Tortuguero

Known as Costa Rica's Amazon because of its surrounding rain forest, the Tortuguero Canal region is rich with exotic flora and fauna.

Board your covered boat for a leisurely cruise through the Tortuguero jungle canals. Your guide explains the rain forest eco-system and points out sights of interest. Keep an eye out for wildlife including howler monkeys, sloths, toucans, bats, aquatic birds, iguanas and crocodiles as well as exotic flora. At the end of your cruise, board your waiting transportation for the short transfer to Brisas de la Jungla, where a nature walk into the rain forest awaits for you.

During our one hour Nature Walk along flat and easy access trails, you will learn many facts about ecology and wildlife. The Jungla Trail offers a 1 km trek through a secondary forest offering beautiful landscapes, various flora and fauna, and including many opportunities to see the remarkably fascinating different frog species of Costa Rica, for example the red dart frog (dendrobates pumillo).

Inside the trail, among the abundant fauna visitors may witness the 3 toed sloths and see the different species of birds: Toucans, Oropendola, Tanagers, Hummingbirds, kiskidees, squirrels and the majestic butterflies that swarm through the trail. You will witness the beautiful flora, such as the epífites, orchids and bromeliads as well as other ground level plants with various sized leaves appearing in their plenty. The different species of trees ranging from young to old, small to large, serve as homes to many of the creatures being large mammals to tiny insects. These trees as you will witness are also adorned by the lianas that hang from the branches.

On the way back to the pier, a short city tour is included before the drop off at the pier.

Operational Notes

• Complementary soft drinks and water are served on the bus.
• Round trip transport between the ship and attractions.
• The meeting point is inside the pier. Greenway have a special permission. Our guides are located close to the main gangway, just behind the security stand (scanner).
• Our guides will be at pier with a sign and the name of the pax on it.
• All buses have A/C
• Buses for 44 or 52 passengers have toilet.
• This tour has been designated an environmentally sensitive tour.
• Tour is not wheelchair accessible & is not for pax with any walking limitations.
• All tour guides are bi-lingual English – Spanish. For other languages please make the request in advance.
• During this tour, in some places there is no shade, pax should bring sunscream, a hat, sunglases, etc.
• During the rainy season, Sep- Nov, pax should expect some rain. Pax should bring a raincoat.
• Greenway Tours suggests pax to bring mosquito spray for beach and rain forest tours.
• Greenway Tours buses are equipped with First-Aid Kit in case of accidents.
• Pax should bring a towel and swim suit for swimming/ snorkeling.
• Pax should wear comfortable shoes.
• Pax should be advised to bring a backpack to store cameras, film, sunscream and any other belongings for easy travel.
• This tour is designed for active people that enjoy exercise and the great outdoors.

Tour Timing

• Departure Times for the Tortuguero Tour:
• 8:00 AM from the pier for Princess, Holland , Celebrity, AIDA, Lirica, ARCADIA , Regata, Seabourn.
  9:00 AM for Opera
  10:00 AM for Carnival Liberty / Victory
• 15 minutes bus ride to Moin Pier where the Tortuguero Canal boat trip departs.
• 90 minutes baot trip on the Tortuguero Canals.
• 15 minutes bus ride to Jungle Breezes Reserve for a nature walk into the rainforest.
• 60 minutes nature walk.
• 20 minuts free time for enjoy the view and the snack.
• 20 minutes City Tour.

DURATION: 4 hours

INCLUDES: 90 minutes boat trip on the Tortuguero Canal, Round trip transportation, naturalist tour guide, Entrance fee to Jungle Breezes Reserve, City Tour and snack.
DEPARTURES: From the Pier.
8:00 AM for Princess, Holland, Celebrity, AIDA, Lirica, ARCADIA, Regata, Seabourn.
9:00 AM for Opera.
10:00 AM for Carnival Liberty / Victory.
PRICE: $75.00 per person.
WHAT´S TO BRING: Hat, camera, hiking shoes, mosquito repelent, camara and film.