Great experience- would love more snorkeling ♥️ - Well organized, friendly and pleasant tour. If you want to to go Isla Tortuga this is the best way. We had 30 min to snorkel a great area near a tiny nearby island and then spent the day on IT which doesn’t have the best snorkeling due to low visibility from boat activity. Would be great if it could be possible to do a second round of snorkeling in the good area but otherwise this trip was perfect. The food and drink was much appreciated! Once you’re on the island you can rent a chair or pay for other activities. We saw lots of fish, birds, dolphins on the ride back and monkeys. Thanks for a good time!!

Detailed information from the tour - We had a fantastic experience with Mardy Tours. Our journey began at their marina in Puntarenas, called Muelle Turístico. Initially, we were scheduled to be picked up by boat at our hotel, Puerto Azul Hotel (a great place to stay), but due to the tide, they asked us to meet at the port instead. The port was only a few minutes away, and parking cost $15. We waited near the restrooms at the port until around 8:15 a.m. before boarding a medium-sized, comfortable boat that could accommodate about 30-40 people. The boat doesn’t have restrooms, so be sure to use them beforehand. The ride was fast and enjoyable, with stops along the way to Tortuga Island. Our first stop was to spot dolphins, and later we paused to see spider monkeys. After about an hour, we arrived at Tortuga Island. Those who didn’t want to snorkel stayed on the island, while the rest of us remained on the boat and headed to a nearby coral reef for about 30 minutes of snorkeling. The water was warm, and the marine life was stunning. Once we finished snorkeling, we joined the others on the island to relax. Chair rentals were available for $20 (for two chairs). The island also had a gift shop and several stands offering drinks, including fun options served in coconuts and pineapples. Lunch was served around 12:30 p.m. in a dedicated picnic area, featuring a traditional Costa Rican meal of rice, beans, salad, and meat. After lunch, we had more time to unwind on the beach before departing at 3:00 p.m. The return ride was quick and offered beautiful views. The guides were bilingual and very accommodating. Overall, we had an amazing time. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, so I hope this helps others planning a visit. Highly recommend Mardy Tours and this excursion!

Great! - Really great! The guides are great. Be careful though you have to speak Spanish or English. Diving trips are really nice. They also know the nice places to see animals (dolphins, monkeys, birds. The meal is great and they pay attention to food allergies. (Fish fillet is a delight, without any bones).

My children and I took... - My children and I took this tour and could not have been more pleased. The guide, Michael, was extremely accommodating to our limited Spanish and made us feel welcomed and inclusive.

An excellent day full of adventure with the best team - Last week I had the opportunity to travel with Mardy Tours. A great day full of fun and adventures, we had the opportunity to see dolphins, humpback whales, monkeys and wild pigs. The food was delicious, we received excellent attention from the Mardy Tours team. The guides are amazing they handle a lot of information about all the islands and the Snorkeling tour was my favorite part, a lot of security and they are committed to enjoy 100% I recommend them 10 out of 10.

The responsibility, the price, the attention, the service, makes it a unique experience. - Excellent company to visit Turtle Island, many times I have visited with them, punctual, helpful, with the security needed to sail at sea, their life jackets, equipment to make snorkel and the best lunch they prepare, the best of the island. 100% recommended.

Mardytours fantastic - A great team that made the ride something unmatched, the food, the individualized attention, everything in general excellent ....

Excellent service - The tour and service was excellent, from the warmth you are greeted upon arrival at the pier, the delicious lunch and the scenery is unique. We had the opportunity to observe dolphins very closely, an incomparable experience. The very friendly and Pro team, the boat with life jackets, very safe. We already want to go back!

Top-rated Trips of My Life - Excellent service ,very concerned about the attention, give very valuable information about what we see or where we visit. The place a beautiful wonder, the food we liked very much dedicated to satisfying the customer, are very friendly, friendly. It was a very beautiful experience, they see that they strive to give the best service my family and I were more than fascinated with the trip and the attention

overcrowded, inaccurate, misleading & short changed on snorkeling time. - Our snorkeling was supposed to be 40 minutes to 1hr as listed in the description. Instead we got only 30 minutes. This doesn't sound like a big difference, but when you account for the 10 minutes of setup time and swim from the boat to the snorkeling site, it's probably effectively only 20 minutes of snorkeling instead of 30minutes o 50 minutes. There were literally 40 boats anchored off the beach, some with 20ft of the beach. There was a constant churn of incoming and departing boats leaving a constant smell of exhaust fumes. The "exclusive area for our clients" turned out to be a series dilapidated old benches squished into an area of other tours ramshackle "dining areas". Some were cordoned off by worn out shipping pallets. Molded tarps covered in leaves were the overhead shelter. Feral hogs roamed the perimeter of the food area scrounging for scraps. The kitchen staff threw food trimmings out back for the hogs to consume. Ground ants were everywhere and several of us were bitten just for putting our feet in the wrong place. "Unlimited soft drinks" turned out to be a 5 gallon insulated jug of iced tea available for 2hrs. When we landed on the beach at 1130, the person from Jade Tours didn't speak any English, so other than the location of the bathroom he couldn't provide any useful information. In fact, he directed us to sit at the dining table but didn't tell us anything else. We sat around for 20 minutes before realizing that we should just go to the beach. The bathroom was $1 per use and was just disgusting. The beach was way overcrowded. We had heard from some expats that the Tortuga beach has changed (not for the better) over the past 10 years with overbooking from tour agencies. From the viewpoint of sitting on the beach, if you did a 360 degree panorama photo, about 300 degrees of the photo would be covered by boats, or people on the beach. On the boat, the Mardy Tours guides told us there was hiking trails on the island. But we couldn't find where the trails where. The gift shop folks had no idea. The one place it looked like there could be a trail has cordoned off with signs warning that it was private property. On the plus side, -The staff was just awesome and enthusiastic -The boat was great. Clean and very fast. -Snorkeling was quite scenic, but too short