自然のダークサイドを探索：マンサニージョ保護区のナイトウォーク

Our 11 days in Costa Rica were quite rainy, so we weren't sure if this hike was even going to go off. We had it scheduled for one evening, just the 2 of us and our guide, Adrian, but it was quite stormy and the rangers wouldn't allow us to proceed. We rescheduled for a few nights later. Again, it was just the 2 of us and Adrian, and boy were we in for a creepy-crawly treat! Adrian was very knowledgeable about all of the critters we encountered and was even able to spot the tiniest frogs and hear the night creatures that surrounded us. We saw hermit crabs of all sizes, translucent frogs, toads, eels and spiders galore. Plus a couple of cucarachas and a cayman! He even spotted a sleeping Kingfisher. Adrian's energy and enthusiasm really made the hike even more fun than we expected, and though spiders and creepy crawlies aren't our favorites, this hike was definitely a highlight! The only thing that would have made it better would have been a clear sky, but the sultry weather definitely got our hearts pumping and gave us the ultimate jungle experience. 10/10! Thanks Adrian!

This is the perfect tour if you love learning about Costa Rican wildlife and want a sense of adventure as well. My tour guide, Adrian, is a well-informed naturalist that knew exactly where to look for different types of nocturnal creatures. We got to see spiders, hermit crabs, insects, and even sloths. I was so excited to see both species (two and three-toed sloths) and learned things I didn’t know before. I will definitely book another tour with Adrian next time I’m in the area!

Adrian was a great guide for our night hike. Unfortunately, it hadn’t rained for several days, so there weren’t as many animals as we had hoped. But Adrian was still able to show us quite a few animals and teach us about different aspects of the jungle.

Adrián was literally the best. Nature decides what she’ll show on each tour, but we saw a ton and had a great time. We saw frogs, a needle fish, a caiman, tarantulas, spiders, and a bulldog bat at the end. Adrian was full of information and passion for his work and was wonderful company as well. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area.

I had done this tour the year prior with my daughter, this time I brought my son. Somehow we managed to get a private tour the first time around and it was a far better experience. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and because there weren't sooooo many people present we saw so many more animals. If you can, I highly recommend booking a private tour. My trip this second time around was a bit chaotic with people showing up late and it was just generally too loud so anything interesting was scared off.

Adrian was a great guide making the hike fun and educational finding lots of cool creatures for us to see and is very knowledge about those creatures. Highly recommend a tour with Adrian!

We have seen all the animals shown in the pictures and even more ! And some of them we have seen more than once during the hike. We saw a kinkajou that was not in the ads, soooooo niiiiiice ! 😄

We loved our night hike through the jungle! It was both exciting and informative; we saw many critters in the dark and experienced a moment of almost total darkness in the primary forest. Definitely add it to your list of things to do!

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The tour with our guide was great. He is very knowledgeable and has a trained look to see and identify the animals. Without him, we probably wouldn't have discovered a single animal. It was a great experience and I can recommend it to anyone.

Adrian was great and explaining what we saw and heard. He carries himself with a peaceful presence and knowledgeable expertise.