The park was nice but the cost just to get inside the park itself comes to $78 USD per person with tax. If you book a tour off a cruise ship this will be included in the price of the tour or you will be notified by your tour agency of the price of admission to the rain forest to pay on site. Either way, I thought it was waaaaaay overpriced. It’s about 2.5 hours where you go on a walking tour through a snake house with about 10-15 snake species, a frog house with some frogs and a butterfly house (which was the best IMO). It also includes a tram ride which takes about 10-15 each way and an optional hike. They tell you that a portion of the proceeds go to rainforest conservation which I am happy to support, but $78 is a rip off. There is an option to pay $106 USD on entry to go zip lining. I didn’t go zip lining so can not comment on that activity. I just left the park feeling like Costa Rica was ripping tourist off at their finest.

We were on a guided tour, so we had lots of guides to explain things, find things and generally take care of us as we walked and swung in the gondola. There are good displays to bring some of the timid wildlife into view (behind glass), and that's especially useful for the ones who come out at night. We walked some boardwalks, climbed some stairs to the waterfall and back and (with help) found some of the critters we had seen in the picture displays and terrariums. So pretty good, but I would like it a bit more on the wild side. This was in second growth forest and seemed just a bit too tame. Mind you, the big natural park is too far for a day trip like we were on.

I took this tour as part of a cruise ship excursion. The park is well laid out and easy to get around. Our excursion description implied the walking was difficult but my wife could have gone on it if she knew how easy it was. They ask if you up front if you want to either see the waterfall or go on the nature walk at the bottom of the tram. They imply that you walk down to the waterfall using 360 steps?. I opted to take the nature walk which was flat only because I figured the waterfall would not be very impressive during the dry season. But I could have easily walked 10 minutes to the waterfall from the bottom of the tram. I decided not to since I didn't want to get separated from the guide. Perhaps a clear questioning of the guide as to exactly what the waterfall option entailed would have changed my mind. Got to see a few animals and many species of plants including a walking tree that moves itself on multiple roots. I am afraid of heights but the tram was smooth and you didn't get the impression of height due to the trees nearby and below. Kind of like a ski lift. The park also includes an exhibit of caged snakes, frogs and a great butterfly area.