Best Tortuguero Kayaking Tours: Our Top 4

1.Canoe tour dentro del Parque

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $28Our pick

Start at 6:00 am with Tortuguero Adventures for a three-hour canoe trip through Tortuguero National Park. Your multilingual guide helps you spot caimans, howler monkeys, and tropical birds. Binoculars, paddles, and rain ponchos are included. Carmen handles friendly booking communication, and groups are limited to 10 people.

“Die Tour war von Anfang bis Schluss perfekt. Sehr einfache und freundliche Kommunikation mit Carmen. Die Tour startete pünktlich um 6.00 Uhr - davor gab es noch Kaffee und Tee. Der Guide war perfekt - er erklärte uns alles im Detail und nahm sich die Zeit alle Fragen zu beantworten. Wir sahen super viele Tiere.”

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2.Adventure Canoe Tour in Tortuguero

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25Best value

Join an accredited guide such as Leroy, Norton, or Eric for a two-hour canoe trip through Tortuguero National Park’s waterways. Expect a small group of up to six, paddle-only travel, and close looks at monkeys, sloths, birds, caimans, basilisk lizards, and other wildlife. The park ticket and local transport cost extra.

“We had a great boattrip watching birds, monkeys and caimans. Our Guide Norton was very nice and helpful to see this animals in the canals of Tortuguero.”

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3.Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $45

Start at 6 a.m. in Tortuguero for about three hours of guided kayaking through canals near Tortuguero National Park. Guide Christian is praised for spotting wildlife and explaining the park, while Emanuel helps with park-ticket details. Kayaks, life vests, and paddles are supplied. Bring energy for a steady paddle and budget separately for the park entrance fee.

“Great few touring paddling through the canals. It was raining quite hard so the wildlife were hiding a little, but we spotted Cayman, a turtle, monkeys and lots of birds. Our guide was very knowledgeable. We felt kayaking in shorts and t shirt was a better option than huddling down in a boat in ponchos.”

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4.Canoe tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Start at 6:00 am in Tortuguero National Park for a 2.5-hour canoe or kayak trip through the canals. A licensed guide, including Hugo when assigned, helps you spot caimans, crocodiles, monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and birds. The group is limited to eight, and park entrance is extra.

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