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Puerto Limon Excursion: Tortuguero Canals, Playa Bonita and City Highlights
4.8
258 Ratings
Limon
Discover the highlights of Puerto Limon on this 4-hour excursion. Experience a boat ride in the Tortuguero canals, relax on Playa Bonita’s beach, visit a banana plantation, taste local fruit, and explore the city. Don’t miss this chance to make the most of your time at port!
Discover the highlights of Puerto Limon on this 4-hour excursion. Experience a boat ride in the Tortuguero canals, relax on Playa Bonita’s beach, visit a banana plantation, taste local fruit, and explore the city. Don’t miss this chance to make the most of your time at port!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Puerto Limon - Enjoy a brief city tour around Limon’s town, where your guide will share some of the culture and history of this port. You will also visit a viewpoint, a great opportunity to take a panoramic picture of the town and the ship docks.
- Frutería El Almendro - Learn more about tropical plants and their fruits. See the actual plants…
- Puerto Limon - Enjoy a brief city tour around Limon’s town, where your guide will share some of the culture and history of this port. You will also visit a viewpoint, a great opportunity to take a panoramic picture of the town and the ship docks.
- Frutería El Almendro - Learn more about tropical plants and their fruits. See the actual plants and trees, and also have some samples of these delicious fruits at a rustic fruit stand before heading on to Cahuita National Park. If you feel like shopping, you can also visit the contiguous souvenir shop.
- Banana plantation Tour and Gift Shop - Bananas are a big part of Costa Rica’s economy and a major activity in Puerto Limon. Stop at an organic banana plantation to learn about the growing, harvesting and shipping of the fruit.
- Moin Dock JAPDEVA, Canales de Tortuguero - Enjoy one hour of cruising across the Tortuguero Canals in a covered boat. Your tour guide will point you to the plants and animals in the area, and get you to know more of the region’s rich biodiversity.
- Playa Bonita - Visit Playa Bonita, Spanish for “beautiful beach”. Enjoy Bonita’s white sand beach scenery, a great place to enjoy the sea if there’s nice weather. Alternatively, just relax in a chair or have a meal or drink at the nearby restaurants.
- Mas X Menos - A short stop by a local grocery store, where you can purchase Costa Rican coffee or other goods at fair prices if you want to, and can also learn about the general cost of living in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
What's Included
- Fruit tasting
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water & juice
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Fruit tasting
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water & juice
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience a relaxing tour in Puerto Limon around the city and take in the scenic view of the town. During your tour, you’ll go on a Tortuguero canal boat ride, enjoy Playa Bonita’s beach, stop beside a banana plantation, and taste local fruit at the Fruit Stand and visit the supermarket. This small-group excursion takes approximately 4 hours, during…
Experience a relaxing tour in Puerto Limon around the city and take in the scenic view of the town. During your tour, you’ll go on a Tortuguero canal boat ride, enjoy Playa Bonita’s beach, stop beside a banana plantation, and taste local fruit at the Fruit Stand and visit the supermarket. This small-group excursion takes approximately 4 hours, during which you’ll learn about the local culture and visit the best of Puerto Limon. This is a great way to make the most of your time at port!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A maximum of 18 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
- For cruise ship passengers - disembarkation/arrival details should be provided during the booking or 24 hours prior to the travel date (important)
Location
In front of Puerto Limon cruise port
Meet us outside the port in Puerto Limon, around 150 to 350 meters (160 to 380 yards) from the ship towards the Vargas Park. Please walk from the ship through the crosswalk and souvenir tents until you see the public street after the exit gates. Your guide will be holding the logo RELAX DAY TOURS.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(258 Ratings)
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Anchel
May 6, 2024
Tortuguero beautiful channels explosion of fauna and flora, incredible habitat. Its super hospitable people. - The canals full of flora and fauna, alligators, howlers, basilisks, aningas, etc. Super commendable even though it's not the season for turtle disobe.
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Pamela_b
Apr 12, 2024
A lot packed into this fun and diverse excursion with knowledgeable guides! - Several stops on this 3-4 hour tour make it a bargain - our guide JC was very knowledgeable and Fabian provided stressfree transportation in a comfortable vehicle. The Tortuguero Canal boat ride was great - no guarantee of seeing animals of course, but the boat pilot was very experienced and knew exactly where to go! The only downside is that I didn't listen to JC when he said at Playa Bonita to eat from the buffet if you are going to eat, and that there is a 10% tax on everything. I ended up eating my food in the tour bus because it took forever. I enjoyed all the stops and definitely recommend this tour! No stress at all in getting back to the ship in time. Thank you for a great day in Costa Rica!
