Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Cruise Reviews

The Macaw and animal sanctuary was sold out early, so we went on our own. Safe to book a taxi, and we arrived well before the tour bus and got our own private tour. Great trip! The driver also took us to the Costa Rican version of Walmart, Maxi Pali, to get a few things. ...

The Jaguar and Macaw Sanctuary was a real highlight of the trip with caged and free macaws and numerous other birds and animals, including jaguars and other cats. Our guide was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable and made the bus ride to the sanctuary pass quickly. The sanctuary was a photographers paradise and the snack of fresh fruit and bottled water was perfect. ...

I did an excursion from Princess Cruise Lines. This did not start out good. The gangway to get off the ship in this port is narrow and we were stuck in the Princess theatre for almost two hours before getting off the ship. Once we were onboard the bus it was a long ride to get to the Andalusian Horse show. The Horse show was very good, a small kid was the star. There is not a lot to do in ...

Ok, but you have to take a tour as the port doesn’t have much. The coffee plantation and searching tour went too long and no food available to buy. Would not recommend this tour ...

We picked up a local guide on the dock who had an air-conditioned van. This was much more convenient than packing on a big bus. He took us to visit the monkeys (at a small farm where the owners feed and encourage the wild monkeys to hang around) which was quite fun, and then to a river cruise to see the crocodiles and wildlife, followed by seeing a bit of the town before dropping back at the ...

Costa Rica was amazing! We rode an aerial team over the rain forest and visited the sloth sanctuary both were great stops and I highly recommend . We had the most amazing knowledgeable tour guide on our tour we learned so much of the history and culture of Costa Rica it made us love the country and want to go back ...

Went to the animal sanctuary - lovely day- highly recommend - must go inland away from the port to appreciate the natural beauty ...

I did the Scenic Costa Rica tour here, and it was a waste of time and money. The guide provided good information about the country, but there was absolutely nothing scenic about it. Only bad excursion I took in 28 days ...

filthy place, nothing there ...

Wanted to experience the exotic animals and birds of Costa Rica so were fortunate to travel a river with an excellent guide and witnessed birds and other animals in their natural habitat. ...