SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 7 most popular limon tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Tortuguero Canal wildlife by boat, banana processing demos, fresh fruit tastings, and a scenic break at Playa Bonita from Limón.
Most Popular“We saw sloths, alligators, many different types of birds and generally has a good time. The guide was very good at spotting wildlife.”
Caribbean Highlights from Limon: Tortuguero Canals boat safari, Playa Bonita swim, Limon port culture, plus banana and farm stops for $79.
“We were alone on the trip (6 people) with the guide Manuel, who had a comfortable vehicle. Cabrito Manuel took us along the Tortuguero canal, where we saw monkeys, sloths, caimans, beautiful birds,… Then we went to a banana plantations, Bonita beach, we also bought souvenirs. We had a great explanation, we got a lot…”
A fast 6-in-1 Puerto Limón shore excursion with Cahuita nature, a working banana farm, and a Tortuguero Canal boat ride, plus city sights.
“We enjoyed our tour and had a wonderful guide. Would recommend. Saw alot of the sites of Costa Rica. Nice clean bus and people there are wonderful.”
Air-conditioned drive to Veragua Rainforest, then a covered boat through the Tortuguero Canals, plus short Limon town stops in a small group.
“It’s a wonderful tour of the Costa Rica rainforest. The admission to the rainforest was not included in our visit but we were informed of this beforehand. Our tour was small only 6 of us. Our guide Steve was very friendly and he made sure that he was there for us. If we wanted to…”
Puerto Limón shore excursion to Cahuita National Park and Tortuguero canals, with sloth-spotting chances plus guided wildlife and boats.
“The “Guide” charged up ahead without gathering the whole group first. One elderly man got lost. It took 2+ hours of waiting before they used the nearby vehicles to rescue him. We were only able to go on the first 1 hr trail of the 4+hour tour. I am requesting a refund of this poorly…”
Zipline over the rainforest and cruise the Tortuguero Canal from Limón in one cruise-friendly day, with wildlife spotting and port transfers.
“A great time and and great guide that lead us. Highly recommended.”
Veragua rainforest tram and guided walks plus a Tortuguero canal boat ride from Limón—great wildlife time with some bumpy-road reality.
“Horrible. Picked up at port in a van, left a few minutes late, but after traveling 20-30 minutes in heavy traffic, turned around and went back to the port as they had left two people at the port . That was the first of many problems that day. Drove on a horrible bumpy road for…”
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