Tours & Adventure
Ciudad Cortes Site
Choose from local excursions to interesting, beautiful, and adventure-filled places! Hibiscus promotes and works with local, Costa Rican owned and operated businesses in an effort to continue social consciousness. Typical places for excursions may include: beaches, historical sites, UNESCO archaeological sites, villages, towns, indigenous tribes, etc. Typical tour activities may include: zip lining, horseback riding, waterfalls, surfing, coffee plantations, chocolate making, cultural events, local markets, hot springs, exotic animal centers, etc.The list of tours that participants may have coordinated into their program include some of the excursions listed below.
TOURS & EXCURSIONS AVAILABLE
Discover some of the most beautiful lesser known sites. Hibiscus offers a wide array of options for all travellers!
Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Hike & Beaches Day Trip
$95
An engaging guided tour with Hibiscus’ experienced bilingual guide through the National Park while learning about the park’s wildlife & ecosystem. Tourists find the National Park is alive with sloths, monkeys, tropical butterflies, birds, snakes, iguanas, orchids, & more. They learn how the animals & plants life-cycles work in the rainforest. as well as their functions in the ecosystem & in their biodome specific only to Manuel Antonio. After the guided tour, tourists choose from 3 hiking trails to continue exploring on their own or from one of three seculded beaches.
Full day / Departs at 07:00 am
Includes:
Entrance fee, Guided Tour, Day Trip
To Bring: Swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, sneakers or water shoes, towel, camera.
*Transportation available for at additional cost
Zip-Lining, Waterfall Rappel, & Horseback Ride
$185
This excursion is a dream for those who enjoy action packed thrills. Head to the rainforest and zipline from 11 platforms with a bird's-eye view covering over 850 acres of wildlife! Gallop through the rainforest on horseback for majestic views and exotic wildlife. Rappel down a 200 foot waterfall with supervision from the trained bilingual guides!
Full day / Departs at 08:30 am
Includes: Horseback riding, zip lining, waterfall rappelling, guided hike, equipment
To bring: hiking shoes, flip flops, wear swimsuit with comfortable stretchy clothes, bug spray, sunscreen, & towel
*Transportation available for at additional cost
Crocodile & Mangrove River Boat Tour with Carrara National Park Guided Hike
$185
Head down the Tarcoles Rivers in Costa Rica that is well known for being full of crocodiles, and made famous by National Geographic (NatGeo). Get up-close and personal to the prehistoric giants as our guide steps out of the boat to hand-feed the crocodiles. Afterwards, head down the Head down the
and through the mangrove & forest. After the boat ride voyage in the private transport to National Park Carrara for a guided hike in the beautiful rainforest lush in plants & animals.
Full day / Departs at 07:00 am
Includes: Entrance fees, Guide.
Bring swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, sneakers/hiking shoes, towel, camera, water bottle, bug spray.
*Transportation available for at additional cost
Marino Ballena National Park- Whales, Turtles, & Dolphins and Snorkeling
$95
Marino Ballena National Park has a naturally formed beach in the shape of a whale’s tail! Take a boat ride through the National Park while stopping to snorkel in all the best locations. Participants may see bryde’s whales & pilot whales, & dolphins migrating across the ocean. The most commonly seen dolphins on the Pacific coast are the bottlenose dolphins, commonly known as dolphins & spotted dolphins. The tour goes through the Marino Ballena National Park, Isla Ballena (Whale Island), Las Rocas Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters Rocks), Cavernas Ventanas (Windows Caves), & the Tómbolo of Punta Uvita. The tour visits a seabird sanctuary, Whale Island, & views of migratory birds and reptiles including green iguanas & lizards. Optional recreational diving on coral reefs in these wild areas are highly encouraged to enjoy the great quantity of marine species such as reef fish, mollusks, crustaceans, rays, starfish, & more.
Full day / Departs at 07:30 am
Includes: Entrance fees, Guide, Boat Ride
Bring swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, sneakers/hiking shoes, towel, camera, water bottle, bug spray,
Secret Waterfalls and Horseback Riding
$95
Enjoy four locally known treasures of Osa at these gorgeous and not well known of waterfalls. Soak, bathe, and relax in the beauty of this hidden treasure. The first two waterfalls are refreshing and are even said to have healing powers. Then head into the jungle on horseback to secluded waterfalls of Nauyaca. Cascading waterfalls with a beautiful lagoon to spend the day and jump into from the steps of the waterfall.
Half day / Departs 7:30AM
Includes: Transportation, Entrance Fee, Horseback Riding Tour
Bring swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, sneakers/hiking shoes, towel, camera, water bottle, bug spray.
*Transportation available for at additional cost
Surf Classes & All-Day Board Rental
$65
Interested in learning how to surf or SUP? Take a two hour class with us to learn the basics of how to surf from our bilingual professional surf instructor. Spend the rest of the day with your board rental to practice your new skills!
Half Day / Departs with morning or afternoon tide
Includes: 2 Hour Class with half day board rental
UNESCO Archeological Site & Indigenous Tribe Day Trip
$150
Take a visit to a typical hut where our guide explains the cultural importance & meaning of many aspects of the tribe. Participants will either visit a sacred spiritual site at a waterfall, participate in traditional indigenous workshop in either tribal mask making or natural textile making, and learn about the history & art of tribal masks. Participants all receive a small orientation to learn about the tribe’s culture and Boruca language. Many of the indigenous tribes are remotely untouched by western culture and practice traditions reaching back thousands of years.
*Transportation available for at additional cost
Indigenous Tribe Week-long Cultural Learning Program
$295
Learn & observe traditional indigenous ceremony participation in natural medicine alongside a tribe’s shaman performed in a typical hut or a spiritual ceremony done with smoke, river mud. The ceremony is performed by the tribal honors group in the river near a sacred religious site (min.3 ppl for the spiritual ceremony). The excursion also includes a visit which explains the importance & meaning of many aspects of the tribe. Participants will also receive a tribal mask. Participants all receive a small orientation to learn about the tribe’s culture and language.
*Transportation available for at additional cost