Puerto Limon Highlights Tour
Puerto Limon Highlights Tour | The Original 6 in 1 Tour
*FULL REFUND POLICIES IF TOUR IS CANCELLED OR SHIP MISS PORT*
Tour Meeting Time: 30 Minutes After Ship Arrival (Earliest Tour 8:00 AM)
Meeting Instructions: Main entrance of the pier (main street). It is about one block from your ship and 5 minutes’ walk. There you will see our staff holding a sign with your name on it.
The best Puerto Limon Shore Excursion you can take during your visit to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. Come with us and enjoy our 6 in 1 Puerto Limon Highlights Tour with a professional naturalist tour guide, who will explain you the most important aspects of the Afro-Caribbean Culture of Costa Rica and show you the rich wildlife of this fascinating region.
Your breath-taking Puerto Limon Highlights Shore Excursion adventure begins with a relaxing drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on an air-conditioned transportation for up to 20 passengers due we operate small groups in order to provide a professional and personalized service.
Your guide will point out many sights of interest including cocoa, achiote, Ilan Ilan trees, diverse fruit stands and rural farming communities. During this tour you will enjoy
1) Puerto Limon City Tour:
History records that in 1502 Christopher Columbus landed in Costa Rica at the place known as Puerto Limón. The country’s port par excellence thanks to import and export traffic, Limón now has the facilities to receive cruise ships as well. The city’s old quarter has the characteristics of a historical centre and is currently under urban renovation with restoration of buildings and a pedestrian walkway from Parque Vargas to the market.
2) A visit to Cahuita National Park (Rainforest & Beaches)
Located at just 60 minutes from the Pier, Cahuita, from the indigenous worlds kawe or mahogany and ta or point, was created in 1970 to protect the country’s largest coral reef. One hundred twenty-three species of fish have been listed here, along with a variety of corals and other invertebrates. The park also protects an example of tropical moist forest, along with swamps forest and marshland. Cahuita Park is a perfect place for those who want to enjoy a beautiful tropical beach, the rain forest and abundant wildlife.
Upon arrival to Cahuita Town, we will get into the park for a 45 minutes nature walk for enjoy the rich biodiversity of the area, along a flat and shady trail that runs along the shoreline. Monkeys, Sloths, Iguanas, Toucans, Colourful Frogs and many other species are very common to see during this tour. This is a very easy walk for all, from kids to seniors.
3) Visit a Banana Plantation
Where many interesting facts about this amazing fruit will be explained: The Crop, harvesting, processing, packing and exportation. Costa Rica is the second largest banana producer in the world and 80% of the plantations are located in Limon province, becoming one of the most important economic activities in the region. Note: In this tour we visit the plantations. No the packing houses due they are private properties and we are not allowed to get in. Our guide will explain from the side road about the activity.
4) Coastal Drive
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Puerto Limon coastline with this unique Limon Shore Excursion and during the bus drive to the different attractions.
5) The Tortuguero Canal
Board your covered boat for a 60 minutes leisurely cruise through the jungle canals. Your guide explains the rain forest eco-system and points out sights of interest. Keep an eye out for wildlife including howler monkeys, many sloths, toucans, aquatic birds, bats and crocodiles as well as exotic flora.
6) Enjoy the Souvenirs Stores & Shopping
During our Puerto Limon Highlights tour, you will enjoy different souvenirs stores. The Caribbean enjoys a diversity of cultures: Afro-Costa Rican, Bribri and Cabécar, Asian, Italian and Central American, among others. Besides food, the region features a collection of cultural activities and traditions that also differentiate it from the rest of the country.
Taking part of this amazing Puerto Limon Highlights Shore Excursion Tour, you will become an expertise about the rich cultural heritage and ecological resources of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Don’t miss it…
Note: All our tours have 8:00 AM as departure time. However, if your ship arrives at later the pick up time will be 30 minutes after ship arrival.
We operate all our tours according with this ship´s arrivals.
Greenway Nature Tours is a Certified Travel Agency and Tour Operator by the Costa Rican Tourist Board with special certification in Sustainable Travel (CST). We offer about 8 different Puerto Limon shore excursions.
