Tortuguero National Park (Parque Nacional Tortuguero)

... jungle lodge. The first half was a four hour ride through the country. After getting out of San Jose, we first went through a national park full of rainforest covered mountains. It was actually sunny out, which I guess is rare, and we could see the top ...

... wife said to the husband, "Look over there its a polkadotted nitwit". I think she had enough at this point of his constant, look at this, look at that. I would rate this trip as the best place to visit in Costa Rica, without ...

... Carribean, since we didnīt get any good beach time on the Pacific coast. The guidebook said the easiest way to get to Tortuguero National Park (where there are turtle nesting beaches and beautiful canals) was to take a bus to San Jose, one from San Jose ...

... weather was hot but speeding along in the boat with the wind in our faces, we hardly noticed. Though we only entered Tortuguero National Park near the end of the ride, the entire way was abundant with wildlife. We saw a sloth, some howler monkeys, ...

... . One of the best days I've had here in Costa Rica. This weekend, we made a trip with three other volunteers to Tortuguero National Park, which is on the Eastern side of the country (Carribean Side). The wildlife there is supposed to be the best in the ...

... them working. Next stop, Laguna Lodge, via an hour and a half boat ride to a remote area near the Tortuguero National Park. This is a rain forest ecotourism lodge and very rustic with phones, clocks, TV, and air conditioning all left ...

... returned from a weekend in Tortugeras, which is located pretty near to the Nicaraguan border on the Carribean side. Tortugueras is the national park set up for the conservation of sea turtles. The hotel where we were staying was built on a tiny piece ...

... two-lane roads, sandwiched between semi trucks, we got to Siquirres, where we were going to get a on a guided trip to Tortuguero National Park the next morning. This is a canal along the northeast coast of Costa Rica where sea turtles come to nest. ...

... it was the time of the nesting of the eggs but in later months the hatching of the baby turtles can be witnessed. As Tortuguero is a national park and the turtles are now protected species a great deal of protocol is put in place to make sure that the ...

... - did not see a single chicken bus. The beautiful countryside revealed itself to us and we drove through the Braulio Carillo National Park. Rarely have I seen so many beautiful shades of green. We stopped for breakfast at El Ceiba restaurant at 8.30 ...