The 8 Tortuguero Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Small-Group Tortuguero National Park Night Walk in Costa Rica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $28Our pick

Meet at 6:30 pm near Tortuguero’s main wharf for a two-hour forest walk with a naturalist guide and flashlight. Guides such as Warren and Diego are praised for spotting sleeping sloths, snakes, frogs, toucans, and iguanas. The group is capped at seven, but routes can be busy with other night walks.

“Warren was our guide during the night tour, and it was unbelievable the amount of animals he spotted. Next to all the animals we saw, we learned a lot and not to forget, the fun facts he was able to tell us about the animals. The best end of our visit of Torteguero we could think of.”

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2.Canoe tour dentro del Parque

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $28

Start at 6:00 am with Tortuguero Adventures for a three-hour canoe ride through Tortuguero National Park. Your multilingual guide points out caimans, howler monkeys, and tropical birds while you paddle quiet canals. Binoculars, ponchos, and paddles are included. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Die Tour war von Anfang bis Schluss perfekt. Sehr einfache und freundliche Kommunikation mit Carmen. Die Tour startete pünktlich um 6.00 Uhr - davor gab es noch Kaffee und Tee. Der Guide war perfekt - er erklärte uns alles im Detail und nahm sich die Zeit alle Fragen zu beantworten. Wir sahen super viele Tiere.”

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3.Adventure Canoe Tour in Tortuguero

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Paddle a canoe through Tortuguero National Park with an accredited guide such as Leroy, Norton, or Eric. The roughly 2-hour-15-minute outing is limited to six people and focuses on wildlife, including monkeys, sloths, toucans, basilisk lizards, otters, caimans, and more. Bring rain gear: the canoe has no motor, and you will paddle.

“We had a great boattrip watching birds, monkeys and caimans. Our Guide Norton was very nice and helpful to see this animals in the canals of Tortuguero.”

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4.Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $45

Start at 6:00 am in Tortuguero for about three hours of guided kayaking through the national park. Christian and other guides point out monkeys, caiman, sloths, turtles, snakes, and birds while you paddle quietly through narrow waterways. Kayak gear is supplied, but the park entrance fee is extra.

“Great trip, very knowledgeable guide, Christian. Saw howler monkeys, lots of cayman, black turtle, snake bird and lots of others. Everything very safe and plenty of time to take photos and soak it all in.”

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5.Canoe tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Start at 6:00 am in Tortuguero National Park for a 2.5-hour canoe or kayak trip through the park’s canals. A licensed guide, including Hugo on some departures, helps you look for caimans, crocodiles, monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and birds. Groups are limited to eight, while park admission costs extra.

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6.Turtle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $33

Join a night walk in Tortuguero National Park from July through October to watch sea turtles arrive, lay eggs, cover their nests, and return to the sea. Guides such as Carlos, Bernie, and Luis explain the process and help protect the turtles. Expect darkness, mosquitoes, rain, a long walk, and park-controlled viewing times.

“Das Nesting selbst war sehr beeindruckend. Unsre Gruppe allerdings sehr groß und unser Guide Carlos hat wenig übe die Schildkrötn erzáhlt. Man musste konkrete Fragn an ihn richten, von sich aus hat er nicht erzählt. Vor Ort kreisen dann 5Read more”

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7.Turtle Nesting night Tour in Tortuguero

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 71 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $37

Walk into Tortuguero National Park after dark with a bilingual guide such as Leonardo, Manuel, or Luis. In an assigned beach sector, you may watch a turtle lay eggs, compact them, hide the nest, and return to the sea. The tour lasts about two hours, costs $37, and follows strict no-photo rules to protect the turtles.

“Finalmente no hicimos la ruta de las tortugas, si no la de animales nocturnos, porque se estaba acabando la época del desove, y no había ya muchas tortugas. El tour fue genial, vinos ranas, iguanas, monos, perezoso, serpientes...y lo pasamos muy bien con nuestro guía. Muy recomendable!!”

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8.3-hour canoe tour through Tortuguero National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $24Best value

Join PabloToursTortuguero for a three-hour canoe trip through Tortuguero National Park. Guides such as Pablo and Abel paddle with you through quiet channels, pointing out birds, American crocodiles, caimans, monkeys, snakes, trees, and plants. The group has no more than eight people, and the tour returns to its starting point.

“Excelente día con Pablo. Se ha esforzado en darnos a conocer el entorno y mostrarnos la fauna y flora local explicando sus interacciones. Ha estado en contacto y pendiente de nosotros incluso antes de llegar a Tortuguero ofreciendo su ayuda para cualquier cosa que pudiéramos necesitar. Gracias Pablo por la fabulosa experiencia que nos has ofrecido.”

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