Puerto Limon Trip Overview
The tortuguero canals, will lead you through the living jungle that stretches over the narrow canals, formed by the rivers born in the high mountains, making their way to the sea.
Common sightings here are monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas and sloths. The canals are also considered a bird watcher’s paradise, so keep your eyes open! The canals of Tortuguero are without a doubt one of the main attractions in Costa Rica, and this is a unique opportunity to experience this natural wonder. You will pass through some of the country’s most fertile areas and learn about Costa Rica’s main agricultural products. Along the way, you will see cocoa plantations and ornamental flowers.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Puerto Limon, Province of Limon, Costa Rica
The tortuguero canals, will lead you through the living jungle that stretches over the narrow canals, formed by the rivers born in the high mountains, making their way to the sea.
Common sightings here are monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas and sloths. The canals are also considered a bird watcher’s paradise, so keep your eyes open! The canals of Tortuguero are without a doubt one of the main attractions in Costa Rica, and this is a unique opportunity to experience this natural wonder. You will pass through some of the country’s most fertile areas and learn about Costa Rica’s main agricultural products. Along the way, you will see cocoa plantations and ornamental flowers.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
The first stop its on a fruit stand, you can taste tropical fruits like the best pineapple in Costa Rica!
The tour guide will show you some plants, like the pineapple, Liberica Coffee bush, sugar cane also some trees like Cacao tree, mango and noni tree.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
Beside the fruit stand we have the souvenir store, here you can taste a great coffee and find great merchandise made in Costa Rica
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Province of Limon, Province of Limon
Our second stop will be in a local plantation, where you will see banana plants, coffee plants and cacao trees, the tour guide will give you explications of this plantations.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Province of Limon, Province of Limon
The Highlight, a boat ride in one of the biggest canals in Costa Rica, great place for wildlife, here you will have chance to see, Howler monkeys, sloths, caimans, crocodiles, birds and more!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Playa Bonita Highway 240, Puerto Limon 70101 Costa Rica
Our last stop will be in Playa bonita (Pretty beach), on this stop you can drink sodas, smoothies, coctails or beer, also if you want you can eat something, I recommend you the Rice and Beans with caribean salse, or Patacones the local chips in Costa Rica made with Plantains
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
The last part will be a City tour in Port Limon, you will see important buildings like the first Bapthis Church in limon, the old train station, the main church in the town, the Big boy Stadium the only stadium of baseball in all the province.
