Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Cruise Reviews

We had pre-booked Jungle Crocodile Safari Tour with a group organized through our Cruise Critic Roll Call. Our guide (Exon) was very informative and entertaining. This exciting tour took us through the Tárcoles river and we got up close views of Costa Rica’s apex predator the American Crocodile! It was an amazing experience for crocodile sighting as well as the unique wildlife found along the ...

Aerial Tram, Butterfly Garden, Sloth Sanctuary & Lunch The tram is a scam and so not worth it. The butterfly garden is subpar as well. The lunch provided was great and we were able to see Iguanas by the lunch area. The only saving grace for this excursion was the sloth sanctuary. You should do an excursion with just the sloth sanctuary and then show us the town/city and let people shop. ...

Took a Princess excursion to raft down a Costa Rican River. Two-hour bus ride each way. Required to wear masks while paddling on the river. Had fun, but Princess needs to rethink this mask thing in the jungle. ...

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. ...

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. ...