COSTA RICA PORTS AND CITIES
COSTA RICA PORTS AND CITIES
| Arenal | Costa Rica | Cuajiniquil | Drake Bay |
| Golfito | Isla del Cano | Limon | Manuel Antonio |
| Playa Flamingo | Playas del Coco | Puerto Carrillo | Puntarenas |
| Quepos | Samara | San Jose | Tortuguero |
| Tortuga |
Arenal
Our Costa Rica Cruise Tour Offers Spectacular Sights of the Majestic Arenal Volcano
Our Cruise tour will start with a morning at leisure in spectacular Arenal. Experience the unique combination of pure air and rain forest with a delightful Arenal Hanging Bridges tour. Located in front of the Arenal Volcano, the nature trails and bridges within this primary forest let you observe the birds, flowers and lush vegetation of the Arenal Volcano rain forest from a truly unique perspective.
Costa Rica
Experience Costa Rica's Wildlife Cruising
Lush forests and stunning waterfalls, rumbling volcanoes and endless coastlines… Costa Rica is a paradise teeming with exotic plants and incredible animals. Explore part of the 20,000 acre nature preserve of Cano Negro on a river boat cruise. Spend two nights in Monteverde's fascinating cloud forest. Experience the forest canopy on hanging bridges or zip lines. Relax in the mineral-rich waters at a family-owned hot springs with views of Arenal Volcano. Luxuriate at a beach and golf resort for two nights in Tamarindo Beach, known for its breathtaking beauty and fine sandy beaches, all on offer with our exclusive Costa Rica cruise and tour holiday with no artificial ingredients.
Cuajiniquil
Wildlife Cruising to Cuajiniquil in Costa Rica, Gateway to Santa Rosa National Park
Cuajiniquil - This tiny port is the entryway to Santa Rosa and Guanacaste National Parks and the cloud forests of Volcan Cacao and Volcan Orosi. Santa Rosa, the country's first national park established in 1972, is home to an amazing number of animal species.
Drake Bay
Cruise to Drake Bay in Costa Rica and Travel to Corcovado National Park
Drake Bay is close to Corcovado National Park, one of the wildest, wettest and most wondrous jungle habitats on earth. With eight different habitats, 400 bird species, more than 100 reptiles and amphibians and 10% of all the mammals on earth, it's a tropical Noah's Ark. Also near Drake Bay is the smaller Marenco Biological Station, where you may hike through moss-festooned rain forest replete with toucans, monkeys, curassows and tanagers or ride a horse to the Rio Claro for a swim.
Golfito
Nature Lovers Cruise to Golfito, Costa Rica
The Central American headquarters of the United Fruit Company until the 1980's, Golfito today is a new destination for outdoor adventurers and nature lovers. Within howling distance is Piedras Blanca National Park and just across from the unspoilt beaches of the Golfo Dulce lies another natural treasure, Corcovado National Park.
Isla del Cano
Experience a Cave Dive at Isla del Cano on your stunning Costa Rica Cruise
Nobody knows why pre-Columbian Indians chose Cano Island as a burial ground. If you hike up the trail from the beach, you'll see where archaeologists have found stone balls (bolas), mortars, pestles and other ancient tools scattered in various gravesites in the rain forest. Cano is also a favoured diving spot, with an interesting cave dive.
Limon
Cruise to Limon in Costa Rica, and Cruise through the Clouds of the Rainforest on an Aerial Tram Ride
Limon is your gateway to some of the most extraordinary experiences imaginable. Like the Rainforest Aerial Tram ride through the canopy of a 1,000-acre nature reserve next to a national park. On a jungle boat trip you can travel silently through the network of jungle canals and enjoy the chance to see what rainforest life is like at ground level. In another part of the forest, you can even travel through the canopy Tarzan-style (except in slow-motion) on a series of horizontal traverse cables. Multi-coloured butterflies and birds fly by while you absorb the atmosphere of this living, breathing forest. You may see some monkeys but that is more likely on the Tortuguero Canals, another national park - one created to protect the green turtle (Tortuguero). Nearly a quarter of Costa Rica is national parks as the country boasts 8,000 species of plants, 859 species of birds and 10% of the worlds butterflies.
Manuel Antonio
Cruise and Tour to the Paradise of Manuel Antonio National Park
Get your cameras ready! On our Costa Rica cruise tour you will explore spectacular Manuel Antonio National Park. This paradise is known for its pristine white sandy beaches surrounded by emerald waters and primary forest. Spend the morning leisurely walking the forest trails in search of the native inhabitants including the three-toed sloth, agoutis, white faced and squirrel monkeys, iguanas and birds. If you wish, take a swim in the inviting blue waters of its breathtaking beaches.
Playa Flamingo
Cruise the Waves and try a bit of Surfing at Playa Flamingo in Costa Rica
Home to Costa Rica's largest sport fishing fleet and the only full-service marine between Acapulco and Panama, the palatial mansions of many wealthy Americans and Costa Ricans sprawl atop the hills or along private coves. Another attraction to residents and visitors is the superb Robert Trent Jones 18-hole golf course. And if that doesn't appeal to you, the magnificent beach offers surfers a thrilling ride.
