Evening with turtles - We were taken by our guide down the beach and saw a Pacific green turtle laying her eggs. After a short while there was a shout from further down the beach. There we were greeted by baby turtles hatching and running into the ocean. It was so magical! I very much suggest talking to Leo at the Occidental Tamarindo as he was very accommodating about my wife’s needs!👍👍👍

Don’t miss this - Awesome experience, once in a lifetime. But be aware you have to be able to navigate a moderately difficult terrain. However Juan Carlos did a fantastic job.

Experience of a lifetime - This was the most mesmerizing experience I’ve ever had. Our guide (Alex) was polite, entertaining, and gave us an amazing experience. He was very respectful to both us and the animals- it was well worth every penny!

Amazing experience! - We did the night trip to see if we could see turtles nesting on beech. They were wonderful to pick us up at hotel and the guide was so knowledgeable. The driver spotted frogs and a hedgehog which let us get some pictures. You must be patient waiting for the turtles but being at the beach at night was a beautiful experience. We even saw the lightning bugs. They finally spotted a turtle and Alex worked hard to inform us and let us know when we could approach. I really appreciate the team en outing is to be respectful of the wildlife (no lights low sound). We would have never seen the turtles if we didn’t have a guide. One of our best outings yet and we will use them again. Next time we are here in Tamarindo. Highly recommend this wonderful team!!!

Leo delivered upon his promise to find a turtle - Our first time in Costa Rica and we were very glad to have experienced this Turtle Nesting tour. Leo was committed to finding us an active egg laying turtle. The first location was unsuccessful, there was a different tour group there and they didn’t see anything. So Leo led us to a different path to the beach (this way was challenging as we had to scale down rocks and it had just rained, so it was slippery). It was also very dark, and we used our phone flashlights to guide us until we got to the beach. Once at the beach, Leo used a red light to navigate. It almost seemed hopeless after walking for a while on the beach, flashes of lightning illuminating the way. It thankfully did not rain, there were no biting bugs and the night walk on the beach made the experience even more adventurous for us “city folk”. Leo did as he promised, and found a turtle digging her nest in the sand. We were fortunate enough to have been in a small group, there were 7 total (including 2 kids and Leo). The experience was humbling, watching Mother Nature do as Mother Nature does. We respectfully watched the Green Pacific Sea Turtle (about 200 pounds) lay her eggs in the sand. Leo was very knowledgeable about turtles and their process of their circle of life. We really enjoyed this excursion, but be ready to walk in the dark and have on good shoes. I had on athletic water sandals and my husband wore crocs and we did just fine. Also, please realize that the tour guides cannot control where the turtles are going to be. It is a shot in the dark, and the beach is huge. Luckily for us, we were able to experience a turtle laying her eggs.

Awesome time - Very knowledgeable great customer service. Great experience overall. They went above and beyond. Thank you

Amazing experience - Very special experience to see the turtle lay her eggs on the beach. Good guides with respect for nature and the animals.

Whew! We got to see a turtle come ashore - Overall, I gave the experience 4 stars, but our guide, Antoni, was 5 stars. The challenge is that the turtle nesting experience is a waiting game and you run the risk of not seeing turtles at all. It was a bit of an adventure getting to the beach site. We drove the guide in our 4-wheel drive rental through the beat-up/ washed-out roads leading to the beach. I suppose our group tour ended up being a private one. It was hot, humid, and insects were nipping at us. We parked and hiked about 5 minutes through the woods in the dark and waited along the beach for the turtles to come ashore. Finally after about 2 hours of waiting, a solitary Green turtle was plodding over the sand to inspect its nesting place. Apparently, she did not find the conditions satisfactory to lay her eggs. So, she went back out to sea. I guess, ultimately, we were lucky to see her at all. If you get to see this incredible event, the tour is worth it. Otherwise, you could be left with disappointment.

It was a difficult walk for some of us - The walk….no one explained how far we were going and how difficult it could be for seniors. The guide was knowledgeable and obviously loved his job but…..

Never Again! - We were picked up outside the gates of our resort, because the tour guide said he couldn’t come into the resort, but we have been picked up before by other companies at the front door. The driver didn’t speak English. He could barely understand us, and we could barely understand him. We had an hour ride like this not knowing where we were going. The website should have told us we had to walk down a rocky path through the woods to the beach. We should’ve been prepared for that. The tour guide was late. He said he had come from another tour so we were sitting in a neighborhood waiting for him to arrive with the driver who couldn’t speak English! It was a disturbing tour. Viator needs to do a better job of explaining this tour. Let people know whats really happening! And let ppl know they most likely won’t see turtles during certain times of the year!!!!