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

Tortuguero

4.6
National Parks · Nightlife · Natural History Museums
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. Add Tortuguero and other destinations in Costa Rica to your travel itinerary using our Costa Rica road trip app.
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    Top Tortuguero tours

    FROM $33 BOOK WITH VIATOR Turtle Tour
    5.0
    Duration: 1 hour
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    FROM $95 BOOK WITH VIATOR The best of Tortuguero: Canoe, hike and night tour (turtle in Jul-Oct)
    5.0
    Duration: 7 hours
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    FROM $54 BOOK WITH VIATOR Canopy tour
    Duration: 4 hours
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    FROM $26 BOOK WITH VIATOR Tortuguero Night Walk (Aaron Tour's)
    Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
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    FROM $36 BOOK WITH VIATOR Nocturnal deep jungle hike
    Duration: 2 hours
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    FROM $26 BOOK WITH VIATOR Day Hike in the National Park
    Duration: 2 hours
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    FROM $45 BOOK WITH VIATOR Kayak Tour
    Duration: 3 hours
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    FROM $26 BOOK WITH VIATOR Tortuguero National Park Day Walk
    Duration: 2 hours
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    FROM $31 BOOK WITH VIATOR Small-Group Tortuguero National Park Night Walk in Costa Rica
    Duration: 2 hours
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    Popular things to do in Tortuguero

    Tortuguero National Park ©
    National Park
    Tortuguero National Park
    4.6
    Duration: 8 hours
    Sea Turtle Conservancy ©
    Natural History Museum
    Sea Turtle Conservancy
    4.2
    Duration: 3 hours
    Jungle Tom Safaris Day Tours
    Safari
    Jungle Tom Safaris Day Tours
    3.5
    Duration: 3 hours

    Side trips from Tortuguero

    La Danta Salvaje ©
    Outdoor Activity
    La Danta Salvaje
    Guapiles
    5.0
    Duration: 3 hours
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    Zipline
    Zipline
    Puerto Limon
    4.8
    Duration: 3 hours
    Frogs Heaven ©
    Zoo
    Frogs Heaven
    Horquetas
    4.6
    Duration: 3 hours
    MiniZoo y Jardin Yori ©
    Zoo
    MiniZoo y Jardin Yori
    Horquetas
    4.4
    Duration: 3 hours

    Featured attractions

    Tortuguero Infocenter Tours ©
    Multi-day Tour
    Tortuguero Infocenter Tours
    4.8
    Duration: 3 hours
    Caribbean Botanical Garden ©
    Garden
    Caribbean Botanical Garden
    Guacimo
    4.2
    Duration: 3 hours
    Blue Day Family Club ©
    Theme Park
    Blue Day Family Club
    Guapiles
    3.7
    Duration: 3 hours

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