Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge (Rio Frio boat access)
Park · Arenal & La Fortuna
A huge seasonal wetland by the Nicaraguan border where you float quiet channels of the Rio Frio looking for caimans, sloths, howler monkeys and dozens of water birds.
- Time there
- 4 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 6 / 10
- View
- 7 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 0 / 10
- Effort
- 2 / 10
- Location
- 10.8842, -84.7884 — Google Maps
Tip
The dry season (roughly December to April) concentrates the birds in the channels: take a morning boat and bring binoculars.
Be careful
Keep hands and feet inside the boat (caimans), wear sun protection and keep the life vest on.
Getting there
Reached by boat on guided tours from Los Chiles or Cano Negro village; entry and boat prices vary by operator.
Sources: Wikidata Q5055588 · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5055588 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Refugio_Nacional_de_Vida_Silvestre_Ca%C3%B1o_Negro