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Night Turtle Nesting Tour from Tamarindo
4 h
By night
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Native's Way Costa Rica, Meters West Of Banco Nacional 50 Next to La Oveja Negra Surf Club, Tamarindo 50503 Costa Rica
Leaving just after sunset, you will meet at our office and your guide will take you to a protected beach located 30 minutes away.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Playa Mina, Playa Conchal Costa Rica
You will have the chance to see Olive Ridley and Green Pacific sea turtles laying their eggs at a series of secluded beaches near Playa Grande. You could possibly see the Leatherback turtles, but it is rare.
Due to the sensitive nature of this naturalist tour, the local guides prohibit the use of flashlights or flash on your cameras, but you may take pictures. A special red light will be provided by the guide that does not disturb the turtles.
Turtles can be seen year round, November to April is the peak season for turtle nesting.
Duration: 2 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Native's Way Costa Rica, Meters West Of Banco Nacional 50 Next to La Oveja Negra Surf Club, Tamarindo 50503 Costa Rica
Leaving just after sunset, you will meet at our office and your guide will take you to a protected beach located 30 minutes away.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Playa Mina, Playa Conchal Costa Rica
You will have the chance to see Olive Ridley and Green Pacific sea turtles laying their eggs at a series of secluded beaches near Playa Grande. You could possibly see the Leatherback turtles, but it is rare.
Due to the sensitive nature of this naturalist tour, the local guides prohibit the use of flashlights or flash on your cameras, but you may take pictures. A special red light will be provided by the guide that does not disturb the turtles.
Turtles can be seen year round, November to April is the peak season for turtle nesting.
Duration: 2 hours
Included
- National Park fees
- Local taxes
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
- Hotel drop-off
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for children age 4 and under
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Features
Tourism
80%
Cultural
55%
Original
40%
Nightlife
25%
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Unique experience under a star lit sky. We saw two green sea turtles lay eggs. It was a bit treacherous getting to the beach and was a bit of a hike. Photos are allowed but without flash or any light. The guide had a red light to ensure it would not disorientate the turtles. Be ready to sit quietly on the beach for a while. Bring water and wear good shoes!
We had an incredible and lucky night saw 2 green pacific adults and then found a nest that had been decimated by some predator. Our quide dug out the remaining nest to discover 2 live babies which we escorted to the sea. Watching their struggle and determination to reach the sea was incredible.
Amazing trip! We have seen one turtle nesting.
We were there at the end of the turtle season so only got to see one turtle but she was amazing! Be sure to check that you are going at a time that is good to see turtles.
It was amazing. I will never forget watching the experts take a baby pacific turtle from the nest. He wasn't moving at first and the experts thought he may be blind. But after some coaching they got him to follow the trail the created while the entire group followed him on! It was spectacular.