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TORTUGUERO
For information about Tortuguero National
Park area click here
Tortuguero National
Park 2 Nights / 3 Days
The jungle adventure -
the best way to explore Costa Rica's rain forest
Prices from $254USD** p/p
Day 1:
You will depart early from your hotel and transfer across land to the small port of Freeman (located in the Caribbean lowlands), passing through Braulio Carrillo National Park. You’ll an en route stop for breakfast at a local restaurant. At approximately 10:00am, you’ll board the boat to Tortuguero National Park, arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. During the afternoon, you’ll visit Afternoon visit the Turtle Museum and the picturesque village of Tortuguero.
Day 2:
During the second day of your tour, you’ll go on a guided boat tour through the secondary canals of the park. The afternoon you can spend at your leisure, choosing from different optional activities. During the nesting season (from July to September) it is possible to book optional night tours to the beach, where you will have the opportunity to see turtles laying eggs.
Day 3:
After breakfast, you’ll return by boat to Freeman for a land transfer back to San José. Lunch is included along the way. Optional flight from Tortuguero to San José is available at extra cost.
** Price per person based on double occupancy
** For Christmas and Easter a surcharge can apply
** Prices may change depending on the hotel
** Bookings are subject to availability
Tortuguero National
Park area
First established as a protected zone in the 1960s, Tortuguero became a national park in 1975. This is one of the most important nesting sites in the world for the green sea turtle, which finds its way onto the brown-sand beaches every year from June to October. However, the park’s 18,946 hectares (46815 acres) not only protect the turtle-nesting beach, but also the surrounding forests, canals and lagoons.
You will find the essence of Tortuguero in its canals. Everything in the park centers round the waterways; therefore, access is by boat or air only. Tortuguero offers a combination of tropical rain forest along with coastline vegetation, mangrove swamps and lagoons. It shelters a fabulous array of wildlife, including over 300 bird species, 50 kinds of fish and around 160 species of mammals, some of which are endangered. During the boat trips it is relatively easy to spot monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas, sloths, turtles and a large variety of birds.
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