Puerto Viejo

Puerto Viejo

A quaint seaside town on the Caribbean coast, Puerto Viejo is known for the vivid mix of cultures, electrifying nightlife, thrilling surfs and golden beaches, a surfer’s paradise.
Inhabitants/size: 2500
Province: Limón

Overview

While Costa Rica is famed for its green initiatives and protecting nature and the environment, Puerto Viejo can be safely called the ‘greenest’ part of Costa Rica with is leading efforts at recycling and preserving wildlife and habitat. A melting pot of cultures with a unique blend of Latino, Afro-Caribbean and Bribri indigenous cultures, it’s a lively place to have a fun relaxing vacation. This beach lover’s paradise can be found in Limon province on the shores of the Caribbean Sea. This lively seaside town alluring flora and fauna, captivates the eye of tourist from across the globe with its clear blue waters, untouched beaches, and amazing surfs. Shooting up the charts of becoming one of Costa Rica’s best tourist destinations, seasoned international surfers are drawn to its shore.

With a vivid range of bars, discos and restaurants as well as hotels and resorts at reasonable prices dotting the area, there are also a good selection of shopping outlets to splurge on some unique Costa Rican merchandise. Warm sandy beaches, thick tropical forests and a broad variety of attractions to visit, it gives you some the best holiday experiences in Costa Rica. Salsa Brava beach a stone throw from the town, is a surfing hotspot, where its strong rip current makes it perfect for experts who are looking for that blood pumping adrenaline rush. White water rafting on the Pacuare river is also an option of adrenaline junkies. If the waves are not to your fancy, try snorkeling, diving, mountain biking, horseback riding, kayaking or boogie boarding. For the less adventurous traveler this laidback town has many calmer and quite beaches for you go beach hopping. Relax under the shade of the palm groves or take a refreshing swim in the Caribbean Sea, making it the ultimate Caribbean experience. Choose between the white sandy beaches like Playa Cocles, Playa Chiquita, Playa Blanca and Playa Vargas inside Cahuita National Park and the black sand beach, Playa Negra.

Puerto Viejo is also famed for its chocolate tours, which takes you through cacao farms and learn how they grow cacao trees, process the cocoa bean and make chocolate. Of course, you get to sample as well. Visit some of the indigenous communities and take a peak at how they go about their daily lives. Explore the protected Cahuita National Park and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge where you can be one with nature a see the beauty of Costa Rica’s natural wildlife ranging from all types of birds, mammals and reptiles. This is a great opportunity to go bird watching a take in the sights and sounds of the surreal birds of the Caribbean.

Tours

ATV Tour

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2-6 Hours
$ 75 / Person

Hiking and Trekking tour

Costa Rica is an absolutely amazing country with its immense diversity of nature and wildlife. 5%...
1-6 hours
$ 55 / Person

Horseback riding

Costa Rica is a beautiful country with great natural diversity. While visiting this gem of a...
2-3 Hours
$ 55 / Person

Mountain biking

Costa Rica with its over 200 volcanic formations, different mountain ranges, and incredible nature offers many...
1-4 hours depending on trails
$ 80 / Person

Scuba Diving

Nature and wildlife in Costa Rica are world-famous but it’s not only on land where the...
4 Hours
$ 65 / Person
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Sloth tour

Costa Rica has one of the world’s greatest diversity in nature and more than 5% of...
2-3 Hours
$ 60 / Person

Snorkeling Tours

Snorkeling in Costa Rica is available on both coasts of the country. In general, the best...
2-3 Hours
$ 50 / Person

Stand up paddle board

A great way to discover Costa Rica and its marine life is by taking a lesson...
2 Hours
$ 65 / Person

Surf lessons

Surfing is an incredible sport combined with an amazing lifestyle. We here at Tulu Travel want...
2 Hours
$ 55 / Person

Turtle nesting tour

Turtles are fascinating and beautiful reptiles that live in the ocean and five of their species...
4 hours
$ 83 / Person

Waterfall tour

Waterfalls are a beautiful blessing by nature and they generally are created in the upper parts...
2 hours
$ 55 / Person

White water rafting

Costa Rica’s high elevation combined with a 14-river system that drains in the Pacific Ocean and...
3-6 hours
$ 75 / Person

Canopy Zip-Line

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2 Hours
$ 55 / Person

Kayaking

With amazing rivers and coastlines on the both the Pacific and Caribbean fronts, Costa Rica kayaking...
2-8 Hours
$ 35 / Person

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