Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Cruise Reviews

Starbucks plantation ok. Lack of tasting different coffee blend opportunities - -very disappointing. ...

Went to a jungle safari adventure. It was fun seeing large animals in an open truck being able to feed zebras and giraffes. ...

Beautiful country, kind and generous people, good food and the aireal tram through the jungle a top highlight of all our cruise excursions. ...

The rainforest aerial tram and the crocodile/birdwatching tour on the Tarcoles River made for a great day focused on the natural environment. Only glitch was the tedious and patronizing patter line of the local tour guide who took the group around a short nature walk after the tram ride. The guide who spent the entire day with the tour was excellent: knowledgeable, easy to follow, and gave plenty ...

Love the people and cleanliness of this country ...

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. ...

I just walked around the town, just before we boarded the cruise in Ft. Lauderdale we visited Costa Rica for 2 weeks, so we were well acquainted with the country. My wife went on a river boat excursion and liked it a lot. ...

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. ...

We took an excursion to the Pura Vida gardens, which were nice, but more limited than I expected. We did see some scarlet macaws flying around, which was really interesting. Again, a moderately long bus ride. We stopped to see the crocodiles in the river, and had a little while to walk around the area near the port. ...

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 ...