Tortuguero National Park

Visiting Tortuguero National Park

Tortuguero National Park is an ecotourist’s dream located on the northeast Caribbean coast. The stunning National Park protects one of the largest remaining areas of tropical rainforest in Central America. The park offers vast, protected beaches from which you can enjoy endless vistas of the stunning Caribbean Sea. The most popular activities in Tortuguero include visiting Tortuguero village and taking a boat ride through the Tortuguero canals.

Totuguero’s name originates from the Spanish word Tortuga (turtle) and it is one of the best places in the world to see Giant Green Sea Turtle lay their eggs and then watch as the baby turtles hatch and make their way to the sea. From June to October every year, hoards of Green Turtles come to the beaches to nest. The Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) has studied and protected these animals for the last forty years. Female Green Sea Turtles weigh up to 300 pounds, and each will lay about 80-100 eggs each time they nest.