Puerto Viejo's walking tour: Wildlife, Local Tips, and History

This guided tour is the perfect introduction for any traveler visiting Puerto Viejo for the first time.

Discover local nature. Learn about history, and geology on a tour suitable for all ages and skill levels.

Choose between morning or afternoon departures, and enjoy the chance to see sloths and visit a secret viewpoint.

After an informative instruction about everything you need to know about traveling in Puerto Viejo we will start the walk along an easy trail. Watch for wildlife along the way: crabs, howler monkeys, iguanas, sloths, and a diverse range of sea birds. As we walk, hear stories about the geological structure of the caribbean of Costa Rica, and find out what makes this place so unique. Go back in time and learn the history of the first settlements, pirates stories and the Bribri indigenous people.

We finish at a view point with an incredible panoramic view of the Caribbean Sea and Cocles island before we walk back looking for more wildlife.