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Turtle Nesting Tour from Tamarindo

By Natives Way Costa Rica
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Overview

  • See Turtles Laying their Eggs
  • Chance of Seeing Baby Turtles Hatching
  • Local Bilingual Conservationist Guide
  • Red light Provided to allow picture taking
  • Transport from Selected Meeting Points

Activity location

  • Secluded Beaches around Playa Minas
    • playa minas
    • 50309, playa minas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Native's Way office Tamarindo
    • natives way costa rica
    • 50309, Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

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Sorry this activity isn't available on Sun, Apr 26
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What's included, what's not

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    Transport from select meeting points
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    Professional bilingual guide
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    Bottled Water - Limit 1 per person
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    Chance to see Olive Ridleys and Green Pacific Sea Turtles Nesting
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    Chance of Seeing Baby Turtles Hatching
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    Red light provided to allow picture taking without a flash
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Pick up and drop off at hotels, condos and private residences
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    snacks or food
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    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Children under 5 years old are not permitted to attend this tour. We need to remain very quiet and often there are extended periods of simply waiting and observing.
  • There is not a long hike, however there are times where we move from one beach or viewing point to another. Standing around patiently is normal for this tour.
  • Please reconsider booking if you have mobility issues, difficulty seeing in the night, recently undergone surgery, or have current physical injury
  • The turtle season generally extends from Mid-November to Mid-April, however since this is a natural phenomenon, the season can start, slow or end without specific reason.

What you can expect

Experience

Leaving just after sunset, your guide will take you to a protected area located 30-40 minutes away.

On this Tamarindo Turtle Nesting tour, you will have the rare chance to see Olive Ridley and Green Pacific sea turtles, dig their nests, lay their eggs, and sometimes even see the babies hatching and making their way out to sea! The professional tour guide will take you walking along some remote beaches just North of Playa Grande in search of the turtles as they arrive and dig their nests in the sand!

Due to the sensitive nature of this naturalist tour, we prohibit the use of torches or flash on your cameras, but you may take pictures. A special red light will be provided by the guide that does not disturb the turtles.

Turtles can be seen year round, but November to April is the peak season for turtle nesting

Transport Info:

  • Tamarindo Meeting point - 5:30pm @ Native’s Way Office - This is the first meeting point. Here you will join the transport and drive approximately 30-40 minutes to the destination
  • Huacas Meeting point- 5:50pm @ Huacas Food Lorry Park - If you are coming from areas like Flamingo, Playa Potrero or Brasilito, you can meet here and either join the transport with the rest of the group or follow behind the transport with your own vehicle. (Pick up is between 5:50 & 6:00pm depending on traffic)
  • Matapalo Meeting point- 6:00pm @ Matapalo Public School - If you are coming from areas like Matapalo or Playa Grande, you can meet here and either join the transport with the rest of the group or follow behind the transport with your own vehicle. (Pick up is between 6:00 & 6:15pm depending on traffic)

Meeting directly at the beach is not recommended due to the loss of cell phone signal.

Please contact us if you would like to arrange additional transport from the following areas:

  • Hacienda Pinilla/JW Marriott: USD90 (1-8 pax) / USD110 (9-15 pax)
  • Conchal (W/Westin Conchal), Brasilito: USD80 (1-8 pax) / USD100 (9-15 pax)
  • Flamingo, Potrero: USD100 (1-8 pax) / USD120 (9-15 pax)
  • Las Catalinas: USD120 (1-8pax) / USD140 (9-15 pax)
  • Grande: USD80 (1-8 pax) / USD100 (9-15 pax)
  • RIU Hotels Main Security Gate, Not the Lobby: USD180 (1-8 pax) / USD200 (9-15 pax)
  • Playas del Coco/Hermosa: USD180 (1-8 pax) / USD200 (9-15 pax)

Location

Activity location

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    Secluded Beaches around Playa Minas
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    • 50309, playa minas, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Native's Way office Tamarindo
    • natives way costa rica
    • 50309, Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica