Marino Ballena Tour

Marino Ballena National Park is second to Cano Island with great coral reef and fish diversity along the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.  Join us on this half-day Snorkeling Tour, as we depart from Punta Uvita and visit the best snorkeling treasures of the Marino Ballena National Park: reefs of Ballena Island, Tres Hermanas Islets and the Punta Uvita Whale tale.

Discover underwater treasures such as, parrotfish, butterfly fish, blue surgeonfish, and a great number of starfish at a depth that ranges from 1 to 3 meters. Observe the land formations of Ballena Island and Tres Hermanas Islets and their local inhabitants, the brown booby and green iguana.

LOCATION

  • UVITA

PRICING

  • $75 P.P.

  • $35 CHILDREN

  • 3.5 - 4 HOUR TOUR

  • INCLUDES PARK ENTRANCE FEE

  • INCLUDES WATER & SNACKS

AVAILABILITY

  • RUNS DEC - APR

  • EVERY DAY

  • STARTS 8:30 AM & 1:30 PM

  • 2-PERSON MINIMUM

WHAT TO BRING

  • SUNBLOCK

  • T-SHIRT OR RASH GUARD

  • SANDALS

  • TOWEL

  • SWIMSUIT

Caño Island Tour

This tour combines two magnificent jewels of Costa Rica: Caño Island Biological Reserve and Violines Island!

Please be at the Bahia Aventuras office at 7:00am. The tour departs from Punta Uvita at 7:30 AM and arrives at Caño Island approximately 1 ½ hours later. It is a magical trip where you can observe whales, experience dolphin encounters, and observe other marine animals such as sea turtles and marine birds.

Arriving at the island you will be able to appreciate the healthiest coral reefs on this Costa Rica snorkeling adventure and observe a great variety of marine species, many of which are in danger of extinction. After this, you will head by boat to Violines Island (30 minutes) arriving to the north side of the this beautiful small island with lush vegetation. Upon arrival the guides will prepare a picnic lunch, then the rest of the time will be spent on the beach or swimming in its safe bay and hiking on the beach. During your stay at Violines Island you might see a lot of birds and a wonderful tropical vegetation.

The boat will head back to Uvita beach at 2:30 - 3:00 pm, skirting the coast where you will be able to see from the boat the largest mangrove forest under protection in Central America: Terraba Mangrove Forest. The boat will arrive back in Uvita around 4:00 pm.

LOCATION

  • UVITA

PRICING

  • $145 P.P.

  • $90 CHILDREN AGE 4-9

  • 8 HOUR TOUR

  • INCLUDES PARK ENTRANCE FEE

  • INCLUDES LUNCH

AVAILABILITY

  • EVERY DAY

  • LEAVES AT 7:30 AM

  • RETURNS 4:00 PM

  • 6 PERSON MINIMUM (GREEN SEASON)

  • 2 PERSON MINIMUM (HIGH SEASON)

WHAT TO BRING

  • SWIMSUIT

  • SUNBLOCK

  • HAT

  • T-SHIRT OR RASH GUARD

  • QUICK DRY CLOTHES