Latin America, Asia and wildlife at night

Ana Solís

Writes La Fortuna, Monteverde, Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo and Mexico City, four tour types, the Night Safari page and the what-to-bring guide.

Published work

12 signed pages across 4 sections, biggest first.

Cities 6

La FortunaEvery night tour in La Fortuna is a rainforest walk with a flashlight. Two tie at 8.1, entry is usually included, and the real choice is how far from town you want to go after dark.Read
Mexico CityIn Mexico City the night tour that works is lucha libre: tacos, a mezcal, then the Tuesday or Friday card at Arena Mexico. El Taco Club ranks first at 7.1. There's no ghost or bus tour worth booking.Read
MonteverdeMonteverde's night walks are cheap on paper and less cheap once you pay the reserve gate. Nasua's 6-person walk ranks first; Three Brothers is the honest all-in price at $35 (€31).Read
SingaporeSingapore's two best night sights are free light shows. The top tour, a $32 (€29) river cruise, is built around them. Eight ranked, plus how to do the shows alone.Read
BangkokBangkok's best night tour costs $38 (€34) and goes by tuk-tuk. Ten ranked, from Chinatown food walks to fireflies across the river, plus last BTS times.Read
TokyoTokyo's night tours are mostly about eating and drinking in Shinjuku, and the best of them are very good. Ten ranked, plus the free night view and last-train times.Read

Tour types 4

After dark 1

Singapore Night SafariThe plain Night Safari ticket costs $45 (€41; S$58) and includes the tram. The only tour that cleared our bar costs $84 (€75) and mostly sells the ride to Mandai. Here's how to do it yourself.Read

Guides 1

What to bring on a night tourNight tours punish the wrong shoes and the missing jacket. Here's what to pack for a city ghost walk, a boat, a rainforest night walk in Costa Rica and a 13,796 ft stargazing summit.Read

About Ana

Ana writes La Fortuna and Monteverde in Costa Rica, Mexico City, Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo. Bangkok holds the top score on the whole site, 8.8, for a tuk-tuk night tour. She also writes four tour types: night wildlife tours, night food tours, bioluminescent tours and stargazing tours.

Her sight page is the Singapore Night Safari, and its verdict is skip the tour: the park's own ticket includes the tram. She wrote what to bring on a night tour too, which mostly comes down to good shoes and bug spray.

Ana is an editorial persona. The research, the sourcing and the arithmetic behind these pages are real; the privacy page explains how our bylines work.