Jungle Life Costa Rica – Rainforest Tours

Experience unforgettable nature with trails and sightings of mammals, amphibians, and other species in a perfect place for lovers of tropical tourism and rainforest tours. Jungle Life Costa Rica is a conservation area of almost two hectares of primary and secondary forest that houses a great variety of native fauna and flora in their natural habitat. Located just five minutes from the village of Bijagua in the province of Alajuela—adjacent to the Tenorio and Miravalles volcanos—Jungle Life Costa Rica is surrounded by large areas of tropical forests, an ideal ecosystem for the development of many species.

Offering an abundance of trails, the main trail at Jungle Life Costa Rica is 700 meters long and can be walked by people of all ages and fitness levels. Made of sand, stone, and sawdust, the trails afford silent walking conditions, to better observe the animals and their behavior without disturbing wildlife activity. On the tours you can see animals such as sloths, toucans, monkeys, frogs, spiders, tapirs, a variety of insects, and more.

All tours include a bilingual guide who accompanies you throughout the tour.

Sloth Tour. This 1.4 km tour, approximately one hour duration, is where you can observe beautiful sloths, mammals that move slowly through the trees as a form of camouflage. Sloths are the main attraction of this tour. However, depending on weather and time of year, it is possible to observe many other kinds of wildlife. Species of monkeys—such as Carablanca, Spider, and Congo—as well as frogs and a variety of toucans (iris-billed, brown-billed, and aracari) can also be seen. Other types of birds that can be observed are motmots, hummingbirds, trogons, tanagers, and hawks. Cost: $20 per person (free for children under 8). Snack included. Every tour includes a private bilingual tour guide.

Bird Tour. On this tour you can see a great variety of bird species such as iris-billed and brown-billed toucans, trogons, tanagers, hummingbirds, parrots, long-tailed hoppers, guans, black-headed oropendola, among many others. With luck you will see some of the more difficult-to-find species such as the purple quail-dove, leaf lance, keel-billed motmot, black-throated wood-quail, and striped-tailed hummingbird. Cost: $20 per person (free for children under 8). Snack included.

Night Tour. This tour offers a different perspective of the dynamics of life in the forest, allowing you to see animals that do not always appear during the day. Nocturnal species come out to look for food during this time, providing the opportunity to observe them. During your tour you can see different types of frogs, insects, snakes, spiders, and even mammals such as armadillos, monkeys, tapirs, and foxes. If you are lucky, you may also spot two-toed or three-toed sloths. Cost: $35 per person. Departure time: 5:00 p.m. Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours.