Sloth Watching Wildlife Tour in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Description
This tour will bring you up close and personal with some of Costa Rica’s most-adorable, furry critters as they simply hang out at among the treetops near the Arenal Volcano. The sloth is one of our most-endearing icons here in the rainforests of Costa Rica and this tour has been developed for nature enthusiasts who would like to take an easy going drive around the picturesque Arenal Volcano area as your eagle-eyed, professional, bilingual guide finds the favorite hiding places of the 2-toed, and 3-toed sloth. And as a bonus, you’ll also have the chance to see monkeys, brightly-colored toucans, elusive iguanas, and poison dart frogs. What to bring: rain gear, camera, insect repellent, and binoculars. Includes: Transportation, certified nature guide, water, and costarricense coffee break. Kindly note that costarricense coffee break are not included in the 09:30 a.m schedule
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Itinerary
On the search for these three beautiful animals, the knowledgeable guide will drive you around la Fortuna's beautiful spotting areas for more wildlife. Birds, iguanas, and monkeys are among the animals that you might encounter. In this tour, you can use the special spotting scope or take nice pictures of the sloths, toucans, and frogs with your camera.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We offer pick up in Hotels in La Fortuna Town, San Carlos or you can drive directly to our office (Callidryas Tours)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 9 people per booking
- For snacks, please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Kindly note that breakfast or are not included in the 09:30 a.m schedule
Reviews(1,004)
Beautiful afternoon with welcoming and very friendly guides. Our guide was attentive and available. He also spoke in French.
Ricardo did a great job teaching us all about sloths and helping us locate them. He did a great job to make sure everyone could see, especially my 8 year old, and made sure everyone got fantastic pictures. His knowledge of not just slither but so many animals and the nature around us was vast. Tour pick up and transportation worked flawlessly. Would recommend!
Our guide, Aaron, was very knowledgeable and loves sloths! We went to different locations, and ended with lovely, fresh snacks.
Guides did a great job of finding sloths. They were both very personable and professional. The breakfast was unexpected. The small group increaaed interaction with the guide.
Arron was tour guide. He was excellent and knowledgeable. Super nice as well. We saw a ton of sloths and it was very enjoyable
Great experience. The staff were very knowledgeable. A must do tour. We were very excited and glad we did it.
Waste of money to see nothing but a few sloths through a high powered lens.
This was hands down the best tour ever. Seeing sloths was one of the main things I wanted to do in Costa Rica and our guide helped us to see a total of 9 sloths! We saw 8 three-toed sloths including a mother with her baby, and one two-toed sloth which is apparently rare to find because they move around to frequently. The guides got us an AWESOME video on my phone of a sloth climbing up a tree! We also got up close and personal with a Toucan, several amazing birds, and a bat. Hands down the best tour we did in La Fortuna!!
Had an amazing time with our tour guides! Very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful! We saw so many animals including a mother sloth and baby on its back! 10/10 would recommend! Bring bug spray!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you had such an amazing experience with our guides and enjoyed spotting so many incredible animals — especially the mother sloth and her baby 🦥 Nature always has something special to share! We truly appreciate your recommendation and your helpful tip about bug spray, Hope to welcome you again on another adventure in Costa Rica!
An incredible experience! Our guide JP and his associate (whose name I will butcher if I try to write it here) were amazing. Granted, our experience may have been somewhat out of the norm as we saw nine sloths (both the two- and three-toed variety). These gentlemen made every effort to locate, photograph with their telescope and provide insightful information about each sloth we saw as well as educate us around the habitat, the other creatures we discovered and the local culture. They were incredibly well informed, charming and very forgiving of our lack of Spanish language. I would imagine each tour is unique in its delivery but based on our experience, they are an exceptional way to truly indulge in the Costa Rican culture and engage with these creatures in their true habitat.
