Day Trip To Caño Negro Including Río Frio Boat Experience From La Fortuna
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Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Free Cancellation
- Duration: 8 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
7:30 AM
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Departure Details :
Traveler pickup is offered
- Si su hotel no está en la lista, contáctenos (+506) 2479 9133
- Si su hotel no está en la lista, pueden aplicar cargos extra por transporte -
Cancellation Policy : For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Nature Lovers! This tour will take you for a boat ride on the Ro Fro, starting at Los Chiles, near the Nicaraguan border.This river is part of the Cao Negro Wildlife Refuge a Ramsar site- here you will find one of the most diverse flora and fauna habitats in Costa Rica.
Along the river you can see lots of birds like the snake-bird, herons, cormorants and animals such as: howler, spider or even white face monkeys, three-toed sloths and some reptiles like caimans, Jesus Christ lizards and turtles.
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The tour starts with a pick up from your hotel in a very comfortable bus. The transfer will take 1.5-hour to Los Chiles, a culturally mixed village only 4-km from the Nicaraguan border. Here your boat waits for your river adventure. At that time we begin our 2.5-hour floating safari through Tropical Rain Forest and pastures until we arrive at the marsh.
An experienced English - Spanish speaking guide leads the tour.
Some birds are residents in the area and it is possible to see hundreds of them especially during the dry season. Some of them are Anhinga or Snake - bird, Roseate Spoonbill, it is possible to see little groups of this bird eating in the surroundings of the river. Wood Storks, the Jabiru, the largest bird in Central America and very endangered. Also the Olivaceous Cormorant, that makes its nest in the area, it is also the most popular bird in the area.
This trip includes a typical Costa Rican lunch, regional fruit, natural juices and coffee, all served for our clients comfort at our Ro Fro Restaurant; natural juices, bottled water and cookies are also included during the boat tour.
Inclusions
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks
Beverages
Local taxes
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Exclusions
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Binoculars and camera suggested
Sun lotion
Mosquito repellent
Traveler Reviews
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This was the most amazing trip we did better than Tortuguero the guild and driver were amazing we saw so much loved it
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Three of us booked this trip as our final day outing adventure in Costa Rica. Because we were staying at a VRBO, we asked the tour company Arenal Adventures to pick us up at the Arenal Country Inn, a 500 meter walk from our rental. They were right on time, with a large tour bus that was 75 full so, room for us to stretch out.
The tour description is pretty clear that you have a 90 minute bus ride to the los banos and coffee break stop, with that same 90 minutes back. Our tour guide was fluent in English and had a nice 20 minute talk with jokes. There's a restaurant along the way that usually has dozens of large iguanas in the trees, and he pointed them out as well.
All the Rio Frio tour boats take off from one dock area and head upstream for a few miles at a slow pace. The boats are covered with easy access though you need to be able to handle a half dozen steep and sometimes wet steps.
The amount of wildlife is fantastic, and our guide was first rate in spotting and sharing with us. Most of the animals are used to the tour boats, so we could come within a few meters of the banks and the trees and hang out watching monkeys, caimans the local alligator, herons, kingfishers, more iguanas, basilisks and sloths.
Although there were half a dozen tour boats operating, they all had a system to stay far away from each other while still getting plenty of wildlife viewing in.
After the two hour cruise, we had a nice almuerza de Tico, with arroz con pollo y frios.
Overall, one of our less aerobic outings, but a nice way to end our trip.
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This was ok if u need a relaxed type of tour after a high intensity one. The cruise was nice and our tour guide Victor pointed out lots of birds and animals. I recommend that you take a high powered DSL camera with zoom lens to be able to take pictures of the animals, they are so far up in the trees
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Excellent tour. Our guide, Victor, as well as the bus driver and boat driver were fantastic at spotting wildlife mainly birds, but also bats, reptiles and monkeys. I would highly recommend this tour.
