Boat trip in Tortugero National Park, Tortugero Village and Jaguar Trail

प्रकाशित: 26.12.2023

Today we set off early in the morning by boat to Tortugero National Park.


Boat trip in Tortugero National Park

Unfortunately, the chances of seeing a few animals are better before breakfast. So it was time to get up early again.


Boat trip in Tortugero National Park

On the way we met a few birds, but unfortunately we couldn't remember all of their names...


Boat trip in Tortugero National Park

We memorized the name of the crab buzzard until we could look up the German translation at the hotel.


Crimson Buzzard

Another special bird that is rarely seen is the kingfisher. Our guide spotted one of the small specimens near the shore.


kingfisher


In addition to numerous birds, there are three species of monkeys in Tortugero National Park (of the four species that live in Costa Rica).


spider monkey

We saw all three species on this boat tour.


Capuchin monkey

There were also a few iguanas sitting up in the trees and barely moving.


iguana

After the trip we went to breakfast to refresh ourselves before the next item on the program began.


Boat trip in Tortugero National Park

We walked with a guide through the village of Tortugero, which is right next to the entrance to the national park.


Tortugero village

After a few stops with short explanations, we had the opportunity to explore the village or a hiking trail in the national park on our own.


Entrance to Tortugero National Park

We started on the “Jaguar Trail”, which runs through the rainforest.


Jaguar Trail Tortugero National Park

But we didn't see a jaguar. This was not to be expected with these nocturnal animals.


Ant trail

In fact, 12 jaguars permanently reside in the area. When the sea turtles come to lay their eggs, there are a few more because they probably like to eat the turtles.


Jaguar Trail Tortugero National Park

During the rest of the year, dog owners have to watch out for their four-legged friends, especially in the evening, as they otherwise roam freely around town...


Tortugero village

The hiking trail was well developed and led through the rainforest and with detours to the sea.


Jaguar Trail Tortugero National Park

On the way we saw numerous lizards that were initially sunning themselves on the path, but then quickly disappeared as we got closer.


Lizard on the Jaguar Trail Tortugero National Park

We also discovered howler monkeys in some trees, but they lay motionless on the branches most of the time.


Howler monkey

We saw another falcon close to the path, which wasn't bothered by the hikers who were taking photos of it.


Jaguar Trail Tortugero National Park

We walked through the village back to the hotel, from where our second boat tour started in the afternoon.


Boat trip in Tortugero National Park

A sloth was curled up in a tree on the bank - but apart from a ball of fur there wasn't much to see.


sloth

On this boat tour we saw some river turtles sunning themselves on the shore.


Black river turtle

A few caimans lay just as motionless on the bank and let us photograph them.


Caiman in the grass


We also saw a lot of bird life and also a few new specimens, such as several herons.


Great Blue Heron

The great blue heron had just fled from the colder weather in its homeland like us, but unlike us it will probably stay here a little longer.


Boat-billed Heron


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