Veragua Rainforest Walk, Tram & Tortuguero Boat Tour. Limon Shore Excursion

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

6 hours

Mobile ticket

After pickup at the pier, a short drive will take you deep inside the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica. Along the way, our professional tour guide will explain many facts about our country, including history, economy, biodiversity, politics and many other aspects more.

Once arrival to Veragua rainforest, get ready for explore a pristine ecosystem.

You will stroll along easily accessible trails to the tram. You will then enter an open-air gondola system that will take you through the primary rain forest past 300-year-old trees and down to the riverbank. You will then walk the Trail of the Giants, so named for the huge trees lining the riverbank or op to hike on the Puma Waterfall trail.

Ride the tram to the top station and visit the biological research station. After Veragua, visit Tortuguero Canal. The canals that lead to the Tortuguero National Park begin in the Puerto Moin sector, just 5 miles from the center of the Limon province. Here enjoy many wildlife species such as sloths.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Rainforest nature walk with guide

Veragua Rainforest Tram Ride

Air-conditioned vehicle

Tortuguero Canal boat tour

Professional naturalist tour guide

Fresh tropical fruits snack

What To Expect

Puerto Limon

Limón, commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. The pier is located right in front of the city and it is a small town that you can explore easily with a short walk. During our tour, our guide will provide a short city tour where you will be able to learn about its culture, traditions and principal attractions.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Veragua Rainforest Park

Enjoy a day of discovery and adventure in the Veragua Rainforest mountain reserve, which National Geographic Traveler called “The Cream of the Cream of the Rainforest”. Surrounded by 100% rainforest, the private reserve borders the spectacular La Amistad International Park the largest nature reserve in Central America. You will stroll along easily accessible trails to the tram. You will then enter an open-air gondola system that will take you through the primary rain forest past 300-year-old trees and down to the riverbank. You will then walk the Trail of the Giants, so named for the huge trees lining the riverbank or op to hike on the Puma Waterfall trail. Ride the tram to the top station and visit the biological research station.

2 hours • Admission Included

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Veragua Rainforest Walk, Tram & Tortuguero Boat Tour. Limon Shore Excursion

Pickup included

Reviews

4.48

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Beautiful experience and very short driver
eiffel572017,
Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Beautiful experience. We were lucky enough to travel only us in the clean and comfortable vehicle. Basically it was as if a private visit had been booked. We were accompanied by a driver (Mr. Rodolfo Walker) very good and friendly who explained many curiosities of the country. In the rainforest we were accompanied by a very good guide of the park
100% Reccomend!!!! 10 Star Excursion
Sheryl T,
Mar 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A huge thank you to our guide Esteban Herrera. Esteban is a 10 star guide. He provided us with so much information about Costa Rica and treated us like family. He went above and beyond to make sure we 200% enjoyed this tour. He made everything perfect!❤️. This is one of the best tours we have ever been on. The rainforest walk, the tram and the boat ride were great. We saw so many native animals. We would highly recommend this tour to others and when back in Costa Rica would do it again. If you want the best guide, ask for Esteban Herrera.
One day in Costa Rica
ceceliab626,
Mar 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
I took this tour while in port for the day. Ronald was fantastic. He was very professional and knowledgeable, kind and considerate. The bus ride was about 30 minutes to the state park. We stopped at a hotel and a bathroom was available to use. The bus was very nice with good A/C. The jungle hike was interesting. The bridges fun to cross. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any animals in the jungle because there were 2 cruise ships in port and a lot of people in the jungle. After the jungle we went back to the hotel. The staff offered cool, wet, peppermint scented washcloths that I very much appreciated. The hotel was nice and I would consider staying there. A small bowl of fruit and a glass of water was our snack. Then a quick bus ride to the river. The river boat ride was fascinating. The breeze and boat ride cooling. Ronald and our boat driver did everything they could to get us to see the birds and crocodiles. I was expecting lots and lots of crocodiles but we only saw two. They were huge though and very impressive. The tour would have been better if there weren’t so many people. But that is hardly our tour guide’s fault. He did everything he could to give us a great experience. I would definitely take another tour with Ronald.
Trip to the top
Gerald S,
Feb 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Only bad thing was the long ride on bumpy road,. The experience however was worth it. Truly enjoyable. Wish we could have seen more birds and animals
Try Something Else. Especially if it's not rainy season
Zahava H,
Feb 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
long and slow with no excitement. this was a disappointing rainforest since there was no rain, were no birds or animals. we saw plants and insects. canals tour also boring with monkeys in thevtrees and 2 sloths. i think they cut our trip short as we were the first boat back to dock.
Average tour
Valerie H,
Feb 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
The rainforest was beautiful. We saw many poisonous frogs, snakes and ants. This part was worthwhile. The boat ride was not worth it. Our group was in a van and we pulled up to go on boat and they made us wait until a bus came. When the bus came they out all of those passengers in the boat first and had us sit in the very back. We were the last couple and sat right beside the stinky motor. We could hear nothing the tour guide was saying. Then it started raining and we got soaked from the side and the back. Not their fault it rained but not sure why bus passengers were loaded first. The boat ride was about 30-40 minutes because it rained too much. The 45 people on the boat was way too much. This tour was not worth the $350 we paid for the 2 of us.
Horrible uncomfortable trip
Marjorie O,
Feb 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
Horrible. Picked up at port in a van, left a few minutes late, but after traveling 20-30 minutes in heavy traffic, turned around and went back to the port as they had left two people at the port . That was the first of many problems that day. Drove on a horrible bumpy road for miles to where we were supposed to have a moderate hike. Bad description as it was difficult with many rugged stairs and climbing. Hard to hold on while climbing due to fear of poisonous snakes, frogs and bugs sometimes spotted on the railings. Our guide was a nice young lady and that was the only nice thing. Not everyone tried the walk and waited for at the visitor center. Upon return, we reboarded van for another rough 30 minutes ride on the same road yo the boat area. We had to wait there forca bus that arrived, they got to board the boat first and my husband got stuck in the back with the gas motor fumes right in our faces. On the boat ride, it began to rain and where we were stuck in the back of the boat we got soaking wet from head to foot. No one seemed to care.. had another uncomfortable ride back to the port and the driver left us off in a huge puddle so my feet were wet also. It was the most uncomfortable trip I ever went on and I was sore all night. I would not recommend this trip to anyone and the driver and the post on the bus spoke poor English, and we’re not very good at making us feel comfortable. others on the trip felt the same way.
Worth the money
Dan B,
Jan 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fantastic experience. Our tour guide was great with lots of knowledge and info that made the trip definitely a must do.
In the jungle
Lori K,
Jan 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Knowledgeable tour guides and a great driver on dirt rides. We saw snakes and birds. Great experience
Limon Costa Rica tour
PAMELA S,
Dec 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Ronald guide and Juan Carlos driver were awesome. Very knowledgeable and quick to point out sloths and many many other animals, stopping immediately to make sure we could all see. Juan Carlos even saw a local produce truck and jumped off to get us all fresh bananas! Great trip , would definitely book again!