All Puntarenas Tours & Excursions in 2026
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Adele_R, Jul 2026
Spectacular guide and amazing adventure
The entire family really enjoyed this night hike! Our guide (Almond) was incredible at finding things for us to see, from the different kinds of frogs, stick bugs, salamanders, and spiders, to a bird’s nest with a White Breasted Wood Wren (adorable!), monkeys, vipers, and a lemur-like thing (cannot remember the name). He carries a spotting scope to zoom in on the animals and gives everyone a look. Even helps with photographs. He explains a ton and was very patient answering all of our questions. Without a doubt, I would highly recommend this tour. If we are ever back in this area, we will do it again!
Jessica_R, Jul 2026
Beach Day at Tortuga Island
Fun day with excellent service and great food.
We boarded CostaCat promptly at 715 and we're immediately served fresh fruit, carrot muffins, & coffee. The ride over to tortuga island was lovely and we saw a couple of sea turtles and a few dolphins. (The ride made at least 1 passenger ill, so be prepared.)
The staff had chairs & umbrellas arranged for each group (ie. 4 chairs specifically for our family of 3), ready for arrival. We were immediately served drinks and invited to enjoy the beach & ocean. There are scheduled activities: snorkeling at 9:30, lunch at 11:15, banana boat ride &/or short hike to a pretty viewpoint after lunch.
Lunch was excellent and seemed unlimited. Throughout the day the staff are constantly circulating to check on guests, collect used cups, offer assistance, bring the drinks of your choice.
For snorkeling, people are provided with a life vest, goggle/mask, & snorkel, then we board small boats to go to a platform near some rocky islands. As soon as you jump in, you see an assortment of fish and have 20-30 minutes to snorkel around the rocky area. Staff are watching carefully and work to keep everyone a safe distance from the rocks and from the path of any other boats. I really enjoyed this part of the day and saw a nice variety of fish & urchins.
The water is turquoise, the beach is light sand mixed with rocks and coral fragments and the waves a fun to play in.
The "hike" was very short to a lovely viewpoint. It was too hot in the afternoon to want to go on the full loop. We saw javelina, a deer, iguanas, and crabs on the island as well as a sea turtle from the overlook.
The day was very enjoyable and my teen daughter says it was her favorite day of our vacation.
Danielle_G, Jul 2026
Great experience, prompt and professional!
We were lucky to have Carlos twice on our trip to La Fortuna from San Jose and back. He was prompt, professional, friendly and a safe driver. Make sure to have WhatsApp installed as this is the quickest way to communicate with Pinkbus and where updates and tracking is provided. Thank you Pinkbus and Carlos for a wonderful trip!
Brian_M, Jun 2026
Excellent excursion beats the Cruise ship prices end up at the same spot.
It was difficult to find the location. We walked off our Cruise port to the address but their was no signage that identified the name. Eventually a motorcycle drove up and waved to us. He opened the large metal gate and we asked if this was the place for the tour and he said yes. The Tour was on a fast boat with about 20 people signed up. We did snorkeling by a small island, water was not that clear since it was early November. On turtle island we had lunch went in the water relaxed on the lounge chairs and saw wild pigs. The individuals on the tour from the Princess Cruise where on turtle island and we spoke to some of them and they said their boat went really slow. The boat ride back was bumpy, we did see Alligators in the water close to the dock where we exited the boat.
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