Rainforest Wildlife: Discover Costa Rican Sloths

Explore Costa Rica’s lush forests, spot sloths, toucans, and Red Eyed Tree Frogs. Swim in Rio Celeste and visit a butterfly garden. Adventure awaits!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bijagua de Upala - Bijagua is a quaint village that hosts a private reserve dedicated to sloth observation.
What's Included
  • First class transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional bilingual guides
  • Entree to parks and sites
  • Typical lunch
  • All taxes
What's Not Included
  • Not included: gratuities to chauffeur and guides (recommended)
Additional Information

Begin an exciting journey with a refreshing swim in the clear waters of the Río Celeste River (excluding the waterfall), surrounded by turquoise hues and lush rainforest. Follow this with a guided tour through the Tenorio Volcano area, where you can observe iconic Costa Rican sloths in their natural environment, along with toucans, the elusive red-eyed…

Location
Bijagua de Upala
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Davidsoucy
Dec 10, 2025
Sloths with Anouk - Very nice day with Anouk to go or even the sloths and the Heavenly Rio River. Very comfortable transport arrived on time at our hotel. Riu Guanacaste. I highly recommend this activity, The Sloth Visit is done with respect for nature and animals. We have information about the plants and view of frogs and vipers. Thanks to Allan for making us some frog pictures with our Iphone 17. I didn't think this camera could take such beautiful pictures.
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Mickael
Sep 22, 2025
Visits to the top - We did four activities with CostTour. Our guide Kevin and his wife Anouk were in the small care for us. We made the visit to Varanda which is a top resort with on the program of horse, zip line, slide, impressive with a real feeling of speed in the middle of the jungle. We also saw the Olive turtles, as well as their baby hatching on a beach. We also saw sloths, a bunch of birds, but also batracians like multicolored frogs. We also visited Palo Verde, where we could see crocodile, many birds than other reptiles, including many monkeys. Yeah, too. We highly recommend cost tour for the magical moments they were able to introduce us to better know the Costa rica, another big bravo to Kevin and his wife Anouk, as well as to the Driver who were dedicated during this stay.
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Mediocrerunner
Jun 2, 2025
Memories for Life - Truly a fantastic experience. The guide was so knowledgeable about all things about Costa Rica (pro tip, sit in the front seat with him and ask lots of questions :)). Generally speaking, Costour was absolutely fantastic to me throughout my month in Costa Rica, letting me know of options for a solo traveler to join a group trip. I went on three adventures with them and they were all life long experiences and memories I will take with me forever :) Thank you!!
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Allen_n
May 3, 2025
Costa Rica Experience - Kevin and Alberto were amazing! Fun, flexible and very knowledgeable. We saw and swam in the beautiful Rio Celeste and saw 5 sloths, a viper, multiple frogs and other exciting critters. I highly recommend this. It captured the essence of what Costa Rica has been in my mind all my life.
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Derek_m
Apr 22, 2025
Amazing tour! The owner,... - Amazing tour! The owner, Kevin, was our guide. We had an amazing day. Saw sloths, snakes, various frogs, and toucans. Kevin was very knowledgable and made our day memorable. Would certainly go on his tour again!
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Steven_p
Apr 9, 2025
A must when in Costa Rica - Fantastic day of touring around. We all had an amazing day. Gabriel was amazing and would highly recommend. Jess at the sanctuary was amazing and helped get some of the best pictures I have ever seen of animals.
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777yannickh
Apr 4, 2025
Day filled with flora and fauna! - Very nice day! on the trail to Rio Celeste Falls we saw; frog, snake and even a group of Capuchin monkeys, as well as a kinkaju. The fall was beautiful, it was worth the descent of the stairs as well as the ascent. Our guide Alberto was kind enough to stop for 20 minutes while me and my spouses went to cool off in the river. Excellent dinner with even a greenhouse with butterflies. After dinner stop at the tree of peace. And what about the visit of the sloths.... Wow, snakes, frogs, tapir, toucans and sloths. I recommend without hesitation
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K8665ojtarah
Mar 27, 2025
Awesome adventure! - We had the best time! We swam in the Blue River, we saw sloths, toucans, poisonous frogs, tasted termites :), learned how to survive in the jungle, lol, and had a wonderful time making friends with our fellow internationals! Thank you Kevin and Memo for a wonderful time!
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Brandee
Mar 17, 2025
We’ll be back. - Although our trip was canceled Kevin reached out to make any other options available including a private tour. I appreciate him reaching out and going above and beyond to accommodate us. We will be back soon and plan to book with him and his family. I’m grateful for his help and the work he does.
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Jessica
Feb 17, 2025
Amazing adventure - Our guide Kevin and Memo the driver took us on a fun all day adventure! We saw all kinds of wildlife and birds, and the best part was seeing the sloth that came down to the ground up close!! Truly amazing to be that close to a sloth. Lunch at the traditional Costa Rican restaurant in Bijagua was tasty, and there was a butterfly garden attached to the restaurant. We had a full van, and I’m pretty sure everyone had an amazing time. Thank you!
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From $140
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).