Tortuguero Canal trip--don't miss it!

[hcat]

Recently back from Brilliance. We did this tour through the cruiseline (Royal) & had a wonderful experience. After a long (but A/C) bus ride through the country including a banana plantation...we arrived at a way station. There was a local band, fruit buffet & so so clean restrooms....We then left on covered boats for a long journey through some beautiful canals. Saw many many birds & animals--monkeys, sloths,, lizards....just beautiful--use your long lenses! We returned to a diff & more remote station -less so so bathroom-- & then had a much shorter trip back to the pier. Guides on the bus & boats were excellent & we feel that it was great going through the cruiseline for this trip--we saw other boats that were not quite as nice...A later group did the reverse itin--glad we had the long bus ride at the beginning. Also we did not know we would not return to the same spot so did not buy a few things we had wanted to pick up---If you do this trip buy ahead..Upon return to port there was a flea market to buy stuff with lot's of variety-- Would not advise wanderring much further than that!

[mii]

We did this tour through the Coral Princess and I also highly recommend it. It was a ship excursion and I would do it again. Wonderful views, comfortable seats on the bosts, which by the way are covered on top, open on the sides, and a great guide.

 

Marilyn

[Mike2131]

We took this trip as part of a combination tour that included the Arial tram and lunch. We expected the Arial Tram to be the best part, but the canals were, by far, the highlight.

 

Highly recommended!

[lesharona]

We just returned from the Coral and enjoyed this

tour so much. We saw lots of howler monkeys, bats,

crocodiles, sloths and many birds.

Would highly recommend this tour.

[Longlegscruiser]

I am going cruising on the Liberty in November and am considering doing this, how long are you in the canal?

 

thanks!!