I went to see the turtles one evening with a small group of friends and a couple guides. I just want to make it clear that I was not disappointed by the turtles, but by how disruptive I felt being on the beach. Our guides took us to one area where we got to see a couple turtles making their... More

This review is of the Playa Grande area in general, the main attraction of which is the beach and marine park. Stay here if you are a surfer or if you are learning how to surf. If not, this place is good for a day trip or a few hours in the evening to see the nesting turtles. I stayed... More

I was a bit afraid to do this tour based on some previous reviews regarding the treatment of the turtles, but we had a very good experience. The guides leaving from the Las Baulas office (north end of Playa Grande beach) kept our group VERY quiet and no one was allowed to even bring cell phones or cameras. The only... More

A beautiful stretch of sand with perfect waves for beginner and intermediate surfing. They close the beaches after sunset during the Turtle nesting season and you can sign up to go on a turtle "watch and wait" at the park office. We came out at sunrise and saw baby turtle tracks from the overnight high tide hatching! Much prettier beach... More

It was most the staff and the hotel. It wasent very profesional. it was terrible and i wouldent recomend it for anyone. I had to change hotel after one night. No service

I've got a lot to say. I was not disappointed because I was expected performing turtles, but for a completely different reason! The numbers of leatherbacks are decreasing at an alarming rate on this beach, and , instead of being heralded as a main attraction, they should be left alone to , without great interruption, perform the necessary process of... More

We booked a turtle tour through our hotel and were picked up by an "official (?)" guide just near the visitors centre of las Baulas, so it seemed pretty official. A couple of minivans full with the same kind of ignorant (stupid) tourists as ourselves, were dropped off near Playa Grande. The first beach was occupied by camping locals with... More

Playa Grande is a wide and long beach... longer than any I have visited in Costa Rica before. The beach is lovely with lots of wildlife and relatively few people (there are small residential communities at north and south, the quieter) end. The park is well maintained and the efforts to protect the turtles are impressive. We did not go... More

We were so fortunate enough to witness a leather-back come to shore and even got to see a tiny 4" turtle hatch and head for the water for the very first time! (Not to mention it was under a full-moon which illuminated the sea and the sand beautifully!) However, the guides provided us with a way-below-acceptable experience. 30 of us... More