Tour Operators

As in Cahuita, tour operators and outfitters here can set up tours and activities anywhere on the south Caribbean coast.

ATEC. Tours with ATEC have an environmental or cultural bent: rain-forest hikes, coral-reef snorkeling trips, fishing trips, bird-watching tours, night walks, adventure treks, dance lessons, and Afro-Caribbean or indigenous-culture walks—tours to the nearby Kekoldi indigenous reserve are especially popular. Local organizations and wildlife refuges receive 15% to 20% of ATEC's proceeds. Across from Restaurant Tamara, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, 70403. 2750–0398; www.ateccr.org. From $45.

Terraventuras. This well-established operator can lead you around Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Cahuita, or take you on excursions to Tortuguero, the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, and Bocas del Toro in Panama. It also rents good-quality surfboards, bicycles, boogie boards, and snorkeling gear. 100 m south of bus stop, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, 70403. 2750–0750; www.terraventuras.com. From $55.