Tortuguero Kayak Tour: Explore Mangrove Wildlife

Explore Tortuguero’s mangroves by kayak at dawn. Spot alligators, monkeys, and exotic birds. Immerse in nature’s symphony. Book your adventure now.

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tortuguero - Enjoy a light snack before the activity, featuring coffee or tea, cookies, and fruits.
  • Tortuguero National Park - The adventure begins at 6 am and typically lasts around 2 hours and 45 minutes within the National Park, offering the opportunity to observe a diverse range of flora and fauna.
What's Included
  • Kayak, Life jackets, oars, ponchos
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to National Park
  • Pick-up service from hotels outside the village
Additional Information

This activity offers the opportunity to explore the mangroves of Tortuguero National Park. It begins early in the morning, with a light snack of coffee or tea, cookies, and fruit provided before departure. During this experience, it’s common to encounter wildlife such as alligators, iguanas, birds, white-faced monkeys, howler monkeys, and various…

Location
GFRW+JJV
Tuanis Tour Office Located 50 meters south of the Main Tortoise Pier on the right
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Janta6133pv
Feb 22, 2026
Great Tour through the real nature of Costa Rica! - It's not a Zoo you need good eyes and a bit luck to see animals but the guides have a big experience and are very helpful to find them. We started at 6 a.m. and could enjoy the sunrise during paddle inside the rain forest. We had a really good guide (Warren) who found a lot of different animals (e.g. Kaimans, pianobirds, howler monkey) and we had a lot of fun with him. I recommend this Tour!
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Debordem
Feb 17, 2026
Incredible experience - It was a great experience with Warren on a kayak tour of the river and the Tortuguero mangrove. We loved this immersion as close as possible to Costa Rican nature! I highly recommend!
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Oliviabj4394dn
Feb 16, 2026
Perfect Costa Rica experience - Communication with Tuanis Tours via WhatsApp in advance went great, the kayak tour with Rabat was one of our highlights in Costa Rica! Despite the rain, we have seen many animals about which Rabat could give us a lot of information. Our impression was that you are much more “private” with the kayak than with the larger canoe trips with other providers. All in all a perfect experience, pura vida!
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Coastal54762218640
Feb 15, 2026
A great kayak ride! - I really recommend this experience! Gabriel is an extraordinary guide and we had the chance to see many animals during our walk! The price is really correct compared to the experience!
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Lightpacker98184
Feb 1, 2026
Fabulous tour in the rain - Cannot rate the kayaking tour highly enough. Gabriel the instructor was so friendly and knowledgeable. We also did the day walking tour with him. Both tours were great and definitely worth doing to see & learn more! You get really close to some fantastic animals and birds in the kayak but we saw lots on the day tour too. Flying visit so didn’t have time for a night tour as well! Definitely recommend!
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D1528lrhelenes
Jan 28, 2026
An absolute must in Tortuguero - The kayak tour was breathtakingly beautiful! At sunrise it started, there were only two of us plus our tour guide Andy. He was super nice and patient, showed us lots of animals and gave us time to photograph. He always explained a lot about this and could answer any question! It is definitely worth getting up early, we would recommend this tour to everyone, an absolute must!
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Amandelgaarde
Jan 22, 2026
Definitely do! - Very nice to do, lots of animals spotted, including 2 caimans, a turtle and of course sloths and monkeys. We had Andy as a guide, he could tell you all about the animals and plants. We had a great time.
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Wanderer58145285613
Jan 9, 2026
Great experience - Andy our guide did an amazing job! We enjoyed every minute of it and would definitely recommend! We saw a lot of wild animals and went deep into the canals with the Kajak
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Carloshd6103el
Dec 31, 2025
Great tour - Excellent tour with him. Guide Andy, lots of explanation and lots of exotic animal sighting, we enjoyed it quite a bit
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796riang
Jan 5, 2026
Right through the rainforest - Beautiful trip through the National Parc. Especially the tiny waters between the majestic trees were very special to me. The guide was skilled and knew how to spot many animals.
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From $40
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).