Owen Tour

Owen Tour offers you an unforgettable experience in Tortuguero

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Tortuguero is a national park that is located on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. It was proclaimed a national park in 1970 and 1975 by decree of the National Park law in order to protect the wide variety of plant and animal species, among which is the green sea turtle.

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This park includes more than 26.156 hectares and 45.755 marine extension including channels and rainforest, And is located 80 km to the north of limon. Where you can find about 400 species trees and there estimated about 2.200 species of other plants, 50 species of mammals, more than 150 species of amphibians and reptiles, and more than 879 species of local and migratory birds, 250 of which are local.

Owen Lackwood Escorcia
Local naturalist guide
Email: owen242009@hotmail.com
Tel.506-2709-8146 or 506-8779-2566

My name is Owen Lackwood Escocia. I was born in Nicaragua and my parents are Nicaraguan. We moved to Costa Rica when I was four years old. I grew up in Puerto Limón.

After working for export companies and in different areas of the tourism industry, I became a naturalist guide in Tortuguero in 2001. As I began working in Tortuguero, this area became an outdoor classroom for me. I learned everything I could about the rain forest and its treasures.

The Village of Tortuguero

The village of Tortuguero was founded in the 1930's by a Columbian family from San Andres. They came to Tortuguero to make a living from exporting coconut and from the sea turtles. In the 40's american lumber businesses arrived to profit from the resources of the jungle. Since those businesses provided work, the first immigration to Tortuguero began, mostly from Nicaragua. Currently the village of Tortuguero consists of an area of 5 kilometers of public land and in total 26.156 hectare. There are approximately 1,700 inhabitants, mostly immigrants, and all of them totally dedicated to tourism. In the village we have a primary and secondary school. There is also a clinic, churches, and different relitions as well as various hotels and cabinas.

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Services and Tours:

Canoes………… $35 p/p
Nocturnal turtle nesting tour….....$30 p/p
Walking tour through the National Park……$25 p/p
Nocturnal tour.................................…….$35 p/p
Fishing Tour…………………………..$95 hr

Boot Tour …………………………..$40 p/p

We also offer transportation from :

Tortuguero – Moin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 p/p
Moin – Tortuguero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 p/p
Tortuguero – La Fortuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65 p/p
Tortuguero – Pavona private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85 (Maximum 4 people)
Pavona – Tortuguero private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85 (Maximum 4 people)

Lodging

We offer comfortable rooms near the village with easy access to the beach, with
private bathroom, hot water, fan, and beautiful gardens.
These are the acommodations

Icaco,Cabinas tortuguero y La casona
double with private bathroom ………….$45 (not include breakfast)
With private bathroom for 2 people …… $70(include breakfast
4 people ……………………..$85(not include breakfast

Owen Lackwood Escorcia
Local naturalist guide
Email: owen242009@hotmail.com
Tel.506-2709-8146 or 506-8779-2566

The Village of Tortuguero