Hi guys!
This is just an update from Pablo your friendly tour guide!
Today I had a great time in Manuel Antonio National Park because I saw baby turtles running down to the beach from the nest, it was sooooo special and the clients from Gaia Hotel really loved it, we did not see so many monkeys but i saw a potoo bird which is hard to find.
Thank you!
We are in the worst month for rain here in costa rica which is october but it is not raining, but people tell me that is happening all over the world. Tours here are very good. Our guest are seeing alot and very satisfied. The full moon is coming and they are bringing the largest tides of the year, oct has the biggest tides in central america, so no swimming for the locals, it is better to swim in nov to april in Costa Rica.
Thank you and thats all for today
Another great day in the tropics and manuel antonio is beautiful as always, the town is getting ready for the big soccer game that is La liga against a team from Chile called Colo Colo. The national park is great and there is not alot of people but that is normal due to the lowest month of the year for tourism, not just in costa rica but in the whole world…..
We are still going in everyday and we are seeing alot of animals like monkeys and sloths.
That is all for today your friend and cool Costa Rica tour guide
paul gonsalves
This is the end of the month tide chart for anyone interested in the tour of Damas island mangrove boat trip. This is a trip on boat that goes with the tides.
tour date - Pickup time at your hotel
july 18 - 8.00a.m
july 19 - 8.00a.m
july 20 - 8.00a.m
july 21 - 9.00a.m
july 22 - 10.00a.m
july 23 - 10.30a.m
july 24 - 11.00a.m
july 25 - 12.00 a.m
july 26 - 1.30p.m
july 27 - 2.00p.m.
july 28 - 2.30p.m
july 29 - 3.00p.m
july 30 - 7.00a.m morning
The National Park today was great, we saw two types of monkeys : The whitefaced and the titis, we also saw both sloths 2 and 3 toed. For July there is not a lot of tourists. I feel that it really is an off year but like I always say it is great for the little companies like ours… today no afternoon trip (we’ll enjoy a little break!)
Damas Island boat trip yesterday was fun! We had 3 people that we picked up at Mango Moon at 2.30p.m. it did not rain. We saw monkeys really close and some small snakes (cat eyed and boas).
This is a great trip for a family, but it goes on the tide and as of tomorrow we start in the morning again pick up at 7.00a.m.
That’s all folks for now.
Thank you for reading this!
The National Park today was great. As usual we saw white faced and titi monkeys. The beach is back to normal no more big surf and big tides. The weather is great cloudy but perfect for a hike in the National Park. Damas Island mangrove tour on boat has been very good. A lot of monkeys and snakes , we just have not seen the silky anteater lately due to the full moon but i feel that after the moon they will be more visible.
Today was one of the best tours that I have done in about a month. We saw 3 types of monkeys close, 2 sloths, a boa but not the one from last week that one is gone. We also saw many white nosed coati, crabs and eating raccoons.
Tourism is still slow and the beach is still very quiet which is good for the tourist.
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Still tourism is slow but as of next week I think that it will pick up a bit but the clients we took today 6 people are very happy in an empty park!
We saw the same animals as yesterday but no racer snake. The boa was in the same spot, I feel that he has eaten something and will be there for about 4 more days i will keep you posted.
The tides are back to normal so swimming on the beach is great again.
Be good and talk to you soon
Paul
On the 22nd of June 06 I went into to the park with a honeymoon couple from Mango Moon and a single lady from a hotel in Quepos , the tour lasted 3 hours but it went by so fast. Right from the start we began to see animals. We saw 2 snakes, a big black boa and a racer, 3 types of bats, a lot of crabs, eating raccoons and 2 groups of white faced monkeys very close one group on beach three inside the park. The tides of the last week have done alot of damage to the trees near the beach due the the storms from Asia, i have never seen tides so big, but it has calmed down to normal as of today.
We also saw three toed and two toed sloths and a baby one very close to the ground!
Another great day in the tropics!
Paul Gonsalves reporting from the best park in Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio.
Today the beach was a little bit more rough than normal due to the very large high tide..
We had 3 people from Hotel Gaia in Mauel Antonio area. It was a great trip alot of monkeys and sloths and white nosed coati which is a racoon type cousin…
The weather is great cloudy with a little sun but 90 degrees as usual.
We are in a slow time of the year but it is a good time to visit Manuel Antonio because you can have the park all to yourselves.
Until the next time, your tour guide
Paul Gonsalves reporting