A wagon ride pulled by water buffalo or walking through The Bamboo Farm, with approximately 65ha. A place that develops in a sustainable way, using natural resources to meet the needs of animals, cultivating, collecting water and taking advantage of solar energy. During the tour, you will be able to interact with the farm animals such as chickens, goats, sheep, geese, donkeys, cows and more. Likewise, we have water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with their corpulent and stocky body, help us as a means of transport to collect the fruit of the oil palm that we grow sustainably, the oil from our farm can be marketed as RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil). An experience to learn about one of the main economic activities and learn more about the culture of the region.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 15.
African palm plantations are a fundamental part of the economy and ecology of the area, on this tour the guide explains the importance of interaction in the ecosystem, collection process, uses of vegetable oil and crop history.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Eco Farm Tour & Water Buffalos lasts about 2–3 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $75 per person for this Quepos experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 2:00 PM.
Children aged 4–5 pay from $37, adults from $75. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Nacarcosta reception. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 7 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 19 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Nacarcosta Wildlife Adventure.
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Our guide was very friendly and excitable, we learnt a lot, had fun - great farm, great team! Finished off the tour with some delicious fruit and iced tea, perfect. Pura Vida. 🫶
The Nacarcosta group is pleased with this lovely expression. Thank you very much, and we hope to see you soon.
This is the perfect kayak tour (or small boat, if you prefer). You start the tour with tasty fruits and information on a beautiful palm oil plantation. Our kayak guide was Jonny Arturo and he is amazing! SO knowledgeable about the flora and fauna and the unique relationships in the mangrove forest. You can’t help but respect the area and everything in it. We saw birds, bats, lizards, and a troop of white-faced capuchin monkeys. Had a terrific time! Afterwards, we had a traditional breakfast prepared by two kind and hard-working women. This is the tour to take!
The entire group is very excited in Nacarcosta to hear such good comments. Thank you very much for your kind words and see you soon.
Main lady at reception desk (who was also the one to give the tour) seemed irritated the entire time and was not afraid to show it on her face as well as how she spoke to people. She seemed bored and that guests and walking through the tour was an inconvenience to her. This “tour” was maybe ten minutes long. All the tour included was a simple gesture to ‘this is where the eco farm tour is’, with little to no explanation and then a 30 second walk to where the water buffalos were. Guests had the option to ride one of the water buffalos which is neat but the reigns they used to guide the buffalo were tied to a nose ring which they obviously pulled on to get the animal to go. The buffalo clearly didn’t want to move but gave in because they keep pulling until the buffalo moves. I saw the buffalo wince a couple times from them pulling. We ultimately came to this location for the mangrove kayak and didn’t know/forgot this tour was part of the excursion. If I would’ve known they would be exploiting animals I would not have chosen this location. The buffalos were super calm and beautiful though, it’s unfortunate they’re used for this purpose. If reigns were used in a more humane way, this would drastically change peoples feelings towards the experience.
We understand your annoyance is the buffalo ring because you made a good comment the same day.. Thanks to your comment we will explain the use of the ring in the nose. The ring is placed by a veterinarian where the animal falls asleep and its use is for its well-being. The nose ring assists the handler to controle the animal with minimal risk of injury. The ring prevents it from hitting other animals and being able to move it from one place to another without causing stress. The only use of these buffaloes is to be petted. Examples of working animals include horses and cattle that work in fields or rats and marine animals trained to detect landmines. Additionally, camels and llamas may transport goods, while elephants are used in logging. Dogs fill various working roles, such as therapy work and drug sniffing
Oscar was our guide on the eco tour and very knowledgeable and friendly. Cruz led Emerson - the Buffalo pulling the cart - both quite enjoyable young gentlemen. We learned much about the place, several animals, birds, etc. Would be good to know there is a lot of walking - I don't suggest sandals as I wore and bring a backpack or place all your belongings in your pockets as opposed to a purse as you'll be away from the cart for an extended period of time. It was a bit disheartening to learn the trip is $20 cheaper if you walk up and book instead of through TripAdvisor. Did not learn as much about the palm oil plantation, production, history or uses of the products as we thought from the description or would have liked.
Enderson is knowledgeable and presents information with zest and joy. He an amazing guide! He has a keen eye and helped us find a sloth that we would have never seen on our own
it was absolutely amazing. The boat ride is relaxing and very interesting. Highly recommend this tour.
Our guide Daniel was amazing - friendly, knowledgeable and super enthusiastic. The boat tour was so beautiful. Highly recommended.
Getting to meet a calm and friendly water buffalo, and the amazing tour guide. Not to mention the great kayaking
Elias did a great job with the trip! Kids had fun riding the water Buffalo! The boat ride was serene and the landscape was mesmerizing! Would definitely recommend this tour. We were staying at the Los Altos resort and Elias picked us up and dropped us back at the resort
Grate tour and the guide was very good at explaining the situation. It was nice to see the monkeys along the riverbank
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