Buggy Jungle & River Expedition with Crocodile Encounter: A Puntarenas Shore Excursion
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7 Ratings
Puntarenas
Embark on a thrilling Buggy Jungle & River Expedition in Costa Rica. Drive through the jungle, cross rivers, and explore beautiful beaches. Encounter crocodiles on an Eco boat tour. Book now!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Carara National Park - This tour is operated in the sourroundings of Carara National Park and Tarcolitos River. Once at our operations center, you will be received by a local tour guide who will explain the use of the Buggy and provide the rules and safety instructions. Buggys are for 2 or 4 passengers and must be shared by each party. The tour includes a journey along small rivers, plantations, rainforest and beautiful beaches. For all those how want to swimm, a 30 minute stop can be make an one of the beaches.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Visit local souvenir stores
  • Boat Tour on Tarcoles River to enjoy rich wildlife
  • 2-hour Buggy Tour
Additional Information

Your breathtaking adventure begins with a pickup from the pier and a relaxing drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on an air-conditioned transportation and recent model deluxe vehicle or mini bus.

In our adventure center, before you begin your journey, you will receive instructions about how to drive the Buggy 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. In the Buggy can go up to 4 passengers.

After this great adventure, our tour will continue with a short drive to Tarcoles River, where a 60 minutes Eco boat tour will allow you to enjoy the abundant wildlife of the area, including the huge crocodiles, multiple aquatic birds, scarlet macaws, howler monkeys and other amazing tropical species.

We have Buggys for up to 4 people and 1 buggy must be shared per booking

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • This tour is exclusive for cruise ship passengers. If you are not arriving by cruise ship please do not book this tour
Location
Muellero Park
Paseo de los Turistas
Main entrance of the Pier. Main Gate
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mindy_b
Mar 31, 2024
Great day experience! - The buggy ride was dusty and wet, but fun! The guide found us monkeys to see and a sloth!🦥 saw a huge 9 foot crocodile. The main guide, Jose, was wonderful! He drove us in a nice new air conditioned van. Kept us on time and lots of water.
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Mike_k
Mar 30, 2023
Excellent day in Costa Rica - We had so much fun on the newer, well maintained ATVs. The scenery was gorgeous. Lots of birds and some good-sized crocodiles on the river cruise. Plus s little shopping time. Altogether a great way to spend a day ashore.
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Dan
Dec 23, 2022
Dirty fun!! - We were lucky enough to end up being the only ones on our tour. This was just after thing’s opened up after Covid. We had an amazing time and our guide was fantastic! Very informative and made our experience so much fun!! Plan on getting dirty and having the time of your life!!
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Trek778145
Nov 27, 2022
Great ATV tour! - We had a great time on this tour. The ATV portion was a blast. Two hours of riding in the mountains, the mud and the beach. The second part, the boat tour, was very cool too. We saw an 18' Crocodile right next to our boat.
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Rose_a
Apr 5, 2022
The water falls and wet... - The water falls and wet trail was a lot of fun. Andres was our tour guide . His English is great and he was absolutely wonderful
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Alan_a
Mar 23, 2024
Fun adventure! - The ride was a fun adventure across streams, up to a great view, down to a beautiful beach, and through pastures. Our guide tried super hard to find a sloth at the beach without luck. John was great. It was a nice long, full day ride. The only downside was that we did the ride in March and it was very dry and very dusty. I would highly recommend that you rent goggles.
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Robert_s
Apr 27, 2024
Unorganized - The most memorable thing was the driver and guide getting lost to the start of the buggy tour and taking time away from our ride. WTH!!?? We had 3 groups riding in the van and all 3 had trouble locating the guide at the cruise port because she was way off to the side holding a very small sign adding to our late arrival. Buggy ride was ok just a lot of flat ground riding. Never got the water bottle and they shorted us a half hour of time. The croc ride was a joke. Saw 2 babies and a larger one. Tide was out and the prop on the boat kept hitting the bottom of the river. He had to keep raising the prop to even move a little. Didn’t think we we’re gonna make it back.
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