ISLA TORTUGA

TORTUGA ISLAND

Tortuga Island is also known as Turtle Island (“tortuga” means turtle in Spanish). It’s a popular day-trip destination while you’re in Costa Rica as there are no hotels here. This is an ideal spot to escape the crowds and find a quiet place to relax and see some incredible Costa Rican wildlife.

If you’ve ever fantasized about visiting a deserted island in the middle of a tropical paradise, spending some time on Tortuga Island comes pretty close! This small island lies off the coast of Costa Rica along the southeastern part of the Nicoya Peninsula.

ISLA TORTUGA SNORKELING

This is a full-day all-inclusive activity from 9:00 to 16:00, departing from Montezuma Beach.

We have a daily shuttle pick-up at the hotels in Mal Pais and Santa Teresa, starting at 7:45 am

At 9:10 we try to be aboard.

-From 10 until about 12 we do the snorkeling sessions from our boat, or the scuba diving immersion, this with another boat from the diving club.

-Around 12:30 lunch will be served at our ranch in Tortuga Island.

-From 13:00 pm till 15:00 you have free time, to chill out!

-15:00 we start our way back to Montezuma town with sunset ahead

THINGS TO BRING

Beach Items: Bathing Suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Sun Glasses, Sandals, Hat, and Extra Money for the Souvenir Shop, Kayak, and Banana Boat Rentals.

INCLUSIONS

Captain, Bilingual Guide & Cook
-Snorkelling and Scuba Gear
-Soft Drinks, water, 2 can beers per person
-Full Lunch (Tuna Fish fillet, organic chicken fillet + vegetables or Veggie option)
-And Tropical Fruit

SCUBA DIVING

We will start the day by taking you on a 45 minutes boat ride along the coast with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean on the right and the beautiful landscape of the NICOYA PENINSULA on the left. During the boat ride, most of the time, you will be able to see cheerful dolphins, jumping manta rays, primitive turtles, or if you are lucky you can even enjoy watching humpback & pilot whales.

Once we get to the paradisiacal TORTUGA ISLAND we will anchor our boat next to the best points for SNORKELING. The volcanic rock reef is surrounded by crystalline waters and home of Angelfish, Porcupinefish, Morays, Needlefish, Spotted Eagle Rays, and many more tropical beauties that will make it for you an extraordinary snorkel experience.

After the amazing snorkeling experience, our captain will take you to the wonderful white sand beach of Tortuga Island where drinks and fruits will be waiting for while the lunch is ready. For lunch, our cook serves fresh BBQ fish (tuna fillet now) or chicken, sauteed vegetables with delicious grilled potatoes.

After lunch, the afternoon will be yours to enjoy. You can go for a hike, a swim, rent a kayak, a banana boat, take a little “siesta”, or just chill at the beach. And then as the day comes to an end, we will get back on the boat for a beautiful ride back to Montezuma town.

Scuba Diving: as soon we arrive on the Island the diving club boat will come to pick you up, for the one immersion we advise due the tour time. The visibility average is between 2 and 7 meters. What have on these waters is nice volcanic rock formations, a big school of fish, rays, morays, white tip sharks. We provide all the scuba equipment, and of course a Dive Master or an Instructor as a guide, we just need to know your wetsuit size.

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