We had a great time and got to see a lot of things we would have missed if we didn’t have a guide. I love that if you have an iPhone the guide will Airdop all the photos to you that were taken through his scope. I’ve always gotten so obsessed with taking pictures that I rarely just get to enjoy the tour.

Jason was a capable guide. He pointed out all 4 species of monkeys, sloths, a brown tree snake eating a lizard, and a coati. But he promised to send me a Google link to his photos from our trip, and he never did! Bummer.

Disappointing- due to incomplete information given, we were unable to go on the tour, no refund. Please purchase tickets to the park ahead of the guided tour.

During our visit to Manuel Antonio, Lurdes, our knowledgeable guide, crafted an exceptional experience, revealing animals we wouldn't have spotted without her and offering insights that ensured seamless exploration. The journey was both educational and enjoyable, fostering a deeper appreciation for the beauty of Manuel Antonio. We encountered the Common Basilisk, Common Tan Making Bat, Iguana, Common Pauraque, Squirrel Monkey, White-Faced Monkey, Howling Monkey, and Sloth – an incredible array! The tour concluded on the beach, the most beautiful I've seen, with crystal-clear water and fine sand creating a breathtaking sight. Keep your bags closed, as monkeys may try to snag something. While there are a few more hiking trails we didn't have time to explore, we plan to return for that experience. Additionally, we received detailed instructions on what to bring, how to get to the place, where to park the car, etc. Note that you must purchase a separate ticket for the park itself, and the entrance time doesn't have to align with the tour start. Wakoo Tours has a special agreement with the park. I recommend contacting them with any questions before purchasing park entry tickets. Don't forget to bring a reusable water bottle; there are water stations inside the park allowing you to refill during the tour. It's advisable to eat beforehand since bringing food isn't allowed, and food options inside the park are limited. Of course, bring a swimsuit and sunscreen—you don't want to miss the opportunity to enjoy the beach inside the park. Highly recommend this guided tour for a fulfilling and enriching adventure!

Our guide, Jason, was the best! He was entertaining, very knowledgeable about the park and Costa Rica, polite and courteous. Provided very detailed instructions to get to the park. We enjoyed seeing the sloth + baby, 4 different types of monkeys, iguanas, Coatimundi, frogs and birds. The walk was long (2 hrs) and hot on a stone road with occasional water breaks and a few benches to sit on with opportunity to buy lunch near the end. The trail was somewhat crowded between 8 and 10 am on a Thursday in early March, but not overly so. At the end we spent another hour or so swimming on the beach before hiking back.

Andrew was fantastic. Super energetic and was able to show us a ton of wildlife that we never would have seen without him. The entire tour was very enjoyable for our whole family including 4 kids. Thanks for the helpful parking tips / photos of where to go.

FANTASTIC, I would not go to Manuel Antonio without a guide. The animals are very hard to spot. ANDREW! Our tour guide was absolutely fantastic. Charismatic, knowledgeable, even would demonstrate the bird calls and managed to get a beautiful bird to come out by doing some calls. ALSO! He takes a picture of the animal through his telescope for you and shares it with everyone at the end so you don’t have to worry about pulling your phone out on the tour and being distracted. You just enjoy the walk and the animals. We saw, sloth, capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys, toucans, bats, and a bunch of lizards and bugs. But we literally never would have seen any of them (maybe except for the rambunctious capuchin monkeys) without ANDREW our tour guide. 10/10 experience MOST IMPORTANTLY we didn’t know you needed to buy tickets to the park separately at the appropriate time to get in to the actual park. So make sure you coordinate your tickets with the tour times available. Jason at Walpole tours was very helpful on WhatsApp to coordinate this for us. What an amazing experience and I hope you have as amazing time as we did. Also no disposable plastic water bottles in the park. You have to have a canteen.

The guide, Jason, was very knowledgeable, spoke excellent English, was funny and personable, and was able to spot wildlife where nothing seemed visible to me. Without him, we would’ve missed seeing the sloths, bat, crab and lizards. We did manage to see monkeys without his help.

