Puntarenas Costa Rica Highlights 6 in 1 Tour
Puntarenas Costa Rica Highlights Tour for cruise ship passengers visiting this port of call during the day.
*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 tour you can take during your visit to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Come with us and enjoy our exclusive and unique tour and discover the best of Puntarenas Costa Rica Highlights with a professional naturalist tour guide, who will explain you the most important aspects of the Central Pacific Coast and will show you the rich wildlife of this fascinating region. This tour includes: A Rainforest Nature Walk & Hanging Bridges in Villa Lapas Reserve, A Boat tour for admire the huge crocodiles at Tarcoles River, A Puntarenas City Tour, Country Drive and Sightseeing, Shopping Stop, Search for Monkeys & Scarlet Macaws.
Your breath-taking, 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 mango, sugar and citrus plantations, diverse fruit stands and rural farming communities.
You will be heading to Villa Lapas Reserve & Eco Hotel, about 1-hour drive from the pier. Upon arrival to our beautiful property, you will have some free time for use restrooms and explore the surroundings before to begging the rain forest nature walk and enjoy crossing the Hanging Bridges. Experience the beauty of the rain forest through our Villa Lapas Sky Way walking tour 1.5 miles (2.5 km) in length, and five suspended bridges at more than 180 feet above the ground. Each of these bridges is an astonishing 300 feet length, crossing through the very heart of the tropical rain forest. This all-ages tour lets you observe the primary and secondary rain forest vegetation. Make yourself one with the jungle. Keep your eyes open to see the numerous bird species, mammals and other varied fauna that call this forest home.
The nature walk last about one hour and it includes some areas with some steeps, uneven terrain, ups and downs.
After your rain forest experience, enjoy complementary tropical fresh fruits and Ice Tea before to continue our journey to Tarcoles River. Famous for its large American Crocodiles, the Tarcoles River forms the Northern border of Carara Biological Reserve on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The Tarcoles River is home to one of the world’s largest crocodile populations in the wild and they are very easy to admire during our one-hour boat ride. Besides crocodiles, many aquatic bird species, monkeys & scarlet macaws are easy to see.
Continuing our Puntarenas Costa Rica Highlights Tour, you will visit El Jardin Souvenir Store & Restaurant. This is a beautiful souvenir’s store and Art Gallery with excellent products. At this place, free time is allowed for shopping and has lunch at the restaurant, where delicious typical and international dishes are offered for an excellent price. You can taste the typical dish of Costa Rica, “El Casado” a plate that combine rice, beans, vegetables, fried plantain and a meat of your selection (chicken, steak, fish) for an affordable price of $10. (Lunch is not included in the tour’s rate).
Returning to the pier, before the drop off, you will visit Puntarenas City. This is the largest city in the Central Pacific. Puntarenas offers visitors and locals alike, a variety of tantalizing fresh sea foods such as shrimp, lobsters, fish, etc. A lively and attractive city, perhaps one of Puntarenas’s most interesting features is the Paseo de los Turistas. This is a tree-lined promenade adjacent to the beach. This area turns into a colorful street on weekends, as people from all over flock the popular restaurants, discos, cafes, bars and hotels that are found here. While the beach here is not safe for swimming because the water tends to be pretty murky, it is still a great place to hang out and relax with the local Ticos. It is definitely worth exploring this city, as there are many beautiful old unusual buildings found all over the place, as well as several fabulous restaurants and hotels. Puntarenas also has a lovely old church, which is a must see as well.
Note: If you are not able to walk but want to see the rainforest, we recommend the tour Rainforest Wagon Expedition & Crocodile Safari Cruise.
We operate all our tours according with this ship´s arrivals. For more Shore Excursions in Puntarenas Costa Rica visit: http://www.puntarenasshoreexcursions.com/
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 Puntarenas shore excursions.
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Price – Shore Excursions
Puntarenas Highlights Tour
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Destination
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Departure
Puntarenas or Caldera -
Departure Time
08:00am -
Return Time
02:00pm -
Included
Entrance feePrivate tour guidePrivate Transportation -
Not Included
Alcoholic BeveragesBreakfastDrop Off at a different location than your hotel.Gratitude’s for GuideLunchMeals not specified
Tour Plan
Pick Up Time: 8:00 AM from the pier (9:00 am if ship arrives by 8:00 am)
- Meet our Naturalist Tour Guide and Deluxe Transportation from the pier
- Drive to Villa Lapas Reserve. Coastal Drive & Sightseeing Tour
Villa Lapas Reserve Walk: 9:00 AM
- Start a nature walk with our tour naturalist tour guide along the trails and hanging bridges
Fruit´s Snack: 10:30 am
- After the nature walk, enjoy a fresh fruits snack
Tarcoles River Boat Tour: 11:00 am
- Enjoy a boat tour in Tarcoles River and discover its multiple wildlife species including the huge crocodiles living in this river
Visit the Souvenir Stores and restaurant: 12:30 pm
- Stop at a nice souvenir store and get that special souvenir from Puntarenas
Puntarenas City Tour 1:30 pm
- On your way back to the pier, enjoy a city tour along the main streets of Puntarenas
Return to the Pier & Ship 2:00 pm
- After an amazing cultural and natural experience, return to the ship
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