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Trip Planner :  Central America  /  Costa Rica  /  Province of Limon  /  Tortuguero

Tortuguero

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Costa Rica's Amazon

One of Costa Rica's least accessible destinations, Tortuguero sits within an eponymous national park and remains accessible only by plane or boat. Most visitors take a trip to Tortuguero for the chance to spot sea turtles, which lay eggs on the area's beaches. Turtle-watching tours remain the most popular thing to do in Tortuguero during the egg-laying season (July and August), when hordes of tourists pack into the little village and endow it with a cosmopolitan air rarely found in places so far removed from a big urban center. The village is an ideal year-round spot for adventurers looking to take exciting jungle hikes and canoe tours of the area's many waterways. Tortuguero is in Province of Limon. Use our Costa Rica day trip planner to plan your trip to Tortuguero and other destinations in Costa Rica.
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Tortuguero National Park BOOK WITH VIATOR FROM $116
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11-Day Tour from San Jose: Monteverde Cloud Forest and Tortuguero, Arenal Volcano and Manuel Antonio National Parks BOOK WITH VIATOR FROM $1,358
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Tortuguero National Park
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Duration: 8​h
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Kayaking & Canoeing
4.7
Duration: 3​h
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Sea Turtle Conservancy
4.1
Duration: 30​min

Side trips from Tortuguero

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River Rafting & Tubing
Puerto Limon
4.5
Duration: 4​h
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La Danta Salvaje
Guapiles
5.0
Duration: 4​h
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Zipline
Puerto Limon
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Duration: 5​h
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Blue Day Family Club
Guapiles
4.5
Duration: 8​h

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Tortuguero Infocenter Tours
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Duration: 3​h 30​min
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Frogs Heaven
Horquetas
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Duration: 1​h 30​min
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Caribbean Botanical Garden
Guacimo
4.2
Duration: 1​h 30​min
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