Although the "Palo Verde River Tour" is done by many companies we have gone to great lengths to make this days excursion more than just a boat trip up a river. We access the river at a very narrow spot where the large tour buses can't enter.  Here the river is narrow, so narrow the tides affect the times when we can access it. Our boats can now slip from side to side as we see wild life.....not with binoculars but face to face as you can see in the picture below as a white faced monkey hops on the boat to get a better look at the people inside.  You not only see crocodiles but in the picture shown here Shirley got to have a very close encounter.

After the tour is finished we now go to a carefully selected traditional Costa Rican restaurant where the food is still prepared on wood stoves. The comments about the food here almost out number the comments on the river tour.

After lunch we could follow the large tour buses to the "tourist souvenir warehouses" but we have selected to take you into Playa del Coco. Just as much selection but with smaller shops, some still with dirt floors and more of a Costa Rican fishing village atmosphere.

We also stop at our local grocery store where you can pick up some of our locally made hot sauces and coffee.

To us it is all a matter of quality tours!

Take our "Virtual Tour" - click on the link below

http://homepage.mac.com/marketman2/Sites/gecr/vargas/paloverde/ index.html

This trip is  approximately  a 1 1/2 hr drive from the Papagayo - Hermosa area.

Pick up at your hotel and drop off is included.

What to bring: Shorts, t-shirt, hat, tennis shoes, bug spray, sunscreen, binoculars (optional), and cameras.

Duration: 8 hrs

Tour includes: a/c transportation, bilingual guide, lunch and boat ride.