We used Tukan Tours for a private tour of Manuel Antonio National Park. Without a guide, this tour would have been little more than a walk through the park. With our guide, we saw all kinds of plants and animals and learned a lot about Costa Rica. I cannot say enough good things about our guide and would recommend him without reservation!
Our guide was Walter; he is from Costa Rica but has lived in the US and Germany and has traveled extensively. His English was great and he also speaks Spanish, Portuguese, German, and some French. Walter was extremely friendly and easy going. He has a degree in Ecotourism and knows an amazing amount about Costa Rica and everything in it!
Walter brought a tripod with a spotting scope. There were many times we would walk along the park and then he would set up the tripod and sight in the scope. Even knowing where he was looking, most times I could not see what he was looking at without him pointing it out. We saw squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, white-faced monkeys, three-toes sloths, bats, caymans, red crabs, iguanas, Jesus Christ lizards, anoles, bats, golden orb spiders, racoons, agouti, gladiator frogs, and an entire flock of scarlet macaws--not to mention all kinds of plants.
Tukan Tours picked us up right at our condo near Jaco, took care of all the driving and lunch, and dropped us off back at the condo. Lunch was very good, more food than I could eat, and even had vegetarian options to accommodate my wife. The entire tour was from 7 am until 2:30 pm and cost $160 per person. We are very glad we did this tour and would recommend this tour to others. Thank you, Walter!
Jake and Tobey