Sloths are a staple animal to see for any tourists to Costa Rica. Today we’ll be visiting Sloth’s Ecological Farm. This location is in Bijagua de Upala, in Guanacaste Province. You can expect a 1.5 hour drive from the Liberia International Airport to arrive at the farm.
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How To Get There
Sloth’s Ecological Farm is actually on the way towards Rio Celeste. If you’re visiting that amazing waterfall, add the Sloth tour to your itinerary. We have a video on Rio Celeste you can check out Here.
It’s likely you’ll start from Highway #1, the main highway from North – South in Guanacaste. Just before you reach a town called Canas, there’s a built up highway overpass with a turn on Highway #6. Take this road for about 45 minutes. Be prepared to use caution – on our way back from the tour there was very heavy rain. If this happens, slow down and put your hazard lights on.
When you arrive at Bijagua de Upala, you’ll find a small town with supermarkets, restaurants and gift shops. This town is the main stop before tourists continue on to Rio Celeste. Fortunately, the Sloth Tour is only a few minutes outside of town.
As you pass “Pizzeria El Barrigon”, turn on the next street to the right. From there, I suggest using Waze or Google Maps to guide you to the Reception Area.
Check In With Staff
When we arrived, we called the listed phone number and several staff/guides came down to meet us. The number is:
516-6262-5496
If you’re looking to confirm that the business will be open before you head there, call or text them ahead.
We had a tour guide, Tristan, who offered to show us around the property. The price was $12 USD for adults and $5 USD for kids. Be sure to give a bit extra to the tour guide as a tip, as they do lots of work and are very knowledgeable.
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Sloths & More
As our guide explained, the sun was out so the sloths will be more active. We managed to see two adolescent sloths fairly close to the ground. It was great for the kids to see, and made for some awesome photos. Our guide also pointed out a few bigger sloths, relaxing higher in the trees.
This location is also a farm, and they have a small animal section. The kids loved holding rabbits and guinea pigs. There’s also several areas with various trees like plantains that can be tasted.
Tree frogs were spotted on some trees, they are very well camouflaged. Without a guide, we’d for certain not have seen them. Tristan pointed out their eggs attached to a few leaves as well.
Back home and missing the mornings here? I drank 1820 coffee every day in Costa Rica. It’s well priced and delicious, and it brings the taste of the trip home.
These are a few examples of cool things we experienced on the tour. There’s lots more that you can check out for yourself when you visit.
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