Top Sámara Eco Tours

Guanacaste’s tropical dry forest is one of Central America’s most vulnerable ecosystems, home to a rich variety of wildlife including howler monkeys, deer, and parrots. On this guided hiking tour, stroll through Werner Sauter Biological Reserve while your guide teaches you about the region’s wildlife and the history of indigenous people who once called these forests home. Your guide navigates, leaving you free to enjoy the scenery and spot native wildlife.

Learn all about the Macaws on Punta Islita on this half day tour from Playa Samara. You’ll visit the Macaw Recover Network which is a conservation area. Visit the Macaw Refuge and Breeding Center and hear about the wonderful research, including how the once extinct Scarlet Macaw is now back in Guanacaste, and about the numbers of Macaws being bred and released into the wild.

There are tons of options for hiking and swimming in Costa Rica, but very few involve dinosaurs. This tour to Blue River Resort and Dino Park Blue River lets you explore an exciting side of Rincon de la Vieja National Park complete with waterfalls, hot springs, and botanical gardens, plus admission to the life-size dinosaur displays at Dino Park. Tack on spa services for little luxury.