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Tortuguero Canal

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
5.0 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: Bodies of Water
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San Jose, California
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

Our canal tour was great. Very quiet in the afternoon and our guide was stupendous. He could find the tinies of animals from 20 feet away! Our favorites were the slothes but the birds were gorgeous and we even saw a few cayman aligators. Loved it. More

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Denver, CO
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012
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The worst part is that it takes 4 hours to get from Moin to Tortuguero, so take water and snacks. There is one stop on the way so you can use the bathroom. The scenery and the flora and fauna were worth the ride! More

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Jackson
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

Saw a lot of wildlife and the plants were awesome. More

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bedford
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

We booked this tour through Charlie, owner of Okey Dokey Tours. He is a very honest, trusting person. Even though we booked this tour approximately 5 months before we were traveling, he never asked for a deposit. He answered my many emails very patiently, even though I think I repeated the same question several times. I booked the tour for... More

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Harrogate, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012
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Have just come back from a cruise which included Limon in Costa Rica. I booked a private tour with Oscar Brown tours and the day was just perfect! Oscar is a great host who loves his town and country. I have reviewed him separately but it included a trip on the Tortugero canal trip with Walter. He was fabulous, a... More

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san diego
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012

Fun and relaxing place, especially if you're able to get a private tour, like we did (we had a 4-year-old and had negotiated a boat just for ourselves in advance). We spent about an hour and saw some black howler monkeys, sloths and plenty of exciting canal flora. More

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Aurora, Ohio
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2012
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lizards, sloths and birds, Oh My! Relaxing boat ride to view several sloths, a cayman, lizards, and at least a dozen birds. Wonderful tour of the canals. More

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Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012

Great place for bird watching! We also saw Camens, iguanas, and sloths. More

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Toronto, Canada
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2012
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I have now taken a trip on the canal on two occasions. If you travel with one of the trips booked through a cruise line you will go on quite a large boat (80+) but if not it will likely seat 6-12 people. You are likely to see a lot of wildlife. You will definitely seen several types of birds,... More

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Charleston, SC
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 4, 2012

Good pics. Clean boat. Part of MyLuckyTour. Private boat just for our group of ten More

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