Tamarindo Estuary Boat Safari

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Join us for the beautiful two-hour safari boat tour in Las Baulas National Park to explore the flora and fauna of the mangroves of Tamarindo in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Your local bilingual tour guide will share information about the local ecosystem and help you to spot monkeys, crocodiles, birds, iguanas and more. Enjoy the amazing landscape and nature on a relaxing trip through the local estuary.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please wear comfortable clothes, sunscreen, insect repellent

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Local guide

Bottled water

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Tamarindo/Langosta area

Gratuities

Transportation from Playa Brasilito, Flamingo, Potrero, Las Catalinas

Transportation from JW Marriott/Hacienda Pinilla

Transportation from RIU Hotels/Playas del Coco/Hermosa/Panama

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Meeting points

Tamarindo

Tamarindo Costa Rica

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Las Baulas National Marine Park

Join us for the beautiful safari boat tour in Las Baulas National Park to explore the flora and fauna of the Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. We will take you on a two hour tour through the mangroves of the National Park with the chance to see howler monkeys, crocodiles, birds, iguanas and more. Enjoy the amazing landscape and nature on a relaxing trip with our local tour guide. The boat is shaded, ideal for days when the sun is extra hot! Tour time is dependent on high tide, and your pick up time will be sent to you upon booking. • Includes Water • Includes Hotel Pick up in Tamarindo and Langosta area • Great for kids and those with limited mobility • No long bus ride! Starts at the rivermouth in Tamarindo!

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Playa Langosta

Pick up 15 min before tour

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Shared Boat Tour

Shared Boat Tour
Pickup included

Private Boat & Tour Guide

Private Tour
Pickup included

Reviews

4.61

589 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

439

Beautiful and peaceful
Passenger47177228263,
Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide was amazing. Pointing out all of the wildlife and ensuring everyone on the boat had a good look and could take pictures.
Great experience
Bernadine R,
Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a wonderful tour. Our guide Ivan made the experience delightful. Transfer to the boat was smooth. Remember to wear sandals, not sneakers as you have to wade through the water to get to the boat.
Really interesting safari
Stephen W,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Be prepared to step in shallow water when entering or leaving the boat. Really good tour, though, seeing crocodiles, howler monkeys, raccoons, crabs and several interesting birds.
Great nature event
Ulrike V,
Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Wonderful experience with great information about fauna and flora. Guide Ivan has made the tour a special experience.
Plenty to see in the mangroves
Karen S,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was well worth it. We saw a variety of birds as as well as crocodiles crabs, large lizards, howler, monkeys, and more. Our boat driver and guide were both very knowledgeable and friendly. There are no restrooms once you leave on the boat, until you return, in case that is important to you. I would also wear a secure water sandal or similar as your shoes may get both wet and potentially somewhat muddy when you walk to see the monkeys if you need to cross a stream area.
Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys!!
John S,
Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
This was a very enjoyable tour. We sat in a boat as the tour guide explained about the river and the wildlife. The tour guide pointed out a couple of crocodiles, several different bird species and raccoons in trees along the river. While on the tour guide we heard through the tour guide‘s radio another tour guide say “monkeys, monkeys, monkeys“ a couple of times. The tour guide knew exactly where that was and in 10-15 minutes the tour guide beached the boat and we were watching monkeys in the trees. After the monkeys the tour guide offered water, iced tea and beer and cut up a pineapple for everyone
A really interesting and funny boottrip
christinakD5922QR,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A really nice guide, we had a lot of fun. He knows every bird. We see 3 crocodiles and monkeys, he had a lot of experience. The guides have good connections and help each other to find the animals
Lovely afternoon
Heather A,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide, Fabio and captain Harry were awesome! Very knowledgeable and thoughtful. Easy little jaunt.
Look elsewhere
Rosa O,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
Re: Manglar (Tamarindo Estuary) tour, 11/11/25, 11 am We were put on a small fisherman's boat with a total of 22 adults, 60% of them being men in their prime (healthy, probably worked out every day), with about 85% of them seated in the back half of the boat, and all at the start of low tide. We got stuck SEVERAL times. The engine on the boat started to overheat and had to be shut off. Finally we could not make it back to the starting point due to all of the above, and we were asked to walk 3/4 of a mile through wetland, water, and rock formations back to the transport. What was supposed to be a two hour deal became a bit over 3 hours and a whole lot of wet gym shoes. Drivers did the best they could with the demands of their boss back at the office, which they called a few times. Very unorganized and incapable of performing a bit of math to calculate the limits of such a small boat during low tide. Not worth the experience nor the money. My recommendation: Find another vendor.
Poor experience
JohnJames B,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Rode on Tuesday, 11th of November 2025. The “English” tour is barely English. The two operators speak to themselves in Spanish the entire time. If a guest speaks in Spanish, the tour operators answer in Spanish and doesn’t tell others what they just said. We didn’t see anything except the same 3 birds every time and one crocodile. It seemed like it was their first time riding in the estuary, we constantly got stuck and were told the drop off to see the monkeys was too muddy, so we missed that important part of the tour. Of course, no reimbursement or partial reimbursement. Tour should have been cancelled if we couldn’t see the monkeys or have a good ride, but it was kept on despite the fact that the estuary water level was clearly too low for a flat bottom boat with 6000lbs of human in it. Poor experience, and I’m not one to complain or give bad ratings.