Tortuguero National Park Costa Rica
Here you are guaranteed to be able to observe many animals
The “Tortuguero National Park” is more than a protection zone for turtles
Located in northeastern Costa Rica in Limon Province, it is Costa Rica's third most visited national park, although it can only be reached by boat or plane. Tortuguero National Park is home to an incredibly large amount of biological diversity. This is due to the many different landscape and climate conditions that can be found here. Tropical rainforests, beaches, alluvial plains, lagoons, rivers, caños - all densely populated with animals.
The tropical, very humid climate with rainfall of almost 6 m per year does the rainforest credit. As a visitor you have to expect that it will rain.
The park borders the Caribbean Sea, whose beaches are nesting places for endangered turtle species, especially the large leatherback turtle. The nesting sites have been actively protected for a good 10 years: Visitors can watch spawning in the months of July to September - but the protection of the animals is the priority. Entering the beaches at night without a guide is not permitted.
Manatees (sea cows) have been seen in the waters of the national park, as well as caimans, crocodiles and several species of snakes, frogs and lizards. The forests are home to the jaguar, sloths (two- and three-toed) and three of the five species of monkeys resident in Costa Rica (the spider monkey , the howler monkeys and the capuchin monkey ).
Almost 400 different species of birds have been spotted, over 400 species of trees and 2,500 species of plants.
To enter the national park you have to pay a daily fee of $15 - this fee benefits the conservation of the national park.
We strongly recommend taking a trip to Tortuguero with a professional operator. You have the guarantee that the protection of the national park and the animals is the priority, the tours are balanced and you get a lot of information.
The costs are lower than renting your own boat or planning the tour on your own!
Of course, you can't assume that you'll be the only visitor to such an interesting place . It is all the more important that visitors are guided so that the environment is preserved and not destroyed through the visit.
More information about our tours to Tortuguero National Park can be found here.
