Palo Verde Boat Tours, Ortega

The tour was EXCEPTIONAL!!! Wow, what an amazing day on the boat ride. Alex was professional, friendly, and humorous. Would strongly recommend the boat tour. Not often you will see white-faced monkeys 😊😊.

Great trip. All the staff was going crazy. We saw large crocodiles, white faced monkeys, many bird species. It is a nice River Safari. You get to see both tropical dry forest and mangroves in the lower areas of the river.

Highly recommend going on this boat tour. We had such a memorable experience on and off the boat. The tour guides were so knowledgeable of the area and animals we saw on the boat. We also enjoyed a delicious homemade lunch afterwards which I definitely recommend including as part of your experience. They were so welcoming and generous. They found out that it was our daughter’s 6th birthday and ended up baking her a cake. We all sang and ate cake. Overall it was beautiful day with genuine people!!

The best experience my family had here. My aunt booked it, and I’m so happy we came. There wasn’t only a boat tour, but a tortilla making tutorial and a pottery tutorial. The boat tour of course, then a homemade meal!

5/5 - I wish I could rate this higher. I had gotten breakfast, pottery exhibit & boat tour, and lunch. Pottery exhibit: It was a great experience where we got to touch many of the ingredients and really got to see what the pot making process is like. I usually don’t have interest in this kinda stuff but I found it fascinating and actually paid attention. Food: Both breakfast and lunch were amazing! Everything was delicious and was very authentic in the preparation, according to my Costa Rican friend. When we spoke to them, they told us that they grow many of the ingredients. Local, organic, and delicious - you have to get the food when you visit the tour (amazing lemon juice!!!) Tour: Obviously the main objective of the trip - I’ve done boat tours in Florida, Tortuguero, and other places but the amount of animals I saw here was beyond compare. Crocodiles (20+, including babies), howling monkeys, herons, iguanas, and so on. The boat was comfortable and I stayed dry, despite the light drizzle and water splashing, and the tour guides were fantastic at sighting animals and explaining them to us. I had such an amazing time and I will definitely be coming back to do this again.

We saw many crocodiles, birds, iguanas and monkeys. As a cherry on top, lunch was absolutely delish

Super interesting and absolutely delicious lunch and crocodile tour, though we saw a lot more than just crocodiles. The family that runs the tour is lovely and do a great cultural and food presentation that was incredibly interesting. Did y’all know that every cashew nut has a cashew fruit attached to it that is delicious and healthy? The pottery demonstration was great. And the lunch they show you how they make from scratch and that you then eat was the best food I had in all of Costa Rica. I’m not exaggerating and we went to some great restaurants. Also, there was a super fun river tour with crocodiles that we got so close to they splashed us. And monkeys. And birds. And bats. Yes bats. So great and worth every penny.

wonderful family owned business, perfect tour for all ages. my college age kids loved it. wonderful lunch provided

It lasted about 3 hours. Amazing home cooked traditional food, best food I had out of my entire Costa Rica trip. Went into the boat trip expecting some wildlife, surprised with crocodiles everywhere, monkeys everywhere, among other animals as well. The family who runs this is very passionate about sharing their culture and is extremely welcoming and kind. Would recommend.

Very knowledgeable on boat ride