Top Things to Do in Puntarenas

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Tortuga Island: Catamaran Snorkeling & Banana Boat from Jaco
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Tortuga Island: Catamaran Snorkeling & Banana Boat from JacoTortuga Island day trip from Los Sueños Marina on a catamaran. Snorkeling, banana boat, eco hike, lunch and drinks included. Departs daily from Jaco.★ 4.94 (1,668)8h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 174per person
ATV tour Costa Rica with waterfall swimming
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ATV tour Costa Rica with waterfall swimmingRide mixed terrain through rural Costa Rica on a 3-hour ATV tour with a guide, swim in a 30-foot waterfall pool, and stop at El Tigre Sightseeing for panoramic views.★ 4.94 (459)3h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 100per person
Monteverde: Rain Forest Night Walk with Wildlife Sighting
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Monteverde: Rain Forest Night Walk with Wildlife SightingStep into Monteverde’s rainforest after dark for a guided night walk. Spot sloths, frogs, and more with optic gear and flashlights included. Small group tour.★ 4.65 (400)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 41per person
Night Walking Tour Monteverde: Nocturnal Wildlife with Guide
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Night Walking Tour Monteverde: Nocturnal Wildlife with GuideWalk Monteverde's forest trails after dark with a professional guide, flashlights and a spotting scope to watch nocturnal wildlife emerge as diurnal.★ 4.83 (394)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 73per person
Monteverde Night Tour: Glass Frogs, Sloths & Cloud Forest
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Monteverde Night Tour: Glass Frogs, Sloths & Cloud ForestMonteverde night tour in Costa Rica's cloud forest with bilingual naturalist guide, hotel pickup, and 2-hour wildlife spotting. Small groups, flashlights included.★ 4.52 (389)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 38per person
ATV Riding near Puntarenas: Private Waterfalls & Swimming
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ATV Riding near Puntarenas: Private Waterfalls & SwimmingRide ATVs through Costa Rican mountains and rural villages to three private waterfalls where you can swim. Includes a guide, lunch stop at El Tigre.★ 4.93 (297)4h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 130per person
Monteverde Zipline Tour: 10+ Lines Through Cloud Forest
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Monteverde Zipline Tour: 10+ Lines Through Cloud ForestZipline through Monteverde's cloud forest on 10+ cables, including a 1km Superman-style line and Costa Rica's only underground zip, with professional guides and safety gear.★ 4.38 (274)2h–3h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 72per person
Puntarenas boat tour: Tárcoles River wildlife & buffet lunch
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Puntarenas boat tour: Tárcoles River wildlife & buffet lunchBoat tour through the Tárcoles River rainforest with a bilingual guide, including a walk, fruit tasting, and buffet lunch from Puntarenas port.★ 4.54 (161)7h–8h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 116per person
Monteverde: Sky Walk, Tram & Zipline Combo 5-Hour Tour
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Monteverde: Sky Walk, Tram & Zipline Combo 5-Hour Tour5-hour Monteverde cloud forest tour with suspension bridges, gondola ride and 2.5-mile zipline. Small groups, hotel pickup included. See volcanoes weather permitting.★ 4.67 (156)5h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 198per person
Snorkeling from Puntarenas: Turtle Island with dolphins and lunch
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Snorkeling from Puntarenas: Turtle Island with dolphins and lunchSnorkel near Turtle Island from Puntarenas with a bilingual guide, spotting dolphins and spider monkeys en route, plus tropical lunch on the beach.★ 4.86 (146)6h–8h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 95per person
Puntarenas Highlights tour: 10 stops, small group, wildlife
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Puntarenas Highlights tour: 10 stops, small group, wildlifeSmall-group tour of Puntarenas with Tarcoles River cruise, rainforest stops and lunch included: pickup from your cruise terminal or hotel.★ 4.61 (143)8h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 86per person
Zipline & Hanging Bridges Tour Monteverde Cloud Forest
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Zipline & Hanging Bridges Tour Monteverde Cloud ForestSoar through 15 ziplines and cross eight hanging bridges up to 510 feet high in Monteverde Cloud Forest with hotel pickup and guide.★ 4.47 (139)12h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 212per person
Costa Rica Zipline Tour: 11 Waterfalls & Rainforest Cables
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Costa Rica Zipline Tour: 11 Waterfalls & Rainforest CablesFly across 18 ziplines over 11 waterfalls near Puntarenas with a bilingual guide, rappel down a cascade, cross a suspended bridge.★ 4.64 (134)3h 30m✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 99per person
Tortuga Island Private Boat Tour & Snorkeling from Puntarenas
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Tortuga Island Private Boat Tour & Snorkeling from PuntarenasPrivate boat tour to Tortuga Island with snorkeling, spider monkey spotting, dolphin watching, and lunch. Hotel pickup from Puntarenas included.★ 4.75 (124)7h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 125per person
Monteverde Night Walk: Nocturnal Wildlife with Naturalist Guide
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Monteverde Night Walk: Nocturnal Wildlife with Naturalist GuideGuided night walk in Monteverde's cloud forest with trained naturalist using spotting scope to find sloths, frogs, snakes and sleeping birds after dark.★ 4.84 (117)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 35per person
Monteverde: Curicancha Birdwatching Tour for Quetzals & Cloud Forest Birds
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Monteverde: Curicancha Birdwatching Tour for Quetzals & Cloud Forest BirdsWatch resplendent quetzals & 30+ bird species in Monteverde’s Curicancha Cloud Forest. Small group tour with expert guide, spotting scope, and flexible timing included.★ 4.69 (108)3h 30m✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 38per person
2-Hour Surf Lesson in Montezuma: Learn to Stand Up
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2-Hour Surf Lesson in Montezuma: Learn to Stand UpTwo-hour surf lesson in Montezuma with certified instructors teaching beginners and advanced surfers in white water and ocean swells. Includes surfboard.★ 5.00 (101)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 73per person
Tortuga Island Day Trip from San José: Boat & Beach Lunch
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Tortuga Island Day Trip from San José: Boat & Beach LunchFull-day Tortuga Island tour from San José with boat transport, private beach lunch, and Gulf of Nicoya views. Includes drinks, meals, and facilities. 10–12 hours.★ 4.19 (100)10h–12h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 129per person
Monteverde Night Walk: Nocturnal Wildlife with Naturalist Guide
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Monteverde Night Walk: Nocturnal Wildlife with Naturalist GuideNight walk through Monteverde's wildlife refuge with a naturalist guide spotting sloths, armadillos, owls and rain frogs under the forest canopy.★ 4.93 (88)2h✓ Free cancellationfromUS$ 29per person
Monteverde Zipline Canopy Tour: 9 Lines & Tarzan Swing
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Monteverde Zipline Canopy Tour: 9 Lines & Tarzan SwingZip through Monteverde's cloud forest on 9 ziplines plus 2 superman lines, a rappel and a mega Tarzan swing: all gear and transport included, pickup arranged.★ 4.49 (82)3h✓ Instant confirmationfromUS$ 100per person
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