Start planning your Puerto Limon Shore Excursions today. Email us
Price – Shore Excursions
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Destination
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Departure
Puerto Limón Pier -
Departure Time
08:00 AM - 9:00 AM for ships arriving late -
Return Time
02:00pm -
What´s to Bring
Comfortable shoes, Camera, Rain Gear or Umbrella, Insect Repellent, Comfortable Clothes, Sun-scream, Sun Hat, Sunglasses, Money for personal expenses. We suggest to bring personal face mask and alcohol I gel for prevent Covid-19
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Enjoy some beautiful pictures about what to expect if you book this tour with us
Tour Plan
Pick Up Time - 8:00am - From the pier or 30 minutes after ship arrival
- Meet our Naturalist Tour Guide and Deluxe Transportation from the pier
- Drive to Cahuita National Park. Coastal Drive & Sightseeing Tour
Cahuita National Park Nature Walk - 9:00am
- Start a nature walk with our tour naturalist tour guide along the Cahuita Trails.
Visit a Banana Plantation - 10:30am
- Learn about banana industry at one of the banana plantations around Limon
Visit the Souvenir Stores - 11:00am
- Stop at a nice souvenir store and get that special souvenir from Puerto Limon
Have a break and recharge batteries with a drink and snack - 11:30 am
- Our guide will make a stop at a local restaurant for get some food and drinks
Tortuguero Canal Boat Tour - 12 Noon
- Enjoy a Boat Tour and wildlife watching with our naturalist tour guide.
Fruit´s Snack - 1:00pm
- After the boat tour, enjoy a fresh fruits snack
Limon City Tour - 1:30pm
- On your way back to the pier, enjoy a city tour along the main streets of Limon
Return to the Pier & Ship - 2:00pm
- After an amazing cultural and natural experience, return to the ship
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Enjoy some beautiful pictures about what to expect if you book this tour with us
Reviews Scores and Score Breakdown
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Jasmin Ritter
We had an interesting and informative tour and were very happy with the arrangements. We were greeted by our tour guide just outside the port and the tour departed on time. We followed the proposed itinerary and feel that we learned a lot about many aspects of the Costa Rican culture, economy and daily life. Our guide and driver were flexible in little ways that made the day most enjoyable and fun for the whole group. We would definitely recommend this tour.
April 30, 2020 at 3:34 pm
Ann Wolf
We booked this tour outside our cruise ship excursions. I think we saved money, but the real point is that the tour was small, personal and easy going. The guide, whose name was (I think) Stephen, was terrific. Personable, informative, in love with the countryside, full of jokes, and very, very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. We could not be more pleased with our choice and would recommend anyone coming off a cruise ship in Lemon (not the most attractive town) to book a trip into the countryside with Greenway. The boat ride on the canal was the best part with lots of sloths in the trees and birds flying about.
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April 30, 2020 at 3:39 pm
Natalie Greenwod
We were on P&O Ventura and had booked this excursion before we left home as it encompassed everything we wanted to see and the ship hadn’t got anything like it.
The tour was entitled “6 tours in 1”, but the three main things were: a short city tour, the Tortuguero Canals and the Cahuita National Park (rainforest and beach). There were just four in the group – my husband, a lady who was in a wheelchair and her son, as well as myself.
The tour surpassed anything we could have hoped for and this was made possible by our guide, Enrico. If he or the driver saw anything whilst we were driving along, they would stop and explain what they had seen so that we could take photographs, e.g. animals, bananas with blue bags, etc. On the canals, he pointed out sloths, egrets, yellow-crowned night herons and a boat-billed heron. When we got down to Cahuita, a path had been put down through the rainforest, but it wasn’t the easiest for a wheelchair, so Enrico and her son managed it between them. There were racoons that came off the beach and played round us and then there were the white-faced Capuchun monkeys. At first, we could just hear them screeching in the trees, but then Enrico started calling to them and down they came to eat the fruit he had brought with him. It was a magical experience. On the way back to the coach, we saw a beautiful bright blue butterfly, which I gather we were lucky to see. Enrico certainly made the place come alive and he had such an affinity with the animals.
May 28, 2020 at 2:26 am