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4 de junho de 2023
We stayed for 2 nights in September. This was our first time here and have no lodging experience at Tortuguero to compare to. We enjoyed our time exploring the jungle and spotting wildlife. It was definitely not the most luxurious lodge we have stayed at, but the Pachira Lodge - not unlike Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge - definitely puts you in the midst of the natural wonders that Tortuguero has to offer. With regards to staying at Pachira Lodge: Highlights: - Tropical rainforest experience starts right at your doorstep (actually even on the way there once on the water taxi) - Surrounded by jungle within the lodge grounds - Amazing wildlife, especially for birders, on lodge grounds as well as out in the national park - Depending on the timing, an opportunity to witness sea turtles laying eggs and even hatchlings emerge Know that: - expect to spend at least 1/2 day traveling to/from Tortuguero by road and river; recommend spending at least 2 nights - tropical rainforest experience starts right at your doorstep; heat, humidity, noise of the surrounding tropical forest - no air-conditioning on the property; this is an understandable and ecologically sensible approach given the relatively isolated location - food is adequate but definitely not a highlight of the stay - wifi strongest next to the reception and dining areas, spotty at best elsewhere on property Unless you fly in from San Jose you will find it takes half a day to make it to Tortuguero. You start with a bus ride out of the capital city, take a lunch break en route, then transfer at La Pavona (Embarcadero a Tortuguero) onto a variety of water taxis that take you downstream along the Suerte River through the tropical rainforest. You eventually make through to the national park and the namesake town. It is not an easy trip but it definitely worth the effort. Even so, on just the ride down the Suerte River we spotted egrets, a large American crocodile basking on the bank of the river, an Anhinga drying out its wings, hanging nests of the Montezuma orependola. On the way back we spotted a white-tailed deer in the water; it did not look distressed and eventually jumped out and disappeared into the jungle. Pachira Lodge lies on a ***** of land between the Suerte River to its west and faces onto the wide Tortuguero Lagoon across to another ***** of land that separates the lagoon from the Caribbean Sea. One crossed the lagoon to reach beach where the sea turtles lay their eggs as well as the small town of Tortuguero. We were greeted with glasses of chilled fruit juice which was much appreciated. We had arrived with a tour group from Spain and The were quickly divided into Spanish-speaking and English-speaking groups for orientation, one naturalist/ guide was assigned to our group but he would often exchange roles and even join him at times (see below for more details). The intro took place at the bar by the pool and lagoon. There was a larger building on the other side or the l
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