Tortuga Lodges & Gardens starts at our river dock. Sit, relax, enjoy the view. To get the essence of Tortuguero you must tune in with the water, you are immersed in a world where land and water merge and became one.

The Tortuguero National Park is 51,870 acres and one of the last large areas of tropical rain forest in Central America. Monkeys, storks, and river otters can often be seen along the water in addition to more than 300 species of birds.

 

During the season (June through October) the highlight of your trip to Tortuguero is actually standing a few feet from a 300 pound Green Sea Turtle while she lays 80-100 eggs, covers up her nest, perhaps digs a false nest to throw off predators, and, finally, after more than an hour, returns to the sea. Tortuguero is conservation. In 1962 the late Dr. Archie Carr began to study and tag the thousands of Atlantic green sea turtles that every year from June through October come to Tortuguero Beach to lay their eggs.

Set on the black water canals of Tortuguero, Tortuga Lodge's dinning room and bar feature a shaded verandah; the dining has been called "the best in Costa Rica" by many of our guests. Tortuga Lodge's restaurant starts at the river dock and reluctantly moves inland.
Tortuga Lodges main reason for existence is to provide excellent accommodations for people interested in experiencing Tortuguero National Park.
Tortuga Lodge Hammock House. The people of Tortuguero are more relaxed than anyplace else in Costa Rica. If you get so laid back at Tortuga Lodge that you fall back, you're welcome to fall into a comfortable hammock.

The Swimming Pool recently added won the International Design Award of Excellence—Silver Medal 2000, chosen by the National Spa & Pool Institute for freeform pool design outside of the U.S. and Canada. Designed to blend into the river environment, the pool features an environmentally friendly purification system that uses an undetectable amount of salt.

All rooms at Tortuga Lodge have as much window area as walls. Indoors and outdoors loose their meaning at the lodge.




PACKAGES
Rates and Description

Jungle Odyssey
2 days/1 night

Jungle Odyssey
3 days/2 night

Jungle Expedition
2 days/1 night

Prices are per person, All taxes included, All prices are in US Dollars.
Extra day with meals $110 per person (one night lodging and three meals.)
Packages: Children 0 - 10 receive 25% discount if sharing with 2 adults who pay full rate
Room: Children 0 - 10 free if shared with parents.

IMPORTANT: There is a 25-pound weight limit on domestic flights in Costa Rica. Please remember to pack light.


Tortuguero Jungle Odyssey
2 days/1 night
(one way by bus & boat and one way by plane)


Day 1: San Jose / Tortuguero (B,L,D)
Morning pickup at your hotel and drive to the Atlantic lowlands near Limon on an air conditioned bus with a bilingual driver (3 hours). Board a boat with a local guide and depart on the 2-4 hour trip to Tortuguero. Arrive at Tortuga Lodge in the afternoon.
Originally intended to protect a major nesting beach of the Atlantic Green Sea Turtle, the Park now protects 51,870 acres, one of the last large areas of tropical rainforest in Central America. Eleven habitats are found in the park. Three species of monkeys (Spider, Howler, and White-faced), Three-toed Sloths, and river otters are frequently seen along the natural inland waterways and canals. Caiman, iguanas, river turtles, Basilisk Lizards, and Poison Dart (Dendrobates) Frogs inhabit the area, along with more than 320 species of birds including all six species of kingfishers found in the new world, three species of toucans, eight species of parrots, and other neotropical species such as the Slaty-tailed Trogon, White-collared Manakin, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, and White-fronted Nunbird and many more species which you will have the opportunity to observe during your boat rides through the backwater creeks of Tortuguero National Park. In the afternoon enjoy another guided boat trip. Dinner and overnight at Tortuga Lodge & Gardens.

Day 2: Tortuguero / San Jose (B)
After breakfast board a boat to cross the river to Tortuguero airstrip. Here you will meet your 35-min. chartered flight (seat in plane) to San Jose. Upon arrival you will be driven to the hotel of your choice.

INCLUDED
• Accommodations: As featured in the itinerary.
• Meals: As indicated in the itinerary. Meal codes: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
• Transfers: Transfers are included as indicated. Unless tours are specifically indicated as private, all transportation and tours are on a seat-in-bus basis and with Spanish-speaking driver.
• Porterage: When the tour includes international airport transfers, the handling of two bags per person is included.
• Baggage* and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the tour.
• Taxes & entrance fees: Hotel taxes, entrance fees to National Parks, museums and places of interest are included unless otherwise specified.
• Sightseeing: As specified in the itinerary.
* A limit of 25 pounds weight apply to all domestic flights in Costa Rica. Please remember to pack light.

NOT INCLUDED
Excess baggage fees; personal expenses such as room service, beverages and laundry; personal communications charges; sightseeing or meals not specified in the itinerary; gratuities for tour escort, guides or driver; and tax increases or new taxes charged for services that were not taxed at the time the booking was made.

RATES

Package

Until Jun 30 / 12

Jul 1 - Aug 31 / 12 Sept 1 - Dec 14 / 12

Double Occupancy

$378

$418

$378

Single Occupancy

$451

$496

$451

Children (0-10)*

$284

$284

$284


*Children ages 0-10 receive a 25% discount on this trip if sharing a room with two adults who pay full rate.

Rates per person
Minimum 2 person

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Tortuguero Jungle Odyssey
3 days/2 night
(one was by bus & boat and one way by plane)
DAY 1: San Jose / Limon / Tortuguero (L,D) Morning pickup at your hotel and drive to the Atlantic lowlands near Limon (3 hours). About midday board a boat with a local guide and depart on the 2-4 hour trip to Tortuguero. Arrive at Tortuga Lodge in the late afternoon.

