Sierpe Wildlife Tour: Explore Costa Rica's Mangroves
5.0
52 Ratings
Sierpe

Explore Sierpe’s wildlife and Costa Rica’s largest mangrove forest on a guided river tour. Discover monkeys, crocodiles, toucans, and more.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sierpe - Enjoy a relaxing motorboat tour along the Sierpe River, close to town, while safely experiencing the natural habitats of various animals like limpets, crocodiles, herons, toucans, monkeys, sloths, and snakes. Additionally, we showcase the diverse species of mangroves along the river. Our guides are highly knowledgeable about the local flora and fauna.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Comfortably seated in a motorboat, participants can embark on an intriguing tour around the village of Sierpe. The area boasts a landscape teeming with diverse wildlife in their natural habitats, including monkeys, crocodiles, limpets, toucans, herons, snakes, and sloths, among others.
Interested in mangrove species? This tour also offers the chance to…

see more
Location
Marisquería, Bar y Restaurante Las Vegas
northwest side of Sierpe Park, office inside the Las Vegas Restaurant.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
5.0
(52 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Finnjar
Mar 17, 2026
Wonderful tour of the mangroves and wildlife - We had booked the tour as a couple and were actually only two on the boat! Angelo, our tour guide, first took a lot of time to tell us about the river's ecosystem. We drove into a quiet side arm and could see monkeys up close - an incredible experience. Angelo was able to tell us a lot about the individual animal species. Here it doesn't feel like mass tourism, but we had a very special private experience. Angelo’s enthusiasm for the river, the plants and the animals together with his knowledge made the about 3h 15min perfect.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
K4629wcdanielc
Mar 15, 2026
Excellente - We absolutely loved our 3 hour mangrove boat tour! The communication beforehand was easy and effective, we were able to book a private tour with just my wife and I. Our tourguide Moises was very knowlegable and looked for everyrhing we could have wanted. He was really good at spotting everything. 10/10 recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Gripoo
Mar 5, 2026
An unforgettable experience - Beautiful boat tour. Our guide Joshua was very friendly and competent. He gave us a lot of interesting info and showed us many animals. It was magical!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Stig1960
Mar 4, 2026
Good value for money - Great tour. Although not very far, the guide was able to spot a lot of animals, including birds, monkeys, a snake, and 3 crocodiles/caymans. Friendly reception at the start and the trip included drinks.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Q6710qwjosj
Feb 21, 2026
Do this again kind of trip - Excellent trip. The captain was very knowledgeable about the area and its animals. He was also very patient and perfectly gaged our interest. He automatically moved on when we didn’t have questions anymore or sat back down. The trip was the perfect length (2.5 to 3 hrs) and it felt we saw it all without it getting boring. We saw 2 kinds of monkeys and a Kaaiman really close up, and Tons of birds, incl the scarlet macaws and Toucans. We didn’t see a sloth even though he knew where there was hanging out in a tree. the water in the side arm of the river was too low. Our boat couldn’t go far enough upstream. Bring sun screen and a hat. The Captain has drinks.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
558nilsh
Feb 9, 2026
Great Experience - Without a doubt one of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica! This is a remote part of the country and we enjoyed the journey to the location. Leading up to departure communication was smooth with the operators. We boarded the boat with a small group and left the dock on schedule. We saw lots of wildlife thanks to the keen eyes of the captain and tour guide. Highly recommend.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jerzy_r
Feb 7, 2026
Great experience in good company - The tour and serv8ces were excellent and went beyond our expectations. I can recommend our guide and this tour to all nature lovers without any hesitation.
Review provided by Viator
Johnsr3785xf
Feb 4, 2026
Wonderful mangrove river tour, Sierpe River Costa Rica - Nina @ OSA Discovery tours was a great host and Joshua our Sierpe River and Mangrove Tour Guide was fantastic. He grew up as a boy on the river and was passionate and knowledgeable about all the wildlife and proud of Costa Rica's sustainable achievements. Highly recommended on all levels.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Aphone2018
Jan 29, 2026
boattrip with Jeffrey (guide) and César (Captain) - We did a boattrip with Jeffrey (guide) and César (Captain) and it was amazing!! We even spotted sloths - soooo cute!!!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Daniella_a
Jan 28, 2026
We were so well led... - We were guided so well and our guide taught us so much and showed us so many animals. We could not have imagined this abundance. Highly recommended. A big highlight of our trip.
Review provided by Viator
Check Availability
From $56
From $56
up to 14 guests
2 - Adult
Select a date
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).