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Tortuguero Immersion

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Location
  • Start: Tortuguero
  • Arrival: Tortuguero
Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Category
Nature
Starting from
$543 Per person

Itinerary

In this immersion package you will spend four days and three nights in the rainforest paradise on the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. You will get to know the rainforest on a hike and boat tour and can intensify your experiences with additional activities.

You can book the package either from San Jose or from Guapiles or you can combine start and end points. How many animal species can you discover with the help of the local tour guide?

Day 1 Welcome to Tortuguero

Welcome to Tortuguero

The North Caribbean is calling you - will you answer the call? If you are already staying in San Jose, you will be picked up in the center this morning. Of course we will discuss the meeting point with you beforehand - maybe it is also possible right at your hotel. You have to be awake early, because most of the time we start before 7 am. Between the tropically overgrown steep slopes of the Braulio Carillo National Park, the ride leads through to Guapiles. Have you been to the South Caribbean or La Fortuna before? Then your module can start here.

After breakfast, the transfer bus of the lodge will take you to the pier, where you will change into several boats. Depending on the port of departure, the trip takes one to two hours. At lunchtime you will be welcomed at the lodge, receive a short introduction and feast on the buffet.

In the afternoon the first guided tour will take place. With the local guide you will walk through the botanical garden of the lodge. Afterwards you can explore the area and the beach on your own until dinner is served. How do you feel on your first evening in the natural paradise Tortuguero?

Laguna Tortuguero Lodge (Standard Room)
Dinner

Day 2 Tortuguero National Park

Tortuguero National Park

Optionally, you can also start the day before breakfast with an early morning tour. This already takes place when the national park opens at 6 am.

You can have breakfast today between 7 and 8 am at the buffet, because at 8:30 am the included boat tour through the impressive channels of Tortuguero National Park starts. Monkeys are playing and having breakfast in the trees, caimans are resting at the edge of the canals and with a lot of luck you might even catch a glimpse of a wild cat like the jaguar or an ocelot. The guide will not only show you the diverse wildlife, but will also explain the local characteristics of the climate and vegetation.

Between 12 and 2 PM you will enjoy lunch at the lodge before going on an excursion to the village. You won't find any cars here, but you might find a nice souvenir or want to visit the local museum for a small fee of about 2 US$. The way back to the lodge is often along the beach. If you like, you can also collect plastic bottles or cans washed up by the sea and make your own contribution to nature conservation. Dinner is again buffet style.

Are you by chance on site from July to September? Then you should not miss the egg-laying of the sea turtles. This takes place on an optional tour at night. Please wear dark clothing so as not to disorient the animals. Until October, with a little luck, the newly hatched turtles can still be observed on their way into the sea.

Note: The national park entrance fee for Tortuguero National Park (approx. 15 US$ + VAT) must be paid directly to the national park authority SINAC. This is now only possible online. However, the ticket can also be bought the same morning, but better the day before. On site at the lodge they will be happy to help with the purchase of the tickets should there be any questions or uncertainties.

Laguna Tortuguero Lodge (Standard Room)
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Day 3 Day at your disposal!

Day at your disposal!

You don't have a fixed tour program today and so you can just let nature work its magic on you. Relax in the hammock, by the pool or with a walk on the beach. Visit the frog garden or go in search of sloths and monkeys in the trees. Optionally, you can take part in various boat tours. Please note that you will have to pay the national park entrance fee again.

Laguna Tortuguero Lodge (Standard Room)
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Day 4 Transfer to Guapiles or San Jose

Transfer to Guapiles or San Jose

The last morning of your Tortuguero adventure begins. The breakfast buffet awaits you from 7am and at 9am you take the motorboat back to the harbor. In the bus of the lodge you will go back to Guapiles, where either your package ends or you take the transfer to San Jose after lunch.
You don't have that much time? Then take a look at our Tortuguero Adventure Classic package.

Breakfast

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4 days / 3 nights
Departure: Tortuguero
Arrival: Tortuguero
Additional info
Notes:
  • - Price is per person with a minimum of 2 adult participants
  • - In peak season higher prices may apply
  • - The package is also available for single travellers (please ask for the rate)
  • - Child rate (from $272) is for children 5-11 years old (in same room with adults)

Policies:
  • - All cancellations must be submitted in writing via e-mail and have received a confirmation by the same means in order to be accepted.
  • - Cancellations of confirmed services may generate automatic charges stipulated as a percentage of the total value for each time period in the booking confirmation.
  • - Charges for cancellations are subject to the policies of each supplier and to the expenses incurred in the preparation of the program, attributable to the prepayments received and which are summarized as follows:
  • • Cancellations received twenty-one (21) days prior to the program start date will incur minimum charges of 25% of the total.
  • • Cancellations received between twenty (20) and eleven (11) days prior to the program start date will incur a minimum charge of 50% of the total.
  • • Cancellations received ten (10) days or less prior to the start of the program will be charged 100% of the total.
  • • No refunds will be made if all or part of the program is cancelled after the start date.
  • - All reserved services are subject to the impossibility of offering as a consequence of natural disasters as well as governmental acts, strikes, delays or any other cause beyond the control of Costa Rica Insider.
  • - Costa Rica Insider will not be responsible for, nor will it bear any additional expenses for impediments of any kind that make it impossible for a tourist to continue or finish the program according to the planned itinerary.

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