Puntarenas Travel Guide

 arg323 Says:  You can arrange a nice private tour with them in advance and they'll take you from cruise port to have a great day, very nice things to see around Puntarenas and they have several tours to pick.I did Manuel Antonio park and beach, despite the long drive it was a great tour... 

 cherylinreno Says:  you begin at a platform, typically in a tree area, and are strapped into a secure harness and you then glide across a cable to the next platform through the upper tree areas. There are many companies that offer this service. Best to check it out ahead of time to find out the... 

 cherylinreno Says:  Zip line tour is a really great thing to do in Costa Rica. We did one when we took a Royal Caribbean cruise in November -Panama Cruise. I found a zip line not associated with the ship's tours and it was excellent! It included a one hour horseback ride up- then 25 zip line... 

 Cruiseone2003 Says:  I organized a trip for myself and some friends to visit Isla Tortuga for the day. We arrived by cruise ship into Puntarenas, took taxis to the pier where our catamaran with Calypso tours took us for the hour trip to Isla Tortuga. The trip itself is very beautiful , many... 

 kyoub Says:  We had breakfast every morning and dinner most every evening at the hotel. Since the hotel was full with a special group, they set us a table out side on the managers patio.To our surprise, the first morning, we saw that the fruit trees were all in bloom and they were full... 

 puntarenas_cr Says:  Tours to and around Puntarenas and all Costa Rica. Air Condition, Full english spoken, private chauffer. 

 arg323 Says:  The public bus station is just one block ahead from the cruise dock, (East) but you should know the service is very poor, there is a big station with blue/white buses but this is service to San Jose, buses to M.A. are leaving every 3 hours and they just stop to pick up at... 

 tracynew72 Says:  this shortcut will save you time getting between Nicoya and the mainland, but arrive early, you may have to wait a while! 

 kyoub Says:  We leased a car at the airport and drove all around the country side.The roads are full of potholes so it may take longer to get where you are going but you will get there.Sometimes there are no road signs when you come to a 4 way stop so you just guess.Just buy a good map... 

 kyoub Says:  Look out above you when you walk through the forested grounds around the condo. You never know what you might be missing if you don't.We heard a slight noise, looked up and there was a Howler Monkey afew feet from us in the tree.Every evening and around 4am we would hear... 

 ljlluv Says:  First let me highly recommend Dimas, who was our tour guide and picked us up at the Fiesta Hotel, while we were on a Caravan Tour. Dimas had cold water or beer for us (we don't drink, but a nice touch nonetheless) First stop was at a house where a woman met us with a big... 

 vivatuanis Says:  Go to the downtown area, and visit the produce and seafood market behind the bus station. It is at the end of the street with the banks on it, in a red building with a large overhand area where the buses congregate.