15 Best Sloth Watching Tours

“Treetop viewing only. Expect to probably get rained on and be looking through a spotting scope at the top of trees the whole time hoping to be able to make out a sloth. Tour guide was super nice and knowledgeable.”

“Seeing sloths was terrific. Guide was underwhelming--unenthusiastic to say the least. For the price, we expected more information and more interest in the animals he was there to help us discover and learn about.”

“Our guides, Andreas and Fred were very knowledgeable and spotted birds, poison dart frogs , monkeys and sloths. The highlight was the momma and baby sloth. Wonderful experience. Highly recommended.”

“Nice experience but two hours to see 3-4 sloths was a lot of time. Coffee, chocolate and sugarcane experience was cool. But could have condensed it also.”

“This was the best tour our guide Sergio was amazing he found many sloths and made sure to help get photos and videos with the scope for really upclose shots. They used a laser light to point out exactly where to look so you would…”

“Miller is an excellent tour guide. We get to see so many slots, birds, monkeys. Miller shared interesting facts about all the species and is very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.”

“What a wonderful tour! Daniel was our guide. He did such a good job of showing us different wildlife and best of all the sloths and butterflies. The trails were easy to walk and beautifully maintained, along with rain covers to stand under when it…”

“Lovely ride, friendly staff. Saw howler monkeys, birds and crocodiles. Snack was delicious and the cacao lesson was great.”

“The Safari float with Costa Rica Descents was the highlight of my family’s stay in La Fortuna. Our guide Andy was the BEST! He was so knowledgeable and great at sitting the wildlife. 100% recommend!”

“We enjoyed seeing the wildlife on the river. The boat was comfortable and the guide and driver were helpful.”

“We really enjoyed this educational, 2-hour tour of the wildlife refuge center with our grandchildren. Our guide, Andreas, explained the history of each animal and the plans for re-introduction back into the wild or why the animal was a permanent resident of the refuge. Amazing…”

“Pas was extremely knowledgeable and was able to point out so many animals for us!! It was really cool to be able to go out at night and try to spot all manner of creatures with only a couple of other people! We saw dozens…”

“Manfred was an excellent guide!! We saw the elusive blue Jean frog and 4 sloths!! It was the best! We had been to CR before and only saw one.”

“This experience was incredible! Our guide was one of the brothers who helped start the Bogarin park. He shared his local knowledge and live experience about growing up in Costa Rica, his passion and love for where he’s from made the tour even more special…”

“Jamie was a great tour guide. She took the time to answer questions and to give lots of information. A well organised trip that didn’t feel like hustle and bustle of an organised trip!”