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Pretty ectuary
Con
just a few hours and an overnighting...
In a nutshell
maybe not a top destination but very nice at my eyes...
jorge54 Says: Best time to visit the town is when there is a cruise ship in port. Many vendors line the beach and some interesting crafts can be found.Directly across from the ship dock (beside the hotel entrance) is a new store called The Costa Rica Cashew Company. they sell amazingly...
Odyssey Tours with Diego and Alvaro
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...
5 Reviews and 74 Opinions The hotel is located in an excellent area, near stores, restaurants and to the BEACH!!. The service...
Doubletree Resort by Hilton Puntarenas
2 Reviews and 545 Opinions We just returned from Costa Rica where we had the MOST wonderful time. The Fiesta Resort is one of...
Hotel Oasis del Pacifico: Asian touch
kyoub Says: If we happened to be in Playa Naranjo when we got hungry, we stopped into The Hotel Oasis del Pacifico, and ate at their restaurant.They cater to the yachters passing by the area.The food was very good and the decor is Asian because the wife is from Singapore. Great...
Rancho Bahia Gigante: Outside dining
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...
pollon Says: along the Paseo de los Turistas it seemed there were more places to choose from and also music coming out from streets nearby or on the promenade itself where the street runs along... but because of the tiredness of a long day at wheel and after a walk on the promenade......
RoyPBower Says: America Travel operates the Tico Tren which runs every weekend from San Jose's Pacific Railroad Station to Mata De Limon, near Puntarenas. There on transfers to an airconditioned charter bus for the short ride into town.The trip traverses the central valley then ascends...
Costa Rica NaturalTours.net ofers tour
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...
Ferry to/from Nicoya Peninsula
tracynew72 Says: this shortcut will save you time getting between Nicoya and the mainland, but arrive early, you may have to wait a while!
vivatuanis Says: Cheap rental, good friend of mine has tourismo bus. Go to puntarenas, and take a taxi to the olympus gym and ask for ronald. He'll take your crew wherever you want for however long you like.
kyoub Says: I am not sure when the carnival was held but we just missed it.We did see one lonely float still parked near the street.
kyoub Says: The roads are bad in most parts of Costa Rica.Around Bahia Gigante most of the roads are gravel. which is O.K. except during the rainy season.The bridges are even worse, in some areas , than the roads.When we came to this bridge, my husband got out and walked across first to...
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...
Island in the middle of the bay
kyoub Says: A few hundred meters off the coast of Bahia Gigante, is Isla Gitana. They will come and pick you up at the pier.It is a 10 hectare island with a rustic resort.There are trails that you can hike through the forest and a nice beach. The pool may or may not be open.There is a...
macaw sanctuary and monkey feeding
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.
kyoub Says: Unlimited opportunities here on Bahia Gigante. You can swim, f ish, water ski, dive, go kayaking,or island hopping.The waters are studded with islands.
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Q: I am looking for bus transportation information... Thanks, Klaus Peters
A: 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...
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For us and many others, Puntarenas, is a place to pass through; just some place to go so that you can get somewhere else. For us it was a place we had to stop so we could get on the ferry to cross the...
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this page had only the opening pic and the writing under construction when I got this comment: "I'm not sure what the others here are thinking. I have a quasi-friend that lives in Puntarenas, Costa......
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Situated a short hour and one half from San Jose, Puntarenas is an active, bustling beach town. Most of the visitors are local which means better prices and a more authentic foreign experience. The...
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This was my 2nd time to Puntarenas, this time though I arrived by cruise ship for the day. I had planned a group day trip to Isla Tortuga for some sun and fun. Let me start by saying that Puntarenas...
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