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Manuel Antonio Nature Park & Wildlife Refuge

Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
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Heredia, Costa Rica
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26 reviews 26 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

A walk on the forest, watching deer, monkeys, iguanas, slooths and racoons! and then get into this amazing white-sanded and blue-waters place... any tourist will love being visiting this paradise within Costa Rica!

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Jacksonville, Florida
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22 reviews 22 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

$10.00 US Entry fee-Costa Ricans get in for 1/3 that price. Saw tons of animals--at least a dozen cappuchins and raccons and lizards. The entrance was hard to find...it's hidden on a side street with no signage--we had to ask several people and then several people asked us where the entrance was! Follow the souvenir stands! Many locals trying to... More

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Clifton, New Jersey, USA
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14 reviews 14 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

Do not do the park without a guide. There is lots to see, but you will miss most of it. The guides keep in touch with each other, so that when something exciting hapens (Like we saw a sloth coming out of a tree which they only do weekly) our guide got hailed, and we got to see it. Pack... More

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Birmingham, Alabama
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

This was an amazing place to see howler and white-faced monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and frogs. We had a fabulous time, especially at the picturesque beach at the end of "Sendero Perezoso". Be sure to leave the beach before high tide rolls in, or else you'll have to walk back out of the park the same way you came in. Bring... More

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Toronto, Canada
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32 reviews 32 reviews
12 attraction reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

Park has spectacular views and lots of wildlife - we saw lizards, iguanas, monkeys, raccoons. brown pelican, sloths. The beaches closer to the public Playa Manuel Antonio side of the park are the better beaches - quite spectacular. There are trails to explore in the park - one of them was a bit of a climb and allowed a fabulous... More

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Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW via mobile

We decided to do this park with a guide to make sure we saw everything. Well we saw everything and it really wasn't much. The reason why I say that is because I've seen everything we saw in the park in doing other free activities. For example, I've seen howler monkeys in the trees of another hotel I'm staying at.... More

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Richmond, Virginia
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38 reviews 38 reviews
17 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Fantastic park, this is the third time to Costa Rico and the third time to visit this park. This time we got to see the houlla big monkeys as well as the white faced ones, also a few squirrel monkeys. Sloths raccoons running rapid .You are not supposed to feed them but everybody does. and the monkeys are very funny... More

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Chesapeake, Virginia
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72 reviews 72 reviews
26 attraction reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
551 helpful votes 551 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Arrived at the Park a little before 9:00 a.m., paid our $10 pp, and headed into the park. We'd made the decision to not use a guide, but had binoculars and made sure we paid attention whenever we saw a crowd. We saw sloths, capuchin monkeys, raccoons, lizards, and even an elusive blue morpho butterfly. After walking the main trail... More

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Jacksonville, Florida
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62 reviews 62 reviews
15 attraction reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

National Park with lots to offer. Beautiful beaches, incredible variety of wildlife, and wonderful vistas, especially for sunset. Crowds can be a problem though. The throngs of people and the parking situation are tough, but once you make your way through, or decide not to let it bother you, you'll undergo an amazing array of experiences. Sloths, monkeys, toucans, lizards,... More

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Denver,Colorado
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

We enjoyed our trek through the park At first we did not understand the need for a guide and it became apparent at the first stop. The guide pointed into the bush and we saw nothing until he set up the scope and things appeared out of no where. The guides work together to locate things for everyone to see... More

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