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Puntarenas Sightseeing Tour: Small Group Journey Through Local Highlights
4.5
100 Ratings
Tarcoles
Pick up at cruise port terminal and/or hotels in the Puntarenas area. We offer small group tours led by dedicated and knowledgeable guides. This tour covers the area’s highlights with minimal driving time, providing you with a wealth of information about the country.
Pick up at cruise port terminal and/or hotels in the Puntarenas area. We offer small group tours led by dedicated and knowledgeable guides. This tour covers the area’s highlights with minimal driving time, providing you with a wealth of information about the country.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tarcoles Bridge - Visit the farmers’ markets, pause to observe crocodiles from the road and bridge, and enjoy spotting some beautiful birds.
- Carara National Park - Instead of hiking, take a drive through the rainforest with brief stops to step out of the tour van for photos of the lush forest. Enjoy breathtaking ocean views above the treetops…
- Tarcoles Bridge - Visit the farmers’ markets, pause to observe crocodiles from the road and bridge, and enjoy spotting some beautiful birds.
- Carara National Park - Instead of hiking, take a drive through the rainforest with brief stops to step out of the tour van for photos of the lush forest. Enjoy breathtaking ocean views above the treetops from a charming terrace with facilities and opportunities for wildlife viewing.
- Orotina - Make stops at farmers’ markets and a local restaurant offering excellent mountain views.
- Catedral de Puntarenas - Enjoy a city tour in Puntarenas with a 30-minute drive and a few quick stops for photos. Stepping out of the tour van at each stop is optional.
What's Included
- Climate-controlled vehicle for your comfort
- Climate-controlled vehicle for your comfort
Location
Tarcoles Bridge
Route 34
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Debra_n
Jan 17, 2026
Costa Rica - We had the best guides ever! The driver and tour guide were so knowledgeable, friendly, funny and easy to get along with! They did everything they could to give us the best experience.
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Anne_m
Jan 16, 2026
Great tour of wildlife and some local history - Great meet up just off the pier. Charlie Brown was a super guide. He knew just where to find monkeys, birds and crocodiles in the wild.
We enjoyed this tour . Excellent value as well.
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Deborah_h
Jan 14, 2026
Great tour - Great guide and driver. Saw toucans, macaws, monkeys and crocodiles Our guide, Carlos and driver Ronnie did a wonderful job.
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Connie
Dec 16, 2025
Costa Rica was wonderful! - Carlos and Benicio were excellent guides. We enjoyed seeing all the sights as well as the great food in the restaurant where we stopped for lunch.
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Gary_n
Dec 16, 2025
Good tour & guide in Puntarenas, CR - Hazel was an excellent tour guide, with very good English. Very good 5-hour tour around the Puntarenas area tor the ten of us in a nice Mercedes van.
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Jennifer_g
Dec 14, 2025
A great way to spend a day in Puntarenas - This was a very comprehensive tour which we took when our ship called into Puntarenas. It was great seeing some of the local wildlife and also the local countryside. The bus was very comfortable and the driver & tour guide did a great job keeping us informed and comfortable.
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Patti_s
Dec 11, 2025
Interesting Day in Punteraneas - Benesio proved to be an excellent and determined guide - made sure we saw all the wildlife of the area including some elusive macaws. We were notified a couple days in advance that we were the only clients so we could make it a private tour for just a bit more. So we had a great 5 hour tour packing in plenty of sights along with lots of driving.
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Susan_t
Jan 1, 2026
Something to do to get off the boat. - If you want to just see the sights of the towns and countryside, this is OK. See monkeys at a planned house stop where monkeys hang out, saw crocodiles at a bridge you walk across. A stop at a restaurant bar that was unnecessary but there’s nothing else to do. Butterflies are at a tourist souvenir shop. You get what you pay for. Pick up and drop off went smoothly.
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Atul_r
Dec 16, 2025
Hot Van No Air conditioning!!! - Guide was great. The only problem I encountered was the van did not cool down at all during the trip. That made life miserable and could enjoy the trip.
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Edmee_b
Dec 26, 2025
In the email I had a... - In the email I had received a cancellation, the night before, quite late. However, in the morning I receive a reminder email about what time I have to be in the lobby of my hotel....is it going to happen or not?
Not so, no one showed up.
And now I receive an email asking me to rate the tour. Strange.
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