Cabinas Tortuguero
200 meters north of the National Park entrance Tortuguero, Province of Limon, Costa Rica
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this CampgroundCabinas Tortuguero
Anna en faan de biologen
Na san jose
wat op zich gewoon een rumoerig sfeervol maar weinig bezienswaardige stad is
zijn we met bus en bootje richting tortugeuro getrokken
een stukje regenwoud in het noordoosten van costa rica, dat tussen een rivier en de carraibische zee ligt
met de gids een tochtje gemaakt door het regenwoud: ik trok al bleek weg toen …
Turtle Watching
So the four of us set off for Tortuguero, through Moin. Once we got
to Moin and waited for three hours for our boat to take us the three
hours to Tortuguero. Luckily for us, Ian and Ester walked up and were
waiting on the same boat. Our 12:00 boat didnt leave until 3:30,
something that shouldn't have been a surprise to us …
Tortuguero day 1/3
Our next target was Tortuguero national park, on the Caribbean coast, so named because of the turtles that go there to nest and lay their eggs. After a bit of research I worked out the best way to get from La Fortuna to Tortuguero Village (just outside the national park itself). This involved the following sequence of buses: La Fortuna to Ciudad …
Tortuguero day 2/3
If we thought yesterday was wet, what does that make today? Everywhere is flooded. And February is supposed to be relatively dry! We were hoping to go on a canoe trip or boat trip today, not necessarily to see turtles as it is the wrong time of year to see them, but to see some of the other wildlife that lives here. But it has poured with rain all …
"The rainiest of all rainforests"
We made it to the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in fine form, we are now old pros at surviving full travel days. We knocked off a surprisingly comfortable shuttle ride through the Cariari district of the country where we really began to realize how much wealthier Costa Ricans are compared to the rest of the region (don't get me wrong though, we are …

