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Introduction
250km (155 miles) NE of San José; 79km (49 miles) N of Limón Sometimes dubbed "the Venice of Costa Rica," Tortuguero is connected to Limón, and the rest of mainland Costa Rica, by a series of rivers and canals. This aquatic highway is line... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There & Departing By Plane -- Nature Air (tel. 800/235-9272 in the U.S. and Canada, or 299-6000; www.natureair.com) has one flight that departs daily at 6:15am for Tortuguero from TobÃas Bolaños International Airport in Pavas. The... Continue reading »
Tortuguero National Park Travel Experiences
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Tortugas Monkeys and Local Magic
The day was kinda intense... got up at 4:30, I thought I am not capable of that, but I guess I am. It was still dark out and mosquitoes w... Continue reading »
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Tortuguero Village
The only way to get to the remote area of Tortuguero is by boat or plane. I chose a boat ride out of a small connecting town calle... Continue reading »
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A brief trip to Nicaragua!
We left Puerto Viejo early one morning, headed for Tortuguero (on the North East coast of CR). We caught a bus to Limon where we had a co... Continue reading »
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Tortuguero
To get to Tortuguero we had to take 2 separate chicken buses past huge stretches of banana plantations followed by a motor boat ride th... Continue reading »
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Time Out in the Jungle
One of my very favourite places in Costa Rica is Tortuguero National Park, a maze of canals and jungle on the Caribbean Sea Coast. Dubbed... Continue reading »
Popular Tortuguero National Park Things to Do
- Visit the small village of Tortuguero
- Look for wildlife along the canals.
- Hiking
- bony scotts kayak trip
- Visit the Conservation Centre
