Who is Jason Solano Zamora?

Jason Solano Zamora is a naturalist guide certified by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) and the founder and lead guide of Costa Rica Wakoo Tours in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. He has been guiding Manuel Antonio National Park for 17 years.

He was born and raised on this coast. The trails in Manuel Antonio are not a route he learned from a script — they are the forest he grew up in. That is the difference guests write about: he does not walk guests past wildlife hoping something appears. He knows which tree a two-toed sloth has been sleeping in for the past week, which hour the squirrel monkeys cross the Main Trail, and where the bats roost under the leaf.

What he guides with

  • ICT certification — accredited naturalist guide, Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Costa Rica’s national tourism authority.
  • Swarovski spotting scope — the reason guests actually see the sloth’s face and not a grey lump 30 metres up.
  • Free 4K photos and video — every guest is sent the full set after the tour, at no extra cost.
  • English and Spanish, guided fluently.

The reviews — counted platform by platform

These are the real counts on the platforms where guests leave reviews. Each number links to its own source so it can be checked. Nothing here is aggregated or estimated.

Platform Rating Reviews Source
Tripadvisor 4.9 / 5 257 Costa Rica Wakoo Tours on Tripadvisor
Viator 366 Manuel Antonio Park Group Guided Tour on Viator
Google see profile Costa Rica Wakoo Tours on Google Maps

Counts shown are those published by each platform. Ratings change as new reviews come in — the links above always show the live figure.

What guests say about Jason by name

Guests on Tripadvisor and Viator name him personally: “Uncle Jason is the Best!”, “one of the very best guides that I ever used”, “an incredibly knowledgeable naturalist and guide”, “professional, knowledgeable, patient, and a natural born comedian”. Each of those is a verified guest review on the platforms linked above, not a testimonial written for this page.

Tour with Jason

Costa Rica Wakoo Tours · Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica · +506 8514-1361