What to do and see in Province of Limon, Costa Rica: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

June 23, 2021 Kiesha Cripe

Discover the best top things to do in Province of Limon, Costa Rica including Tortuguero Eco Experiences, Jaguar Rescue Center, Caribe Horse Riding Club, La Ceiba, Nature Observatorio, The Buttercup Center, Chocorart, Tortuguero Adventures, Tortuguero Tours - Adventures close to Nature, Ara Manzanillo.
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1. Tortuguero Eco Experiences

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5.0 based on 239 reviews

Tortuguero Eco Experiences

Small Touroperater offering private day tours in the National Park Tortuguero.

2. Jaguar Rescue Center

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Jaguar Rescue Center

Jaguar Rescue Center Public Tours: Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday) $22 per person. Children under 10 are FREE! No reservation needed for public tours. 1.5 hours Private Tours: Monday - Saturday (closed Sunday) $75 per person. Children under 10 FREE! Reservation required for private tours. 2.5 hours WHAT TO BRING: The tours are outside and you will be walking. Water, sunblock, rain jacket or poncho, insect repellent, closed shoes. ALSO VISIT LA CEIBA NATURE RESERVE FOR DAY AND EVENING NATURE HIKES

3. Caribe Horse Riding Club

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Caribe Horse Riding Club

Have you always dreamed of riding and discover in a very eco-friendly way a sweet and beautiful horse on a picturesque beach and jungle? Make the very most of your time in Puerto Viejo by joining an exclusive horseback ride with special rescued and beautiful horses, along one of the most incredible, and undeveloped coast of Costa Rica. Our tours combine both Beach and Jungle and different rides, perfect for families to private rides for expert riders. If you prefer quality over quantity, if are looking for a place where the horses are beloved, then our Horseback Riding Adventure is for you. Your guide has a life long experience, our horses are all healthy, well fed and taken care of. We are the only stable to offer helmets and back protection. We have special gentle horses to accommodate children from 5 years old. We also offers special package such as swimming with the horses, honeymooners special, wedding events and also multi-days tours for the more expert riders... Just ask!

4. La Ceiba

Punta Uva. Road of Punta Uva to Paradiso, 2km From Crossing, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Costa Rica +506 2750 0710 [email protected] http://www.jaguarrescue.com
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La Ceiba

In this magical place the nature has survived to the destructive madness of human. Here some men are putting all their efforts to save animals when others wanted to annihilate them. La Ceiba RN, 50hec. of Primary forest (Gandoca-Manzanillo National Refuge) where the Jaguar R. C. reintroduces the animals that come through the Jaguar RC.

Reviewed By Quinn302 - Brooklyn, United States

Our children will never forget Costa Rica, in large part because of our stay at La Ceiba! We stayed there for two nights over Christmas 2019. It was such a beautiful way to experience Costa Rica. Upon arrival, we were all thrilled to ride a little lift over the stream and literally into the rainforest. We were met by our guide, Ashli, who proved to be incredible! We were traveling with our two children (ages 8 and 10). Our son is blind, and has a dream of one day working to preserve and rehabilitate wildlife. Ashli immediately formed a bond with him, and patiently answered all of his many questions! The walk up to the houses was beautiful, as we were surrounded by huge trees all around. We even saw a monkey near the main lodge! Ashli explained that they were trying to release that monkey back into the wild, but it continued returning to the lodge. We watched silently as their talented staff carefully put the monkey on their shoulder and started the long walk back out to re-release it. Once in our tree house, our children were in heaven! They spent an hour just swinging in the hammock and taking it all in. I should note that my husband and I were a little unprepared for how "natural" it literally all is...this is an open-air treehouse, so you have to be comfortable knowing that wildlife can and will come quite close! When we were staying there, a family of bats were living in the upstairs eve. Our son didn't mind, but our daughter was freaked out by this. She slept in our bed with us (zipped under the mosquito netting!). On another occasion, we were hanging out on the porch when a parrot came right up to the ledge! Ashli had trained us to scare the birds away, so that they don't get used to humans. On our first night, we made sure to walk up to the lookout tour. From there we could see howler monkeys! You can hear them all around you as well. Please note that it is quite humid in this area in December, so if you choose to wash your clothes, they will likely not air dry! We made that mistake on the first day of our visit, after washing some sandy clothes from the beach. We then had to drive with wet stinky clothes in our car for a few days! While hot water is provided at La Ceiba, you do have to be careful not to use too much too quickly, or you may run out for the day. We appreciated the home cooked meals by the staff at La Ceiba, and enjoyed hearing about their adventures while eating together. You should note that there is not an open bar or cafe of any sort once you're at La Ceiba; you should break drinks and snack food in with you. On Christmas Eve, we were lucky enough to take a nighttime guided walk with Ashli. It's hard to explain how incredible that was!!! It was one of the coolest things I've ever done in my lifetime. Not only did we see incredible wildlife and learn so many amazing facts (Ashli is so passionate about her work, and had so much knowledge to share), but we were also able to stand in the middle of the rainforest in the complete dark with all lights out, and just listen to the sounds all around us. I'll never forget that. You should absolutely make sure to take this nighttime tour!

