Banana Plantation + Tortuguero One Day Tour

Caribbean culture and Costa Rica´s abundant wildlife combine to bring you this complete one day tour from Puerto Viejo. Get a front row seat to the incredible flora and fauna that call the Tortuguero Canals home, and visit a banana plantation to learn about the history and culture behind one of Costa Rica´s top exports. Our Costa Rica Banana Plantation + Tortuguero One Day Tour is an excellent half day excursion to experience two diverse ecosystems all in one exciting morning.

Our Tortuguero tour begins with a visit to Tortuguero National Park, which is only accessible by boat or plane. Its remote location keeps the area free from interference by human contact. Nature lovers will delight in 11 different natural habitats found in the Tortuguero canals, including rainforest, mangrove, swamp, beach, and lagoon habitats among others. Once you arrive to the Tortuguero pier, you will board one of our safari-style motorboats which will navigate throughout the mangrove on an exciting safari tour through the Tortuguero canals. Get ready to see all kinds of Costa Rica wildlife that call Tortuguero home including sloths, monkeys, reptiles, and with luck crocodiles and caimans! Our bilingual naturalist guides are quick to point out native plants and animals, so have your cameras ready to snap away and feel free to ask any questions as we navigate through the Tortuguero Canals.

After our exciting immersion in nature, our next stop is a Costa Rica banana plantation. At the banana plantation you will enjoy seeing firsthand how one of Costa Rica´s most popular fruits is grown and cultivated…who doesn´t love bananas?! The second half of you morning will be spent in an authentic banana plantation where you can see the growing process from start to finish. Do bananas start out as a pod? How important are bananas to Costa Rica´s economy? Find out this information plus much more information about the culture and history of the banana plantations in Costa Rica while sampling this delicious fresh fruit. They say you are what you eat, so let´s go bananas!

Explore nature in the Tortuguero Canals and learn more about the culture and history of the delicious fruit you´ve been enjoying in Costa Rica all in great half day combo tour. Travelers of all ages will enjoy our Costa Rica Banana Plantation + Tortuguero One Day Tour from Puerto Viejo, so book your discounted Tortuguero tour with The Real Deal Tours now!