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certified by the Costa Rica Tourism Board

There many advantages that come with traveling along a tour guide. You can get more information and details about our nature, cultural and historical facts in your own language that you would have missed if you happen to travel on your own. You can also practice your Spanish and some Tico Talk. 

Tour guides can help you save time and make the most of it. They are great at spotting animals and birds in hidden places or in the middle of the forest. You are welcome to choose any of the following certified tour guides that better suits your needs, among 2,500+ available in different specialties.

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Title ID Number Guide Specialty Guide Language Telephone

José Alberto Porras Ch

1176 Cables and ropes Spanish 8319-1041

José Alberto Quiñonez Ch

8-0152-0679 Cables and ropes English 8356-3865

José Alberto Solis Mora

2-0543-0517 General Spanish 8891-8589

José Alejandro Alfaro Barrios

2-0653-0702 General Spanish 8614-6418

Jose Alfredo Jimenez U

5-0299-0915 Naturalist English 8807-9718

José Andrés Rodríguez C

1640 Local Arenal Huetar Norte Spanish 8518-2545

José Andrés Rojas Barrantes

2-0857-0478 General Spanish 8597-2746

José Andrés Trejos Bustos

6-0393-0900 Local Osa Spanish 8644-8678

José Angel Benavides

34 Local English 6195-5276

José Angel Bogantes M

1729 General Spanish 8403-0857

José Angel Bogantes M

6-0361-0722 Flat water, Naturalist Spanish 8403-0857

José Angel Corea C

2052 Local Arenal Tempisque Spanish 8843-4255

José Antonio Prado G

3-0439-0517 Cables and ropes English 8449-3039

José Antonio Prado G

3-0439-0517 General English 8449-3039

José Antonio Retana F

1454 Local Spanish 8326-2401

José Antonio Vargas Ch

881 Cables and ropes Spanish 8703-9871

José Antonio Vargas Ch

2258 General Spanish 8703-9871

José Antonio Zúñiga A

1071 Cables and ropes Spanish 8378-6660

José Antonio Zúñiga H

2154 Local Osa Spanish 8868-3178

José Armando Obando S

1083 General English 8434-7899

José Armando Suárez V

2150 Local Osa Spanish 8803-5726

José Arnoldo Novoa V

1813 Local Pacífico Central Spanish 8835-5795

José Arnoldo Samudio Q

1738 Local Osa Spanish 8487-0238

José Augusto Herrera V

926 Whitewater Rafting Spanish 6396-4887

José Bernabé Valverde B

1028 Local Tortuguero Spanish 8644-2318