Welcome to Rio Tarcoles, where tourists stop to view these ancient dinosaurs.
I've heard a few stories about this place, one being that locals sometimes toss live chickens off the bridge to put on a "show". I also read somewhere that a drunk man was bet $20 to swim across the river...and he did, but didn't quite make it.
If you are at all amazed by crocodiles, this place is crazy cool. I've been here a couple of times and still get excited by the number of crocs there are. Once in awhile you'll see a stork slowly walk up to a croc, almost as if he's doing a dare, and the croc will slowly swim towards him. You get your camera ready waiting for something to go down. The stork usually smartens up and flys off though.
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"Beautiful hotel, exceptional staff"

SAR 649 total

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27 Sep - 28 Sep

"This is my kids favorite beach hotel!"

SAR 558 total

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18 Sep - 19 Sep

"Excelente "

2 outdoor pools, cabanas (surcharge), sun loungers

"This was an awesome stay with family. Property and staff were incredible. "

SAR 922 total

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2 Oct - 3 Oct

"The hotel was conveniently located near the ferry. The staff was friendly. The breakfast was very good. "

"The house.is perfect. Very comfortable. The views and sounds of the bea h is exactly like you would dream for a vacation. If we return to costa rica, we would definitely stay here again"

"The staff was very friendly and the room was clean"

SAR 1,604 total

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18 Sep - 19 Sep

"So we had a terrible occurrence, Due to NO control, and natural flooding in fort lauderdale , all our fights were canceled and couldn't make the trip. We had their JACO tour agent ask if we can get credit for the night we lost if we can make it there and if we can get the difference back from the 12 people that were NOT able to attend . AND the owner SAID NO. We wish we could have seen the property but working with the owner wasnt helpful at all"

"Before everything I want to be clear that the property manager that lives on site-Adilia, is so nice and wonderful! With that being said, this property was equal parts fantastic & a nightmare. We stayed for 5 nights, & split it between 12 people. 3 of us checked in with the rest of our party coming in later at night. We were greeted by Adilia who showed us the whole property. She showed us the entire house, the security room and how to work the gate and intercom, the bungalow, the pool, and...