Pura Vida!
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Wayned906
Apr 3, 2024
Puerto Limon Bonita Beach tour (from the cruise port) - From the cruise port in Puerto Limon, we (approx 20 cruise ship people) met our tour guide Larry and boarded a small, yet comfortable, bus. It was an awesome tour lasting about 5 hours. We visited the city, banana plantations, church, countryside market stop and Playa Bonita Beach for a drink and something to eat. Larry was an awesome tour guide and really entertained us and enlightened us regarding life in his country. I highly recommend this tour
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Trishtogo
Apr 2, 2024
Pura Vida Costa Rica - We had a great shore excursion tour in early March with Relax Day Tours. We chose the 4-hour Around Limon Tour with Larry our tour guide and Giovanni the bus driver. It was a nice group size of about 12 on a comfortable small bus. We visited a beautiful church in Limon before heading out to the countryside to a fruit stand, banana plantation, the Tortuguero Canal boat ride and the Playa Bonita Beach. Larry was so interesting with a wealth of knowledge of flora and fauna. Both he and Giovanni were excellent at spotting wildlife along the ride. The boat ride was amazing with all the wildlife viewing of monkeys, sloths, a caiman, and lots of birds. We were glad we chose them and definitely would recommend them.
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Mikecol5
Mar 27, 2024
Outstanding in every way - Our day was fantastic and so much fun. Our guide Larry was so knowledgeable and entertaining. Our driver Giovani(?) was incredible at spotting wildlife, both driver and guide were top notch. Pickup was easy and we could find Larry quickly and as expected. One of the highlights was the boat trip, where we saw lots of birds, sloths and iguanas. The time spent at Playa Bonita was very relaxing.
This was a great excursion and it exceeded our expectations from start to finish, we saw a lot of things a were dropped off back at the cruise terminal with plenty of time to do some shopping. Thank you to all the team at Relax Day Tours for this wonderful day. 5 stars+!!
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Rexintulsa
Mar 25, 2024
A Must Do Tour In Puerto Limon With Relax Day Tours - This was one of the best tours we had on our cruise. Relax Day Tours was easy to find when we got through the port. Larry met us and got us on the ac bus. Larry was very knowledgeable of the trees, plants, wildlife and the town. We would be driving along and he would have the driver stop to show us a plant/tree.
The driver was very good at seeing things in the trees that we cold not see until he stopped. Sorry we don't know the driver's name but he and Larry made a fantastic pair for this tour.
They took us on a boat tour and we saw birds, alligators and iguanas. They took us to a banana plantation and explained the operation. We stopped at a fruit stand and sampled the bananas. We also sampled other fruit and coffees.
He took us to Playa Bonita where we an optional lunch and drinks overlooking the beach and waves. We were able to stick our toes in the sand.
We ended our tour at the grocery store where we were able to purchase coffee, rum, beer, or anything we needed.
Overall, we could not have asked for any better excursion. We not only saw everything that was listed but we saw much more as Larry would point out plants and trees used for healing and minor medical treatments.
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U1002hzcynthiab
Mar 24, 2024
Perfect excursion! - We booked the half day tour and this company was excellent from beginning to end. Communication was clear, friendly and really helpful with our questions. Our guide and driver were just wonderful! They are very knowledgeable of the area and wildlife. The boat ride on the canals was great too, we got lucky and saw many sloths which I loved!! This was a very fun tour and we felt very comfortable, this was definitely the highlight of our trip. Highly recommended!
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Bpinciak
Mar 18, 2024
Excellent tour to learn about Costa Rica and see their values sights - JC was one of the best tour guides I have had from Viator.
Everything was top notch from meeting Relax Day Tours at the planned site, comfort of the van and the detail of the tour. The driver (sorry forgot his name) was top notch as well, trying to find different fruits & animals along the scenic tour to give additional detail.
The whole tour was informational but yet at a pleasant pace. JC also gives local insight, even the appropriate stop to buy Costa Rican Coffee and goods.
Highly recommend Relax Day Tours, as their communication was excellent & if you get a chance, request JC, you will have an extremely informative tour. 5-STAR
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Happyinontario
Mar 12, 2024
Great Tour in Costa Rica - We loved this tour and learned so much. Larry was a very good guide and had many interesting facts to share about Costa Rica, it's sights, plants, banana plantations and wildlife. We would definitely recommend Relax Day Tours in Costa Rica and would use them again.
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Kate_s
Mar 25, 2024
Van, boat tour - Larry was the best guide. He made sure we were having a great time. Loved the tour. He showed us so much in the banana plantation. We love the boat tour and the monkeys, and other wildlife.
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