rivière Tortuguero à l'aube, avec ses nappes de brouillard, son eau calme, sa jungle

Tortuguero and the Caribbean

Jungle, canals and Caribbean culture

The northern Caribbean coast is a maze of jungle and freshwater canals reached only by boat or small plane, which gives Tortuguero its remote, end-of-the-road feel. The forest presses right up to the water, and the canals are the roads: you explore by boat, gliding past caimans, monkeys, sloths and dozens of water birds. Tortuguero National Park is one of the most important green turtle nesting sites in the western Caribbean. Further south, the coast opens onto beaches, coral reefs and the Afro-Caribbean culture of Cahuita and Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, with its own rhythm, food and Creole heritage. The climate is warm and humid year-round, and rain can fall in any season.

Not to be missed in the Caribbean region

the canals of Tortuguero by boat
green turtle nesting from July to October
Cahuita National Park and its coral reef
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Manzanillo
the region's Afro-Caribbean food and culture

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Tortuguero, the coast, and <br><b>the Caribbean in Costa Rica</b>

Tortuguero, the coast, and
the Caribbean in Costa Rica

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Unique experiences

Turtle nesting at night

Join a certified guide after dark to watch a green turtle come ashore and lay her eggs. It is a slow, quiet, deeply memorable encounter, strictly managed to protect the animals.

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Dawn paddle through the canals

Set out at first light in a canoe or small boat when wildlife is most active. You drift silently between the channels as monkeys, herons and caimans wake around you.