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Carara General Info
Open Hours: Opens Daily from 7:00 am to 4: 00 pm
Location from San Jose: The distance from the Capital to Carara is not really that much in Km; is about 1:30 hour thru Atenas towards Orotina.
Location from Puntarenas: Take the road from Puntarenas towards Caldera-Orotina; once reach the Port of Caldera which is under an hour, start looking for the signs to Orotina-Jaco-Manuel Antonio follow the information until the Tarcoles River ; Carara is not farther than 3 km.
Location from Jaco: Ahead north towards San Jose , for about 25 minutes, Carara will be located to the right hand side 2 km after Nativa Resort.
Services: Bathrooms, Pic nic tables, and information office is found.
Entrance fee: $8 usd for foreign with no residence.
Precautions: Please, remember to respect the services hours, no one should be found before then on the trails for your own safety and your cherish belongings, unfortunately some theft has taking place and one of the reasons are:
a. Some travelers do not stop first at the rangers station to notify their presence on the forest, therefore nobody is aware of your possessions left behind on your cars, and this occurs mainly to those avoiding to pay the entrance fee.
b. No matter where you are in the world thieves do exist, and if the see valuables unattended, they will take them.
Trails: At Carara, 2 trail systems are found.
Tours : Offer daily, at all times, no necessary in the very first hours of the day
Guides: As qualified guides for birding goes, to certain level can be found, our recommendations are:
( if you do not wish us to take you there )
1. Make sure, the guide are getting is what he preaches to be. ( we have met tourists, very disappointed of their services cause the guide has not been able to identified many of the birds by call, or sight )
2. Many of them overcharge for their so call professional bird tour s, they are asking $20 usd person for a marathon thru the forest rather a relaxing bird hike that you are paying for. The major reason why the do this such is because they hope to find more people at the station looking for a guide. Basically your hike is on the clock, and if you wish to continue, the possibility is that they might charge for that extra bird or they will constantly be looking at their watch.
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Tour: 3 Day Tour of Carara National Park
Duration: 12 ½ hours per day
Overview: Tour starts at the Meandrical trail and heads into high canopy forest trails. Tour highlights include a Mangrove boat trip.
Rate: person per day (minimum 2 people)
Includes: Transportation for local hotels, entrance fee, boat tour, bird guide.
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Tour: Full-Day Tour of Carara National Park
Duration: 12 ½ hours
Overview: Tour explores the varied micro-ecosystems of the Meandrical trail and highlights a Mangrove boat trip.
Rate: per person (minimum 2 people)
Includes: Transportation for local hotels, entrance fee, boat tour, bird guide. |
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Tour: Half Day Tours of Carara National Park
Duration: 6 hours
Overview: Tour starts at the Meandrical trail and explores Universal, Quebrada Bonita and Araceas trails.
Rate: per person (minimum 2 people)
Includes: Transportation for local hotels, entrance fee, boat tour, bird guide.
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Tour: Mangrove Birding Tour of Carara National Park
Duration: 3 hours
Overview: Tour explores Meandrical, Universal, and Araceas trails, and highlights a Mangrove boat trip.
Rate: per person (minimum 2 people)
Includes: Transportation for local hotels, entrance fee, boat tour, bird guide.
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Tour: Customized Tours and Packages
Duration: 1 day to 3 weeks
Overview: Plan your own birding adventure anywhere in the country. Email us at birdguide@costarricense.cr or call today at 506-643-3311 x500
(dial 011 first if calling from the United States) with your ideas and interests.
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