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Turtle Nesting Tour

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From $55.00

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Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

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Departs: Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Spend a truly unforgettable evening observing turtles nesting!

- Venture off the beaten track to beautiful, hidden beaches
- Look for turtle tracks in the sand that will lead you to their nesting sites
- Observe sea turtles making their nests on the beach above the high tide mark and laying their eggs, before returning to the ocean

What's Included

Bottled water

Snacks

What's Not Included

Comfortable shoes for walking

Gratuity

Long sleeve top and trousers, must be dark clothing as not to distract the turtles

Mosquito Repellent

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 4 - 11
YOUTH: Age: 12 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 80

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Playa Mina

We’ll pick you up from your location in Tamarindo before driving approximately 17 miles / 25km or 40 minutes through scenic tracks to a hidden beach, close to the beautiful Playa Minas. Once parked, the turtle nesting beach is only accessible via a 10-15 minute walk. As the beach is inaccessible by car it remains dark and undisturbed for nesting sea turtles. This is why they choose to nest on this beach.

On reaching the beach we’ll walk looking for turtle tracks, which will lead us to where the turtles are making their nests. We’ll then sit facing the back of the turtle. observe them deposit their eggs and return to the water; a truly unforgettable experience!

It is possible to see more than one kind of turtle; including the green, black, olive ridley and if we’re lucky the leatherbacks too.

We respect the turtles at all times by closely following rules laid out by the government conservation authorities so as not to be noticed by the turtles while observing them very closely.

We’ll spend approximately an hour on the beach before returning to drop you off at your location in Tamarindo.

Minimum 2 bookings are needed for the tour to operate.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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