Tortuga Island and Snorkeling From Santa Teresa & Montezuma

Tortuga Island & Snorkeling

This trip begins with a short tour along the coast of the Nicoya Peninsula making a short stop at the Cocalito Waterfall to share with our clients important information about the Nicoya Peninsula, places of importance and activities to do in the area.

The Journey from Montezuma to Tortuga Island takes about 45 minutes, once we arrive we proceed to start snorkeling from 10:30am to 12 am, 1 hour and a half approximately in two different points, you will be informed about the marine species of the area that we can find before getting into the water, you will hydrate with fruits between points you will also be given the option to buy oysters and scalops so it is recommended to always carry some of cash.

Visitors to Isla Tortuga can engage in a variety of activities including snorkeling, Kayaking, beach volleyball, and hiking. The island is surrounded by vibrant coral reefs, making it an excellent spot for underwater exploration and marine wildlife encounters.

Scuba Diving: To do scuba diving you need to bring with you the dive license, as soon we arrive on the Island the diving club boat will come to pick you up, for the one immersion we advise this 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.

Discovery Diving: 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.