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Tours in Puntarenas/Jaco Area
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 Tours in: Arenal • Guanacaste • Monteverde • Nicoya Peninsula • Puntarenas/Jaco
Quepos/Manuel Antonio • San Jose
Full Day Tours

Jungle River & Crocodile Adventure

Duration - Approximately 2 hours

Navigate through the Tarcoles River is a great opportunity to encounter with nature, it is a relaxing experience and at the same very exciting for the huge crocodiles that live in the riverbanks.

The river cruise will take us through the estuaries and deltas of the river, where the crocodile colonies rest, to smaller canals and mangroves where our captain will turn off the engine so we can hear the sound of birds and animals from the jungle.

This area is a nesting place for scarlet macaws, wood- peckers and kingfishers; it is a favorite place for birdwatchers for the hundreds of species that migrates every year.

Note: This tour is only available from Los Suenos Marriott and Sonesta Jaco Beach. This tour requires a minimum of 2 people to operate. Closed on Sundays.
Bring: Comfortable clothes, sun block, insect repellent, hat, binoculars and camera
Included: Transportation, bilingual guide and snacks

CARARA NATIONAL PARK

Carara is a relatively small national park but is very important for being a transition area between the Tropical Dry Forest and the Tropical Rain Forest. Its geographical location helps to have one of the largest remaining wild populations of Scarlet Macaws, most popular known as the Ara Macao.

The Grand Tarcoles River crosses this park and homes a great variety of animals and birds, which attracts many birdwatchers who consider this area, one of the best spots to watch tropical birds.

Duration - 4 hours
Bring - Comfortable clothes, hiking shoes, sun block, insect repellent, hat, binoculars and camera
Includes - Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee
Note - This tour requires a minimum of 2 people to operate.
TURUBARI CANOPY TOUR

Turu Ba Ri is an eco-oriented theme park located in the Central Pacific about 60 minutes from Jaco Beach. The park includes a series of adventures and natural attractions such as an aerial tramway, canopy tour, horseback riding, butterfly farm, country farm, orchid garden, herbarium and natural trails among others. This marvelous complex consists of 198 hectares (496 acres) and offers beautiful views of the countryside. The northeast section of the park is bordered by the Tarcoles River; to the southeast are the slopes of the Turrubares Mountains and Carara National Park; to the west lies the Gulf of Nicoya, which you will be able to see from the higher elevations of the park.

Duration - 6 hours
Bring - Comfortable clothes and shoes, sun block, hat binoculars and camera.
Includes - Transportation, bilingual guide, entrance fee visits to the Butterfly Farm, bromeliads, bamboo and cactus collection, canopy tour, horseback riding and lunch.
Note - This tour requires a minimum of 2 people to operate. Entrance fee does not include the adventure activities.

Manuel Antonio National Park
Duration - Full Day
Operates - Pick up is at 6:30am Drop off is approximately 4:30-5:00pm.
Bring - Swimsuit, sun block, sandals, towel, camera and a hat.
Includes - Transportation, bilingual guide, and lunch.
Note - Tour operates with a minimum of 2 persons and is not available on Mondays (The National Park is closed on Mondays).

No trip to Costa Rica's mid-Pacific region is complete without a visit to the Manuel Antonio National Park; although it is the smallest national park, is one of the most popular for the stunning white sand beaches backed by an evergreen tropical forest. Its habitants are beach vegetation, lagoons, mangrove swamps, 109 species of mammals and 184 species of birds. Cathedral Point at the end of the park, with its forest-topped cliffs was once an island, but is now connected to the coast by a thin strip of island. This land bridge now forms the spine that separates the two most popular beaches: Espadilla Sur and Manuel Antonio, a picturesque half mile long, white and beach, where you can find crescent deep green foliage to one side and a private secluded cove to the other.

Manuel Antonio contains a charming combination of tropical forest, beaches and coral reefs. The forest is home for sloths, iguanas, the rare and adorable squirrel monkeys and millions of colorful little crabs.
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