Puerto Limon Cahuita National Park, Tortuguero River Cruise, and Banana Plantation Nature Combo Excursion

Description

• Round-trip transportation from your Puerto Limon cruise ship terminal!
• Air-conditioned, fully licensed, and insured shore excursion transportation!
• Trilingual (English, Spanish, German), Naturalist local excursion guide!
• Entrance fee to the Cahuita National Park!
• Boat ride down Tortuguero Canal!
  
• Fresh, tropical fruit samples!

This great day begins by meeting your licensed Costa Rica guide just outside your Puerto Limon cruise ship terminal. Then you will be taken to the comfortable, and air-conditioned shore excursion transportation that will take you on a 20-minute panoramic ride to your first stop to the Tortuguero Canal. Enjoy the information that the guide will share with you along the way.

Once at Tortuguero, you will climb aboard a covered boat that seats up to 26 passengers. Not to worry the viewing is good out each side so you'll be able to see everything, including monkeys, sloths, iguanas, tropical birds, and much more. Your guide will be narrating as the boat makes its way down the canal. Keep those cameras ready! Your time on the canal will be approximately 1.5 hours. You can just relax and take in all the sights.

The boat will land and you will hop back aboard your transportation to head further south and visit a native fruit stand with a vast selection of seasonal produce. Free samples of some of the local fruits will be offered, they are delicious. You will spend about half an hour and then it's back to your transportation for a short 15-minute ride and more sights along the way.

Your next Puerto Limon nature sightseeing excursion stop will be at a real banana plantation where you will learn about the growth, harvest, and transportation of this fruit from the tree to your table. See the banana trees and the fruit hanging to ripen.

Enjoy stories told by your guide during the 40-minute ride to Cahuita National Park.

Once at Cahuita Park, your guide will lead you through the hiking trails and tell you about the diversity of the wildlife of Costa Rica. Your guide will point out some of the Cahuita Park inhabitants in the rainforest trees. The sightseeing includes sloths, coatis, raccoons, toucans, herons, green ibis, and much more. The trail leads to a pristine beach. If the weather permits, you are welcome to take a dip in the clear waters. The park also has a Costa Rica cuisine restaurant, where you can purchase lunch and drinks. The complete hike is 1.6 miles, but guests may choose to shorten the hike.

After your 1.5 hours in this beautiful, protected area, you'll head back to your transportation, which will take you back to your Puerto Limon cruise ship pier. The ride back is approximately 45 minutes and there is an optional 15-minute stop at a local supermarket where you can buy coffee and handcrafts, before being dropped off at your Puerto Limon Cruise Terminal.

What is included?

• Round-trip transportation from your Puerto Limon cruise ship terminal
• Air-conditioned, fully licensed, and insured transportation
• Multi-lingual (English, Spanish, German), Naturalist local excursion guide
• Entrance fee to the Cahuita National Park
• Boat ride through Tortuguero channel
  
• Fresh, tropical fruit samples

Excursion Notes

• We recommend you wear comfortable clothes, and walking shoes and bring a light raincoat.
  
• Bring along sun protection, bug spray, a camera, cash for balance payment, food/drinks, tips, etc.
  
• There is the possibility of taking a dip in the ocean, so you may choose to bring a swimsuit and towel.

Where we meet

For the Puerto Limon Cahuita National Park, Tortuguero River Cruise, and Banana Plantation Excursion, you will meet just outside your Puerto Limon cruise ship terminal. All necessary details will be printed on your Electronic Shore Excursion Ticket.

Excursion Restrictions

• Guests under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or adult.
  
• This excursion is not wheelchair or walker accessible. Strollers are not permitted.

Excursion FAQ

Cancellation

• You want to cancel at any time, for any reason, before or after your arrival. Simply contact us via email reservations@shoreexcursioneer.com within 14 days of your missed excursion date for a deposit refund.
• Your ship arrives into port late and you cannot make it in time to the meeting location.
• Your ship misses/skips the port.
• Weather conditions or equipment failure prevents the operator to run the excursion.
• A medical problem prevents you from safely participating in the excursion (we will verify with the tour operator or guest may send doctor's note).
  
• Cancellations that do not comply with the above may not be subject to refund. Guests must notify us within 14 days after their excursion date via email for requesting a refund of booking payment made to Shore Excursioneer.
• Refunds may be subject to a service charge fee as determined by the payment processor, please refer to Terms and Conditions for more information.