Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Cruise Reviews

Met some friends that live in Costa Rica and had a great lunch at Isla Coco’s ...

We hired a driver from the Thumbs Up tour company and he took us on a leisurely drive to see many places. We enjoy having the freedom to stay longer or skip places that are on other organized tours. ...

Onyl the boat trip was very good. Train ride was a joke! ...

Not well enough anymore to zip line, so this was a good alternative. Leisurely ride through forest canopy. ...

Best tour of the entire cruise. Guide was knowledgeable, personable, and informative about her country. Naturalists the same and very enthusiastic about the environment. Lunch was delicious, esp. the plantains. ...

Nice tour but did not see any wild life on the river cruise. ...

This was a cargo ship container port with nothing around and no access to a town unless you paid for a shuttle or excursion. ...

We were a 40 minute bus ride to the nearest village of Puntarenas and we had to pay $30 for a round trip ride to get there and back. We shouldn’t have to pay to take a bus when the cruise ship docks in an industrial area with no options. The bus ride should have been free. ...

Just walked the stands at the dock area. Went to see Vicky to buy necklaces for gifts. Very humid and returned to the ship. ...

This is a simple industrial port. It’s a long trip from West coast ( Guanacaste) beach towns or from San Jose to get there but the ride is very pretty country and very safe . I recommend just get there and get on ship. ...