Crocodile Boat Tours in Jaco Beach

One of our favorite tours in Jaco Beach is the Crocodile Boat Tour. Last weekend we were invited by our friends that operate it at the Tarcoles River only 15 minutes away from our vacation rentals in Jaco.

The most impresive thing about this tour is the huge crocodiles that inhabit the river, some of them measuring up to 17 feet long! The funny thing is they have put them names, so we met some big crocs like Osama Big Laden, Tornado and other small guys like Justin Bieber.

One of the guys in the boat feeds them so it lets you see how big they are, we asked our guide if any accidents had happened and he says none, they know these animals since they are little kids, so they know their behavior and know how to get close to them. The crocodiles are also used to them so they swim close to the boat to get fed when they feel the boat approaching.

Look how big Tornado is! It was difficult to fit it in the picture.

It is also very nice to ride through the river and photograph lots of exotic birds, as well as the mangrove forest close to the river mouth which is full of crabs.

Beautiful posing for the picture with the Carara mountains in the back

Mangrove forest full of crabs

Thank you Jose and Carolina for inviting us!

If you want to book this tour please contact us today and we will coordinate the pick up right in your vacation rental in Jaco.