Tortuguero: The Majestic Green Turtle Nesting Tour

Name: Tortuguero: The Majestic Green Turtle Nesting Tour
Address: Costa Rica

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This is a unique experience that will provide priceless memories. Our Naturalist Guide will share learned secrets and expertise about this marine species and with profound respect for nature.

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Highlights

Tortuguero is one of the most important nesting sites for the Green Sea Turtles
This is a unique experience that will provide priceless memories.
Tour always takes place even if it rains, it cannotbe postponed for anotherday.
chances to observe a turtle are high,but thepossibility of notseeing one exists.
Cellphones or any other electronic device aren't allow during the tour.

Description

Tortuguero is one of the most important nesting sites for Atlantic Green Sea Turtles in the Caribbean during the months of July to October. During the night at high tide, the females come to lay their eggs. This is a unique experience that will provide priceless memories. Our Naturalist Guide will share learned secrets and expertise about this marine species and its history in Tortuguero, in a totally natural environment with profound respect for nature. In the past, during the turtle nesting season, the people used to crowd the beach looking for the turtles, so they were easily disturbed because of too many people around them. If there are too many people on the beach, the turtles return to the ocean without laying their eggs. Now, the Tortuguero National Park, the STC and the turistic industry, are working with a new system; instead of having all the visitors walking down the beach, professional spotters search for the nesting females, once they find one, they radio the position to the guides, and the guides take the visitors directly where she is nesting, using a trail behind the beach. You and your guide will be waiting for this call at a specific place sorted by TNP

Includes

Certified guide Permit procedure to enter the beach, turtle spotter tracker Explanation of the nesting process Entry fee

Important Information

In Sunbittern Nature Tours, we want to inform you about the restrictions that are required by the Tortuguero National Park for the Turtle tour: - We must wear black or dark clothes, so the turtles will not see us. - Wear closed shoes (hiking or tennis) - Telephones, cameras, smartwatch or video cameras are not allowed on the beach. - If you prefer you can carry a poncho or raincoat/bottle of water/insect repellent