- You arrive by boat. There is no road, as of 5 Oct 2026.
- Stay the night if the turtle beach is the reason, as of 5 Oct 2026.
- A foreign adult pays US$16.95. IVA is included, as of 5 Oct 2026.
Tortuguero National Park
Costa Rica
Canals, not a highway. You arrive by boat and stay the night for the turtle beach.
Check before you go
Facts
Arrival: By boat. There is no road.
Fee: A foreign adult pays US$16.95. IVA is included, as of Oct 2026.
Night: Stay if you came for the turtle beach.
Contact
Phone (Cuatro Esquinas office): +506 2709-8086
WhatsApp: +506 8309-3116
Email: pnt.turismosostenible@sinac.go.cr
Official page: SINAC park page
Tickets: online through SICORE, serviciosenlinea.sinac.go.cr
Checked with SINAC, as of 8 Oct 2026.
Map
- The canals: The boat is the visit, not a transfer you skip.
- The turtle beach: The night is why people stay. Other hours this is a beach, not a tour.
People come for the canals and the turtle beach. The boat is how you see both.
There is no road. The boat is the entrance.
Green turtles use this beach from about July to October. Other months the canals are still the visit.
You come from the Caribbean side, by boat, not on a morning drive from the valley.
Book the boat and the night before you leave the road.
A foreign adult pays US$16.95. IVA is included, as of Oct 2026.
The canals are a morning. The turtle visit, when there is one, is at night.
The boat is arranged. You do not walk in on your own.
There is no road. Do not treat the night beach as a free walk.
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Barbilla
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Braulio Carrillo
Cloud and rainforest on the road to the Caribbean, and a cold crater lagoon above Heredia.
Turrialba Volcano
An active volcano east of Cartago. Book ahead and check the alert level before you drive.
Irazú Volcano
The highest volcano, a drive above Cartago. Go early: the craters cloud over by noon.
Poás Volcano
A steaming acid lake above Alajuela. Book a morning slot and look from the rail.
Tapantí
River and rainforest at the end of the Orosi road, a day trip from Cartago.