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Caribbean Highlights Shore Excursion from Limon
Limon, Costa Rica
- 5 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
When your cruise ship docks in Limon, spend the day exploring highlights of Costa Rica's Caribbean side on this combo shore excursion. Taste farm-fresh tropical fruit and learn about the region's sweetest export and see a banana plantation. You'll also get an up-close look at Costa Rican wildlife like birds, monkeys, and frogs on a rainforest boat safari tour down the biodiverse Tortuguero Canals. Swim or sun at a local beach and take a tour of the bustling port city of Limon before getting back on your ship.
- Full-day combo shore excursion from Limon
- Explore Caribbean Costa Rica with a local guide
- Learn how bananas are cultivated and harvested
- Cruise along the Tortuguero Canals on a boat safari
- Relax and swim on Playa Bonita beach
- Take a sightseeing tour of Limon's port city
- Great way to get a taste of the region's nature and culture in one day
What's Included
- Transportation
- Bilingual tour guide
- Fruit-tasting experience
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Meeting point
- Puerto Limon, Puerto Limon, Province of Limon
We wait for our passengers on the blue pier gate about 200 m following the white stripes in the ground with a sign with their names. All our vans and staff are identified with our GioTours logo.
Pickup point
- Limon
Start time
08:00 AM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
We wait for our passengers on the blue pier gate about 200 m following the white stripes in the ground with a sign with their names. All our vans and staff are identified with our GioTours logo.
What To Expect
Tortuguero Canal
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Playa Bonita
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- A minimum of 4 people per booking is required
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
64 reviews
Barbara_T, Apr 2024
We were alone on the trip (6 people) with the guide Manuel, who had a comfortable vehicle. Cabrito Manuel took us along the Tortuguero canal, where we saw monkeys, sloths, caimans, beautiful birds,… Then we went to a banana plantations, Bonita beach, we also bought souvenirs. We had a great explanation, we got a lot of information about Costa Rica. We got a comprehensive answer to every question! TOP! Great trip, we really strongly recommend a trip with Cabrito Manuel (Cabritours Transports)!!
Patricia_H, Feb 2024
While floating down the canal, Pablo went out of his way to get our boat up close enough to see several sloths up in the trees. We also saw some monkeys. He let each of us go up front and take pictures. At the banana plantation, he explained the process in the hot sun. He took a group picture of all of us and air dropped it to us.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Dear Patricia_H,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
It seems like you had a great opportunity of seeing sloths and other animals, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate to let us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
Thelma_Z, Feb 2024
We had a great guide, very informative about the Island’s history and he did his best to accommodate us. This experience is worth the trip!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear Thelma_Z,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour on the island and that our tour guide Made this an enjoyable experience for you.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate in letting us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
Best regards
GioTours
fred, Jan 2024
We didn't go to beach or banana plantation which were both supposed to be included in this tour. I will say that the guide was very nice and knowledgeable.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear fred,
We appreciate that you took the time to write us a review.
Unfortunately, when the ship leaves a bit earlier than expected, we need to cut off the beach visit to guarantee a safe return.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica, we would love the chance to make it up to you.
Best regards
GioTours
John_B, Dec 2023
Our tour guide Pablo was great and knowledgeable! Jose was a great driver. Bus was comfy with AC and smelt nice. Saw a few sloths and learned a lot about the local flora and fauna. Recommend!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Dear John_B, Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that both Pablo and Jose made this an enjoyable experience for you and we are happy to know that you learned about the local flora and fauna. If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate in letting us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
Stephanie_A, Feb 2023
Saw lots of wild life, including sloths. Brilliant, friendly, knowledgeable guide, nothing was too much trouble
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Dear Stephanie_A,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
We are happy to know that you had a nice tour, got to see so many animals and that the tour guide did a good job.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate in letting us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
KMMGeller, Feb 2023
Liked getting up close to see the sloths when on the canal cruise. People up front on the bus said they didn't want to stop at the beach or the fruit stand stop so we missed those 2 experiences. Jose should have gone down the aisle and taken a vote to see who would like to make those stops! Disappointing for us. So highlights wasn't really accurate. Missed 2 important highlights.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Dear KMMGeller,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
We appreciate your comments about the experiences, we have talked to our tour guides and will make sure that our tour guides keep the expected schedule and if anything needs to be changed for them to discuss it with the whole group.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate in letting us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
floridawineaux, Feb 2023
Pablo, our tour guide, was very nice and knowledgeable…however he should not have allowed a very small minority of people dictate whether we saw certain things that we expected on this excursion…namely the beach and fruit stand. The worst thing was the air conditioning on the bus, which was almost non-existent. We have done many excursions with Viator all over the world and been pleased, but this was not one of those times.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Dear floridawineaux,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
We are sorry to hear that the way the activity management was not ideal, we have talked to our tour guides and will make sure that this is avoided in the future. We also apologize for the situation with the A/C, the bus we were using for the day had a mechanical failure in the middle of the tour that kept half of the bus without the air conditioner. As soon as the bus came back to our headquarters we send it to the shop to fix it. Unfortunately this was an out of the ordinary situation that happened the very day of the tour.
Scott_O, Jan 2023
Guide was amazing and informative. He knew everything about the plants, animals and locations we went. this was very educational and very fun. The time flew by. Family loved it. Out of all the tours we took this was their favorite.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Dear Scott_O,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us a review!
We are very pleased to know that you and your family liked and had fun in our tour.
If you ever come back to Costa Rica again don't hesitate in letting us know as it would be our pleasure to show you every detail of this beautiful country!
Sookyeon_K, Jan 2023
Do yourself a favor and please avoid playa Bianca. The canal safari was decent and we had fun. But the beach is so lame. And the tour guide told us to go to restaurant called quinbamba on the beach. That was a nightmare. The guide said the other restaurant was too expensive. Ha! That true. We waited for food for 50 minutes and still no sign of food. So we went to reina‘s that tour guide said was too expensive and not good. Liar! We wasted time on the beach and the restaurants
Are really bad and the beach is super bad. Skip the beach.
On top of that, they overbooked and my husband had to sit on the some tiny stool on the bus
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Dear Sookyeon_K,
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review
We are glad to know that you had fun in the Safari Boat tour and the other portions of the tour.
We are sorry that the beach portion at the end of the tour was not of your liking. Since you visited our country for such a small period of time our options to go to beaches close by are limited.
As you were able to notice, you came to Costa Rica on peak season, our tour guide made recommendations of restaurant options, however, they were probably full and that was the reason why it took so long, as you may understand, the serving capacity of a restaurant is out of our control and our tour guide made recommendations based on their experience of the local area.
We are very sorry about the overbooking and are working hard to avoid this situation from happening again.
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