Witness One of The Greatest Wildlife Shows On The Planet

Atlantic Green Sea Turtle Nesting Season : June ~ September

You will sit on the beach waiting for her to find a spot that has just the right location and texture of sand.

When she is satisfied, she will begin to dig and when her nest cavity has reached the depth she requires she will begin to lay her eggs.

It is not until the laying of her eggs has begun that you will be able to approach her.

Quietly you will kneel near her and observe as she lays her eggs.

Many years ago, she broke out of her egg, climbed up through the warm sand, and stumbled down to the ocean shore – through a gauntlet of predators. Perseverance was the first chapter of her life.

She is the one in 10,000 who survived.

She roamed for all those years through thousands of miles of ocean. Now she’s big, protected by her big shell and a long life of adventures that made her strong and safe.

You too have been roaming the ocean of your life adventures. At this moment, you and she will meet and perhaps look into each others’ eyes.

Those who have had the privilege say they see a unique expression of safety, serenity, and wisdom. Others look in those wise old eyes and feel blessed.

No one ever forgets the experience.

Tortuga Lodge & Gardens

Tortuga Lodge & Gardens is situated on 146 acres of private land on Costa Rica's northeast Caribbean coast. View the wildlife of Tortuguero National Park and explore its back water creeks and lagoons by boat with your Tortuguero Naturalist Guide, while staying in the comfort of your River View Deluxe Rooms or River View Penthouse Suite.

The essence of Tortuguero is slow-moving tropical rivers. Everything about Tortuguero is defined by the rivers. They are Tortuguero's roads and Tortuguero's soul. If a visitor wants to bring home the essence of Tortuguero he/she must get in tune with the rivers.

The all-pervasive presence of the water blurs distinctions. As your boat moves slowly through the forest, you are immersed in a world where the forest merges with the rivers and the water becomes part of the tree. Land and water, indoors and outdoors lose part of their meaning.