Tours/Playa Flamingo/Sloth Sanctuary WildLife Hike
Viator · group up to 20 pax

Sloth Sanctuary WildLife Hike

4.1(41)Playa Flamingo1 hour
VIATOR4.0(20)TRIPADVISOR4.2(21)

Description

Here is one of the very few places you can spot the magnificent two toed and three toed sloths in Costa Rica, province of Guanacaste(bijagua area). This is a wildlife tour , that means all the animals are freely roaming around and we will observe them with respect for nature.

Tour Options

Sloth Sanctuary WildLife Hike
  • Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission included300 min

A 1,5 hours drive from Tamarindo , Here is one of the very few places you can spot the magnificent two toed sloths in Costa Rica, province of Guanacaste. This is a wildlife tour , that means all the animals are freely roaming around and we will observe them with respect for nature.

Highlights

Air-conditioned vehicle

What's included

Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
Brunch
From jw Marriott, Hacienda pinilla and avellanas $30 extra per person

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Reviews(41)

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BonnieF803
May 25, 2026
Great sampling of Costa Rican wildlife!

Since It was our first time in Costa Rica, we were unaware that sloths in the wild would be very far away from Papagayo, Guanacaste. We didn’t want to travel for a full day to see them, so we opted to go to the wildlife sanctuary. It was fun, easy and informative. It just the right amount of time for a hot day. We fully enjoyed the experience with the staff, and it gave us a very good representation the of animals of Costa Rica.

Operator response

For us it's always a pleasure to help you accomplish your goals.

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Paul_G
May 5, 2026
A wonderful visit!

This is a terrific tour! Lester coordinated the trip perfectly, and he and Maria gave us a tremendous experience, we saw sloths, snakes, birds, insects, and learned a lot about the various plants in the rainforest. Hightly recommend!

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Janet_W
April 22, 2026
Great!

If you are afraid of spiders or snakes, be forewarned. Otherwise, this is a GREAT trip. Our guide was so knowledgeable and considerate.

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David_T
March 16, 2026
Spectacular outing!

Wow! I talked to the tour operator the day before to see how hard the rain forest hike would be. He said very easy and it was. Then when our guide picked us up his boss told him to take us on a river cruise at the end and it was awesome! Sloths Crocodiles monkeys spectacular birds dart frogs Toucans snakes you name it we saw it! Lester and our driver Joel were informative and funny!

Operator response

Happy to hear that we always want customers to be happy

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Jill_W
April 29, 2025
The "sanctuary" was not a...

The "sanctuary" was not a real sanctuary. The sloths can come and go on the property. The area was very small and the entire walk through didn't take an hour. The tour and pick-up was expensive and very long. The driver was kind and offered to drive to a waterfall.

Operator response

Yes its a Sloth wildlife reserve and we did the tour for one hour plus we stop to the waterfall +lunch and also we waited 20 extra. I am sorry you felt it was expensive best luck Leo

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Kathy_S
February 28, 2025
Shouldn’t be allowed to advertise.

Never got the tour because they called and cancelled and said driver had an accident. If I had the choice to give 0 stars I would have.

Operator response

We let you know the day before you never answered

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U7879KLjenniferm
October 17, 2024
Baby sloth sitting on his sleeping Mom!!

Even though it rained the entire time (it is a rain forest after all) we were thrilled to see sloths high up in the trees. Our guide, Manfred was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and personable! The highlight was the restless baby sloth on its sleeping mama’s belly! Amazing! Our driver, Henry, was also terrific. He was reliable and drove safely. A big thumbs up!

Operator response

Thanks you SO much for this amazing review.

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Jennifer_M
October 14, 2024
Everything we’d hoped for!

Manfred was a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic nature guide. We saw multiple sloths including a very active baby sitting on its sleeping mother’s stomach. Incredible! We also saw a capuchin monkey way up in a tree, a coatimundi and poison dart frogs! It was everything we had hoped for.

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Explorer31227945561
May 13, 2024
No show from tour operator. Cancelled tour by the tour operator and rescheduled.

Our tour was canceled due to another party being sick. We were ready but tour operator changed date to Monday, May 13. Same time pick up at JW Marriott. No show from tour operator and no reply from them via email. It was the same email address they used to cancel on us. I hope we are not charged for a tour that was canceled by the tour operator not us.

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Christine_T
November 13, 2023
Way Longer Trip than advertised

The description leads you to believe the sloths are 1.5 hours away from tamarindo and this is a 6 hour tour in total. That is wrong, the sloths are 3 hours drive each way and you are cramped in the back of a tiny car scrunched up in a little ball. The only good part was at the very end we got to see a sloth up close. All the other sloths are far away where you need binoculars to see them.

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