Tour
Schedule: Starts at 6:30 am and ends at 6:30 pm
ITINERARY
6:30 am:
Departure from San Jose with a naturalist guide.
6:45 am: We start the journey by the road that goes
through the Braulio Carrillo National Park, which shows nearly
all varieties of native birds in Costa Rica.
In these steep forested mountains, live 6000 plant species (half
of the plant species that exist in Costa Rica), of which at
least 50 are endemic. Furthermore you can find nearly 515
species of birds (75% of the country and 28 are endemic),
thousands of insects, and dozens of reptiles and amphibians.
7:45 am: Just ending the tour on the road above, we stop
to enjoy a typical Costa Rican breakfast, including fruit,
plantains, gallo pinto, eggs and coffee.
9:15 am: Here ends the journey by bus and we continued
our journey by boat to Tortuguero National Park by a river that
takes us through the jungle up to the canals. Tortuguero
National Park is located in the north-eastern of Costa Rica and
is one of the most famous parks at the international level as
one of the most important locations for the nesting of olive
ridley turtle, leatherback and others. The wildlife in this area
is very diverse, there is usually large populations of monkeys,
amphibians, birds and fish. Resident wildlife includes tapirs,
jaguars, grisons, sloths, frogs, macaws, toucans and bats. The
flora in this region is also very diverse and abundant. Even
some species are only found in these regions, including some
palm trees, orchids and heliconias.
10:15 am: We arrive at the center of Tortuguero village,
where our guide will give a short tour starting with the
information center of the National Park to finish with a visit
to the CCC (Caribbean Conservation Corporation). Later we will
visit the famous Bocana, point where the canal joins the sea,
and finally if the weather allows, we will go down at the Cerro
of Tortuguero to see the beautiful view it offers and for those
who desire, we will take a guided walk of 10 minutes to the
hotel or back through the canal by boat for 25 minutes to the
same point.
12:30 pm:
Arrival at the Hotel which offers a delicious Costa Rican lunch.
1:30 pm: After lunch we have time to use the hotel
facilities, which includes: swimming pool, bar, trails, beach,
walks around or simply relax and enjoy the nature of the place.
3:00 pm: We begin the journey back to our capital city
San Jose, first by river and then by land.
