Deluxe Private Bird Watching Tour | Manuel Antonio
Description
The tour is completely PRIVATE. Esquipulas is a small countryside town located at the foothills of San Marcos de Tarrazú (one of the highest mountains in Costa Rica). Esquipulas is considered to be the best spot for birding at the area of Manuel Antonio and Quepos. Just about 20 minutes drive approximately from most of the hotels in Manuel Antonio. You'll be 400 mts above the sea level (great altitude for a bird watching morning). Esquipulas features a mixture of primary and secondary forest, house gardens and cattle pastures, making it home to a wide variety of birds including Tanagers, Trogons, Hummingbirds, Flycatchers, Manakins, and Toucans among many others. Approximately 304 bird species have been reported in Esquipulas.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Birdwatching
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pickup at any Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Airbnbs... Please give us the name of the place for the pickup. Thank you! : )
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(36)
The ride was informative and full of encounters The guide knew every animal and incest And especially very well equipped We were able to receive the photos and videos of all the observations!
Unbelievable experience! Saw so many bucket list birds. Provided all the equipment, coffee/bakery treats, breakfast… saw every bird I wanted to and more. Fiery billed aracari, blue dacnis, scarlet macaw, manakins, trogons…. What a day! Thank you Edgar!
Edgar was an incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic bird guide. We saw many, many birds, several quite rare. We never imagined how much fun we would have! Also, he is queer-friendly ⭐️.
Never have I seen such a competent and interesting guide. Kenneth is very erudite with unusual eyes for spotting monkeys, sloths, insects, birds, reptiles. Really an activity with this guide to recommend more than highly. Catherine and Eric.
Guillermo is the Best tour guide ever. He is knowledgeable, patient and very friendly. It was the beautiful experience and I will highly recommend him.
Javier is Excellent guide. He introduced many animals and provided good pictures. We could have precious moments. Thank you
Super good tour by Edgar!! He knew so much, very passionate and friendly, a true pleasure. Would highly recommend to someone coming to Manuel Antonio
It was an excellent tour. Elias is a good tour guide. Picked us up on time, we saw many creatures in the night at the Damas island mangroves and the river nearby. We were able to see Sloth, owl, Kingfisher, crocodile, bats and snakes. Tour was about 90 mins, followed by fantastic dinner, Casado. Recommend this tour.
The tour was awesome. The guide was great. I booked thru a company called Ecco tours, but then Jade tours kept texting me and I thought it was spam. Also a little deceptive cuz the $95 PP rate sounded like it was all inclusive but we had to pay extra for park passes. I think they were $30 PP. And the cost of transportation. a($285 for 6 of us from Los Suentos) But a great tour. Edgar was great! There is no way to enjoy this park without a guide!!
Our guide Edgar and our driver Rodrigo were terrific. Edgar is a great birder who knew where to find birds and how to identify them. It was a pleasure to spend the day with them. We drove to many different habitats and found a diversity of species. In just a few hours we found more than 55 species, the highlights of which included Baird's Trogan, Pygmy Owl, King Vulture, a Barn Owl with her chick, and a Red-Capped Manakin. Edgar took photos and videos with our phone through his scope, leaving us with some treasured reminders of our trip. The tour was memorable. We highly recommend Edgar, Rodrigo, and Jade Tours.
