puntarenas costa rica
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TOUR DESCRIPTION:
The TURU BARI Tropical Park, located in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, is an eco-adventure oriented theme park, that started operation last April 5 th , 2003. It has a total extension of 650 acres in a beautiful scenery, surrounded on the Northeast by the Rio Grande de Tarcoles, to the Southwest by the Turrubares hillsides and the Carara National park and to the West by the Nicoya Gulf , which you can see from the highest elevation areas. The distance form Puntarenas is only one hour bus ride and this tour is one of our best recommendations for the entire family.
The natural surroundings of the TURUBARI Tropical park is the ideal place for visitors who are looking to learn more about Costa Rica's natural history, discovering our ancestor's life style, having an adventure experience or simply enjoy the beautiful landscape. The park's entrance is located at the highest point, offering a spectacular view of the property and it's surrounding areas. Visitors enter the park in three spectacular ways which are through the TURU BA RI Sky Ride or the aerial tram. Those adventure lovers can have the access of the park slipping through a cable with a velocity of 100 km/hr through the magnificent Sensational Cable or can do a descending tour to the cables of canopy and the very exciting horse-back-riding through the mountains.
Way back in the year 1997, about 15 years in the past, the property was dedicated to the cattle raising field and with the abundant production of mangoes. Six years later the property was transformed into a park with an immense tropical garden with botanical collections, trails and a large quantity of attractions for tourist to enjoy which has helped preserved our planet and brought social benefits to few of the human resources. The main attractions to visit are: The aerial tram, the Butterfly Garden , Palm collection, Countryside farm, Herbarium, Cactus collection, The Indian trail and Bromeliads garden.
2 Restaurants are available for all those who want to taste the local flavours of Puntarenas province and Costa Rica
- Garabito Restaurant : the taste of the real home made Costa Rican cuisine cooked over a wooden stove and has a capacity of 80 guests in a garden setting.
- Los Mangos Restaurant : offers a variety of international cuisines serves in fine dining and the typical foods of the country serve in a buffet style of service with beverages, desserts and coffee and can accommodate 200 guests in setting arrangements.
This tour is highly recommend for families traveling with kids and nature lovers. Puntarenas is a great destination for tourist arriving by cruise ship. |
DURATION: 5.5 hours
INCLUDES: Round trip transportation from Puntarenas pier, naturalist tour guide, Turubari entrance fee, visit to all the attractions and lunch.
DEPARTURES: From the Pier.
8:00 AM All Ships, All Cruise Lines.
10:00 AM for Carnival Liberty only.
PRICE: $89.00 per person (minimum 4 pax).
WHAT´S TO BRING: Camera & Film, hiking shoes, binoculars and hat.
Puntarenas Costa Rica shore excursions by Greenway Nature Tours. |
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