The 20 best things to do with kids in Cocles

Go for the black sand beach if for no other reason. It is absolutely incredible. It glistens as if there are micro diamonds and minerals in it. I swear you can feel the energy enter your body from the sand through your feet. I loved fresh fruit, the healthy green drinks and walking the center of town on a random night during New Year’s Eve.

This was such a fun, educational and tasty experience! We did the rum and chocolate experience and we would highly Recommend this. The only souvenirs we took from this trip were chocolate bars from this place. Highly Recommend!

Best prices in Puerto Viejo. You can find random special sale items like dog leashes and getting the club discount is well worth the time to sign up.

Playa Cocles. Plenty of surf. Quick rides, no barrels. Easy paddle. The beach is actually more fun. Can be a zoo at times. Oh, and that's not fog, it's funny smoke. Be advised.

We visited here for dinner after hearing such amazing reviews about the food and we’re definitely impressed. I ordered the shrimps ‘house style’ and my boyfriend ordered the oxtail. The portions were so generous and the rice and beans were the best we’ve had so far! Authentic menu in a lovely restaurant off the main road - nice and quiet with good on road parking away from the busy streets of Puerto Viejo. Would definitely recommend if you want authentic Caribbean food!

Tasty Waves was an excellent find on our recent trip. The servers were very nice, the atmosphere was great and the food was amazing! We went a couple times during our trip because it was so good. It was also a great spot to catch some howler monkeys up in the trees.

This place is an absolute must. 15/10! I highly recommend checking out this restaurant. I ordered the French toast with eggs as well as a smoothie. The waiter was absolutely amazing. He was sooooo acknowledgeable and provided different recommendations. He was also very patience with me as I attempted to order in Spanish. He provided corrections and was super encouraging. The food arrived very quickly and everything was absolutely phenomenal! I would definitely return.

We have really enjoyed visiting Deelite. I wish they would be more understanding about children wanting to taste gelato...kids will be kids and they have been stressed about not getting to taste flavors before they decide. Otherwise, we really love their maracuyá, guanabana, and cacao. I highly recommend this place.

Nice clean place with the best burrito I've had in Costa Rica. We sat an an outside table which was a perfect location for wave and people watching. The menu selection was out of this world. It features homemade bread, plenty of fresh vegetables options, and sweets with coffee. It's one of the few places in town that has bagels. Table service was quick and efficient. Its really close to the bus stop in town so if you have a while to wait for the bus it's a good place to get a snack for the road.

I absolutely loved eating at this Soda. It’s definitely one of my favorite ones during the trip and I wish we could have gone back but we ran out of time. The coconut curry shrimp were so good and I enjoyed the hot sauce they had on the table. Great food.

Wow! The typical columbian breakfast is sooo good!! Very nice staff, delicious food, and right on the beach. We were walking along a lush beach path and just happened to stumble on this spot’s cute entrance, and everything here has been pura vida! Highly recommend

The food was delicious. Gordon Ramsay had eaten here when they were at their previous location and they said he told them the "Food was amazing". I agree! Seemed to be family run and was a chill vibe.

Great little place! Food was amazing! Shrimp was phenomenal !

Best food in Puerto Viejo! It’s a hidden, simple, unassuming spot right on the beach with delicious local Caribbean food. You can miss it if you are walking in a hurry, so I’m so glad a friend recommended it to me! It is right between the Salsa Brava restaurant and Amimodo restaurant, but you have to walk on the beach rather than the street side to find it. My fav dishes here are their specialty Rondon soup, Caribbean Chicken plate and patacones. They have the best patacones I’ve tasted in Costa Rica hands down! The juice was also freshly prepared and very delicious. Their location right on the beach is amazing!! You can watch the waves and surfers as you dine. 5 stars!! Highly recommend this gem of a soda - El Ranchito!!

One of the best Italian restaurant I've ever been. Food is amazing and the owners, a couple from Sicilia , make you feel like at home. Definitely worth the visit!!!

We came around 6:30am. There were about a handful of vendors selling fresh fruits, eggs, veges, local products like cacao powder, coconut oil...There were a few vendors selling art stuffs like jewelry. They came a bit later around 7am or so. This is end of March, and we got were papaya, mangos, small banana, sweet kind of passion fruits, soursop, rambutans, oranges, pineapple, watermelon, coconut, and avocado. The fruits are fresh and ready to eat. Depend on what we got , the price could be cheap or just as much as we got in the US. For example, we got a good size soursop we paid 3000 colones (~$5-6), a medium papaya was 1000 colones, and for the Mexican avocado we paid 1000 -1200 (~$2 )colones each depending on the size. We tried the banana and papaya, and they was sweet and good. The soursop with condensed milk / sugar made really yummy smoothie . The rambutans were a bit too ripe for me, we got some from the super market and they weren't as ripe and we liked them better . We usually like farmers market so I would definitely go again if so stay longer. Recommend to check it out.

If you know excelent place times it like 10 x and that is not even close to how amazing treehouse is. You hike through untouched jungle with owner of treehouse who is after many years he spended in jungle professional nature guide. We saw many species of animals which we didnt even see in 7 hours hikes in other national parks. Hike to treegouse takes up to 40 minutes. And now treehouse: You need to climb up to the tree using rope its super funny thing to do it up to 30meters from ground. The thing is its hard to explain how amazing it is you need to see. everything view of jungle, sounds that animals making. parrots toucans flying around you in so close distance. You are like part of the forest :) The treehouse is construction like you never see somwhere else Peter done great job. whole project with peter idea making great concept how to protect nature while you can see it from close distance. I applaud him since this is great idea to make money from tourism and buy even more jungle to protect more. Do not except 5star luxury thing... this is even better but not from luxury side, from side of how easy you can be in touch with nature when you up on tree :) There is everything you need: Plenty of hammock and other hanging chillling things. Table where you enjoy great local dinner after they vring it to you attach to the rope and you took it up to you. the bed under the roof where you enjoy the symphony of night jungle. if google have 10 stara i even give it 100 :) Thanks for people who do their job with suxch a passion and eco friendly. Petrik & Erika ❤👍

(Translated by Google) Very cool place, super close to the beach and more than quiet! (Original) Muy chiva el lugar, super cerca de la playa y más que tranquilo!

This is the beach you should plan to spend most of your time at! The beach is full of people and activities, you can easily find surf lessons, and food can be hard by just walking from the beach! Locals will be wondering through with all kinds of homemade goodies and gifts. Locals definitely prefer to spend their day here, and you can expect to see beach games, surfers, and even fire twirlers at night! This place was our highlight for fun in the sun! The sand bar makes it easy for swimming without going out deep, be weary of the surf as the waves can be rather big and crash on the beach. You will truly enjoy your experience here!