Experience Turtle Season on Costa Rica's Northwest Pacific Coast!

Turtle season has started here on Costa Rica’s Northwest Pacific Coast!  This is always a fun time of year for us as you just never know when you might see a turtle come up onto shore, slowly making her way past the hide tide line and then digging a 2 foot deep hole to lay her eggs in.  Experiencing this amazing phenomenon is often described as a “National Geographic” moment in one's life.  Then just a few short weeks later, it’s so much fun to see the baby turtles dig their way out of the sand and slowly find their way into the deep blue ocean.

While you can see turtles throughout the year along the coast here, they are more prevalent in September, October and November.  Nightly tours are often scheduled for our local beaches and we are more than happy to arrange one for you.  

About 2 hours south of our Langosta Bed and Breakfast is a small town called Ostional where a spectacular occurrence happens every year. It is called an arribada.  If you’re lucky enough to stay with us during that time, we can arrange transportation for you to vist Ostional and see this amazing sight.  An arribada is when 1000’s of turtles come onto the shore of Ostional to lay their eggs in just a 2-3 day period.  The largest ones occur in the months of September and October and depend on the tides and moon phase.

We have 4 types of sea turtles that all Costa Rica home. They are the leatherback, green, hawksbill, and olive ridley.  They are a threatened species so we ask that you respect their boundaries if you see one at the beach unless you are with an experienced guide who will advise you on how best to admire these amazing creatures.  

You will feel right at home at our beachfront Bed and Breakfast located near Tamarindo, Costa Rica.