Horseback Riding on the Beach + Tarcoles Crocodile Safari

Horseback riding on the beach in Costa Rica is the stuff of dreams! And when you add the thrill of the Tarcoles crocodile tour on top of it, this awesome Puntarenas shore excursion has the perfect balance of nature and adventure going on.

After a scenic 60 minute drive from Puntarenas or Caldera cruise ship pier, we will arrive to the Carara Adventure Park. Here, your bilingual guide will help pair you with the perfect horse. Horseback riding on the beach is always better when you've got a horse you can manage. Our guides have dedicated their lives to the training and care of them. The horses are their pride and joy, so you're in good hands! Yes even you, even if it is your first time horseback riding.

Horseback riding Costa Rica style is done best on the Pacific coast. Even better, Carara Adventure Park has the advantage of sharing its border with Carara National Park. Therefore, the abundance of wildlife we may encounter is incredible. We'll clip clop on horseback through mangrove forests, rainforest, beach and rivers. Our guides will help you spot beautiful Scarlet Macaws and loud howler monkeys in the trees. Once we've made the rounds on horseback, it's time to sit back and relax on the boat. But we're not headed back to the cruise ship yet! Your Costa Rica shore excursion is not over yet and you are in for a real treat. The crocodile adventure is just getting started!

Your crocodile tour in Costa Rica is about to get very up close and personal! We've got a whole hour left aboard our river boat to hang out and drift into close range of these incredible crocodiles. Be sure to have your camera ready for those incredible close up shots of the crocodiles. The crocodiles in Tarcoles are some of the largest in Central America!

After a fun time together we'll head back to the pier. We can either drop you off at the Puntarenas boardwalk where you can walk around and see a little of the city, or simply get settled again aboard the ship. What a great way to spend a day in Puntarenas! Horseback riding and crocodiles: nothing is more "Costa Rica" than that! Book your crocodiles and horseback riding shore excursion in Puntarenas today!