird views, we watched whitewater rafters, and sampled fresh pineapple at a farmstand.
Oscar and Armando treated us like family and made our first day in Costa Rica amazing!
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Lucy
Jan 25, 2023
Highly recommend. - It is very hard to .pick a favorite part of this excursion. We were picked up on time, offered a water bottle in the comfortable van, and set off with Christian driving and Ron guiding. We had a lovely boat ride and saw many howler monkeys and several sloths, including one with a baby. We also saw a baby porcupine sleeping in a tree! There were birds all around, and Ron was able to identify many of them.
Afterwards we went to the falls and the nature preserve. Both were beautiful and the preserve is very well done. We had the buffet lunch there and it was varied and delicious. We walked down to each of the falls and then set off for home. At one point we pulled over to see some toucans in a tree. Much appreciated.
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Desireevsanchez
Dec 31, 2022
Fantastic Day Trip, covers so much - We had the best time on this trip with Oscar! My sister and I are first time traveler's and he made the entire experience so comfortable, educational and fun. The views were spectacular and the combination of the river boat tour where we saw many monkeys and birds, the gorgeous waterfalls, and the grounds and exhibits at La Paz was just right. But the best part may have been the scenery on the way - he drives a circular route between the river and La Paz, so you can experience huge variations between the high mountain rainforest and lower Caribbean side farms and everything in between. Just beautiful. Even if you had only one day to spend in Costa Rica this would be a great way to see it.
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John_c
Sep 17, 2022
Great Day with a great guide. - Philander, our guide for the day, was the absolute best. We were with him for a long day, and he made everything interesting and fun. He is informative, loves his country and it’s beauty, patient, and always pleasant. This ended up being a private tour for the two of us. The long drive back was slow because of rain and traffic, but Philander stayed upbeat and patient even through that.
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Samuel_b
Jan 9, 2020
Excellent Tour - I highly recommend this tour.We were lucky enough to be alone on that day so it was only us and the tour guide Mauricio who was excellent, very knowledgeable and kind.The river safari is nice and pleasant and we did spot a lot of animals in their habitat.During the afternoon the La Paz Waterfall gardens is absolutely gorgeous and a must when in Costa Rica to discover it’s beautiful nature and wildlife.
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Lindsay
Dec 31, 2019
Amazing and Intimate tour! - This is a must do in Costa Rica!
Our day started on a river cruise in which we saw: sloths, monkeys, birds, crocodiles and otters. Then we went to La Paz Waterfall and Gardens, in which our tour guide, Orturo, lead us through a different way to beat the crowds.
Lunch was amazing and the animals at the sanctuary were cool!
Our driver and tour guide were amazing and extremely informative! They truly made us feel like family! Pura Vida!
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Truiac2019
Dec 30, 2019
TDC - If you don't have a rent-a-car, this tour is the best option. And the guide Oscar Sandoval was the best too.
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Marthacscott
Sep 3, 2019
A beautiful refuge for orphan animals snd amazing Waterfalls - My granddaughter and I took this tour to the La Paz waterfall and gardens, we saw unusual Orchids, and an area were all kinds of butterflies live, my favorite animal the sloth was hanging upside down looking at the people. There are toucans, frogs and many kinds of snakes. Gorgeous jungle cats and Hummingbirds. This is a sanctuary for animals that have been taken illegally and confiscated by the government or surrendered by owners. When in Costa Rica don’t miss this experience. They also have a Hotel in the park.
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