TNP is situated in north-east Costa Rica next to the Caribbean Sea. It is made up of secondary tropical rainforest together with rivers and canals. Prior to becoming a national park in 1975, the area was used for logging valuable hard woods and harvesting green turtle eggs found along 20 miles of beach.
The area is now a haven for flora, fauna and wildlife. We did not see them, but jaguars are relatively common around the small town of Tortuguero.
The area can only be reached by small aeroplane or boat. The first is 30 minutes from San Jose and the latter about 90 minutes from the nearest road. We arrived by the former and departed, after a three night stay, by the latter. During our visit we did a night walk, the best time to see frogs, a hike and a couple of boat trips. One of the boat trips had an option to do part of the trip by kayak. Our guides were well informed and extremely good at spotting well camouflaged animals. There was also plenty of wildlife around our lodge.
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