Adventure

La Fortuna: Guided Twilight Wildlife Safari

4.8 / 5

50 reviews

Activity provider: Flow Trips Costa Rica
Adventure

La Fortuna: Guided Twilight Wildlife Safari

Activity provider: Flow Trips Costa Rica
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From US$ 77.86 per person

Likely to sell out

As the sun is just starting to fall, enjoy the mystical way the light disappears leaving you in the peaceful darkness of the jungle on a slow river.

About this activity

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Duration 3 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish
Pickup included
Please wait for us in the Lobby, our guide will be asking for the name you use to make the reservation. If there is a delay on the time, we will be calling your hotel to let you know.
Wheelchair accessible
Small group
Limited to 6 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Experience both day and nocturnal wildlife, such as sloths, opossums, bats, howler monkeys, and owls
  • Listen to the sounds of the forest at night
  • Delight in delicious Costan Rican snacks and great coffee
  • Learn interesting information about Costa Rica's wildlife
Full description

You will be picked up from your hotel lobby in La Fortuna. After 25 minutes of driving, you will arrive at the Peñas Blancas River. Before you start, your guide will provide an orientation talk about how to conduct yourself while sitting on the boat. Following this, your tour will begin. Ride in your raft at dusk. Enjoy the mystical way the light disappears from the sky during the sunset, and savor the jungle's peaceful darkness. Your bilingual river guide, trained as a naturalist, will do the rowing, and you will appreciate the nocturnal wildlife of the Peñas Blancas River. With the boat's specially designed lighting system, you will then embark on a magical journey, discovering that most mammals are in fact nocturnal. Upon exiting the river you'll visit the "Hidalgo Family Home”, where you will have the opportunity to experience and appreciate a piece of Costa Rican culture, and get a taste of a traditional Costa Rican snack.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop off from the La Fortuna area
  • All necessary equipment
  • Hotel pickup and drop off outside La Fortuna (El Castillo, Arenal Lake, Nuevo Arenal, or Springs Resort)

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What to bring

  • Comfortable clothes
  • Insect repellent

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  •  This tour is recommended for people of all ages
  • This tour is recommended for people with limited mobility
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 50 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5
  • Service
    5/5

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This was such a cool experience. So much came out at night that we'd not seen in the entire week of day activities we'd done. From bats picking bugs off the surface of the water to a baby owl hiding in a tree to a family of monkeys having dinner above my head, this was a great tour.

March 24, 2023

Calm and magical atmosphere, listening to different sounds of wilderness. Guides were quite knowledgeable. Many wildlife sightings: howler monkeys, opossums, bats, caymans, birds, lightbugs... Great local homemade snacks at the end of the trip. Thanks to all the organizers!

March 24, 2023

Die Strecke auf dem Fluss an sich war schon schön, dank unserer tollen Guides haben wir viele Tiere zu sehen bekommen. Der Guide hatte nicht nur gute Fachkenntnisse, sondern war auch sehr freundlich und motiviert uns möglichst viel zu zeigen. Einfach klasse!

March 24, 2023

Product ID: 234217