Ara Manzanillo

This was such a fantastic experience. If you love nature, this is a wonderful win for conservation efforts. You see plenty of parrots (specifically Great Green Macaw's / Ara Ambiguus) simply as proof to their success; the birds here are free and thriving with a little assistance in habitat and nesting sites (of course they have a favorite tree). The Macaw's are beautiful and you can view their social behavior. Immersed in nature, you will enjoy great views and plenty of hummingbirds and butterflies. We had a light shower and got lucky to see an abundance of green and red dart frogs! I hope to bring other family to visit in the future and would recommend to anyone who enjoys nature - a must see if you love birds.

We had a great time at Ara Manzanillo! The project is so important and it was really impressive to see the Macaw so close. The guide gave very interesting information about the project and the Great Green.

The tour is pretty much 5 minutes of explanation and then you get to watch the aras. They then give a snack to the aras so when then are done eating they leave. So it was a bit shorter than an hour. We left after 40 minutes. They were still incredible to see flying around. Really nice organization, glad they are working to save the green aras

We had a wonderful experience at the macaw rescue centre. The one-hour tour was really informative — we learned a lot about the Great Green Macaws, the challenges they face as an endangered species, and how the centre is working hard to rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild. Seeing so many macaws up close, flying freely and resting in the trees around us, was absolutely incredible. It’s inspiring to witness the positive impact the centre is making for conservation, and we left with a deeper appreciation for these beautiful birds. Highly recommend this visit!

I recommend this place. The entrance is 20$ per person but it’s really worth it. This is a awesome project to conserve the aras and the guide was really nice and explained everything to us. Thank you! 🦜

The Ara project is really worth a visit. After arriving you get some explanation about the project and how the reintroduced the Green Macaw in the area. After that it’s a very small walk to the viewing point where you can see the beautiful birds feeding and flying around. It is definitely great to look at them. The road to the site is steep but it can easily be done with a normal car. You don’t need a 4x4. After you parked the car it is only a 40 meter walk.

We had the one hour tour where we were presented the history of the center and were allowed to observe aras in their natural habitat from a platform. I would recommend visiting the place and help support the project.

Nicely done multilingual educational displays, a fantastic view of the birds flying in for their supplemental feeding time, friendly guides, clean restrooms. Very impressive project