Puntarenas Essential Tour: Rain Forest, Wildlife, City Highlights and Unique Costa Rican Flavours

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Experience the best of Puntarenas in one day! Explore the rainforest, encounter wildlife, discover city highlights, and savor unique Costa Rican flavors. Book now for expert knowledge, excellent reviews, and a hassle-free experience.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Puntarenas - Puntarenas is one of the most important tourism regions in Costa Rica. Its coastline is full of islands, inlets, beaches, and very beautiful natural treasures, all which make it an excellent tourist destination. There is a multitude of attractions based around the beaches, as well as protected areas, both land based and around its…

What's Included

Professional guide
In-vehicle air conditioning
1 hour boat tour in Tarcoles River
Nature Walk at Villa Lapas Hanging Bridges and Trails
Visit to El Jardin Souvenir Store & Restaurant
Fresh Fruit Snack

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Alcoholic beverages
Lunch

Additional Information

If you desire to explore all major sites of Puntarenas in a single day, this tour is unrivalled. The journey includes a trek through the Villa Lapas & Hanging Bridges rainforest, a glance at Tarcoles Town, a boating experience across Tarcoles River to witness gigantic crocodiles, monkeys, water birds and several other species of wild animals….

Location

Muellero Park

Paseo de los Turistas

We pick up all passengers at the cruise ship terminal in Puntarenas or Puerto Caldera

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Karen_b

May 10, 2025

It was fun and a... - It was fun and a worthwhile trip …definitely at least moderate activity level … not a long distance walk but hilly terrain , combination of concrete steps, mud with some slippery areas. Hiking sticks were available and I am glad we had them.. definitely not for the walking impaired! Bridges were a little scary but beautiful scenery … crocodile safari was good with crocodiles found. Many birds but primarily birds you see in Florida … No colorful birds the day of our adventure. Ronald our guide was very patient and helpful to all varied participant ability levels. It was hot and humid even in the shade of the forest ….. thanks Ronald for being an informative and empathetic guide! Of course the driver was great as some areas were windy and narrow and we all were returned back to the ship on time and in one piece!

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Mabart_pnw

Feb 13, 2025

Nice view of the area. - Ronaldo was a great guide as was the driver. We learned about the area and Costa Rica in general. Spoke clear English. Went out of his way to show us Macaws mating and monkeys--not on the scheduled stop.

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Rogerdi2416xd

Dec 17, 2024

Beautiful tour - Very nice tour with mini group (4 people), Pick-up in the port and organization all in the best. Always a lot of time, no hassle. Tour took significantly longer than planned.

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Michaeled2024

Mar 14, 2024

Great tour! - One of the best tours I have ever taken!! Ariel is an amazing guide! He answered all of our questions and provided a very informative narration while traveling to a location. While at each attraction, he pointed out many bird and tree species. Our driver, Angel, was the most engaged driver I have ever had. He pointed out points of interest and helped locate macaws and toucans. He found alternative route when a road was closed to show us a known macaw location. Highly recommend this tour!!

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Rebecca_f

Feb 22, 2024

Friendly, attentive crew. - We saw big 'ol crocodiles and lots of colorful birds. Crew was very friendly and knowledgeable. Fun for all ages.

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Gary_c

Jan 12, 2024

Great tour and got to see... - Great tour and got to see a lot of wildlife. Also saw the 18ft crocodile name Osama bin Ladin (named that because he is hard to find).

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Joseph_b

May 4, 2024

Half good, half boring - This trip covers a large amount of time, but a lot of that is not productive. Some of the people in our van were getting dropped off for a different tour, which took more time. The drive to the activity is pretty long and traffic is evident. We were disappointed with the jungle walk because it was really short, and there were no critters to observe. The crocodile boat ride was the best part of the day. Our guide was very knowledgeable and good about pointing out all the birds, and we saw several crocodiles. Notice the wild bananas with a beautiful flower on the shoreline. The fruit tasting was welcome, but nothing special. The whole long drive back to Port was pretty quiet. I appreciate that guide was very in tune with making sure we got back to the ship on time. Overall, we were disappointed in this trip based on enjoyment compared to cost and time invested.

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Michael_m

Apr 14, 2024

Not our time to see critters - I suppose it is a matter of timing when you plan an excursion that involves wildlife. This wasn’t our time. It was a very hot day so all the birds were hiding as were the crocodiles. This excursion included a hike to swinging bridges. The description under estimated the difficulty. Our tour group had folks with mild mobility challenges. And again, nothing interesting to see. Our host and bus driver did a pretty good job considering what nature was not doing.

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Steve_b

Feb 18, 2024

Not what I expected 😒 - The tour operator was very knowledgeable of the area and nice. We could understand his English. The sky bridges were good, but we saw no birds or monkeys. It is a lot of walking on this portion of the trip. The stop at the Spanish village resort was nice and the fruit snack was fresh. We saw some wildlife here. The crocodile trip was not good. We saw one large crocodile and a few small ones. The guides on this trip were not good. The driver of the bus was not good. He missed several turns and had to turn around. He also locked the keys in the van at the shopping stop. The bus was okay, but no microphone so he was hard to hear sometimes. We skipped the city portion because we were running an hour behind getting back to the ship. I wish we had chosen a different tour.

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Virginia_a

Apr 14, 2024

Recommend if in good shape - Unfortunately, the most memorable part of the trip was the walk thru the jungle and suspension bridges, that were advertised as moderate walk. Not at all moderate as up and down on trails that are stair steps with concretes cement blocks of various heights, not level, or crumbling. The majority of the time there was only rope to hang onto. Very unstable. Had to concentrate so much on not falling, we didn’t get to enjoy the scenery.

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From $135

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult