Crocodile Jungle River Safari & Puntarenas Cultural Highlights
Recommended by 95% of travelers
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend a day exploring Costa Rica’s beauty away from the beach on this guided shore excursion from Punta Arenas. Head out with a guide and a small group of 15 people or fewer to discover the region’s highlights, including the tropical fruits grown in nearby “fruit towns,” a wildlife area known for its population of white-faced monkeys, and a sail down the lush Tarcoles River. Tour includes entrance fees and all transportation with port or hotel pickup and drop-off.
- Punta Arenas highlights sightseeing tour
- Explore top area attractions including wildlife areas and fruit plantations
- All transportation by private minivan included
- Small-group tour limited to 15 people or fewer
- Port or hotel pickup and drop-off included
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (only in Puntarenas)
- All Fees and Taxes
- WiFi on board
- Bilingual tour guide
- Entrance fee to Jungle Crocodile Safari
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Your tour begins at the main gate of the pier, where our guides will be waiting for you with a sign displaying your name. Look for our red shirts for easy identification. Timing: Tours are scheduled 30 minutes after your ship docks, and the earliest tour starts at 8:00 AM. As the best local tour operator, we guarantee your return to the cruise ship.
Operating hours.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
W7R9+6V4
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Frutería el Shalom
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Jungle Crocodile Safari & Bird Watching Tour/ Tarcoles River CR
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
4
La Fiesta del Marisco
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
El Jardín Orotina
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Puntarenas (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Minimum of 2 passengers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Comfortable clothes are recommended
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Tours departing from San José do not include stops at the Monkey House or a city tour in Puntarenas
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 19 reviews
Sharon_N, Dec 2025
The guide was very informative and kind. We had a good time on the tour. We fed the monkeys and they jumped all over us. They were friendly and fun. We saw lots of crocs on the boat tour as well.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that your guide was informative and kind throughout the experience.
Seeing wildlife up close, including monkeys and crocodiles during the boat tour, is certainly a memorable part of visiting Costa Rica, and we are glad these moments made your day enjoyable. Your comments are greatly appreciated and will be shared with the guide and team.
Thank you for choosing us, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again on another tour in the future.
Hilary_G, Nov 2025
Excellent guide. Very knowledgeable. Saw lots of wildlife. Guide continued on the boat your. Strongly recommend.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re glad to hear that you had an excellent experience and that your guide’s knowledge and dedication made the tour even more enjoyable. It’s great to know you were able to see plenty of wildlife and that the boat portion of the tour was a highlight as well.
We truly appreciate your strong recommendation and hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon.
Patrick_M, Oct 2025
This was a great tour to see much of what Costa Rica has to offer. Lots of monkeys, crocodiles, toucans and colorful macaws. Well informed and entertaining tour guide. Well worth it.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour and got to see so much amazing wildlife — monkeys, crocodiles, toucans, and macaws all in one day! It’s wonderful that your guide made the experience both informative and fun. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another Costa Rican adventure! 🌿🦜🇨🇷
Sydney_F, Sep 2025
Pablo was knowledgeable.
A superb guide.
Would highly recommend him.
Humorous, helpful, timely and safety conscious.
Found many alligators, 2 very large, and many various birds.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear that Pablo made your experience so memorable. His knowledge, humor, and focus on safety truly set him apart, and we’re glad you enjoyed the wildlife sightings. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you on another adventure soon!
Karen_F, Apr 2018
This by far was our most entertaining tour, our guide Harold, kept us entertained the entire time. I think he went above and beyond to make our trip so enjoyable.
Gamze F, Feb 2018
We were lucky to have Ron Lobo as our tour guide.He was enjoying his time with us and explaining all the interesting things we have seen first time like lovely monkeys.He even.showed us local fruits like cashews on the tree.I would recommend this tour other travelers too.Loved it
Burkie_W, Jan 2018
Our favorite tour booked yet. Don't miss out on this one. And our tour guide Ron Lobo Enrique and driver, Mario, were awesome, and very professional. Hats off to the two of them for their efforts to make us feel welcome, and comfortable throughout the day. They made our experience unique. Enrique's English was very impressive and was very comfortable to converse with. Very well informed, thank you for making our day, once again. Viator is a super reliable company to book through.
Alexander_M, Jan 2018
I'm still not sure what the six things were that we were supposed to do. Our guide was fun and informative however. We got to see monkeys which came right up to us and sat on our shoulders eating bananas, and crocodiles eek!. The guide jumped out of our boat at one point and walked right up to an 18' crock to feed it. It made for some great pictures, but I was genuinely scared I was going to watch a man get eaten by a crocodile!! Lunch was not included, but there is a fun tourist-y spot that we stopped at where we could have bought it. The guide did try to upsell us most of the trip into doing more excursions maybe that's where the 6 come from?. Overall it was an enjoyable trip, and a fun day.
hidi50, Dec 2017
Our guide Harol picked us up at the cruise ship terminal and showed us a great time in Costa Rica. We fed the capuchin monkeys along
the highway, enjoyed a fresh fruit smoothie further along the way very refreshing on a hot humid day and took a crocodile tour on the
Tarcoles River. Our young river guide actually hopped off the boat and hand fed 3 fish to a crocodile they have named Lady Gaga! We saw lots of beautiful birds that make this river their home. He drove us to forest where we saw macaws then up to a beautiful view point all the while entertaining us with jokes, songs and music trivia. Our stop at a market where we could shop was a little shorter than I would have liked but all in all it was a great day spent in Costa Rica made especially great by Harol!
Chantal_B, Apr 2026
Excellent well structured day. Our guide Rishelyn was very attentive, competent, professional. Lunch restaurant very delicious and clean. Very long day more than 7 hours but very beautiful.
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Response from Host, Apr 2026
Merci beaucoup pour votre excellent commentaire !
Nous sommes ravis d’apprendre que vous avez passé une journée aussi bien organisée et agréable. Rishelyn sera très heureuse de savoir que son attention, son professionnalisme et ses connaissances ont contribué à rendre votre expérience spéciale.
Nous sommes également contents que le restaurant du déjeuner ait été à la hauteur de vos attentes. Même si la journée était longue, c’est un plaisir de savoir qu’elle en valait la peine.
Au plaisir de vous accueillir à nouveau pour une prochaine aventure au Costa Rica !
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