Tortuga Island

One-Day Tour of the Natural Beauty of Tortuga Island, Costa Rica

Mon, Feb 22, 2010

Wildlife Destinations

Tortuga island is a great place to escape form crowd and on spend vacation, lying on the perfect smooth white sand; palm trees at the inland along the shoreline; pristine glittering blue water washing the shores of the island; just a perfect holiday destination! The Tortuga is a Spanish word, which means turtle in English, and on this island, you are most likely encounter with the other species of animals and birds too. Costa Rica travel includes the Tortuga Island which has been attracting many tourists from over the world, for its tropical island beach, thus making it the most visited beach in whole country. The beach is a great place to lie down – lazily, do snorkeling and swimming. It’s a perfect location to stop by for the ideal tropical island vacation.

We first started off by booking for the Calypso Catamaran Cruise, which is also very well known for the Pacific island Cruise. They organize one-day boat tour, which is filled by adventure. The boat daily leaves from the Puntarenas, Costa Rica’s major Pacific Port for the twenty-three island, in the waters of the Gulf of Nicoya. The huge seventy-one feet Catamaran Manta Raya was a splendid ride to be on. While riding on the boat, under the waters, we saw dolphins, porpoise, aquatic birds and sea turtles. The tour has two destinations it takes to either: the private reserve of Punta Coral, which is amidst the world’s last left behind tropical forest dry forest and in addition is the habitat of the many wildlife together with howler monkeys and yellow napped parrots; or Costa Rica’s well-known palm studded, white sand beach Isla Tortuga island. We thought of going to the Punta corals, but thinking about the beach; we decided to go on the second option Tortuga Island.

It is a beautiful tropic isle with lined coconuts trees on the white glittering sand. The island has many boat excursions that can be enjoyed and most of the cruise passengers come here for a day trip, to feel the haven! The ships take ninety minutes to reach near Jaco to here, from the Los Sueños marina, at Playa Herradura, and Puntarenas. During winters the island is fully glutted by the passengers came here on the cruise. the dock is always crowded by the ships and boats waiting for their stop to get unloaded by its passenger.

Things to Do on the Island

The beach is just amazing to be at in serenity with the natural beauty around us. The island offers many outdoor activities, like snorkeling, swimming, volleyball, hiking, or taking a nap in the most beautiful tropic island.

The list doesn’t end over here, you can enjoy little thrilling activities, like pedal and oar boats, kayaks, Spyaks, water-bicycles.

What You Can Expect

As the Costa Rica has just two different seasons – wet and dry, where you wont have summer or winter months as the temperature is always between seventy and eight one. Between the November and December, the temperature is the coolest in the region. The rainy season starts from the May and last till December, but in April and December, the region has little showers. And in September and October, its rains heavily. The months you won’t want to visit are between March to May, during these months the climate is very humid and temperature is hot.

Getting around

The main airport of Costa Rica, which handles international as well as domestic flights, is the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). The airport is to the west of San Jose, situated twenty-three kilometers away and three kilometers south of Alajuela.

The place is mostly visited by the cruise passengers. But it’s a great place to spend a whole day exploring the underwater marine life and chilling at the beach. People who are looking to escape from the hustle bustle of the crowded beach, then this island is wonderful to be at for peaceful mind and stress free environment!