Half Day Tour
Nature/Hiking
Visit the Carara Biological Reserve

You will spend approximately 3 hours exploring the trails under the canopy of giant trees. A stop will be made at Jaco Beach where you will have time to enjoy the beach.

Carara is a favorite with bird watchers for several reasons besides its ease of access. First, its position in a transition zone means that residents of both habitats are likely to appear.

Second, the Río Grande de Tárcoles has free flowing sections and its waters seep into seasonal marshlands and a shallow oxbow lake covered with hyacinths further expanding number of local habitats.

Finally, because it is slightly dryer, and not all of the trees are evergreen, Carara is more open than the rainforests further south making wildlife spotting easier.

One advantage of the relatively large numbers of people that visit Carara is that if you just stop by, you are likely have several quite competent amateur guides at your disposal.

Birders are a friendly lot, and they generally like interest from novices (as long as you don't interfere with their spotting. Walk quietly and slowly) About 150 scarlet macaws nest and feed throughout the reserve and can usually be seen around dusk flying west down the Río Tárcoles towards the coastal mangroves where they roost for the night.

This tour Includes: A/C Transportation, bilingual Tour Guide.
Please bring:   camera, binoculars, sunscreen and insect repellent.
Please wear: shorts, t-shirt and tennis shoes