El Bosque Night Tour

I had the absolute best time on my night tour at El Bosque. Dio was really friendly and so knowledgeable about the animals, plants, and history of the area. I learned so much and saw so many different birds, mammals, and interesting bugs. He had the wherewithal to ask about any phobias that I had as we were starting the trip.

Our guide was able to spot insects and small animals that we would have certainly missed. She was wonderful with the grandchildren and did not exclude them from the conversation. We enjoyed a starry night with our guide taking us to a spectacular viewing spot near a huge anthill.

We did a night tour with El Bosque. There are a series of private reserves that are interconnected that form a protected corridor for birds and animals in the area. Our guide was a bird expert and was able to show us many roosting birds, from parrots to motmots. We saw tarantulas, a nine banded armadillo, trap door spiders and much, much more.

Not deterred by the weather or that there were only two of us, Roiner guided us through the forest to see the end of the diurnal birds' day and the beginning of evening and then night on the trails of this remarkable place. Small group means small group! Anything we spotted he secured with a picture through his scope in case the bird flew away or we could not see well enough with our own eyes.

This night tour was recommended to us by our host, Ana, and we couldn’t be happier that she set it up for us. This company is truly passionate about the forest and the animals that reside in the forest. This was reflected in the very small group size along with being the only tour out there at 1 time. It was an intimate setting and our tour guide Royner was so knowledgeable about the wildlife.

The night walk was through the extensive trails on the grounds of Hotel El Bosque. Our guide was knowledgeable and excellent at spotting many animals. A night hike was an important part of our trip to Costa Rica as the animals that are active at night are very different. We would highly recommend this activity

We had a very windy night so there wasn’t much to see in trees but our guide still found pretty cool birds for us to watch while they were sleeping. We also saw a lot of bugs which the kids found pretty cool! All in all, it was fun and a good experience.

Our tour guide, Deo, is pretty knowledgeable about plants, flowers, and wild animals. It's a small group, including my husband and I, plus another couple. We were able to see some birds, insects very closely and a coati. We had a good time on the night trip.