Kinkajou Night Walk
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Small part of the jungle that seems bigger than it is due to be winding paths. But an enjoyable way to spend 1.5 to 2hrs. Since it's nature you can't guarantee what you will spot each night. Sometimes it could be nothing and other times you might see everything. We came during rainy season and our guide was able to pinpoint a number of insects and animals we would have completely missed without their help. We saw a couple of pit vipers, multiple kinkajou, stick insects, glass frog, baby scorpion, daddy long legs, various spiders, a few sleeping birds, a possum, Moths and butterflies. Various bugs. We did occasionally interact with other groups either by crossing their paths or when guides shared the location of certain animals they had found so that other groups could get a chance to see. Our guide provided example photos of the animals we saw on their phone and also informed us about them, from their breeding habits to what they eat and when. They also made sure our group of 5 all saw each animal before they moved to the next spot. They can provide flashlights if required although if you have some good quality ones, I suggest using your own.
Louis TohLouis Toh
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Do not waste your money doing this night walk. Let me start by saying that although this was the only night walk we did in monteverde, we did do other night walks in Costa Rica during our stay and this was by far the worst one. There are at least 8 groups of 8 people each on this night walk. The land is not that big, so not only can you hear other groups but you can also see them and their flashlights too. Walk ways are big enough for 1 1/2 people but you are constantly having to move and make way for other groups passing you by. Our tour guide was awful. Spend 80% of the time in complete silence. He was so quiet when he did talk and only catered to the people at the front of the group (we were unfortunately in the back). I asked him multiple times to speak up and allow for those in the back to participate and he still didn’t. At one point we were standing at a standstill on the trail only to find out that he was showing everyone at the front a tranatula for 6 minutes and didn’t even include us. Because of how dark and narrow the walkways are it is very easy to be left behind and left out if you are in the back of the groups. There is absolutely no reason for it to be 8 in a group especially since they can’t accommodate that size on a trail without it being a straight line. Look through all the reviews. We saw the exact same things that everyone else did. Spent the first 45 minutes of the walk only seeing an ant colony (I am not lying!). Saw a couple birds, leg of a tarantula, snake, and scorpion. Besides that saw nothing. Not suprised, as I’m not sure what animals would be comfortable beings around 50+ people all talking and with bright lights. Seems like they know where stuff is on the trail and they plan stops at those few things. I’m convinced our tour guide wasn’t even looking for animals and was just waiting for other guides to use their walkie talkie and state where the animals were. It seems we were walking aimlessly 95% of the time. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that you can’t fault nature for not seeing the animals you were expecting. However, the environment they create is so far from inviting for animals that it’s no wonder you barely see anything. This entire places needs a revamp in how they go about these tours. Focus on quality rather than quantity. With the lackluster of animal sightings, the least they could’ve done was provide some knowledge about the forest and animals but they didn’t even do that. Not informative, not interesting, and overall a horrible experience. We were counting down the time until we could leave. I do NOT recommend this place at all!!!!
Liz LaRosaLiz LaRosa
40
Waste of time tour on a very small trail. $28USD to walk around in circles in the dark on a tiny trail in multiple directions to disorientate you about just how small it is. Could have lived without all the garbage fake hype "quick everyone turn off your lights!! wait, wait is it? oh it was nothing". They did this about 5 times in 1.5hrs to create some sort of excitement to make up for the fact that we weren't seeing much of anything. The snakes certainly felt like they had been conveniently placed in the trees before dark. The harrassment of a single tarantula poking a stick down its burrow was ridiculous. How many groups go through per night that they torture this spider with a stick for photo opportunities? Group sizes were too large. About 9 in my group. I was up the back so couldn't see or hear a thing. Kept bumping into each other and into the other groups that were on tbe trail at the same time. A nature guide the following day at Curi Cancha said Kinkajou is the worst night walk operator in the area. We saw more wildlife on a night walk in Sarapiqui that didn't cost us a cent!
Timeshare ChinchillaTimeshare Chinchilla
30
We went as a group of four. No other people joined our group although other small groups were around. Our guide, Christian, was informative, kind, and humorous. Felt safe. To address other reviews, at first we also wondered if it were staged but as the tour went along, we thought so less and less. We did see some animals wake up and move (to address others' comments about the animals being fake). Ultimately, we got to see the animals we wanted and more (some pictured below). We did not think it was too loud (as other posts mentioned although this could be because we went during peak season). We agree with other posts that at times it felt more like a hike rather than a walk (important for people with injuries). There was a lot of stopping, waiting, and rushing. The flashlights we got were not strong but the guide's flashlight was. Overall, we enjoyed our experience and would recommend.
Natalya BNatalya B
00
Surprisingly good - we had Bennie who was a great guide. Although it felt at first he was moving a bit fast; I realise this was to cover a wider area and also to split up the groups so we weren't on top of each other. I thought the trail was a good balance between seeing animals (I'm ok with the guides communicating with each other and having tree markers) and it being actual wildlife (as opposed to a zoo/enclosure). We did the 8.20pm tour which lasted around 2 hours seeing a sloth with baby (far away), green viper (close up), tarantula, two big tree mammals (forgot their names...) and a tonne of other interesting creatures. Bennie found lots of animals and could tell us about anything we pointed out.
Max GreenwoodMax Greenwood
00
The tour was well organized, the flashlights strong enough and we saw some animals. Nonetheless it is a little overpriced and in the end lots of walking back and forth through the forest, with waiting and hurrying for no reason (the group had to wait at one spot, when our guide went on to check for some animals. He found something and called us to hurry up and run towards him. High up in the tree, like 30 meters, there was a sloth. Almost invisible. But the fact that we had to run to still see the sloth before it would "run away", was hilarious.). There were like 5 different groups walking through that little piece of forest, so lots of people and maybe to much for animals to show.
Roman KochRoman Koch
10
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600 metros oeste Hotel Holístico, Provincia de Puntarenas, Monteverde, Costa Rica
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