A boat tour guaranteed to please! - We can't say enough about the quality of our experience. The facilty, pottery demonstration, lunch and staff were exceptional. We saw everything we had hoped to see on the boat... read more tour. I would give Pola Verde Boat Tours a 10 if I could. Thanks to Patricia for a job well done.

  Worth the time!  - We enjoyed the peaceful river boat ride. Enjoyed seeing hummingbirds, crocodiles, and white faced monkeys along with other exotic birds of the area. We are so glad we took the... read more lunch and pottery making demo before we went on the boat as it made for a very nice afternoon.

  Great outing in Costa Rica  - We had a fantastic time, the jungle cruise was really fun and the guides were great. We got up close with crocodiles and monkeys and saw many interesting birds. The... read more tortilla lesson, the fantastic lunch and even pottery lesson was great as well.

  Excellent wildlife boat adventure - Excellent tour,saw lots of birds,monkeys &croc.s & bats. To top off the boat toothed a fantastic wood fired buffet with natural juice & icecream.

  Great boat cruise and lunch. - The boat cruise was excellent! We saw lots of crocodiles, monkeys and birds. The guide was very knowledgeable. The pottery demo before the cruise was interesting and the lunch after... read more was delicious.

  Birding delight and animal lovers should go! - This is my second time on this amazing boat trip. Absolutely beautiful surroundings and incredible sightings! Highly recommend

  Love it.  - This is our 2nd time on this tour. Guides are friendly and knowledgeable. Saw many birds, crocodiles and monkeys. We’ve seen Capuchins several times but never saw them use their... read more tales like a sponge to soak up water from the river. (also to avoid crocs) pretty awesome.

  A great combination of wildlife and family hospitality  - What a wonderful family owned business. This are second visit and it was just as great as the first. The age range says 0-64 but we had my... read more 90 y/o dad on the first trip and my 94 y/o father-in-law on this one. The team was very attentive provided any aid that was needed along the dock, ramp and boat. The meal was wonderful once again. Don't miss the homemade hot sauce. Willy's pottery was beautiful and once again we went home with some:)
The guides were very knowledgeable and we saw lots of wildlife both times.
Looking forward to our next visit.
A great place that we recommend to all our friends and family who visit

  Great Experience on the Tempisque River - Really great tour. Starts with a demonstration (and tasting) of making the ingredients for tortillas on a traditional Costa Rican stove in a lovely building in the middle of the... read more town. The juices were all natural and wonderful. Takes about 20 minute drive to the boat from the tour's home base stopping to see native birds along the way. The boat tour was about 2 hours and is run by the park service. Saw many crocodiles, howler and white faced monkeys, herons, ibis, and other birds. Both the guide and the captain were full of information and answered many questions. returned to their building for a lovely lunch of rice, beans, salad, grilled chicken followed by ice cream. The staff were so welcoming. The building very clean. Willy, a pottery artesian, provided a demonstration on making pottery. We picked up a couple coffee cups as a keepsake. All in all a great experience.

  Wonderful River Tour  - The family that runs the tour are very gracious and wonderful to work with.
I have been on the tour twice this month with family then with friends.... read more I highly recommend the early morning tour followed by a wonderful lunch.

We lots of crocodiles, iguanas, herons, bats, and countless other birds.
Very well done!

  River boat trip  - Great boat crew and views. The food was excellent. A great jungle river boat adventure and a very nice drive as well. I would highly recommend this company.

  Highly recommend - We had an incredible time! The boat ride was amazing. We saw monkeys, crocodiles, etc. And the food was so delicious! They even fed us a snack before. Highly recommend

  A must-do!  - This is one of my favorite things to do in Costa Rica! You will see and learn so much about many different birds and animals. I’ve done twice and saw... read more different things each time. I’ve sent several friends and families who all loved it as well. There’s an interesting demonstration on how local pottery is made and the meal they serve is incredible. Cannot recommend highly enough!

  Great boat tour and lunch  - Great boat tour with so much to see - crocodiles, iguanas, and a variety of beautiful birds. The best part of the tour was the lunch at the Palo Verde... read more family owned restaurant - the food was amazing - a fresh and delicious meal served by warm and hospitable local people.

  Great tour and incredible lunch  - Excellent tour - we had a private experience with just the two of us and we saw crocodiles , many birds, iguanas and monkeys . The weather was great... read more in Feb with a nice breeze

We had lunch at their own restaurant afterwards ( included) . It was incredibly good - Chicken breast strips nicely marinated with onions and peppers, rice, beans vegetables a delicious salad freshly made corn tortillas and fried plantains - healthy flavorful and plentiful portions . It was cooked right there in front of you and really freah

  Excellent guided boat tour and authentic lunch! - Amazing experiece from start to finish! You'd be hard pressed to get better dollar value for a boat tour to see the local wildlife. (crocodiles, birds, monkeys) we got a... read more package with the tour and lunch and we were all very impressed with both the quality of the tour (Angel was amazing at pointing out all the wildlife and telling us more about them!) And a high quality costa rican style lunch. This is a family business and it shows with the care and attention that was shown to all guests and all the food. Highly recommend you give it a shot!