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Tortuguero Travel Guide
Travel guides, stories and practical tips for your Tortuguero adventure — written by the team at Hotel Serendipity.
Travel guides, stories and practical tips for your Tortuguero adventure — written by the team at Hotel Serendipity.
Fewer than 1,000 great green macaws remain worldwide — unlike scarlet macaws, which thrive across Costa Rica. Tortuguero is one of the only places on the planet where you can still see them in flocks. Here is why bird lovers travel here, and how a local conservation story turned a handful of birds into daily sightings.
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No roads lead to Tortuguero — and that's the magic. Here is every way to reach our car-free island, step by step.
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Tortuguero means "land of turtles". From July to October, green sea turtles nest on our beach every single night.
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Turtles, tarpon, dry trails or fewer crowds? There is a best month for each — here is the honest local breakdown.
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Rainforest, beach and boat rides — packing right makes all the difference. The complete checklist from our front desk.
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Canals like mirrors, 300+ bird species and 11 ecological habitats. How to make the most of Costa Rica's Amazon.
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No cars, no roads, no noise — just footpaths, boats and the sound of howler monkeys. What daily life in Tortuguero feels like.
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