The 10 Best Things to do in Tarcoles District, Province of Puntarenas

June 16, 2021 Marianna Hollaway

Discover the best top things to do in Tarcoles District, Costa Rica including Jose's Crocodile River Tour, Costa Rica Birding Journeys Day Trips, Green Path Costa Rica, The Original Canopy Tour, Carara National Park, Jungle Crocodile Safari, Penon de Guacalillo, Tarcoles Bridge, Croclandia & The American Crocodile Sanctuary, Jugo de Cana.
Restaurants in Tarcoles District

1. Jose's Crocodile River Tour

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5.0 based on 748 reviews

Jose's Crocodile River Tour

An action-packed river boat adventure on the Tarcoles River, Costa Rica. See crocodiles up to 17 feet long, over 30 kinds of exotic birds, iguanas and lizards, cruise through mangrove forest, and admire the rainforest scenery! Wildlife UP-CLOSE! An adventure you must experience! Located 20 minutes from Jaco beach and Los Suenos Resort and Marina.

2. Costa Rica Birding Journeys Day Trips

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5.0 based on 34 reviews

Costa Rica Birding Journeys Day Trips

Costa Rica Birding Journeys is a tour operator for birding & photography trips in Costa Rica. Randall Ortega Chaves is the owner and operator of this company. He has 15 years of experience and is noted as one of the top birders and bird photographers in Costa Rica.He offers day trips, group and private multi-day excursions throughout the entire country. He is a certified naturalist guide through ICT, a member of the association of ornithology, and a nature photography instructor for the Institute of Tropical Studies of Costa Rica.

3. Green Path Costa Rica

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5.0 based on 98 reviews

Green Path Costa Rica

Welcome to Costa Rica! Here at Green Path Eco-Tourism, we are a completely local Costa Rican agency that will meet all your travel needs. As a family-run business, we understand just how important your time in Costa Rica with loved ones is - whether for a family vacation, a get-together with friends, or a romantic getaway. Let's make your time in Costa Rica truly a trip in paradise! We offer a variety of pre-designed tours that will maximize your adventure time and minimize the hassles of planning and traveling. Additionally, if you already have some ideas we can custom-build your vacation into a dream come true.

4. The Original Canopy Tour

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5.0 based on 18 reviews

The Original Canopy Tour

The original canopy tour 26 years of experience in the market as the pioneers of this activity. The original concept of canopy tour tarcoles, is a creation of Canadian adventurer Darren Hreniuk and brought to Costa Rica by his business partner Rick Graham, who moved to Costa Rica in 1992. The idea was to devise a unique way for tourists to access the unexplored world of the high border, previously inaccessible, except for very few professionals. This would generate tourism funds to help save the forests. The name suggests that we are the first and, therefore, the oldest canopy tour operator in the world and we continue to make changes in materials and techniques as fast as scientific discoveries and more precise applications are discovered and require parameters of conservation. Each new location that the Original Canopy Tour Tarcoles builds has to incorporate conservation efforts and use people and products from local areas.

5. Carara National Park

Tarcoles, Garabito Municipality Costa Rica http://www.sinac.go.cr/EN-US/ac/acopac/pnc/Pages/default.aspx
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4.5 based on 259 reviews

Carara National Park

Reviewed By nigeld515 - Toronto, Canada

Carara National Park is no where near as busy as Manuel Antonio Park. The parking was free and plentiful. The cost is $10 US per person which gets you a full day to walk the trails. You are still near the beach so it is hot. Bug spray, a long sleeve shirt and long pants are a must. A good pair of hiking boots is a good idea as there is a lot of trail to walk. I recommend going with a guide who are stationed near the ticket office. We went with Jairo Sanches, who is an acredited guide with the government. He has a great deal

6. Jungle Crocodile Safari

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4.5 based on 379 reviews

Jungle Crocodile Safari

Know and explore an unique tourist destination in Tarcoles, Costa Rica. Jungle Crocodile Safari offers its visitors the opportunity to observe American Crocodiles, with sizes over four meters long, iguanas and basilisks in their natural environment, along with more than a hundred twenty different species of resident and migratory, terrestrial and coastal birds. Specialized bilingual guides accompany their group, offering wide educational information on the crocodiles and the ecology of this wonderful natural refuge, while facilitating the visitors the opportunity to photograph and film the wild life at a very short distance. Come and live this great experience with us!

7. Penon de Guacalillo

Guacalillo, Bajamar, Garabito Municipality Costa Rica
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4.5 based on 7 reviews

Penon de Guacalillo

8. Tarcoles Bridge

Route 34, Tarcoles, Garabito Municipality Costa Rica +506 6092 4449 http://www.inessa.one
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4.0 based on 506 reviews

Tarcoles Bridge

Reviewed By KellyNN16 - Northampton, United Kingdom

Very exciting quick chance to see loads of Crocs. Great restaurants souvenir shops and fruit stands.

9. Croclandia & The American Crocodile Sanctuary

Carr. Pacifica Fernandez Oreamuno, Tarcoles, Garabito Municipality Costa Rica +506 6227 1320 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/croclandia/
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4.0 based on 6 reviews

Croclandia & The American Crocodile Sanctuary

The sanctuary is 8 acres of BOTANICAL GARDEN, NATURE PARK, as well as, a sanctuary for "problematic" crocodiles. It combines the gorgeous backdrop of the Famous World Tarcoles River and Carara National Park with amazing botanical gardens, gorgeous wild butterfly gardens, as well as, wild Hummingbirds, Green Iguanas, Spiny-tailed Iguanas, Hawks, Scarlet Macaws, Motmot, Crocodiles and MORE!

10. Jugo de Cana

North of Crocodile bridge on Hwy 34, Tarcoles, Garabito Municipality Costa Rica
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