Isla Tortuga Snorkeling Tour: Explore the Underwater Paradise in Small Groups
4.5
80 Ratings
Puntarenas
Experience the beauty of Isla Tortuga on a small group snorkeling tour. Explore the underwater paradise, relax on the white sand beach, and enjoy fresh fruits and drinks.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Isla Tortuga - We will start our day from Playa ‘Los Órganos’ in Paquera at 9am to 2.30pm or 12pm to 4pm, with a pleasant boat ride of approximately 20 minutes. On the way to Tortuga Island, you will enjoy the beautiful coast along with some marine life. We will pass Playa Quesera, then going with the boat through the hole in the rock called Arco Iris. After this we will go to the group of Islands called Morteros for snorkeling. The volcanic rock reef is surrounded by crystal clear waters and is famous for the large number of goldfish and some corals. On the Pacific coast of Costa Rica there are not many hard corals, but many fish and shellfish that keep their attention. You can see, for example, angelfish, porcupine, morays, needle fish, spotted eagle rays and many more tropical beauties that will make it a great snorkeling experience.

Changing the snorkeling mask for the sunglasses again, we go to the island itself, where we will visit Playa Tropical, where you can enjoy a swim in the warm waters, stroll along the sugary white sand beach, walk along the path to the top of the island or relax in the shade of a palm tree swaying. Here we will serve you some fresh fruits and drinks.

What's Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Life vests provided
  • Snacks included
  • Carbonated beverages available
Additional Information

As my tour is in a small groups, I’ll give you a local experience and I’m able to make slight changes of how we spent the day regarding duration of snorkling, beach time ect. of course if the whole group agrees.

Once we will start our tour with a boat ride, I will show you the beautiful coast line of the area. We will visit the rock called Arco Iris (Rainbow Rock) and then we will go to the group of Islands called Morteros for some snorkeling.

Changing the snorkeling mask for the sunglasses again, we go to the island itself, where you can enjoy a swim in the warm waters, stroll along the sugary white sand beach, walk along the path to the top of the island or relax in the shade of a palm tree. Here we will serve you some fresh fruits and drinks.

Location
Los Organos
Once you arrive at the beach in Paquera (Playa Paquera, Los Organos) we are located at the right side, or you see our boat already at the sea shore.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Helen
Mar 23, 2024
Perfect day trip! - Such a perfect experience! Juan was so friendly and helpful, and we all had so much fun :) it was absolutely magical to see the crystal clear waters and get to see some fun fish (and starfish!) while snorkeling. The smaller beach that we went to was definitely better than the bigger one that other tours go to, but we were able to swim back and forth for a bit of adventure (he also offered to drop us off over there via boat). So grateful that we got to spend the day there - and it was so convenient from Paquera! Thank you!!
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288jessicalynnw
Mar 22, 2024
Awesome time! - My family and I had a blast! Our guide Juan was friendly and informative. We had a private tour which was lovely. Isla Tortuga is absolutely beautiful! We had the section of the island to ourselves and it was perfect! We were provided sandwiches and fresh fruit and beverages. We saw iguanas and a baby boar. Sadly no monkeys this trip but it was likely due to time of day. Regardless, the tour was a ton of fun!
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Brittany
Jan 26, 2024
Perfect for a relaxing and quiet day on Tortuga - My husband and I took this tour as we read other reviews that said they take you to a quieter beach, not to the main busy beach on Tortuga. We wanted a quieter day and they gave us just that, we almost had the whole beach to ourselves and it was beautiful. We snorkeled first around the main rock where all snorkeling tours were and then headed to the beach for swimming, snacks, lunch, and relaxing. Even just in the waters off the beach we saw lots of fish while we swam. We really enjoyed this tour, especially for the price. There were only 8 of us on the whole tour, whereas some of the other boats we passed were packed with 20 or so people. We would recommend this tour for anyone wanting a more low key, quiet, relaxing and less busy experience on Tortuga!
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Sophia
Jan 14, 2024
Great tour that lets you see the tropical beaches of Costa Rica - AMAZING! Great tour that both my friend and I enjoyed. We went in a group of 8 with 2 guides. They took us to two different beaches (one for snacks/lunch and swimming and another for cocktails) on top of snorkeling and giving us a boat tour around the island(s). The guides mainly spoke Spanish to us. There was some issues with the main boat we were supposed to take which delayed the tour for about an hour but the tour itself made up for the wait.
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Johannesrq3555mg
Jan 5, 2024
Great stuff - It was very beautiful. We saw a lot of fish. The water was crystal clear and the company was always professional and friendly.
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U9753hzbrendab
Mar 25, 2024
Positive experience overall. - I was disappointed in the snorkeling. So few fish, however seeing the baby boar who hung out with us for quite a while was a wonderful experience!
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Rachelc298
Feb 1, 2024
The best snorkelling and Island tour in the area! - This was a brilliant tour company. Much smaller than other trips we saw. The boat was plenty big enough (10people on our trip). X2 snoring site (NB the snoring areas are busy with loads of boats in small areas suitable for snorkelling. Plenty of fish to see. Water visibility on day we went was not great, but still managed to see loads of beautiful fish. Picnic lunch on the Isla was lovely. Delicious sandwich and freshly prepared fruit. We were dropped off on the quieter beach (playa Tropical) rather than the busy main beach, which was great. Guides were helpful and friendly. I would thoroughly recommend.
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Danielhe6466ar
Dec 29, 2023
Family of four - We had poor weather but it was still a pleasant boat ride and my kids enjoyed the beach on the island. I think of the sun was out the snorkeling would have been better but we still saw a good amount of fish
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Mike
Jan 26, 2024
Isla de Tortuga snorkeling - The crew was fantastic! Captain and guide were very accommodating. The outboard motor quit for about an hour and the two spots we went to were very choppy-not optimal for snorkeling. Being on the beach for lunch was nice. We were provided with abundant fresh fruit in a shady spot.
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Manolo_c
Jan 24, 2024
I hope you make it! - I DID NOT MAKE IT TO THIS EXPERIENCE. My tour was cancelled 45 minutes before our 12 noon departure. We drove 1.5 hours just to get there and wasted all the sun/day. Also @Viator why are you sending me a review when i clearly didn’t go? You sent me a refund and cancellation email.
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