San Jose to Carara National Park (Parque Nacional Carara)
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Crocodile Safari Expedition & Carara National Park. Private Tour
Your breath-taking, adventure begins with a pickup from your hotel and a relaxing private drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside. After 90 minutes’ drive from San Jose, you will arrive to Tarcoles River. The Tarcoles River is home to one of the world’s largest crocodile populations in the wild and they are very easy to admire during our 90 minutes boat tour. Get up-close with American crocodiles of all sizes, and observe an abundance of beautiful exotic birds! Enjoy spectacular rainforest scenery and cruise through dense mangrove forest canals. Spot jungle wildlife such as iguanas, lizards, and monkeys.
After the tour, enjoy a delicious typical lunch and explore the souvenir store. Continuing our tour, a short drive to Carara National Park will allow us to get deep inside the rainforest in this unique ecosystem, where many beautiful wildlife species are common to see such as the Scarlet macaw, monkeys, snakes, armadillos and more.
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$199.00
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$199.00
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Full-Day Carara National Park and Tarcoles River Tour
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Our company focuses on going beyond what first meets the eye, this means that we'll guide you through the jungle with a naturalist spirit, full of curiosity and wonder.
We have designed this experience to go deep into the tropical forest and also have a dose of relaxing but exciting time while jumping on a boat ride that will leave you amazed by the biodiversity and richness of a mostly overlooked destination.
We carefully design every stop in order to support local families and businesses to get you closer to the costarican culture and to let our Pura Vida lifestyle embrace you.
• The only birdwatching and wildlife One Day Tour to Carara National Park
• Walk the trails of the most important forest in the Central Pacific side-by-side with our biologists
• Embark with us on a boat journey
• Relax at a secret beach
• A percentage of the earnings goes to Funga Conservation, a non-profit foundation.
• Small-group tour with a maximum of 4 people ensures an intimate experience
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$125.00
Price varies by group size
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$125.00
Price varies by group size

Beach Break Day in Pacific Ocean. Private Tour from San Jose
This is a great tour that you can take from our capital City San Jose Costa Rica. This great Beach Day is the perfect option if you don´t have so much time in San Jose, Costa Rica
After a 90 minutes drive from San Jose, get to famous Jaco Beach. This is one of the most popular destinations for high-end residents in the Central Valley, looking on weekends, for Sun and Sea. Boasting spectacular beachfront views and a relaxing tropical atmosphere, Jaco Beach offers many options for all. Once at Jaco Beach enjoy a City Tour by the main avenue and visit some of the souvenir stores if you are looking for that special gift before to get into a small and cozy hotel, located right in front of the beach and with nice facilities including swimming pool, lobby bar, restaurant & beach club.
Our Beach Break at Jaco Beach includes 5 hours at the hotel, use of the swimming pool, beach club, towels, lunch and afternoon coffee.
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$199.00
Price varies by group size
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$199.00
Price varies by group size

Jungle & River ATV Exploration. Private Tour from San Jose
Your breath-taking, adventure begins with a pickup from your hotel and a relaxing private drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on an air-conditioned transportation and recent model deluxe vehicle or mini bus. You will be heading to the Central Pacific Coast to Tarcoles River.
In our adventure center, before you begin your journey, you will receive instructions and then take a test run on our specially designed private track. From here on, your guide will lead you along the jungle trails, Teak plantations, 14 crossing rivers sometimes-bumpy, dirt paths real rainforest, viewpoints and 2 different beaches.
If weather allowing, you can take a quick swim at Bochinche Beach, a pristine and almost private beach where we will have a break. During the tour, your guide will provide bottled water, and at the end of this Costa Rica ATV adventure, we will greet you with fresh tropical fruits. The driving time and ATV tour last 2 hours.After the tour, enjoy a delicious lunch
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$225.00
Price varies by group size
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$225.00
Price varies by group size

Jungle & River BUGGY Exploration. Private Tour from San Jose
Your breath-taking, adventure begins with a pickup from your hotel and a relaxing private drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on an air-conditioned transportation and recent model deluxe vehicle or mini bus. Destination will be Tarcoles River and Playa Bochinche
In our adventure center, before you begin your journey, you will receive instructions and then take a test run on our specially designed private track. From here on, your guide will lead you along the jungle trails, Teak plantations, 14 crossing rivers sometimes-bumpy, dirt paths real rainforest, viewpoints and 2 different beaches. If weather allowing, you can take a quick swim at Bochinche Beach, a pristine and almost private beach where we will have a break. The driving time and Buggy tour last 2 hours.
After the experience, you will enjoy a delicious lunch before to make the way back to your hotel in San Jose.
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$250.00
Price varies by group size
From
$250.00
Price varies by group size

Cara Adventures. Central pacific
You will travel with a small group. The trip is without time pressures. You will have the option to choose one of three activities: Canopy, Walk through the Carara Park or boat tour for the observation of crocodiles.
Recommendations to wear: hat or cap, swimsuit, sandals, towel, change of clothes, binoculars, camera, sunscreen and insect repellent.
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$120.00
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$120.00

P.N. Day Tour Carara & beach
One-day tour to visit the Carara National Park, Manuel Antonio-style rain forest but more wild. Afternoon free to enjoy the beaches of the Pacific. Departures from any hotel in San José. It includes breakfast.
We will pick you up at your hotel in San José to travel to the Pacific. We will stop for breakfast while watching the crocodiles in their natural habitat.
In the morning we will do a tour with a local guide through the P.N. Face where we will learn and discover the flora and fauna of the place, we hope to see monkeys and many parrots.
Once the National Park tour is over, we will enjoy the beach until the time you want to return to San José. You can choose between beaches with restaurants and cocktails or virgin beaches.
During the tour, you can make the stops you need, it is your tour and we will be happy to offer you a dream trip totally adapted to you. In San José, we will leave you again at your hotel.
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$195.00
Price varies by group size
From
$195.00
Price varies by group size
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