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Limón Province
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Tortuguero Canals Including Playa Bonita and Puerto Limon Highlights
3 h
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About this activity
You'll start this 3-to-4 hours shore excursion by meeting your local excursion guide just outside Puerto Limon's cruise ship terminal. Hop into a comfortable, air conditioned vehicle and get ready to go. Along the trip, your guide will give you interesting bits of information about Costa Rica's Caribbean province.
City Tour and Scenic View
Get a magnificent view of Puerto Limon’s town from a panoramic viewpoint. This is a great opportunity to take a picture of the city and the ship docks.
Tortuguero Canals boat ride
Discover the Tortuguero Canals in a covered boat during a one-hour ride. Your tour guide will point you to the different plants and animals in the area, and you'll learn about its biodiversity.
Fruit Stand
Learn more about tropical plants and their fruits. You'll be able to see the actual plants and trees, and also taste some of these delicious fruits at a rustic fruit stand on the way to Cahuita.
Banana Plantation
Bananas are a big part of Costa Rican economy, with Limon being central to this activity. You will stop beside a banana plantation and learn about the process of cultivating, harvesting and shipping the fruit (please keep in mind that, due to regulations, we are not allowed to enter the processing plant).
Playa Bonita
You'll visit Playa Bonita, or "beautiful beach". Enjoy Bonita's beach unique scenery, and if the weather's nice, you'll be able to take a dip in the sea. If you want to, you can just relax in a chair or purchase some local dishes at the nearby restaurants.
Supermarket
Once you are back in town, you will have the opportunity to take a look at the products at the market in the city of Limon and purchase some Costa Rican coffee and other local goods.
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City Tour and Scenic View
Get a magnificent view of Puerto Limon’s town from a panoramic viewpoint. This is a great opportunity to take a picture of the city and the ship docks.
Tortuguero Canals boat ride
Discover the Tortuguero Canals in a covered boat during a one-hour ride. Your tour guide will point you to the different plants and animals in the area, and you'll learn about its biodiversity.
Fruit Stand
Learn more about tropical plants and their fruits. You'll be able to see the actual plants and trees, and also taste some of these delicious fruits at a rustic fruit stand on the way to Cahuita.
Banana Plantation
Bananas are a big part of Costa Rican economy, with Limon being central to this activity. You will stop beside a banana plantation and learn about the process of cultivating, harvesting and shipping the fruit (please keep in mind that, due to regulations, we are not allowed to enter the processing plant).
Playa Bonita
You'll visit Playa Bonita, or "beautiful beach". Enjoy Bonita's beach unique scenery, and if the weather's nice, you'll be able to take a dip in the sea. If you want to, you can just relax in a chair or purchase some local dishes at the nearby restaurants.
Supermarket
Once you are back in town, you will have the opportunity to take a look at the products at the market in the city of Limon and purchase some Costa Rican coffee and other local goods.
Included
- Bottled water & juice
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Fruit tasting
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entry/Admission - Tortuguero Canal
Not included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 16 people per booking
- Be prepared for uneven surfaces at the sites visited which may be difficult for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Dress code is smart casual: we recommend light, comfortable clothing. You can also have rain-wear, as the weather is varies
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
60%
Aquatic
20%
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First time using this company and was very pleased. Florian was a great guide. Very knowledgeable on flora and fauna.
We had a wonderful experience on our full tour. Danny was a great tour guide. It was a rainy overcast day however we made the most of it.
Saw the highlights of Puerto Limon which weren't many and floated in the canals looking for wildlife. We were in a minivan--8 people, guide was good. Not really much to see unless you haven't seen the monkeys or the sloths yet. Good trip to take if you just want to see what is in the area.
There were ten of us on a fifteen passenger van. A great sized group. Our guides Miguel and Angel made the tour outstanding. They climbed fences and chased sloths in order to show us things we'd have otherwise missed. The canal boat driver pointed out many things we'd never have noticed . All three shared much about the area. Our ship arrived late and we had trouble finding our tour so sadly we did not get to the beach. A suggestion for Viator-find a way to better enable participants to link up with their tours. Our guide had a sign with our names but he was a long way from the ship. We asked a lot of people who were not able to help before we finally found him.
I had booked this tour and when I arrived I was the only tourist. My tour guide was gracious enough to spend the morning with me and gave me a private tour. He was wonderful and I enjoyed this adventure with him.
We had a great tour wth Frederico. He was a great guide. I was a little nervous about using Viator, but it was great. Frederico wa right there with my name on a board-waiting for us! We had the best boat on the canal which was owned by Frederico. There was only 8 in our group, so we got lots of personal attention. Would highly recommend this tour especially for the money. We saw more than even posted. Even went to a grocery store and picked up some snacks. Plenty of time to get back to the ship. A
We had a great exoerience. We booked this while cruising with Holland America. Our guide was Federico, he did a great job showing us aeound, starting with a stop to sample some local fruits. Then we made a stop in a banana plantation where he explain the process. The Tortuguero canal ride was great, we were able to see a monkeys, sloths, birds and more. We ended up with a visit to Bonita beach, the water was warm, there was not very many people so we were able to enjoy sometime swimming and relaxing while Dederico waited for us. We learned about the town, economics, real state and much more. We really recommend this trip!!
The guide was excellent, the Highlights were much more interesting then the canal simply for the fact of the dirty water. But the boat driver, guide and the highlight driver were great.