Top Puntarenas Full-day Tours

Encounter the best of Costa Rica's wildlife, cuisine, and famous natural beauty on a combo shore excursion from Puntarenas. Watch adorable white-faced monkeys playing in the trees, and spot crocs and birdlife on a pontoon cruise down the Tarcoles River. Learn the history of the bustling Puntarenas port, and indulge your taste buds with locally grown fruit fresh from the farm, a typical lunch at a local restaurant, and a chance to buy authentic Costa Rican coffee.

Experience the mist-shrouded treetops and incredible biodiversity of Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest on a shore excursion from Puntarenas. Travel from the Pacific Coast to the country’s higher altitudes, where you'll explore a vast array of tropical flora and wildlife while hiking across six suspended bridges. Recharge with included lunch, and then learn about the lifecycle of Costa Rica's most famous import on a coffee plantation tour.

Sneak in a tropical island getaway during your Costa Rica vacation on this cruise from Jaco to Tortuga Island. Swim, snorkel, hike, drink, and dine on this all-inclusive tour, with the option to rent even more of your favorite watersports equipment like waverunners and paddleboards. Bookend your tour with a catamaran cruise across the beautiful Gulf of Nicoya.

Sail out to Tortuga Island in the Gulf of Nicoya from Puntarenas on this all-day boat trip. Hop aboard a catamaran boat and head towards the island, which boasts a protected forest and clear waters that are ideal for swimming. There, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy a day away from the Costa Rican mainland.

The new and original tour in Jaco, only offered by Jaco Travel Experts (Odyssey tours) this is the only tour than includes all the highlights of the Jaco area.

Costa Rica is no longer the best-kept secret it once was. On the contrary, it’s a bustling hub for ecotourism with a growing ex-pat population. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind with a trip to Isla Tortuga of the coast of the Nicoya Peninsula. Choose from a wide variety of available activities or simply kick back and relax on white sand beaches. Either way, you'll find what you're looking for on Isla Tortuga.

Marvel at one of Costa Rica's most impressive volcanoes and get close to its enchanting wildlife on this 2-in-1 combo tour. Stand above the steaming fumaroles and lake-filled crater of Poas Volcano with direct summit access, and then admire smaller-scale natural wonders at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a beautifully landscaped animal sanctuary. A typical Costa Rican lunch and hotel pickup complete this all-inclusive tour.

The area is not only magnificent, but one of the most beautiful rainforests in the World, and seeing it from the point of the hanging bridge of view is the best way to see it. The project where we would take you has 6 hanging bridges in total, and from this point of view, you can see so much about the whole ecosystem! Whenever we get to see wildlife, monkeys or even, when lucky, the Resplendent Quetzal. This experience is something that keeps in our minds and hearts forever... since they are so close and so gorgeous! As you come out of this enchanting forest, you will travel to a lower area in Monteverde to enjoy the fun, the learning and the discovery of butterflies from all over Costa Rica. So, if you are into the biodiversity of Costa Rica, and want to learn in a hands-on experience, definitely this tour is for you! You will not only see butterflies, but you also get the chance to see them coming out of the cocoon and maybe even getting them out to their first flight.

We guarantee that your experience will be unforgettable, by enjoying the beautiful colors of Rio Celeste. Where, according to local Aboriginal beliefs, it was where their gods washed the brushes after painting the sky.

Costa Rica has become the world's premier destination for ecotourism. Places like La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park are the reason why. Hike through rainforest and cloud forest on purpose-built trails to discover incredible biodiversity. Butterflies, monkeys, hummingbirds, reptiles - this is just the start of a long list of what you'll see. In addition to wildlife watching, learn all about coffee, from tiny seed to delicious cup.

What includes? Round trip transportation from Monteverde. Certified Captain Certified bilingual guide (Spanish / English) Full color printed bird guide Safety equipment Filtered water to refill bottles Liability Policy

This tour combines an educational ride along the Tarcoles River with a zipline adventure through the forest canopy, a combination that highlights two Costa Rica environments in one day. Look out for animals like crocodiles, macaws, and lizards as you float along the river, and then soar with birds and monkeys on an 11-platform zipline course.

Manakin is a bird species (chiroxiphia linearis) found on the Nicoya peninsula in tropical wet/dry forests. For us this bird is significantly special as it represents local condition and like all of us this bird has been here for generations. Our grandfathers were some of the original founders of this peninsula and it is a privilege to take visitors around the peninsula to learn the local history and first steps of our ancestors in this important sector of Costa Rica. Each and everyone of our services alongside with the other companies involved is provide by locals born on the Nicoya peninsula, thus drivingon integral development in our communities, allowing us to provide a foretaste of our traits and cultures.