Playas del Coco
Cruise the Waves and try a bit of Surfing at Playas del Coco in Costa Rica
Playas del Coco was one of Costa Rica's first beach destinations for the laid-back and cool. The Guanacoste beaches are justly famous for surfing and they are also the nesting places for many species of marine turtles. Inland the vast savannahs and dry rain forests are a completely different climate from the rest of Costa Rica.
Puerto Carrillo
Cruise to Puerto Carrillo, the Sunniest Playa in Costa Rica.
It's the playa that brings people to the little fishing village of Puerto Carrillo. Slung like a huge horseshoe between two towering headlands, the pristine white sands are bordered by a road that winds through rows of palm trees. Purportedly, this beach has the sunniest weather in Costa Rica.
Puntarenas
Hang around with Those Pretty Squirrel Monkeys on your Cruise to Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Puntarenas in Costa Rica shares its name with the province which surrounds it, which is the largest province in Costa Rica, and boasts the most varied landscape. Here you can explore the leafy byways of dense mangrove swamps and, on higher ground, discover sub-alpine flowers. Puntarenas is the largest city in the Central Pacific and home to fine Spanish colonial architecture. Its popular beach is lined with alfresco restaurants and cafés serving fish freshly caught by local fishermen – try local specialities like shrimp scampi (camarones al ajillo) or ceviche de corvina - a lime juice-marinated fish cocktail. Further afield, there is luscious countryside to explore in Manuel Antonio Park, where verdant rainforests border some of Costa Rica's finest beaches and the snorkelling is superb. Follow forest trails to enjoy spectacular views and hopefully spot some of the inhabitants, which include sloths, iguanas and pretty little squirrel monkeys.
Quepos
Catch the Cruise to Quepos or catch a Beautiful Fish at Costa Rica's Favourite Sport Fishing Places
Quepos has long been a favourite R&R destination for sport fishers and eco-adventurers alike. The astonishing beauty of nearby Manual Antonio National Park will entice you to discover another world - an amazing natural wonderland of colourful flora and fauna, lush jungle and secluded beaches. The nearby Rio Naranjo is a magnet for thrill-seeking river rafters.
Samara
Hook up on this Cruise for the Ride of a Lifetime Through the Canopy Forest at Samara in Costa Rica
A stone's throw from Puerto Carrillo lies Serene Samara, a small undiscovered beach resort with a lot of charm. A short kayak paddle takes you to little Choro Island for bird watching, or saddle up and ride to Tobacco Falls for a swim. And for the truly adventurous, you can hitch yourself to a steel cable zip-line for the ride of a lifetime through the canopy forest.
San Jose
Cruise to San Jose, Gateway to Spectacular Costa Rica
Cruise to the cosmopolitan capital of Costa Rica, San Jose, spectacularly situated at an altitude of about 3,800 ft (1,170 m) in a valley surrounded by mountains and volcanoes on all sides. San José is not particularly attractive but it does contain a mixture of colonial Spanish buildings and modern architecture. Attractions include the National Museum, containing exhibitions of art and natural history; an 18th-century cathedral; and the National Theatre, modelled on the Opéra in Paris. The Museo del Oro Precolumbiano (Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold) and the Jade Museum (mostly ceramics) are worth a visit. Established in 1736 as Villa Nueva (New Town), the settlement was selected as the country's capital in 1823. Our Costa Rica cruise tour begins in San Jose and takes you to the chief attraction in the area, to the volcanoes. These can be visited in Parue Nacional Irazu, Parque Nacional Poas and Volcan Barva. Also the Rainforest Aerial Tram, on the northeast border of the Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, that skims the treetops providing a glimpse of birds, animals and plants.
Tortuguero
Our Costa Rica Cruise Tour will Allow you the Experience of Stunning Tortuguero National Park
Our cruise tour will start with an early morning bird watching excursion teaching you about the variety of local species and migratory birds that flock this area. Later, experience a spectacular boat cruise through the various canals and be sure to keep an eye out for wildlife including howler monkeys, sloths, toucans, aquatic birds, bats and caimans, as well as exotic flora. Tortuguero National Park is a study in rain forest, freshwater, and marine biology. It protects over 350 species of birds and mammals including green macaws; 57 species of amphibians; 111 species of reptiles; and 60 mammal species, including 13 of Costa Rica's 16 endangered species including jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, cougars, river otters and manatees.
Tortuga
Islas Tortugas National Reserve offers Special Marine Life on your Costa Rica Cruise
Tortuga is an exquisite little island off Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. Giant manta rays, dolphins and the occasional humpback whale are frequent visitors here and the volcanic reef is home to dozens of marine species. Nearby on the Nicoya Peninsula, the Curu Wildlife Reserve offers an up-close look at the amazingly diverse marine life of the Curu River mangrove estuary.
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