Tortuguero Turtle Nesting: Witness Green Turtles

Join us for an unforgettable experience in Tortuguero, where you can witness the Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas), the second largest turtle in the world, laying its eggs in its natural habitat. Be a part of this incredible event that gives our small town, Tortuguero, its name.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tortuguero Lagoon - As a professional guide we introduce ourselves to the group one hour before the start time of the excursion, where we have two times available which would be from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm and from 10:00 pm to 12:00 pm Once we showed up an hour before at the meeting point we went to a place called Base, which is where we waited for…
What's Included
  • Entrance ticket to the beach
What's Not Included
  • Use of rubber boot, value = $6
Location
Tortuguero Lagoon
Go to the Embarcadero el Almendro, main dock of Tortuguero, one hour before the excursion, the person will be there waiting with their details of the group members.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Colina_y
Oct 28, 2024
Amazing experience! - When I booked it said operator was tortutravel for which Antonio was quite helpful. But turned out the tour was conducted by Leonardo tours which was extremely well done. I just don’t like the fact that you book with one company and ended with another. Amazing experience watching green sea turtle laying her eggs then compacting her nest. We didn’t stay for her to return to sea. Leonardo extremely knowledgeable about turtles and the patrol practices. Awesome surprise to see this when we visited in the last few days of the season. Thank you so much!!
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Cyrielle
Oct 22, 2024
Excellent! - We went out twice with Antonio. One in the morning to see the baby turtles reach the sea, then a hike in the national park where we saw spider monkeys screaming monkeys, an aguti, blue jeans frogs, ants cut leaves, spiders.... In the evening we went around at night to see the turtles laying eggs. They were magical moments, precious moments. Antonio is a great Guide with very good explanations, quiet and attentive. He took the time to take breaks so that I could translate to my family in French. He even advised us excursions without him and was very good advice. I recommend 100%.
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Caravaggiox
Sep 28, 2024
Antonio is a beast of series... Do not hesitate to meet turtle with him! - We found Antonio almost by chance and it was the best decision to do the different tours with him. Apart from being a passionate Guide to the flora and fauna of your area, very aware with your care, he is a person who gets involved to the smallest detail to make your experience unforgettable. We can't be happier about the days we spent with him and Carla, I can only say that it's insurance to hire him. Thank you very much for your company and how beautiful you made our visit. We hope to see you soon there and you know that you have some friends in Spain for what they need ;) I wish you the best, you deserve it!!
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Soniamar_ab2021
Sep 26, 2024
Spectacular green turtle spawning - Last weekend we went to the spawning of the green turtle and could observe up to 4 turtles each in a phase of the spawning process. Karla and Antonio explained and showed us the process in a very pleasant way.
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Resort753457
Sep 10, 2024
Green turtle - We were very lucky to be able to witness the spawning of the green turtle and its re-entry to the sea. Our guide Carla was very attentive with us and we learned a lot with her. Very attentive at all times with us.
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884facundod
Sep 3, 2024
Tortuguero - Antonio un gran guía con quién tuvimos las suerte de coincidir. Excelente persona, muy amable, aprendimos mucho de sus conocimientos y nos encantó sus hospitalidad. Gracias tortutravel por esa inolvidable experiencia! Antonio, a great guide with whom we were lucky enough to coincide. Excellent person, very friendly, we learned a lot from his knowledge and we loved his hospitality. Thank you tortutravel for that unforgettable experience!
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Juliamonasterio
Aug 29, 2024
Super recommended! - Super recommended, Antonio met me in the parking lot of Pavona, had reserved the place indoors. The department that offered me really amazing, and then was always present in everything! Spawning really was amazing!
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Vpbtomej
Aug 3, 2024
Turtle spawning in Tortugero with local guide - Carla and Antonio are a couple who do their best to make the experience of watching the turtles spawn a unique and respectful experience with turtles. There were 5 my wife and three children and the experience was unique 100x100 recommended. Thanks Carla and Antonio
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Nicolasck1498ut
Jul 3, 2024
Excellent guide - Excellent guide, Antonio, helped me coordinate several months in advance the arrival in Tortuguero, coordinated the transport from the bus terminal to Tortuguero so that we could take advantage of the day, always worried that we would find animals, it was nice experience, we managed to see turtles spawning in a season that still did not start well. If you want a good guide, I recommend you.
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Laurabv3474ln
Jul 2, 2024
Fantastic guide and experience - Our guide was excellent, we saw a Green Turtle laying it’s eggs. Great seeing scientists microchip the turtles and measuring them. You even get an opportunity to walk through the jungle.
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