Costa Rica Holidays: Tortuguero Turtle Season Tours + Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui

From November to April, this fascinating Costa Rica self drive holiday explores the wildlife & scenery of this spectacular country, combining the turtles of the Tortuguero wetlands with the sloths, hanging bridges, hot springs & ziplines of Arenal Volcano. Also explore Monteverde Cloud Forest & the Pacific rainforest & beach at Manuel Antonio. Specified guided tours included.

From May to October Costa Rica beach holidays are best on the warm Caribbean coast, staying in the town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. You can also visit the dramatic Arenal Volcano with its hot springs, sloths & other wildlife, hanging bridges, zip lines & sky tram and view sea turtles nesting & hatching in Tortuguero National Park. Bird life is also outstanding. All transfers included.

Enquire about this small group birding tour in Costa Rica, visiting the rainforests of the Arenal Volcano, La Selva Biological Station in Sarapiqui in the Caribbean lowlands, San Gerardo de Doto in the cloud forests of the Central Highlands, Abangaritos in the dry forests of the Pacific, Tarcoles and Carara National Park. 4 departures: Jan, Feb, March each year. Maximum 12 people. All meals included (but not alcohol).

From November to April, this fascinating Costa Rica self drive holiday explores the wildlife & scenery of this spectacular country, combining the turtles of the Tortuguero wetlands with the sloths, hanging bridges, hot springs & ziplines of Arenal Volcano. Also explore Monteverde Cloud Forest & the Pacific rainforest & beach at Manuel Antonio. Specified guided tours included.

Our guided small group birding tours to Costa Rica travel  from the Caribbean Lowlands to the Pacific Coast. Visit the Arenal Volcano rainforests, Sarapiqui and La Selva, Carara National Park, Tarcoles, Manuel Antonio and San Gerardo de Dota, which is the best place to see various endemics and the resplendent quetzel. Tours departs in February & March each year. Group size: min 2 / max 6.

You do not need to drive on this holiday to Costa Rica that, from November to April, combines the birdlife of the Tortuguero Wetlands with the wildlife & hot springs of the Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest & rainforests of Manuel Antonio, with many optional adventure activities. Afterwards relax on the beach on the Pacific Coast. All transfers & specified sightseeing included.

Our self drive holidays to Costa Rica can be tailor made to your needs. Visit Arenal Volcano with its hot springs, hanging bridges, zip lines, birds & rainforest wildlife then take the boat to the Tortuguero wetlands where sea turtles nest. Continue to San Gerardo de Doto in the Central Highlands, home to the iconic respendent quetzel bird, and the wildife-rich Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula, returning to San Jose via Manuel Antonio on the Pacific Coast.

This Costa Rica self drive holiday focuses on the wildlife of this magnificent country, including its sea tutles. Travel by boat to the Tortuguero Welands where Green turtles nest (July to Oct), visit Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Nosara & Ostional beach where Olive Ridley turtles nest (June to Dec). Optional extension to Osa Peninsula. Transfer option on request.

Enquire about our tailor made Costa Rica self drive birding holidays that explore the key birding habitats of this wonderful country, ranging from the Sarapiqui River in the Caribbean Lowlands, to Turialba & San Gerardo de Dota in the Central Highlands (home to the resplendent quetzel), Manuel Antonio on the Pacific Coast & the wildlife-rich Osa Peninsula. Birding tours provided by the lodges.

Our Costa Rica tours & holiday packages include this tour with G Adventures, led by National Geographic trained guides. Starting from San Jose, we travel from the Caribbean to the Pacific coast - visiting the Tortuguero Wetlands, Arenql Volcano, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio National Park. Learn to make tortillas in La Fortuna and hike in a magnificent cloud forest. Maximum group size = 16 (but average is 12).

This tailor made birding holiday visits Costa Rica, a small but beautiful country that is home to over 850 colourful tropical bird species. Visit the Sarapiqui lowland rainforest, La Selva Biological Station, Turrialba and the cloud forests of San Gerardo de Dota in the Central Highlands, home to the iconic resplendent quetzal. All transfers & specified resort-based birding included. Private tours also available on request.

Explore Costa Rica by light aircraft on this wonderful wildlife holiday. Fly to Tortuguero, where green sea turtles nest, and Arenal Volcano with its rainforest wildlife, hanging bridges & thermal hot springs. Then fly to Puerto Jimenez, the gateway to Corcovado National Park on the spectacular Osa Peninsula. All transfers, park fees & light aircraft flights included.  

This Costa Rica wildlife holiday combines the Tortuguero turtles on the Caribbean coast (green turtles nest from July to Oct), with the rainforests & hanging bridges of Arenal Volcano, where you can see sloths, monkeys & colourful birdlife. Continue to Monteverde Cloud Forest, Palo Verde Wetlands, Nosara & Ostional Beaches, where Olive Ridley turtles nest  (June to Dec). All transfers & sightseeing included.

This Costa Rica wildlife holiday explores the amazingly diverse flora & fauna of this tiny Central American country, with some of the best birding in the world. See nesting sea turtles at Tortuguero; sloths, birds & rainforest wildlfe around the Arenal Volcano, Manual Antonio & Corcovado Park on the spectacular Osa Peninsula. All transfers & specified wildlife activities included.

This lodge-based birding holiday to Costa Rica includes bird watching in the Sarapiqui lowland rainforest, in the Maquenque reserve near the border with Nicaragua, in the highlands around San Gerardo de Doto & in Piedras Blancas National Park on the Golfo Dulce, adjacent to the Osa Peninsula. All transfers, light aircraft flights & specified bird watching included.

On this wonderful bird watching holiday in Costa Rica, you will travel with your own expert birding guide to all the key birding regions. Visit Valle de Orosi, Turrialba, Sarapiqui and La Selva Biological Station in the Caribbean lowlands, the Pacific Coast and Carara National Park, then search for the iconic Resplendent quetzal in the Central Highlands. All transfers, birding & park fees included.

Travelling with your own English-speaking guide, enjoy our amazing 3 country holidays to the Panama Canal, Costa Rica & Nicaragua. Visit the famous Panama Canal & ride 'Coast to Coast' on the Panama Railway. Then fly to San Jose to visit Arenal volcano & Rincon de la Vieje, before continuing to the colonial cities of Granada and Leon. English speaking guide & all specified sightseeing included.

Our tailor made Costa Rica holidays enable you to visit the birds of the Palo Verde Wetlands & view sea turtles nesting or hatching in Tortuguera National Park on the Caribbean coast as well as on Ostional Beach on the Pacific coast. Also visit the rainforests of Arenal Volcano, the wildlife-rich Osa Peninsula, Manuel Antonio National Park & San Gerardo de Doto in the Central Highlands. This holiday is self drive, but transfers available on request.

Enquire about this comprehensive wildlife holiday to Costa Rica, viewing turtles in the Tortuguero Wetlands (July-Oct) and/or Ostional Beach (June-Dec), sloths at the Arenal Volcano & American crocodiles at Tarcoles. Also visit Manual Antonio & Corcovado Park on the pristine Osa Peninsula, with its scarlet macaws & rainforest wildlife. All transfers & specified sightseeing included. Self-drive also available.