Visit Tortuga Island with Lunch from San José | 12 hours to 15 hours

69 Reviews | Alajuela
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Full day Tortuga
2 Adults x $125.00
$250.00
Approx Total
$250.00
shared tour

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Fresh Fruits
  • Dolphin watching (conditions permitting)
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Snorkeling on the Beach
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Coffee with aperitif
  • Tip
  • Breakfast cost $8-$10

Overview

Discover the magic of this wonderful beach, Playa Tortuga, located in the Gulf of Nicoya, 12 nautical miles from Puntarenas, Playa Tortuga (called by the indigenous Tolinga) has an area of 120 hectares and is maintained as a protected forest; which has enjoyed the Ecological Blue Flag for more than five years. This distinction is awarded to beaches in our country that have pollution-free waters. Due to its geographical characteristic, its waters are turquoise in color and are ideal for swimming.

Itinerary

  • San Jose (Pass By)

    We leave the capital bound for Puntarenas, where we will board our boat that will take you to Tortuga Island.

  • Orotina

    We will stop for breakfast in Orotina, breakfast not included.

    50 minutes

  • Tortuga Island

    We will take a tour to visit the beautiful Tortuga Island aboard our boat. You will be able to see iconic islands and dolphins along the way. Upon arrival at Tortuga Island we will give you 5 hours of beach time where you can relax and enjoy the sea.

    15 minutes

  • Puntarenas

    We will make a stop to buy snacks or coffee. (Not included) Then we will travel to San José to drop off the clients. The return time may vary depending on traffic.

    45 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 10100% refund
June 11No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews

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69 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    48
  • 4 stars
    9
  • 3 stars
    5
  • 2 stars
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 48 reviews with 5 stars

Great experience

Published on Sep, 2024

Everything about my stay was absolutely wonderful. I plan on coming back. Very soon. The food, the people and the country is absolutely beautiful.

10/10 Experience

Published on Aug, 2024

We had such a great time! Percy our tour guide and his team were absolutely amazing! Percy was so knowledgeable, he took the time to learn everyone’s name, something about them and actually remembered. The bus was very nice and comfortable, boat ride to the island was great, we made a few stops at other islands to see some pretty cool stuff. Snorkeling was great, lunch and snacks were delicious. We stayed the perfect amount of time on the island, there was plenty todo. Would definitely recommend.

Pleasant Experience

Published on Apr, 2024

Our trip was well-coordinated and wonderfully relaxing. Our tour guide, Jorge, proved to be incredibly knowledgeable and supportive throughout. We were particularly impressed when we discovered that my boyfriend had left his belongings on the bus. Jorge efficiently coordinated with another tour guide, Nela, who also worked for the same company, to ensure we were reunited with our items.

Great experience but lack of communication from tour company

Published on Apr, 2024

The experience itself was great! Our guide (woman) was super friendly and helpful and informative and overall great! However please be AWARE! The tour company itself does have a lack of communication in regards to pick up time details. Friday was my trip, so Thursday morning I reached out to the company for details on time because I haven’t heard from them previously. They informed me they would notify me in the afternoon. It was now 5-6pm and still haven’t heard anything. So unfortunately I was in a hard sticky place and reached out to customer service trip advisor and they reached out to the company and less than an hour the company finally provided me the time details…that’s all I wanted. But had I not reached out to trip advisor customer service, I truly don’t know if I would’ve gotten a response back from tour company.

Great day trip to a beautiful beach!

Published on Apr, 2024

The tour leaves VERY early but I think we were the second group to arrive at the island out of many, which was nice to have plenty of chairs to choose from and some time to swim before it got busy. The bus was the nicest bus I’ve ever been in which made the 2 hour ride comfortable. We stopped at a really nice place for breakfast (you pay) that offered many options and a huge souvenir store. When we got closer to Puntarenas our guide told us more about the area including local agriculture. The boat to the island was one of the nicer ones of all the tour boats I saw later arriving at the island, and provided life jackets which many other tour boats didn’t. They provided fruit as a snack and a typical Costa Rican lunch that was good. The beach was very nice and generally clean, there are some rocks in the water to watch out for. During the 20 minute snorkeling session, I saw about 10 different types of fish and some sea urchins. Things that cost extra on this tour are: breakfast, Special drinks on the island, it costs $1 each time to use the bathroom on the island, lounge chairs are $10/chair/day. Overall a very comfortable ride, enjoyable tour with good tour guide, and 5 hours at the beach. Overall tour ran from 4:45 am until 5 pm. I would definitely recommend it for those who want a beach day but need transportation from San Jose!

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