Caño Negro is located on the Guatusos plain near the border with Nicaragua. You have to drive 70 kilometers north from El Muelle Town until reaching the small town Los Chiles. You will start the boat tour from the small dock on the Frio River.
You can take this one day tour from the Arenal Volcano area. We will pick you up at your hotel to start a drive of approximately 2 hours until you get to the little town Los Chiles up to the north. In this town you will embark on a boat tour on the Frio River for about 3 hours with very good chances to spot birds, caymans, monkeys, turtles and sloths. It is a fascinating trip for nature lovers. The boat tour is not on the Caño Negro Lagoon itself, but on the Frio River. If the river level allows it, the trip will include viewing the edge of the lagoon. You will come back on the same river to Los Chiles and then by bus back to the Arenal area.
An area of lakes and swampy land formed form alluvial sedimentation make up this wildlife refuge, which has been included on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The seasonal lake of Caño Negro, some 800 ha in area and 3 m deep, is a damned part of the Frío River. In the dry season, between February and May, the lake almost completely disappears.The birdlife is rich and varied. Some of the most abundant or noteworthy aquatic birds are: anhinga, roseate spoonbill, white ibis, jacana, woodstork, black-bellied tree duck and the jabiru. You are mostly to see caymans, howler and white-throated capuchin monkeys, sloths, green basilisk, fresh water turtles, iguanas and others.
Our Comments
Although the name of the tour is origined from the Wildlife Refuge which encompasses the lagoon, this boat tour is entirely done in the Frio River ( Río Frío ). Although the vegetation is a gallery forest found mostly on the river edges you can see a great variety of fauna during the boat ride. Recommended specially for people who have not being in Tortuguero. It is not easy to take pictures of the wildlife without a powerful zoom in you camera.
Transportation, Bilingual guide (English - Spanish), Entrance fee, Refreshments, water and cookie. |
Camera, rain gear during the green season, clothing for warm weather. |
From 0 to 2 years old are complimentary. From 3 to 8 years old there is a children rate. |
Duration: 4 hours
Language: Spanish and English
Operates: Daily
Frecuency: Once in the morning.
Pick up: Aprox. at 7:00 a.m.
Drop off: Aprox. at 4:30 p.m. |
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