TORTUGUERO EXPEDITION - 3 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS

3 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS TORTUGUERO EXPEDITION

$219 per person – Tortuguero Economy  (Miss Miriam or Similiar)

$254 per person – Tortuguero Standard (La Casona, La Baula or Similar) 

DEPARTURE / RETURN LOCATION: San José, Puerto Viejo or Arenal with option to change destination.
DEPARTURE TIME: Around 6:00 am, depending on the location of your hotel
RETURN TIME: Approximately 5:30 pm
WHAT TO BRING: Light clothes, swimming suit, sunscreen, hat, camera (ideally water proof), water bottle, comfortable walking shoes, insect repellent, binoculars, raincoat. For the night-tour please wear dark clothes.

INCLUDED

1 naturalist Canoe tour
1 tour of town
2 nights of lodging
1 guided hike
3 breakfasts
Transportation 

NOT INCLUDED

Lunches
Dinners
National Park entrance ($15)
Caribbean Conservation Corporation ($2)
Turtle nesting night tour ($25 + $10 if you stay at La Baula Lodge for transportation)

Tortuguero National Park is the best place in Costa Rica to encounter wildlife. It consists of a large system of waterways irrigating the majority of the Northern Caribbean area of the country. Because of its remote location and difficult access this pristine rainforest remains virtually untouched and it is home to many animals like sloths, monkeys, crocodiles, toucans, trogons, water birds, colorful frogs and butterflies. This National Park is also the prime nesting site for the green and leatherback sea turtles from July to October, during which months an optional turtle nesting night tour will be available.

On the first day we will drive to the Caño Blanco embarking area where we will access the main canal to go north into the National Park. We will check in and at 2:00 p.-m. there will be a visit to Tortuguero Village.

On the second day we will embark on a Canoe trip into the jungle where you will explore the lagoons and hidden canals, as we go deeper into the forest the canals become smaller and the surrounding wildlife gets closer. You can expect to receive plenty of good information from your naturalist guide. We work hard at making this tour a learning experience.

After the Canoe tour we will go back to our hotel for breakfast and check out. The afternoon is on your own. Optional activities include a Hike to Cerro Tortuguero at $40 pp. It is a 4 hour trip over and back.

On the third day after  breakfast you will have a guided hike included.  This is a very different way to experience the surrounding Tropical Rainforest. And again, you can expect good information from your guide. At 12 noon we start our boat ride out back to Caño Blanco and drive out with the option to be dropped off in San José, Puerto Viejo or the Arenal Volcano.

*All rates are subjected to taxes.