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Nighttime Sea Turtle Watching
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Free cancellation
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4 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English, Spanish
Overview
With your visit you support the community's efforts to protect these species. Your presence on the beach protects the eggs and the nesting turtle from natural predators and poachers. Likewise and important it generates an economic alternative for the local community.
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- If you want to include dinner you must request at the time of booking, it has an additional cost.
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
DRIVING OWN CAR. Take route to Sixoala and turn 10 km to the left, towards Gandoca beach 75 mtrs before the beach you will find a soda on the left hand there will be instead of meeting with the guide. Check the route well sometimes there is confusion with Manzanillo beach.
Start time
08:00 PM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
The price does not include transportation, but if you need it we can organize it at an additional cost. We pick up at all the hotels in the area.
What To Expect
Playa Gandoca in the Gandoca Manzanillo refuge, is a very important site for the nesting of some species among them; Carey (Eretmochelys imbricata), Green (Chelonia mydas) and Baula (Dermochelys coriacea) which is characterized as the largest sea turtle in the world and in danger of extinction). After the meeting with our guide or we will go to our center of operations located just 75 meters from Gandoca beach, where they will receive an informative talk and we will prepare to go to the beach, then we will wait at the beach until they tell us (the park ranger) the place and location where some turtle is coming from, or we will walk for short trips on the beach to locate them, for the entire trip our guide will give details and information of the turtles, these incredible reptiles visit the beaches of Gandoca in the months of February to July, the odds are good but not It is totally safe to see them, the beach is quite long and it is not always in the schedule that we are patrolling. (Remember that it is not possible to use a camera)
Additional Info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operated by Gandoca Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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