Historic Jungle Train (Limon Shore Excursion)

INCOFER / Cruise Line Excursions
Costa Rica
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The Journey

Navigate from Puerto Limón to Banana Plantation Loop (Matina) across a span of 15km.

Scenery Highlights
  • Dense sloth-inhabited rainforest canopies visible from open-air cars
  • Active banana plantations with fruit development stages
  • Matina River historic bridges
  • Caribbean coastal wildlife spotting
Quick Facts
  • Duration

    1.5 hours

  • Distance

    15 km

  • Est. Price

    Moderate (shore excursion pricing, typically $60–80 per person)

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Classes & Accommodations

Meals: None

Ensuite: No

Engine / Locomotive

Historic diesel locomotive (vintage INCOFER rolling stock)

Locomotive Weight

Varies by locomotive class (early 20th century built)

Track Gauge

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge

Braking Technology

Air brake system

Route Engineering Challenges

  • Narrow-gauge heritage track with limited maintenance

  • 1991 earthquake damage to original route — only surviving segments in use

  • Coastal humidity and flooding affecting track stability

  • Open-air vintage cars with minimal safety features

Route distance

15 km (loop)

Journey time

~1h 30min

Track gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

Rolling stock

Historic narrow-gauge wooden open-air cars

Operator

INCOFER (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles)

Service type

Shore excursion (cruise ship days only)

Quick Facts
  • Duration

    1.5 hours

  • Distance

    15 km

  • Est. Price

    Moderate (shore excursion pricing, typically $60–80 per person)

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