Hostel El Icaco in Tortuguero

zuletzt aktualisiert am 05.01.2010

Tortuguero is a National Park located in the Caribbean of Costa Rica and was created in 1975 to protect the green turtle. There are more than 73.000 hectares between the canals and the rain forest where you can see more than 2,400 species of plants and trees, 87 species of mammals, more than 150 species of amphibians and reptiles and more than 400 species of birds including the migratory ones.   Our hostel has single, double and triple rooms with ocean view. Hot water is supplied 24hrs days, meals are provided and we have local tour guides with expert knowledge to take you on various types of tours:   *Hiking Tours Where you can see monkeys, mammals, birds, frogs, snakes, and much more!   *Canal Tours Take a boat through the canals and enjoy river turtles, Caymans, basilisk, snakes, monkeys, sloths, mammals, and birds.   *Turtle Tour (in season between July & September) See the Turtles laying eggs at night. This is a wonderful process that people from around the world come to see every year.   *Fishing Tour   *Green Turtle Museum

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• Checkout bis 11:00 Uhr

Wegbeschreibung

By Bus:

Take a bus from San Jose to Cariari (Caribeños Bus Stop) at Barrio Turnon. Buses leave every day at 9 a.m. to Cariari. Once you're in Cariari, take the bus to La Pavona Port at 11:30 a.m. This bus will take you up to La Pavona port, from there a boat will take you up to Tortuguero where we will be waiting for you.


By Car:

Take the Braulio Carrillo highway to Guapiles, leave the highway in Guapiles and turn left to Cariari. After Cariari look for the Pavona Port street, there is a parking lot where you can leave your car. Be aware that from San Jose up to La Pavona is a three hour drive.


By Plane:

Planes leave to Tortuguero every day at 6 am from the Pavas Airport (Tobias Bolaños Airport) located in San Jose. It is only a 25 min flight.