The Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and the Rio Frío are biological humid areas considered to be one of the richest in biological diversity in Costa Rica. Here you can find a great variety of resident and migratory birds plus three different species of monkeys, also iguanas, sloths, turtles and caymans.

The tour starts at 7:30 a.m. when we pick up all “Nature Lovers” from the hotel in a very comfortable bus for the 1-½ hour transfer to Los Chiles, a culturally mixed village only 4-km from the Nicaraguan border. Here your boat waits for your river adventure…a 4-hour floating safari through Tropical Rain Forest, pastures and finally arriving at the marsh. An experienced English - Spanish speaking guide leads the tour.

Some birds are residents in the area and it is possible to see hundreds of them, especially during the dry season. Some of them are Anhinga or Snake - bird, and Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Storks, the Jabiru, the largest bird in Central America and very endangered. Also the Olivaceous Cormorant makes its nest in the area and is the most popular bird in the refuge. Caño Negro has the largest colony of cormorants in Costa Rica.

Along the river we can see howler monkeys, spider monkeys, white-faced monkeys, the three-toed sloth and some reptiles like caimans, Jesus Christ lizards and turtles