We just got back from 2 weeks in CR and found our stay at Tortuga Lodge in Tortuguero to be our favorite. The setting is incredible - no roads, just get there by bus/boat or plane. Our room was spacious enough for our fam of 4 ( 2adults/2 kids) with 2 D beds and 1 twin. It had a hammock and 2 chairs outside the door looking over the garden and river. Pathways run through the property to the dining room and pool. The meals were very good and group seating was fun as we always could converse with other guests to hear abt their activities of the day. We did the night tour to see the greenback turtles nesting. It was fun and exciting after the short boat ride to walk through town to the trail through the jungle to the beach all by flashlight to see the huge turtles make their way up the beach from the waves, over to patches of brush where they struggled and dug until a suitable nest was dug and then to watch them actually laying eggs - incredible nature right before our eyes and only a few feet away!! Our very nice guide, Robbberto took us out on our boat tour the next day was so great. We putted our way through the canals and could see lots of incredible birds, camens and monkeys playing and jumping over our heads through the trees - such fun! Coming back from our tour in time for lunch an a refreshing swim was the perfect end to the day where we spotted lots of large iguanas . The pool is a beautiful design - not too big, but designed to blend in to the look of the area, rock colored bottom and sides and it looks like it blends into the water of the river which is just over a bank right next to it. L:ots of big comfortable chaises around the pool and some hammocks too. Wespent 2 nights there and loved every minute. Booked it through Presilla at Costa Rica Expeditions who was extremely helpful too.
