Cahuita National Park & Banana Plantation Tour Shore Excursion from Puerto Limon
Overview
The tour begins at port where you hop on an air-conditioned motor coach for a one-hour drive along scenic roads, passing quaint villages on your way to Cahuita. This is a beautiful National Park that combines a great white sand beach with exuberant rain forest. During the nature walk, our naturalist tour guide will be pointing for the different wildlife species present in the park such as monkeys, sloths, iguanas, toucans and other ones. After the nature walk, a snack stop is included in Cahuita Town, where you can enjoy a drink or taste the local caribbean flavours. Returning to the pier, a stop by a banana plantation is included for learn more about this important crop for the Costa Rican economy. Besides banana, you will learn about chocolate and other important products of this rich region.
A souvenir store is also included as part of the tour before to the return to the ship.
A souvenir store is also included as part of the tour before to the return to the ship.
Inclusions
- Cahuita National National Park fees
- Professional guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Nature walk with our tour guide
- Visit banana and cocoa plantations
- Visit the local souvenir stores
- Entry/Admission - Cahuita National Park
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cahuita National Park, Cahuita Costa Rica
A beautiful National Park located at about 1 hour from the pier, with abundant wildlife, vegetation and Caribbean Culture. Cahuita National Park is a terrestrial and marine national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón, connected to the town of Cahuita. Cahuita is unique in Costa Rica for its close relationship with the community, an example of shared management between the community and government for a sustainable development at community level. Participation of park guards and community life stands out through a shared governance management.
In this ecosystem, nestled in the Caribbean but with forest environment, you will find species such as raccoons, sloths, iguanas and basilisks. You will also notice snakes like tinsel and tamagá, and birds like the black hawk. Inside the park it is possible to perform recreational sports and hiking the trails, or simply enjoy the beaches swimming or sunbathing.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón, is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the canton of Limón in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55, 000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. The caribbean province is a natural paradise, formed by a combination of dense jungles, imposing mountains, and paradisiac beaches. Limon has the highest percentage of protected land in Costa Rica, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Its vegetation is exuberant as are the cultures throughout the province.
Duration: 30 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cahuita National Park, Cahuita Costa Rica
A beautiful National Park located at about 1 hour from the pier, with abundant wildlife, vegetation and Caribbean Culture. Cahuita National Park is a terrestrial and marine national park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón, connected to the town of Cahuita. Cahuita is unique in Costa Rica for its close relationship with the community, an example of shared management between the community and government for a sustainable development at community level. Participation of park guards and community life stands out through a shared governance management.
In this ecosystem, nestled in the Caribbean but with forest environment, you will find species such as raccoons, sloths, iguanas and basilisks. You will also notice snakes like tinsel and tamagá, and birds like the black hawk. Inside the park it is possible to perform recreational sports and hiking the trails, or simply enjoy the beaches swimming or sunbathing.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón, is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the canton of Limón in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55, 000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. The caribbean province is a natural paradise, formed by a combination of dense jungles, imposing mountains, and paradisiac beaches. Limon has the highest percentage of protected land in Costa Rica, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna. Its vegetation is exuberant as are the cultures throughout the province.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour is exclusive for cruise ship passengers. If you are not arriving by cruise ship please do not book this tour
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- The use of mask is not mandatory any more in Costa Rica. Customers can use them optional. Spare mask can be provided by our staff upon request and alcohol in gel is provided in all our buses. All our staff is fully vaccinated
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
mgms2023
January 2023
We opted to take a tour offered by one of the private vendors approved by our national travel company. It did not disappoint. Our guide, Alberto, with Greenview Tour Company arranged through Shore Trips was excellent. We’ve had some very bad tour guides, but Alberto is one of the very best - if...
We opted to take a tour offered by one of the private vendors approved by our national travel company. It did not disappoint. Our guide, Alberto, with Greenview Tour Company arranged through Shore Trips was excellent. We’ve had some very bad tour guides, but Alberto is one of the very best - if not the best! He was personable and caring. He was tremendously knowledgeable about his country and everything in it. He worked very hard to be there for everyone in the tour group of 10. He also had a great sense of humor which is always a delightful plus. The driver was also kind and helpful.bluestraveler23
April 2018
I would highly recommend this excursion to anyone who wants to see a lot of what Costa Rica has to offer in a little time. The tour was mildly active and well-paced but not at all strenuous. Our family’s tour began with a scenic drive in Eric’s air-conditioned van through the Limon countryside to...
I would highly recommend this excursion to anyone who wants to see a lot of what Costa Rica has to offer in a little time. The tour was mildly active and well-paced but not at all strenuous. Our family’s tour began with a scenic drive in Eric’s air-conditioned van through the Limon countryside to the Tortuguero canal, where we saw loads of wildlife on our hour-long cruise, including spider monkeys, howler monkeys, iguanas, a toucan, oropendula, and more. Our guide Renato was very knowledgeable about spotting and describing the abundant wildlife. Thereafter, we stopped by a banana plantation and observed part of the process of raising the crops. We arrived shortly thereafter in Cahuita National Park, where we took a walk through the jungle adjacent to the beach to observe sloths, a raccoon, a boa, medicinal plant life, and more. Although there were a lot of people visiting Cahuita, I really liked it and thought it would be fun to return to stay there for a week in the future. Our last stop was at a roadside souvenir shop, where I sampled and bought the amazing Costa Rican coffee. Aside from the attractions, my family truly enjoyed riding around Costa Rica through towns and countrysides, listening to Renato’s stories about life in Limon. The tour felt very intimate, which will make us remember it forever. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to experience Costa Rica.