Tortuguero Wildlife Canoe Tour: Explore Rainforest Canals

Explore Tortuguero’s wildlife up-close on a serene canoe tour. Learn from expert guides, enjoy rainforest sounds, and take in breathtaking views.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tortuguero National Park - Delight in the wonders of nature as you paddle through the park’s canals. This eco-friendly adventure offers a chance to observe wildlife closely, ensuring their habitat remains undisturbed. While in the canoe, immerse yourself in the rainforest’s sounds, embrace the tranquility of nature, and take in stunning vistas….
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
  • Dry-bags and binoculars for personal use
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Discover the stunning beauty of Tortuguero with a knowledgeable local guide! This eco-friendly adventure offers an opportunity to observe wildlife closely, ensuring their habitats remain undisturbed. As your guide paddles the canoe through Tortuguero’s winding canals, you will immerse yourself in the sounds of the tropical rainforest, embrace the…

Location
Beauty Care Spa Salon
If you are looking at the main dock, follow the Main Street to your left. It is a blue building across from Coffee Tree House. In case you cannot find us we will meet you at the main dock!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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306valleryr
Apr 10, 2026
Laugh and learn - The guides are super funny and nice. We had a great time, learned alot and booked the walkingtour directly after.
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Moniquevn2571dj
Apr 8, 2026
Highly recommended, relaxed and beautiful - Nice, laid back and beautiful experience. That it was by canoe, without an engine, was very relaxed. We could go into nature, in between nature. Several animals seen: birds, caiman and 2 species of monkeys. With nice and cozy explanations from the tour leader!
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606petrav
Mar 28, 2026
Silent flora and fauna trip through wetlands. - Beautiful trip through the wetlands of this nature reserve.
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Connector19678156485
Feb 1, 2026
Three experiences, all recommended - We took the night walk, the canoe tour, and the day walk. All three were unforgettable and diverse experiences and the staff was super competent and friendly. Highly recommended!!
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Wil
Jan 21, 2026
What a wealth of animals - We saw alligators, iguanas and lots of beautiful birds. With the narrow canoe we got to the smallest creeks. Don't do this trip in a motorboat!
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Christianzm6127hz
Dec 9, 2025
A unique experience - First of all, you have to know that this is not a zoo, but a national park. Nevertheless, we have seen a lot of birds, reptiles and monkeys. The guides Adrian and Kevin are super likeable people. They made this tour (canoe / nightwalk) and the experience on Tortuguero a special experience for us. We are very happy to have chosen Sambola Tours. We can highly recommend you.
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Dream12947599751
Oct 10, 2025
Amazing! - Great experience, awesome views, fair prices, amazing guides! I would recommend this tour operator to everyone visiting tortuguero! Pura Vida Marco
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Derek
Aug 19, 2025
Lots of wildlife! - We did this tour on a rainy morning. Our guide was amazing at finding us a dry spot to wait out the rain, and then we saw lots of wildlife! We went with young kids and they had a lot of fun.
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85arv
Aug 16, 2025
Beautiful canoe tour with very nice guides - Great experience with sambola on this canoë tour. We booked through our hotel Casablanca and Kevin and team took care of everything. Nice staff very knowledgeable about nature & local culture, willing to share and make us experience the best trip.
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Companion25451239224
Jan 31, 2026
Great Tour - The canoe tour was booked by our tour operator. We had to be at the office at 5u30 in the morning 😴. We got welcomed with some coffee. We also got a dry bag and binoculars. Our guide Kevin got us all seated and off we went. He was already wide awake and warned us about his talking. The guys in the boat had to work a little bit with the peddeling. But the big advantage of the canoe is that we could access all the small canals. Which was perfect. I would always opt for this in stead of a bigger boat. We got to see monkeys, leguanas, different birds, a kaaiman from up close.... The tour is defenitly worth getting out of bed early. And Kevin was the perfect guide. Lots of humor. But also lots of interesting explenations about the park and the fauna and flora.
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From $35
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).