Tropical canals and green turtles nesting on a Caribbean coast reachable only by boat. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Tortuguero; Canals by boat; Tortuguero village & turtle nesting; Rainforest hike.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Tortuguero
Road and boat from San José — Aéroport de San José → Tortuguero
15:30 — Check-in at a lodge by the canals — Tortuguero
19:30 — Dinner — Tortuguero
Day 2 — Canals by boat
06:30 — Silent boat trip through the national park's canals — Tortuguero
09:00 — Breakfast back at the lodge — Tortuguero
13:00 — Lunch — Tortuguero
15:30 — Kayaking in the side canals — Tortuguero
19:30 — Dinner — Tortuguero
Day 3 — Tortuguero village & turtle nesting
09:30 — Tortuguero village, reachable only by boat or plane — Tortuguero
13:00 — Lunch — Tortuguero
20:00 — Night-time watching of green turtles nesting (in season) — Tortuguero
Day 4 — Rainforest hike
09:00 — Guided hike in the tropical rainforest — Tortuguero
13:00 — Lunch — Tortuguero
15:30 — Relaxing at the lodge and on the Caribbean beach — Tortuguero
19:30 — Last dinner — Tortuguero
Day 5 — Return and departure
Boat, then road back to San José — Tortuguero → Aéroport de San José