08 Nov 2023

Tortuga Island Tour

We will start the day by taking you on a 45 minutes boat ride along the coast with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean on the right and the beautiful landscape of the NICOYA PENINSULA on the left. During the boat ride, most of the time, you will be able to see cheerful dolphins, jumping manta rays, primitive turtles, or if you are lucky you can even enjoy watching humpback & pilot whales.

Once we get to the paradisiacal TORTUGA ISLAND we will anchor our boat next to the best points for SNORKELING. The volcanic rock reef is surrounded by crystalline waters and home of Angelfish, Porcupinefish, Morays, Needlefish, Spotted Eagle Rays, and many more tropical beauties that will make it for you an extraordinary snorkel experience.

After the amazing snorkeling experience, our captain will take you to the wonderful white sand beach of Tortuga Island where drinks and fruits will be waiting for while the lunch is ready. For lunch, our cook serves fresh BBQ fish (tuna fillet now) or chicken, sauteed vegetables with delicious grilled potatoes.

After lunch, the afternoon will be yours to enjoy. You can go for a hike, a swim, rent a kayak, a banana boat, take a little “siesta”, or just chill at the beach. And then as the day comes to an end, we will get back on the boat for a beautiful ride back to Montezuma town.

Scuba Diving: as soon we arrive on the Island the diving club boat will come to pick you up, for the one immersion we advise due the tour time. The visibility average is between 2 and 7 meters. What have on these waters is nice volcanic rock formations, a big school of fish, rays, morays, white tip sharks. We provide all the scuba equipment, and of course a Dive Master or an Instructor as a guide, we just need to know your wetsuit size.

If you are not certificated you can join us on our diving tour, doing a discovery, which is the beginning of diving, as soon we get to the island you will take another boat for that. Starting with exercises on calm water on the beach no deeper than 2 meters, to get used to the equipment, and after a professional dive no deeper than 7 meters, always with a Dive Master or the instructor.

Good sea conditions for boating, most of the mornings are sunny or with a light rain that does not affect the sea conditions.

Schedule

This is a full-day all-inclusive activity from 9:00 to 16:00, departing from Montezuma Beach.

We have a daily shuttle pick-up at the hotels in Mal Pais and Santa Teresa, starting at 7:45 am. We can pick you up mostly at any place on a steep hill in a 4×4 car, 15 minutes before the regular time, but a GPS address is required, please only pass it to us the day before.

We also can pick up customers in Tambor bay by boat or by shuttle at 8:00/15 am if needed.

– At 9:10 we try to be aboard.

– From 10 until about 12 we do the snorkeling sessions from our boat, or the scuba diving immersion, this with another boat from the diving club.

– Around 12:30 lunch will be served at our ranch in Tortuga Island.

– From 13:00 pm till 15:00 you have free time, to chill out!

– 15:00 we start our way back to Montezuma town with sunset ahead.

Tour includes:

Every Boat has a roof that covers about the 70% of it, and our fleet of boats is powered by twin 200hp & 250hp top-line electronic Suzuki gasoline engines.

– Captain, Bilingual Guide & Cook
– Snorkelling and Scuba Gear
– Soft Drinks, water, 2 can beers per person
– Full Lunch (Tuna Fish fillet, organic chicken fillet + vegetables or Veggie option)
– And Tropical Fruit

All safety equipment (life vests, compass, GPS, radio communication, extinguishers), professional boat captain, bilingual guide, permits, and insurance for everyone aboard.

Things to bring:

Beach Items: Bathing Suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Sun Glasses, Sandals, Hat, and Extra Money for the Souvenir Shop, Kayak, and Banana Boat Rentals.

Daily times:

9:00 From Montezuma, at our check-in point, five-ten minutes before in front of the football field, white wall on the beachside, G-Maps: https://g.page/Zumatours?share
Between 7:45/8:0 From Mal Pais, Santa Teresa & Hermosa hotels, depending on each place location.

Or in our office in Santa Teresa at Plaza Kahuna where you can leave your car or ATV if necessary.

It takes around 45 minutes to drive to Montezuma.

8:00/15 From Tambor beach, around 25 minutes drive to Montezuma, or from Tambor beach you can come also with our boats.

Duration:

7 Hours

Prices:

$99.00 Adults | $65.00 Children

Book Now