Caño Negro Wildlife Boat Safari from La Fortuna (Full-Day Tour)
Description
Explore the extraordinary Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge on this full-day boat safari adventure from La Fortuna. After a scenic ride through Costa Rica’s countryside, enjoy a welcome snack and drink before boarding your comfortable boat on the calm Río Frío. With the help of your knowledgeable guide, search for a wide variety of wildlife — from colorful birds and howler monkeys to iguanas, caimans and more — as you cruise through one of the country’s richest ecosystems. The tour includes lunch, snacks, round-trip transportation and water refill, making it a relaxing, immersive nature experience perfect for families, photographers and animal lovers alike. Indispensable practice friendly to the environment: BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE.
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Itinerary
Our tour starts in La Fortuna at 7:30 am. On the way to Caño Negro you will have the opportunity to learn about numerous agricultural plantations of Costa Rica such as yucca, papaya, pineapple, sugar cane and oranges. Then we will arrive at the "El Caiman" restaurant, where we will enjoy a welcome drink and snack, before the boat tour on the "Rio Frio" river. Here we will have 2.5 hours to see egrets, herons, monkeys, caimans, iguanas, bats and a variety of flora. An excellent Costa Rican typical meal will be waiting for us, back at El Caiman Restaurant and while we have lunch, we can talk about the unforgettable experiences on the river.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick Up time will depend on the Hotel location. If your Hotel is not listed, please contact us!
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Hotel Pickup and drop-off is included if hotel location is between La Fortuna and Hotel Tabacón on Route 142, otherwise extra charges apply depending on hotel location.
Reviews(229)
Great day, the guides are truly attentive (thank you Derick and Maria) and the boat captain has a keen eye for spotting animals: spider monkeys, howler monkeys, white-faced monkeys, several birds, bats, basilisk (lizard), iguana, and even a sloth taking a nap. A wonderful experience for the whole family! The transport is a bit long for the children, but it is worth it and the guides provide a lot of information about the country during the trip.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're so glad your family had a memorable day with us, and we'll make sure Derick and Maria receive your kind words. We also appreciate your feedback about the journey—it helps us continue improving the experience for our guests. We hope to welcome you again. Pura vida!
Jorge and Cesar were awesome! Really enjoyed the tour, super friendly and informative and saw great wild life. They also helped us get pictures.
Kevin, thank you so much for your kind review! We're very happy to hear you had a great experience, and we'll be sure to share your words with Jorge and Cesar—they'll really appreciate it. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to see you again. Pura vida!
George was our guide, he was amazing . We saw many different kinds of wildlife. The cruise is so much fun and relaxing. Take this tour.
1 boat for a relaxing, informative, beautiful river tour. 2 hours of exploring river life and the ecosystem. 3-hour bus ride. 4-star lunch--excellent! 5-star guide--humorous, intelligent, informative, personable
It was a long bus ride from La Fortuna (probably 2 hours) but well worth it. Easily the best tour we have gone on in Costa Rica. We saw over a dozen caimans, a dozen bird species, iguanas, JC lizards, slider turtles, a sloth, a howler monkey, and a troupe of white face monkeys. And the lunch after the tour was excellent. Our guide David was excellent.
An interesting boat tour. Our guide had a lot of knowledge of the area and the animals and explained a lot. The bus ride from La Fortuna round trip takes about 3 hours . On the way out, our guide explained a lot and answered questions. Lunch was very good. You had many choices. Compared to other tours, it was a ferry price for the day trip with snacks and lunch.
Although the bus ride is long, our guide, Jorge, kept us informed and entertained along the way. The bus itself was comfy and delivered us on time to the restaurant where snacks, coffee and bathroom breaks were provided. Then, two hours cruising the river to see caimans, numerous birds, iguanas, two species of monkeys and a sloth being slothful. A very relaxing way to view the diverse wildlife of Costa Rica. We finished with a very good buffet lunch which made the ride home comfortable and sleepy. We came away with great memories and some great photos.
We were picked up,at our hotel in La Fortuna. Our guide was informative on the drive to the Cano Negro and talked about bio diversity and the native fruits and plants and animals. When we arrived at the River, we had fruit and coffee to drink before boarding the pontoon like boat.. David showed us many types of birds and caimans and lizards. The highlight of the boat tour were the monkeys and we saw plenty!! Spider monkeys, howlers and white faced monkeys.. the boat ride itself was peaceful along the route.. loved this so much.. lunch afterwards was like typical tour fare. Not the greatest, but yummy nonetheless the less, especially the fish! Highly recommend
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your review with us. We truly appreciate your kind words and your recommendation. It means a lot to our team to know you joined us and enjoyed the experience. We’re grateful you chose Canoa Aventura and hope to welcome you again in the future. Pura vida!
This was the best tour we took during our trip to Costa Rica! Well organized and Jorge was an amazing tour guide! Bring sunscreen, bug spray, and binoculars if you want a closer look. The guide has a scope and will take great pictures of the wildlife. We saw so many different types of animals. The included lunch was a delicious traditional Costa Rican meal. Fruit and drinks are provided before the boarding the boat.
Great wildlife experience, vast amount of birds, camen, lguanas, turtles and monkeys. Made extra special by our guide David who took pictures and videos and shared them with all the group.
