Mangrove Nature Tour: Discover Coastal Wildlife

Explore Manuel Antonio’s mangroves, capture stunning wildlife photos, and enjoy expert-guided insights on a safe, scenic boat tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isla Damas - Experience the enchanting beauty of the mangrove on a 2-hour tour. A knowledgeable guide and skilled boat captain will accompany the group, providing detailed explanations of each animal and plant encountered. There will be opportunities to capture stunning photos with monkeys and other wildlife, while also enjoying the breathtaking coastal views.
What's Included
  • Entry
  • Parking included
  • Security equipment
  • Local and bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Transport
Additional Information

Experience the enchanting beauty of the mangroves on a two-hour tour, where a knowledgeable guide and skilled boat captain will accompany participants. They will provide detailed explanations of each animal and plant encountered along the way. The tour includes stops for capturing stunning photos with monkeys and other wildlife, while enjoying the…

Location
Macha Tour
The tour takes place on the ladies island which is approximately 10 minutes from Manuel Antonio, please at the time of booking communicate with us as the meeting point may vary a little depending on the tide
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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827judithr
Sep 11, 2025
Amazing tour with Steve Tours!!! - It was an amazing tour!!!! The guide was very knowledgable and shared lots of interesting information about the tour. We saw plenty of animals like the white faced monkey, different species of lizards, boa constrictor snakes, tucans, and my favorite, are the sloths!!! Such an amazing tour. I highly recommend along with the Manuel Antonio Park Tour. These two tours are a must things to do when in Manuel Antonio! I highly recommend Steve Tours!!!
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Arisamm2025
Sep 11, 2025
Excellent mangrove experience in Manuel Antonio - Excellent tour and super recommended to appreciate the great amount of nature in the mangrove and that majestic ecosystem we have had the pleasure of doing the tour with the guide Felipe and it has been a great success from the moment it was presented showed us its warmth and love for nature already once on the tour showed us great amount of animals and explained in detail the importance of the ecosystem of mangrove animals we have been able to see them very closely which has been a wonderful thing we have also tried the coffee that sells this Enterprise and it has been delicious we have taken back to my country!!! Thank you.
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Sabrina
Aug 20, 2025
A very nice discovery to make - A delay of 25 minutes at the start but then 2h10 of pure happiness our guide was super very attentive and the pleasure of sharing his knowledge: monkeys, crocodiles, birds, basilisiscos, boa...
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865leonier
Aug 6, 2025
Perfect experience for nature lovers! - I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to find peace and quiet in nature, away from civilization. 🌿 The diversity and adaptability of the different mangrove species was particularly fascinating. We learned that there are red, black, and white mangroves—each with its own unique characteristics and functions within the ecosystem. Our guide also picked the different fruits for us and showed us how monkeys open and eat them, for example. The wildlife in the mangroves was also fascinating. We were able to observe birds, crabs, small reptiles, and monkeys in their natural habitat. The monkeys even jumped onto our boat and wanted to see us up close—a real experience for nature lovers and animal enthusiasts!
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242veras
Aug 1, 2025
Rich spectacle - We are very happy that we took part in this boat ride. We saw a lot of animals - lizards, iguanas, crocodiles, monkeys that interacted with us, a sloth, 3 snakes, fish, birds, just a great experience. The cruise itself through the mangroves is absolutely scenic and relaxing. Our guide was fine, funny, knowledgeable. Although the attraction cost a lot of money, we don't regret it, it was money well spent. Costa Rican nature is just a treasure. Thank you.
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635pazo
May 29, 2025
Pura Vida❤️ - Absolutely recommend this tour! We took the morning Mangrove boat tour with Alex and had the best time. He is an absolute gem. Along with teaching about the biodiversity and animals of Costa Rica, he shared beautiful life lessons that will stay with us well beyond our trip. We decided to pack our camera away so while we don’t have photos to share, through the mangroves was such a special experience. From beginning to end, this was a magical experience. 12/10 would recommend!
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J6802bwmaryanng
May 29, 2025
Excellent mangrove and educational tour - We did the tour of Manuel Antonio National Park and also this boat mangrove tour to see animals and we were fascinated by the experience of having the animals so close was unique and very educational guide Alex knows how to call the animals to reach the boat.... we saw monkeys, snakes, many birds, gauntlet, crabs and a beautiful sloth the iguanas can be seen at close range we saw the 2 species and the basilisks that walk on the water itself was a very complete tour and at the meeting site there is free parking that was very helpful.
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Melissa_m
May 26, 2025
Had such a fun time! The... - Had such a fun time! The guide was super knowledgeable and friendly. The monkeys were amazing! Overall the tour was surprisingly both educational and fun!
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Michelle_s
May 17, 2025
Fantastic tour! - Felipe was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw many different animals, including monkeys, iguanas, owls, birds and boa constrictors (from a safe distance!) His bird calls were impressive. Most exciting was a stop to see a family of white-faced capuchin monkeys, who Felipe invited onboard to interact with the other guests. Don’t miss this boat tour through the mangrove!
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Laurel_w
May 9, 2025
Do this tour!!! - Amazing wildlife sightings close up. Thorough kind and knowledgeable guide! Saw monkeys , lizards, birds and the smallest anteater in the world!
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From $65
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).