1 Day
Breakfast is included in this package about 1 hour 15 minutes after you have left San Jose. This way you can decide where is more convenient for you to have breakfast. The tour starts taking the road that leads to the Caribbean Port of Limon and crossing the continental divide and the exuberant Braulio Carrillo National Park. From the bus you can appreciate the lush vegetation of one of the most biodiverse rainforests of our Caribbean Coast. Once reaching the lowlands a delicious breakfast will be waiting for you at the Rio Danta Restaurant that belongs to the Mawamba Group.
( Approx. departure time from Rio Danta: 9:00 a.m. ) The trip will continue on the main road for a while and later through rural roads and banana plantations until reaching the little dock Caño Blanco. From here you will continue by boat through the canals and national park until reaching Tortuguero town. Upon arrival you will be having lunch around 1:30 p.m. by the pool at the lodge. In the afternoon you will take a hike in the forest trails and afterwards you will visit Tortuguero town. ( by boat ). ( Entrance fees to the Turtle Museum are not included ) Attention: Although Mawamba Lodge has a privileged location between the beach and the Tortuguero River, swimming is not permitted or recommended. ( For your tour to Tortuguero, we recommend to take the following items: flashlight, mosquito repellent, swimsuit, sunscreen and sun block, clothing for warm weather, alarm clock and binoculars. ) Lodging in Mawamba Lodge.
2 Day
Before breakfast you will experience the highlight of Tortuguero which is an early boat drive through the narrow canals of the National Park in the search of caymans, sloths, toucans, turtles and monkeys. You will be delighted and comfortable while enjoying nature at its best! The boats are small without a canopy for a better view. Please remember that you need to pay the entrance fee to the park during the boat tour. The entrance fee cost $ 10.00 per person or the equivalent in colones. ( no credit cards accepted )
After breakfast your tour guide will show you the main attractions at Mawamba Park. You will see the red-eyed frog garden, the acuarium, the butterfly farm, the biodigestor and the frog farm. Afterwards you will have time for lunch and for relaxation. In the afternoon you will proceed to take another boat tour in another sector of the rainforest with the same idea of enjoying the flora and the fauna of the area. Lodging in Mawamba Lodge.
3 Day
After breakfast you will leave the lodge by boat heading to Caño Blanco dock. At this place you will continue by bus until reaching the Rio Danta Restaurant for lunch. From this point you will continue by bus to San Jose, or you will continue the requested itinerary that follows.
Sea turtle tour information at Mawamba Lodge...
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