Sloths Watching Tour through Sloth's Territory
Description
Sloth’s Territory is a private reserve located in El Tanque, less than 10 minutes away from La Fortuna downtown (Arenal Volcano). The place, managed by the Rodriguez Perez Family, it’s a truly gem with vibrant flora & fauna. The observation hike, a truly enigmatic experience is developed through a safe path. this trail runs the reserve along La Havana River, and offers the opportunity to observe many kind of animals in it’s natural habitat. Two & three-toed sloths, opossums, red frogs, porcupines, different kind of birds such as; Toucans, Tanagers, Royal Flycatchers, Hummingbirds, Parrots, Honeycreepers, Cinnamon Woodpeckers, enrich the activity. Our expert guide will carefully show you, all our different attractions and will give you through a unique lifetime experience. The tour includes a trained guide during the whole hike with professional telescope and it finish with a break to enjoy our more selected seasonal fruits (most of them from our organic field).
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Sloth’s Territory is a private reserve located in El Tanque, less than 10 minutes away from La Fortuna downtown (Arenal Volcano). The place, managed by the Rodriguez Perez Family, it’s a truly gem with vibrant flora & fauna. The observation hike, a truly enigmatic experience is developed through a safe path. this trail runs the reserve along La Havana River, and offers the opportunity to observe many kind of animals in it’s natural habitat. Two & three-toed sloths, opossums, red frogs, porcupines, different kind of birds such as; Toucans, Tanagers, Royal Flycatchers, Hummingbirds, Parrots, Honeycreepers, Cinnamon Woodpeckers, enrich the activity. Our expert guide will carefully show you, all our different attractions and will give you through a unique lifetime experience. The tour includes a trained guide during the whole hike with professional telescope and it finish with a break to enjoy our more selected seasonal fruits (most of them from our organic field).
For our night hike starting at 6:00pm, it is the best time to look for animals with nocturnal behavior. During this hike, you will have the chance to see different kind of frogs, kinkajous, snakes, spiders, bats and eventually: two and three-toed sloths (but it is not the focus of this specific hike). While the night starts and the sky gets full of stars, our well-trained guide will keep you safe while you continue the hike through our property. The trail is accessible for all ages, so this is an activity where the whole family can enjoy it. The duration of this activity is 1 and a half to 2 hours. The tour includes a trained guide during the whole hike, with professional equipment, a flashlight for each participant and we finish as well with a break of enjoying fresh seasonal fruits. What to bring: •insect repellent •light clothes •rain gear.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1,146)
We had a great time on the tour! We saw so many sloths, even caught one moving. Our tour guide was very knowledgable. Kids loved the tour, they were engaged the whole time.
A very responsible way to see wildlife! Our tour guide was thoroughly knowledgeable and passionate about nature. We saw sloths (one with a baby) and some beautiful birds as well. We spent about 2 hours there, so it's a great activity to round out the day in La Fortuna.
This tour was incredible, and we saw so much more than just sloths (although we saw plenty of those -- I think we saw about ten of them, including two or three babies, and we saw the faces of 6-8 of the sloths)! In addition to the (surprisingly active) sloths, we also saw a toucan, poison dart frogs, leaf cutter ants, a rufous motmot, a cool lizard, and a pair of crested guans, as well as some interesting insects. Our guide, Ivania, was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and skilled at her job. She did a great job of spotting things, got great photos and video of the animals for us, was very generous with her time, and was super fun to talk to. The time with her flew by, and we had an absolute blast, so much so that we recommended this tour to multiple other people we met while in other locations on our Costa Rica trip (and now we are recommending it to you! :) ).
Our guide was amazing, he was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions and pointed out things we wouldn't have seen on our own
This is an easy flat walk through a nature preserve with one suspended bridge. We saw several (8??) sloths, some of which had babies, and many of which were active (eating, scratching, climbing) without any intervention from the tour guide. If a tour guide “whistles” at the sloth, that’s cruel behavior! This lets the sloths know a predator (a hawk) is coming. This company treats the sloths with respect! Our guide, Ivania, was incredible.
This was a great experience for our family with an awesome guide Bernal. He was very knowledgeable and very kind. Thank you so much!!!!
Ivania was an amazing guide. We appreciated her energy and patience and expertise! Saw lots of sloths!
Ivania was fantastic and helped us see all the animals and get tons of pictures. The walk was easy enough and she was full of great information. We came on a Monday and it wasn't busy and it was just the two of us and it was great.
We really enjoyed this sloth tour! Ruben was a great guide and we were able to see many sloths, monkeys and even a poison dart frog. He made our experience fun and we would NEVER had been able to find the sloths on our own. The hike was nice, but not too long and we ended with some fresh fruit. Got some great photos also.
The tour guide, Bernal, made the tour very interesting. He spotted close to 10 sloths including sloths with their babies. He shared many interesting facts not only about sloths but also about the trails and about other animals such as various frogs and birds. Bernal was also very patient and helpful with pictures.
