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Experience Tamarindo Like Family, Not Like a Tourist

Nativo Tamarindo offers guided mangrove boat tours, sea turtle watching, and dry forest hikes across Guanacaste’s coast led by experienced naturalist guides, born and raised in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

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100% Family-Owned & Locally Operated

Small Groups & Personalized Attention

Flexible Booking & Zero-Hassle Cancellations

Nativo Tamarindo's Signature Tours

Duration 2 Hours
Group Size 1 - 31 People
$33.9

Native to Tamarindo

Our guides are born and raised right here in the area, with deep local knowledge of the land, weather, and wildlife.

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Booking through third-party platforms adds extra fees that don't benefit your guides. Book direct and skip the markup — same adventure, better rate.

Real People, Not a Call Center

From your first WhatsApp message to the final wave goodbye, talk directly to locals who know the mangroves, turtles, and trails inside out.

Guided by Locals. Loved by Travelers.

We didn’t learn about Tamarindo from a guidebook — we grew up here. At Nativo, we are a local family passionate about sharing the real Costa Rica with travelers from around the world.

When you join us, you’re not just booking a seat on a tour bus; you’re exploring our backyard with guides who know every hidden beach, where the crocodiles lurk, and where to watch the most incredible sunsets in Guanacaste. Let our family make your Tamarindo adventure unforgettable.

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Real Stories from Real Adventurers

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Patricia Serie
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Great experience. Louis went out of his way to help us to experience howler monkeys. Got great videos. Mom had a baby. Rest of tour was very interesting as well.
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Rodolfo Meza
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Mi esposa y yo tuvimos una gran experiencia en el tour, cuando le consulte a Luis por la ubicación él respondió oportunamente y me envió la ubicación. Cuando llegamos al lugar de encuentro fuimos recibidos por Susan y nos atendió muy amable y cortés, nos dio todas las instrucciones del tour. En la lancha Mauricio "Shagy" y su ayudante muy corteses explicaban en ingles y español durante el recorrido muy atentos buscando cocodrilos, aves, vegetación. Me gustó que se interesaron en brindar un muy servicio para nosotros como turista nacional, ya que él fuerte es el turista extranjero.
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Brian Roussel
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Nous sommes québécois et nous avons adoré cette expérience. Le capitaine était très gentil et claire dans ces explications et attentes.
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Katrin Lehmann
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I would always do this tour again with Luis! He is a great guide, has A LOT of knowledge and grew up in this zone. He is a real local, loving nature and a small business owner - I love to support those kind of businesses !! Crocodiles, birds, water, fresh fruits, salty plants, hearing the mussels pop... It's a great tour about 2h. And a little tip: he knows what times are the best to go regarding the water level ;)
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Norm B
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Susana and Mauricio provided the best tour that we have had in a long time. The cruise along the river was picturesque and so breathtaking. We saw raccoons up close as they loved the pineapple treats, spider crabs, iguana, many different species of birds, monkeys, and more. Our knowledgeable guide shared stories about our journey and the animals we saw along the way. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND
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Sasha Orr
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We had the most amazing tour with Miguel! It was a peaceful and beautiful way to experience Tamarindo’s wildlife and nature. Our guide was very knowledgeable, pointing out crocodiles, monkeys, birds, and whole lot of things we won’t be able to spot while explaining the ecosystem in a way that our children would listen and understand. The whole experience was well organized, we just had to show up. Also a perfect way to get away from the early afternoon sun for a few hours. A MUST-DO experience! Highly, highly recommended!
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thomas nakache
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Nice experience aboard the Luis's boat to follow the river inside the tropical forest, birds, racoon, fishes and crocodiles, concluding with. A beautif view on the sunset!
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Oliver Chan
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Luis is a great tour guide with a lot of knowledge about the area. It was a very fun and adventurous experience where we got to see monkey, stingray, crocodiles, exotic birds and many other wildlife animals. I really enjoyed how he combined both relaxing/cruising on the river as well as doing a brief adventure on foot in the forest, ending with some fresh fruit and beautiful sunset. Definitely recommend anyone who visits tamarindo to do this
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Billy Benson
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Our family took a kayak trip with Nativo. Our guide, Jared, offered incredible hospitality - tending to the needs of our 5 year old and teen boys - and demonstrated a great deal of knowledge. Thank you Nativo!