Playa Mantas Fishing and Kayak Experience
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Playa Mantas Fishing and Kayak Experience
By Jaco Tour Shop
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Ages 12-75, max of 9 per group
Duration: 2h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Spanish
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- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Fishing Kayaks
- Fishing Poles and Everything Required to Fish -
- Snacks
- Start:
- Calle Playa Blanca, C. Playa Blanca, Provincia de Puntarenas, Garabito, Costa RicaHey ! We will meet you in the Paid Parking Lot at the Playa Mantas Beach.. This is a Safe Guard Gated Parking lot with Security Guards so everything is Safe in Your Car.. the Kayaks and Equipment will be Right out Front on the Beach ..
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 308329P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 308329P2
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- taylormC1165MB0 contributions10/10 ExperienceThis was my first time snorkeling and it was amazing! Bill was super nice, and the whole experience was great. We will definitely be coming back to do it again!Written 8 November 2024
- 383ihaven0 contributionsAmazing Beach and Snorkeling Adventure!Had the best time at a beautiful beach with so many animals and fish. There were monkeys, sloth, and the tide pools were so fun to search in. Our guide Bill was very friendly and accommodating. Definitely worth adding to the trip to snorkel here!Written 21 September 2024
- dsQ4374UA0 contributionsHighly Recommend!!!This was a family excursion for snorkeling. Our resort recommended it to us and it was the best recommendation we received !! It exceeded our expectations. Would definitely do this excursion againWritten 11 August 2024
- C1260UUcathyl0 contributionsGreat trip!Our trip was great! The beach was beautiful and our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. It was a perfect place for snorkeling. We had a great time and would recommend this tour.Written 17 April 2024
- Catherine E S0 contributionsOur best day in Costa RicaBill was so friendly and laid back. We enjoyed going to two cool local beaches. The water and sand were gorgeous. The water was the perfect temperature for snorkeling. We saw beautiful fish. We enjoyed the cold coconut water right out of fresh coconuts. The monkeys and birds were a special treat also.Written 8 April 2024
- samers9160 contributionsAwesome SnorklingAwesome snorkeling! Clear water and Nate was a fantastic host. Equipment was great and lots to see. Definitely recommend!Written 15 March 2024
- cdruckenbroad0 contributionsThis tour was awesome!!!! For my first time snorkeling, it was perfect. Easy to get to, great guide very relaxing experience. ReThe views were amazing!!!! Between the fish and birds I saw, you could not ask more a better experience. Bill was an awesome guide.Written 15 March 2024
- Flyer503391921150 contributionsBill was a great guide and very patient with my daughter who had never snorkeled before this trip.Playa Blanca is an amazing beach. Bill was a great guide and very patient with my daughter who had never snorkeled. The underwater statues are a plus.Written 15 March 2024
- T7640WGmichaelh0 contributions12/10 experiencethe snorkeling experience was 12/10. the fish you could see so clearly and so up close was insane. Highly recommend! the beach itself is gorgeous and one of a kind with fresh coconuts falling from trees that you can crack open and drink alongside the beach. Then the instructor himself was also a great guy, super chill and very informative.Written 8 March 2024
- 413jennyk0 contributionsWonderful day!The experience was wonderful! Bill was quick to respond once we had signed up, he had all the equipment we needed and the beach was breathtaking. We arranged a ride with Luis from Playa Hermosa to Playa Mantas, it was only $50 and Luis was amazing company. Once on the beach, we were provided equipment, snacks and could snorkel as much as we wanted. I was struggling to get acclimated to the full face snorkel mask, but Bill and Luis didn't give up on me. They were patient and helped me remain calm until I was fully comfortable and able to snorkel with ease. The beach is beautiful and the animals were abundant. The macaws were eating for hours in the almond trees above us and the monkeys found us mid afternoon. There were so many and Bill provided bananas for us to feed them! We even saw a sloth with her baby on our way out. My friend and I had an amazing day and we would recommend this tour for anyone!Written 26 February 2024
