Animal Sightseeing Boat Tour in Palo Verde National Park

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6 to 7 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica, part of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area, spans 45,492 acres in Guanacaste Province, safeguarding the Tempisque River valley.

It's vital for preserving floodplains, marshes, and limestone ridges from encroaching civilization, protecting diverse ecology like evergreen forests and mangrove swamps.

The park hosts a ranger station, offering amenities and access to the Palo Verde Biological Station.

Renowned for bird diversity, it shelters species like scarlet macaws, white ibis, and wood storks.

During the dry season, it becomes a haven for birds due to water scarcity elsewhere, notably Parajos Island, a prime nesting site for black-crowned night-herons, contributing to the park's preservation of one of Central America's last tropical dry rainforests.

Established as a wildlife refuge in the 1970s, it later gained national park status and international recognition for its ecological importance.

What's Included

Private transportation
Purified water provided at operators facility at no cost.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
Typical Lunch
All safety equipment provided by the insured operator.
Age restriction by law is 18yo. It is legal for passengers to consume alcohol.
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickups - All locations: Transfer time to activity location is up to 2 hours one way. The evening prior you’ll get the drivers name and the unit plate number. The driver will send you a message on WhatsApp when at the pickup location and share his location with you again. The van will have a sign with the company name on it. The driver will scan your reservation from your electronic device and confirm pickup. Exception: Pickup Liberia transfer time 1 hour.

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Meeting point

Palo Verde Boat Tours and Restaurant is the Meeting Point to start the tour. Our guide will be ready for you at the reception inside.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 to 7 hours (approximately)
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    Palo Verde Boat Tour and Restaurant with Typical Lunch cooked on wood fired stove by the owners family. Enjoy the typical flavor of a local home cooked meal. The traditional Costa Rican recipes will almost always feature rice, black beans, salad, fried plantains and a meat like chicken, beef, pork or fish. Often they also include patacones, a vegetable hash called picadillo and other sides.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
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    Boat Mooring, start and end of boat tour. The most common animals you will see on the Palo Verde National Park boat tour are iguanas, crocodiles, white face monkey, howler monkey, herons and birds. Incredible resources Over 750 species of plants have been identified, including the palo verde, pochote, Spanish cedar and the Guanacaste tree. In addition, 5 of the 6 species of mangrove present in the country can be found in the park.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Real Tours Costa Rica

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Day Trips
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Bus Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Eco Tours
Water Tours
Food & Drink
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Cancellation Policy

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

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