DAY 2: Tortuguero National Park (B,L,D) After breakfast at Tortuga Lodge, depart with a local guide for a boat tour into Tortuguero National Park. Originally intended to protect a major nesting beach of the Atlantic Green Sea Turtle, the Park now protects 51,870 acres, one of the last large areas of tropical rainforest in Central America. Eleven habitats are found in the park. Three species of monkeys (Spider, Howler, and White-faced), Three-toed Sloths, and river otters are frequently seen along the natural inland waterways and canals. Caiman, iguanas, river turtles, Basilisk Lizards, and Poison Dart (Dendrobates) Frogs inhabit the area, along with more than 320 species of birds including all six species of kingfishers found in the new world, three species of toucans, eight species of parrots, and other neotropical species such as the Slaty-tailed Trogon, White-collared Manakin, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, and White-fronted Nunbird and many more species which you will have the opportunity to observe during your boat rides through the backwater creeks of Tortuguero National Park. Return to the Lodge for lunch. The rest of the day is free for optional excursions (at additional cost). Overnight at Tortuga Lodge.

DAY 3: After breakfast board a boat to cross the river to Tortuguero airstrip. Here you will meet your 35-min. chartered flight (seat in plane) to San Jose. Upon arrival you will be driven to the hotel of your choice.

INCLUDED
• Accommodations: As featured in the itinerary.
• Meals: As indicated in the itinerary. Meal codes: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
• Transfers: Transfers are included as indicated. Unless tours are specifically indicated as private, all transportation and tours are on a seat-in-bus basis and with Spanish-speaking driver.
• Porterage: When the tour includes international airport transfers, the handling of two bags per person is included.
• Baggage* and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the tour.
• Taxes & entrance fees: Hotel taxes, entrance fees to National Parks, museums and places of interest are included unless otherwise specified.
• Sightseeing: As specified in the itinerary.
* A limit of 25 pounds weight apply to all domestic flights in Costa Rica. Please remember to pack light.

NOT INCLUDED
Excess baggage fees; personal expenses such as room service, beverages and laundry; personal communications charges; sightseeing or meals not specified in the itinerary; gratuities for tour escort, guides or driver; and tax increases or new taxes charged for services that were not taxed at the time the booking was made.


RATES

Package

Until Jun 30 / 12

Jul 1 - Aug 31 / 12 Sept 1 - Dec 14 / 12

Double Occupancy

$498

$528

$498

Single Occupancy

$643

$684

$643

Children (0-10)*

$304

$304

$304

*Children ages 0-10 receive a 25% discount on this trip if sharing a room with two adults who pay full rate.

Rate person (double occupancy)
Minimum 2 person

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Tortuguero Jungle Expedition
2 days/1 night
(Round trip by plane)

DAY 1: San Jose / Tortuguero (B,L,D) You will be picked up at your San Jose hotel and driven to the domestic airport (about 30 mins) to catch your chartered flight to the Barra del Colorado airstrip (35 mins). Here a representative from Tortuga Lodge will be waiting with hot coffee or tea and a picnic breakfast. After breakfast, depart with a local guide for a 1-½ to 3 hour boat tour from Barra del Colorado to Tortuguero National Park.

Originally intended to protect a major nesting beach of the Atlantic Green Sea Turtle, the Park now protects 51,870 acres, one of the last large areas of tropical rainforest in Central America. Eleven habitats are found in the park. Three species of monkeys (Spider, Howler, and White-faced), Three-toed Sloths, and river otters are frequently seen along the natural inland waterways and canals. Caiman, iguanas, river turtles, Basilisk Lizards, and Poison Dart (Dendrobates) Frogs inhabit the area, along with more than 320 species of birds including all six species of kingfishers found in the new world, three species of toucans, eight species of parrots, and other neotropical species such as the Slaty-tailed Trogon, White-collared Manakin, Purple-throated Fruitcrow, and White-fronted Nunbird and many more species which you will have the opportunity to observe during your boat rides through the backwater creeks of Tortuguero National Park. In the afternoon enjoy another guided boat trip. Dinner and overnight at Tortuga Lodge & Gardens.

DAY 2: After breakfast board a boat to cross the river to Tortuguero airstrip. Here you will meet your 35-min. chartered flight (seat in plane) to San Jose. Upon arrival you will be driven to the hotel of your choice.

INCLUDED
• Accommodations: As featured in the itinerary.
• Meals: As indicated in the itinerary. Meal codes: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
• Transfers: Transfers are included as indicated. Unless tours are specifically indicated as private, all transportation and tours are on a seat-in-bus basis and with Spanish-speaking driver.
• Porterage: When the tour includes international airport transfers, the handling of two bags per person is included.
• Baggage* and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the tour.
• Taxes & entrance fees: Hotel taxes, entrance fees to National Parks, museums and places of interest are included unless otherwise specified.
• Sightseeing: As specified in the itinerary.
* A limit of 25 pounds weight apply to all domestic flights in Costa Rica. Please remember to pack light.

NOT INCLUDED
Excess baggage fees; personal expenses such as room service, beverages and laundry; personal communications charges; sightseeing or meals not specified in the itinerary; gratuities for tour escort, guides or driver; and tax increases or new taxes charged for services that were not taxed at the time the booking was made.


RATES

Package

Until Jun 30 / 12

Jul 1 - Aug 31 / 12 Sept 1 - Dec 14 / 12

Double Occupancy

$428

$468

$428

Single Occupancy

$501

$546

$501

Children (0-10)*

$421

$421

$421

*Children ages 0-10 receive a 25% discount on this trip if sharing a room with two adults who pay full rate.

Rates per person
Minimum 2 person

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