- Flyer143132839630 contributionsSaved the best for last!After spending a week in Costa Rica we saved the best for last! Our jacosnorkel private tour with Bill was amazing! We had more close up encounters scarlet macaws and white faced monkeys than in Manuel Antonio Park. This was the icing on the cake following our snorkeling adventure, an easy venture from the beach right into the coral reefs. Here are few things to know: Be prepared for a bumpy dirt road rough drive for the last few miles - I would not hav missed that experience either. Parking is in a dirt lot just before Playa Mantas Beach. We took the 8am tour and I’d recommend that because as we were leaving around 11:30am the lot was packed and busy. It dealt very safe and the lot attendants were very helpful and even spotted a mother and baby sloth for us! The beach walk from Playa Mantas to Playa Blanca where you will snorkel is mostly flat, but there is a section where you will have to climb somewhat over rocky and rough terrain. It is worth it though just be prepared. There are lockers for any valuables you bring but felt very safe and not sure we really needed to use the lockers, but we did. Bill provided us with a cool beverage and snacks after our snorkel adventure and bananas to hand feed the monkeys. Bill is a very cool dude who is very knowledgeable about the flora, fauna and aquatic life in the area. He shared many interesting facts about this beach paradise and absolutely made our trip! Thank you from Jane, Jane and Mike!Written 25 February 2024
- Tourist4406630 contributionsPlaya Blanca snorkel paradiseBill took us on our snorkel tour, where he showed us the stunning beaches and then during our snorkel he would identify and point out the different fish and coral which we would likely miss and educate us on the sea life in CR - greta trip, would highly recommend!Written 6 January 2024
- 974sandeee0 contributionsBest experience!!Best ever tour guide and snorkeling experience. The tour was absolutely outstanding and recommend it to everyone visiting Costa Rica.Written 30 December 2023
- jamesmI5658KT0 contributionsMust do!The most beautiful beach in central CR! Perfect first snorkeling experience for my 9 year old son. Good guides and amazing fish: puffers, parrot fish, eels, and about a dozen or more species! All easy to access and crystal clear water.Written 27 December 2023
- Jeanne_charp0 contributionsAmazingFantastic experience with Bill on a beautiful beach. Bill is very accommodating and gave us lots of advice, very good experience I recommend!Written 6 December 2023
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stephane M
3 contributions
Mar 2022
Venir quand on prend RDV avec des clients qui ont réservé et déjà payé leur activité environ 100 dollars us/ personne, cela aurait été un minimum. Ou tout au moins prévenir. Mon fils et moi avons attendu, en vain, plus d'une heure la venue de notre prestataire. Le RDV était prévu le 18/03/2022 à 6h30 sur le parking sécurisé de la Playa Mantas. Le jour dit et à l'heure prévue, nous étions là. Nous avions repéré le lieu de RDV la veille pour être certains d'être à l'heure. Le ticket du parking sécurisé et payant le prouve ainsi que des photos. Personne n'est venue, aucun kayak sur la plage comme l'indiquait le mail de réservation. Un pêcheur professionnel et le gardien du parking ont confirmé que nous étions au bon endroit. Le pêcheur a même essayé de joindre par téléphone Jaco Tour Shop, notre prestataire. Aucune réponse. Et cerise sur le gâteau, impossible de se faire rembourser. Viator est un vrai labyrinthe. Finalement, une grande déception, de l'argent de jeter par la fenêtre et une demi-journée de vacances de fichue. Heureusement notre voyage au Costa Rica restera grandiose malgré ce fâcheux incident.
Written 1 April 2022
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Bonjour, j'avais pris rdv pour une pêche en kayak pour 2 personnes le vendredi 18 mars 2022 à 6h30. Or le jour dit, à 6h30 mon fils et moi étions sur le parking sécurisé de la Playa Mantas et personne n'est venu. Aucun kayak comme indiqué sur le mail n'était là. J'ai la copie du ticket de parking et des photos prouvant notre présence le 18/03 à 6h30 sur le parking. Nous avons attendu en vain plus d'une heure. Evidemment, j'ai payé cette activité environ 100 dollars us par personne et rien sinon de l'argent et au final une demi-journée de fichue. Vraiment une grande déception au cours d'un voyage grandiose au Costa Rica.
Stephane FRANCE
Written 1 April 2022
Hello my boyfriend what’s to go fishing for rooster fish not on a kayak
Do you have private or group boats ? It’s for May 1 and 2 and we are staying in Punta Arenas
Please advise
Thanks !
Lourdes
Written 31 March 2022
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