5. Nature Observatorio

El Arbol road 2 km North, Manzanillo 70403 Costa Rica +506 8628 2663 [email protected] http://www.natureobservatorio.com
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Nature Observatorio

Nature Observatorio is a beautiful treehouse suspended 25 meters up on a tree in the middle of the jungle in the Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge at the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Enjoy wonderful nature hike through primary forest, exercise yourself climbing up the tree with ropes, and sleep up on the tree in the middle on the jungle. This is not just your ordinary accommodation. We are offering the ultimate 3-in-1 Costa Rica Tour Adventure: 1. Hike through real prime rainforest. Watch wildlife in its real natural habitat and listen to the sounds and whispers of the nature. 2. Climb 25 meters (8 stories) high up the tree. Use our safe climbing technique to hoist yourselves up to Nature Observatorio. 3. Spend a night up on the tree in the middle of the jungle. Enjoy one of the most memorable nights of your life and feel like Tarzan and Jane. To prepare yourselves for the adventure we suggest to read Frequently Asked Questions on our website.

Reviewed By MrGolem

Simply the single best way to spend a night in Costa Rica, or anywhere in the world! Peter has built a unique place, and has kept it unique by not mass producing and making it too easy! Even though I'm scared of heights, I got both up and down fine with help from our great guides. There was also a heavy rainstorm at night, but I never felt unsafe in the treehouse. The cloud touched the trees at times and the rainforest lived up to its name, but we still saw lots of monkeys, even a throwing fruit and branches fight between howler monkeys and spider monkeys on the tree next to the treehouse! Furthermore we saw a white falcon, tucans, parrots, parakeets, and on the trek we saw an eyelash viper, three different poison dart frogs and plenty of cool bugs! Good binoculars and species books are available in the tree! After almost a month in CR I can safely say Peter was the best wildlife spotter I had the pleasure to encounter. Some people say it is if it is a bit expensive, but you get both a tour, a dinner and an overnight stay that you will remember for the rest of your life. In addition there is a true care for nature and native rights in this company! I will surely book two nights if I get a chance to come back!

6. The Buttercup Center

The Buttercup Center Hwy 36, Puerto Limon 70101 Costa Rica +506 2750 0775 http://www.ogphoto.com/slothrescuecenter/main.htm
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The Buttercup Center

Reviewed By lilacgirl41 - Asbury Park, United States

We visited as part of our cruise. However, we signed up for the BEHIND the SCENES tour which was a bit pricey. That said, it was worth every penny.. Just getting to see baby sloths up close is an incredible experience. We learned so much about the sloths and their care. The facility is wonderful and a true must see for animal lovers. It was a privilege to meet the woman who started the organization as well as her daughter. We were, however, saddened to learn of the passing of Buttercup as she started the entire operation. Really, it is a wonderful place.

7. Chocorart

Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 70403 Costa Rica +506 8866 7493 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/chocorart/
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Chocorart

In the Chocolate tour you first visit the cacao plantation and receive an insight of the work involved in growing, care taking cacao trees and harvesting the cacao pots. There are other tropical fruit trees and large up to 60m tall shade trees native to the area of tropical rainforest, inhabited by diverse wildlife such as the howler monkeys, agoutis, kinkajous, sloths and many birds among others. All is managed organically, respecting the natural environment. You learn about the fermentation process and visit our traditional sun drier covered with the cacao beans. We taste different fruits from other trees depending the season. In our workshop you will receive a fruit juice of the farm and appreciate all the manual work to manufacture the chocolate, the way how the cacao beans are roasted on fire, then broken with stone and grinded by hand. You will come into the enjoyment to taste an ancient special chocolate drink and at the end a tasty dessert with the freshly made chocolate.

Reviewed By pebse2017 - Nelson, Canada

I didn't get to go on this tour as I was in injured, but I sent my teens and husband. When I asked my teen how it was, he said it was amazing....so that says a lot! What made it special was all the fruit that the gentleman picked along the way and shared ( a tropical fruit wonderland) and the process of making chocolate by hand. It was a very close to nature experience for my kids, which they rarely get to see anymore. Hard to look up as this person doesn't advertise very well, but I think the tour is at 2 or 3pm on most afternoons.

8. Tortuguero Adventures

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Tortuguero Adventures

We offer a variety of innovative tours that will take you to the most spectacular regions of this tropical haven. We are known for our excellence and quality of service. Our guides are certified by the ICT (Costa Rican Institute of Tourism)Tortuguero Adventures applies eco-friendly techniques for our daily operations. We are committed to protecting and conserving the environment.

9. Tortuguero Tours - Adventures close to Nature

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Tortuguero Tours - Adventures close to Nature

Tortuguero Tours - Adventures close to nature offers guided canoe tours, kayaking and walks through the Tortuguero National Park. All our local guides are licensed by the "Costa Rica Tourism Board" (ICT). As a special service, we place amongst others an equipment of high-qualitiy binoculars, for free at the disposal of our clients.

10. Ara Manzanillo

GPS coordinates are 9_62'60.01N, 82_68'47.17W. Small sign on highway at turnoff but only seen when traveling south., Manzanillo 70403 Costa Rica +506 8971 1436 [email protected] http://aramanzanillo.org/visit-us/
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Ara Manzanillo

The Manzanillo reintroduction station is located in a primary tropical rainforest at almost 100 m above sea level. The visitors are directed to the top of a hill for a once in a lifetime experience to view Endangered Great Green Macaws in free flight that we have reintroduced into the wild. This tour is a truly inspiring natural experience and a unique photographic opportunity.

Reviewed By 904agnesc - Zoutleeuw, Belgium

You're given a lot of interesting and relevant information about the macaws and the project before you can walk up to the viewing platforms. The views over the valley, all primary forest is really nice. The macaws are around, basically all day long. But the real action starts at snack-time. Even if you are not a birder, this is a very nice place to visit and to see these stunning (wild!) birds at close range.

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