What else you might see on the sloth tour
People who book the day tour come for two- and three-toed sloths. On the 1.3 km along the Habana River the guide also stops for other animals. Some show up often. Others belong to that morning and not the next one.
This list is for our reserve in El Tanque, not for all of Costa Rica. We do not promise white-faced capuchins, glass frogs, or the rainbow-billed toucan from the posters. Those live in other forests, or at other hours.
Come for the sloth. Stay for whatever the guide points out. If that day it is only sloths, the tour still did its job.
You hear them before you see them. The call carries. On the day trail they are the mammals that most often share the walk with sloths. A troop crossing is not every departure.
This is the toucan of this area, not the keel-billed one on the posters. They show up on the day tour and, with more time to listen, on the 6:00 am bird tour. Tanagers, hummingbirds, and motmots are part of that morning too.
Near the river, green basilisks show up, including the ones that run across the water. Iguanas and other lizards sun on the branches. They are part of the walk, not a zoo add-on.
At 5:30 pm the regular animals are frogs, including the red-eyed tree frog, and bats. Kinkajous and tarantulas turn up often, not always. Ocelots and tamanduas are uncommon. Do not book the night expecting the daytime cast.
The telescope is for the animal that is high. For a frog or a basilisk at eye level, the guide asks the group to stop and not close the circle.
If birds are what you care about most, the 6:00 am tour is built for that. If you want sloths, book the day tour. If you want the forest after dusk, book 5:30 pm.
