🌿 Nature
Carara National Park
Primary rainforest with scarlet macaws and easy paved trails 60 km east.
Typical duration
180 min
Price
$10 adult entry plus tour cost
From port
60 km / 37.3 mi
Transfer time
75 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
medium
📋 Booking recommended👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
Early morning when wildlife is most active.
Carara protects 5,200 hectares of transition forest where Pacific dry forest meets wet rainforest. The park is famous for its breeding population of scarlet macaws — best heard in the late afternoon when pairs return to roost. The 1.2 km Sendero Acceso Universal is a flat paved path suitable for wheelchairs.
Getting there from the port
Cruise-line or local tour bus from the pier; usually combined with the Tárcoles crocodile bridge.
🚌 Best transport: shuttle💶 Cost: Included