Puntarenas Highlights 6 in 1 Combo Tour
Private Tour

Book Now

The best tour you can take during your visit to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Come with us and enjoy our exclusive and unique tour 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: 1) A Rainforest Nature Walk & Hanging Bridges at Villa Lapas Reserve, 2) A Boat tour for admire the huge crocodiles at Tarcoles River, 3) A Puntarenas City Tour, 4) Country Drive and Sightseeing, 5) Shopping Stop and 6) Search for Monkeys, Scarlet Macaws and other wildlife species.

Your breath-taking, adventure begins with a relaxing drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on a deluxe air conditioning & Private Van and exclusively for you or your party. 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 rainforest nature walk and enjoy crossing the Hanging Bridges. Experience the beauty of the rainforest 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 rainforest. This all-ages tour lets you observe the primary and secondary rainforest 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 steeps, uneven terrain, ups and downs.

In case you do not want to walk, we offer you the visit to the rainforest in a wagon pulled by tractor. This other option is perfect for passengers with limited mobility or seniors.

After your rainforest experience, enjoy complementary tropical fresh fruits and IceTea 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 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 $12. (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 murky, it is still a great place to hang out and relax with the local Ticos. It is 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.

Tour include: Private round trip transportation from Puntarenas or Puerto Caldera piers, bilingual guides, fruits, water, Nature walk at the hanging bridges and 1 hour boat tour in Tarcoles River.

What To Bring: Long or short pants, tennis shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, mosquito repellent, a hat or cap and money for extra expenses.

Tour Meeting Time:  30 Minutes After Ship Arrival (Earliest tour 8:00 AM) We operate all our tours accordingly with the ship arrival. We know sometimes the ships are running late OR early. For this reason, we have our pickup 30 minutes after the ship arrival. First departure 08:00 AM

Meeting Place: Main entrance of the pier. In there you will see our tour guides holding a sign with your name. We do not pick up INSIDE the pier.

Arrival Ports: Puntarenas or Puerto Caldera. Our tours are operated from the port the cruise ship arrives. Do not worry about it. We will be at any port.

Emergency Contact Number Via WhatsApp: +506-8530-2973. Text message only please. No calls.

*FULL REFUND POLICIES IF TOUR IS CANCELLED OR SHIP MISS PORT*
Read our cancellation policy. Click HERE.

Click this link Puntarenas Shore Excursion for check all our great shore excursions from Puntarenas and Puerto Caldera.

Greenway Nature Tours is a certified tour operator founded in 1999
Certified by the Costa Rica Tourism Board since December 2003
Certified with Essential Costa Rica since July 2024
Member of National Tour Association in the United States.
Travellers’ Choice Award Winner by TripAdvisor Click on the link for check what people say about our tours and services.
Check our Google Reviews: https://g.page/r/Cfu8lg1dd_JBEAE/review