Manuel Antonio National Park
Our last day of exploring on board the Sea Voyager took us to Manuel Antonio National Park. With just 682 hectares Manuel Antonio National Park is considered one of the smallest jewels of the Costa Rica National Park system.
Because of its size and therefore the lack of major predators, medium size mammals flourish and are found in large numbers. We disembarked early in the morning for our different walks. We were eager to see what treasures we could find, didn’t take long before we discovered the natural inhabitants of this park.
Black iguanas, proboscis bats, two and three toed sloth were the first sights that captivated the imagination and interest of our group. As the morning developed the list grew longer: mantled howler monkey, white throated capuchin monkey and the very unique squirrel monkey were another addition to our mammal list for today’s adventure.
If this wasn’t enough birders were rewarded by sights of new birds for our voyage’s wildlife list, worth mentioning are the Common pottoo and the American pigmy kingfisher.
As the morning ended we continued on the search of one of our youngest guest’s lifelong dream; young Karl wanted to see a boa constrictor and patience paid off as we approached a fantastic tree that offered views of a three toed sloth, a mantled howler monkey and the much desired view of a Boa constrictor.
No better way to closure a great week on board the Sea Voyager.
Our last day of exploring on board the Sea Voyager took us to Manuel Antonio National Park. With just 682 hectares Manuel Antonio National Park is considered one of the smallest jewels of the Costa Rica National Park system.
Because of its size and therefore the lack of major predators, medium size mammals flourish and are found in large numbers. We disembarked early in the morning for our different walks. We were eager to see what treasures we could find, didn’t take long before we discovered the natural inhabitants of this park.
Black iguanas, proboscis bats, two and three toed sloth were the first sights that captivated the imagination and interest of our group. As the morning developed the list grew longer: mantled howler monkey, white throated capuchin monkey and the very unique squirrel monkey were another addition to our mammal list for today’s adventure.
If this wasn’t enough birders were rewarded by sights of new birds for our voyage’s wildlife list, worth mentioning are the Common pottoo and the American pigmy kingfisher.
As the morning ended we continued on the search of one of our youngest guest’s lifelong dream; young Karl wanted to see a boa constrictor and patience paid off as we approached a fantastic tree that offered views of a three toed sloth, a mantled howler monkey and the much desired view of a Boa constrictor.
No better way to closure a great week on board the Sea Voyager.