Jason was an outstanding tour guide! He's skilled at seeing things that we would have passed! His vast knowledge of all of the animals is also evident! I highly recommend taking his tours!

This tour was amazing!! Our first guided tour in Costa Rica and it was everything we dreamed it would be and more. We saw sloths, tamanduas, monkeys, and cool bugs. Our guide was funny, knowledgable and considerate. Definitely make sure to swim in the absolutely beautiful beach afterwards! Highly recommend.

This tour was amazing! It ended up just being me and my fiancé and Francisco was our tour guide. We saw a lot of great wildlife including sloths and iguanas, but the howler monkeys were a highlight for us as we hadn't seen them yet in our trip. Francisco was so knowledgeable that I caught other people listening to him rather than their own tour guides! He was also very focused on making sure we got a lot of great pictures. I would highly recommend this tour!

Had a great time exploring the park with Jeremy. He was very accommodating and made sure to answer all our questions. He helped us spot a lot of animals which we wouldn’t have if we did it ourselves. Highly recommend Jeremy.

Andrew was such a great guide! Thanks for making this a fun experience and taking so many photos of the animals and teaching us about them.

Our guide, Wilbur was very knowledgeable and friendly. He has a lot of experience and it showed. He was able to point all sorts of animals that we never would have seen without a guide. We were able to take up close pictures thanks to the equipment he had. Definitely money well spent!

This was a great experience! Andrew was an awesome and knowledgeable tour guide, he genuinely enjoyed his job and were glad to have been with him! We saw monkeys (Howler and white faced capuchin), sloths, a snake, a few hummingbirds, and tons of iguanas. Would recommend to others!

It was a super interesting tour, we learnt a lot about fauna and flora. We spot a lot of animals and insects. Our guide Andrew was so friendly and explain us a lot of things. I do recommend this tour!! Thanks Andrew!!

We are glad we decided to go with a guided tour, since we saw so many creatures which we would have missed otherwise. Also, the spotting scope was great for taking a closer look and for pictures. Aaron was an excellent guide, and we highly enjoyed our tour.

Jason was PHENOMENAL! So knowledgable, so funny, it was truly the best experience. We saw so many more animals with him than we ever could have found alone. 10 out of 10 recommend!

Jason took us on a private tour of MA NP. He was great to communicate with prior and gave us all sorts of useful tips such as where to park and how to avoid the car park sharks! He clearly loves his job and has so much knowledge of the ecosystem and biodiversity of the area. He is very friendly and his stories kept us all engaged. We saw many amazing insects, mammals and birds. We were very lucky to see three 3 toed sloths and one 2 toed. After the tour we were free to use the gorgeous beaches and further explore the park. On our own, we hardly saw anything! I spent a long time researching touring guides and deciding whether we needed one. In the end we splashed out on a private group tour and didn't regret it. The guides have powerful scopes and take fantastic photos and videos which they send to you. In summary I would highly recommend Jason and his company. We had a brilliant day.

We had a great time on our tour of Manuel Antonio National Park thanks to our guide, Andrew. He was full of great info on Costa Rica’s flora & fauna and knew just the places to look to find the insects & animals. We decided very last minute, the day before actually, to take the tour and all the tickets to the park were sold out but Jason was able to get us tickets from another tour company. We originally signed up for the 7 AM tour but they pushed us back to 7:30. I assume this was because there weren’t enough people signed up for 7 AM. It wasn’t a big deal and our group of 10 total, two families of four and a couple had ample time to see all the cool stuff Andrew pointed out along the way. He also took some great pictures with the best phone in the group and then had the woman air drop the pics to everyone else, genius. We ended at the beach which was beautiful and relaxing. You didn’t have to deal with the rip currents we had in Jaco and the waves were just right. We met another couple at the beach that didn’t have near the same tour experience with another guide so we were even more thankful for Andrew. We would definitely recommend Wakoo on your visit to Manuel Antonio.