Tortuguero National Park is your MUST Stop while in Costa Rica. Discover its Network of canals, lagoons and dense rainforests and see the turtles hatch.
The park stretches north along the Caribbean coast up to the village of Tortuguero, which has a small population of around 500, no cars, and is located on a relatively narrow spit of land between the beach and a canal. Just north of Tortuguero are the various lodges and hotels. All these sections consist of a canal running parallel to the beach on the east, and fed by a maze of serpentine streams and channels from the west.
Apart from the boat tours along the canals of the national park (or even beyond), you can walk along the pristine beach, or visit the simple Tortuguero village and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation´s visitor center and turtle museum. If energetic, you can also climb the only hill in the area, the short but steep 150m high Cerro Tortuguero, for a great scenic view of the canals and ocean. (But beware a fer de lance usually lying on the path uphill, which apparently the local guides know about!). The canals around the national park, and also the ocean, also provide good fishing.
One of the major world-renowned attractions of the park is turtles, from February to October for several species. The park is the most important hatchery in the western Caribbean for green sea turtles, but 3 other species nest at Tortuguero - hawksbill, loggerhead,and giant leatherback.
Enjoy navigating the Tortuguero Canals, relax at the laid-back village of Puerto Viejo, catch a glimpse of the red lava of Arenal volcano, discover Monteverde, experience wonderful white sand beaches at Tango Mar Hotel and more!
Navigate along the Tortuguero, relax at Puerto Viejo, enjoy nature at Monteverde, Arenal and Rincón de la Vieja followed by relaxing stay at the pristine beaches of Tamarindo and Manuel Antonio.
San José, Tortuguero, Sarapiqui, Arenal, Monteverde, San José. Costa Rica is a bird watcher´s dream. Bird watchers are delighted when they hear that there are 75 bird families represented that include 51 species of hummingbirds, 48 warblers and 45 tanagers.
Enjoy navigating in the Tortuguero Canals, catch a glimp of the red lava of Arenal volcano, experience nature in the Monteverde cloudforest and relax at a beautiful tropical beach in Manuel Antonio.
Tortuguero, Selva Bananito & Puerto Viejo. Costa Rica... reach vegetation, fauna and white sandy beaches, coconut grove, clear seas and coral reefs!
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