Monkeys on the Beach After the Snorkel Tour

Number thirty-four in our series, and this one's a fan favorite: the monkeys. After a Snorkel Jaco morning at Playa Mantas — the secluded white-sand cove about 25 minutes north of Jacó — it's common to spot a troop of white-faced capuchin monkeys in the trees right over the beach. No stock footage, no staging: just a real, wild Costa Rica moment that caps off the best snorkel tour Jaco beach has.

Watch the monkeys come down

A white-faced capuchin picking its way down a tree trunk at the edge of the sand, right where our guests were drying off after the swim — a real, unscripted moment from a Snorkel Jaco morning at Playa Mantas. The reef and the cove bring the snorkeling; the jungle at the back of the beach brings the monkeys.

A day with Snorkel Jaco, in photos

This is the kind of thing that makes guests say the morning was the best day of their trip: a quiet white-sand cove, a rocky reef just offshore full of fish, clear water you can wade right into — and, once you're back on the sand, wild monkeys in the trees. It's all part of the easy rhythm of Jaco beach snorkeling.

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Every one of these faces is a guest who booked a spot, showed up, and had a great morning in the water. We run three tours a day — 8am, 10am and noon — for $69 per person, with mask, snorkel, fins, an in-water guide and photos included. Come make some memories of your own on one of Jaco beach's best snorkeling tours.

More reading: see what guests say, our first and most recent testimonial sets, or head back to Snorkel Jaco to plan your day. This is #34 in our customer testimonials series — more real guests coming soon.