Costa Rica Wildlife Encounters

InnerQuest's Ultimate Wildlife Eco-Tours are designed for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. Each eco-adventure is specially designed for maximum wildlife viewing. We take care to seek out wildlife that is rare, off the beaten path, and in greater numbers than you will see on any other tour.

Our expert naturalist guides will educate you in the field so your experience is intimate and unparalleled. Still, wildlife viewing can unpredictable and requires patience and sensory awareness.

A partial list of some of the animals you are likely to see is below. Click on underlined links or scroll down for photos.

Prolific Sitings	Likely Sitings	Rare Sitings
Inland Wildlife
Howler monkeys	Squirrel monkeys	Spider monkeys
White-faced Capuchin monkeys	Poison-Arrow Frogs	Red-eyed tree frog
Three-toed Sloth	Margay	Gray Fox
Crocodile	Spiny anteater	Paca
Iguana	Agouti	Peccaries
Coatimundi	Caiman	Tayras
Morpho Butterflies	Bats	Jaguar
Kinkajou	Olinga	Tapir
Basilisk (jesus-christ lizards)	Grison	Snakes - Eyelash Viper
Bird life
Scarlet macaws	Toucans	Resplendent Quetzal
Trogons	Rosette Spoonbills	Military macaws
Blue-Crowned MotMot	Purple Gallinule	King Vulture
Parrots	Squirrel Cuckoo	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tanagers	Hawks & Eagles	Great Curassow
Jacanas	Montezuma Oropendolas	Owls
Hummingbirds	Herons
Kingfishers
Other Life
Orchids	Marine Turtles	Horned Beetles
Bromiliads	Leaf-cutter ants
Buttressed Rainforest Trees

Blue Morpho Butterfly	Whiteface Capuchin Monkeys - Rare siting of female with young on back
Back to top Three-Toed Sloth	Scarlet Macaw
Back to top Keel-billed Toucan	Howler Monkey
Jaguar	Back to top Red-eyed Tree Frog
Back to top Spider Monkey	Basilisk
Back to top Hummingbird	Squirrel Monkeys
Back to top	Orchid