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Damas Island Mangrove Tour
A guided boat tour through the labyrinthine mangrove channels of Damas Island — crocodiles, monkeys, birds, and jungle peace.
3–4 hours Max 10
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Manuel Antonio Mangrove Tours
Step into a different world — the ancient mangrove forests of Damas Island, teeming with wildlife and surrounded by a silence that the sea doesn't have.
🏆 7+ years experience 🐾 80–90% wildlife sighting rate 👥 Max 10 people 🎓 ICT certified 🗣 English, German, French, Spanish
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Manuel Antonio Kayak Tour
Paddle through the mangroves at your own pace — an intimate, close-to-nature kayaking experience through Costa Rica's coastal jungle.
2–3 hours Max 10
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The Mangroves of Manuel Antonio & Damas Island
Just north of Quepos lies one of Costa Rica's most ecologically important and visually stunning ecosystems: the Damas Island mangrove system. A vast network of tidal channels, brackish lagoons, and dense mangrove forest, Damas Island is home to an extraordinary concentration of wildlife — American crocodiles, white-faced monkeys, iguanas, hundreds of bird species, and the occasional spotted sandpiper walking the mud banks.
Unlike the national park, the mangroves offer a completely different sensory experience. The air is thick with bird calls. The water is mirror-still. The roots of the red and black mangroves create an otherworldly architecture above and below the waterline. And around every bend in the channel, another wildlife encounter awaits.
Choose between a guided Damas Island boat tour — the most comprehensive way to experience the full ecosystem — or a more intimate mangrove kayak tour that lets you move silently through the channels at close range to the wildlife.