Frog Pond Ranario

This place was super cool and a very pleasant surprise. While it does not have a large number of exhibits, the collection of frogs is truly impressive. We spent about an hour here, mostly as a relaxed stop in our day, and really enjoyed it. At $20 per adult it is on the expensive side for the size, but it is easy to respect that maintaining a place like this is not cheap. We saw a ton of different frogs and were able to get some amazing photos. The guide was excellent, very informative, and extremely helpful in pointing out frogs and helping us get great views and pictures. Our 6 year old had an absolute blast and stayed engaged and excited the entire time. Overall, a unique experience that is well worth a visit, especially if you enjoy wildlife and photography.

We visited on a Sunday afternoon. The insect room was a great way to start the outing before seeing the frogs. Very hospitable and passionate staff, I highly recommend getting the guided tour to get all the fun facts and help find the frogs easier (no extra cost!) they mentioned a night tour they offer as well that we will add to our next Costa Rica itinerary!

A fun place to visit if you want to see some frogs after a day of walking. You should visit around 18:00 because that is when the frogs become active. If you buy a ticket a tour with guide and flashlights is included. We did the tour with about 8 other people. The frogs are in different terraria with a lot of plants so you need your flashlight and the guide to spot them. The guide could tell a lot about the frogs and there were plenty of picture opportunities. It takes about 1 hour for the complete walk-around. The ticket also includes a later visit during the day to see the frogs you could not see during your first visit. It is a fun activity, although a bit expensive for the time it takes.

We had a very sweet guide named Dillon help us spot the frogs and teach us about each of them! We were very into this and stayed a while but you could probably do the tour much faster if you only had a little while. You can return at night on the same ticket to see the nocturnal frogs wake up. The frogs are well cared for at the Frog Pond Ranario!

We waffled on whether or not to buy tickets because they felt a little expensive, but our kids really wanted to go. It ended up being amazing. You definitely want to take the free tour - the guide, Pablo, was full of info, and was so helpful in actually finding the frogs. We wouldn’t have found many without him. The ticket lets you get back in a second time, so we returned at 7pm as Pablo said they’d be more active. He was right! Had a great time watching the frogs, as well as spotting all sorts of insects (scorpions and rhinoceros katydids among the highlights).

This place is fantastic! Come on a guided tour, it’s included with entry. They allow you to come back and see them when they are most active (at night!) Great to take families as well ad if you are an nature lover excited to see how the species look before you attempt to see them in the wild! Additionally, they help conservation efforts so you are helping out the beautiful country of Costa Rica.

This is definitely a great alternative to nightwalks and it also is very educational as the guides are very good. You can go twice in a day as most frogs are nocturnal so they wake up when dark. Just one important point. The tree frogs (colorful ones) wake up very late (7.30 or later) so go at 7.00pm and walk with guide. Great place to spend 20$.

$20USD per person and a wonderful experience. I recommend doing it with a guide, as ours was super enthusiastic and we learned a lot from him. A surprisingly great experience. Your ticket gets you free re entry within the week, as many of the frogs are nocturnal and you’re encouraged to come back in the evening to see them in action.