Manatus Hotel

A room at Manatus Hotel begins with an extraordinary sense of peace and comfort. Your guest room is designed to inspire, its beauty connects you with the surrounding environment of a wildlife sanctuary and the water canals, while ensuring your comfort and convenience.Here at Manatus Hotel, the first class experience is the rule rather than the exception. We offer all the possibilities for family getaways, romantic escapades, vacations and wildlife adventures.

Tortuguero shelters a fabulous array of wildlife, including more than 300 bird species, among them the great green macaw; 57 species of amphibians and 111 of reptiles, including three species of marine turtles, 60 mammal species, including 13 of Costa Rica's 16 endangered species, including manatees, ,jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, cougars and river otters. Commonly seen birds include toucans, aricaris, oropendolas, swallow-tailed hawks, several species of herons, kingfishers, anhingas, parrots, and jacanas.

Tortuguero is one of the most varied within the park system, has 11 ecological habitats, from high rainforest to herbaceous marsh communities. Fronting the sea is the seemingly endless expanse of beach.

Behind that is a narrow lagoon, connected to the sea at one end and fed by a river at the other, which parallels the beach for its full 35-km length. Back of the lagoon is a coastal rainforest threaded by an infinite maze of serpentine channels and streams fed by rivers flowing from the central mountain ranges and by thel rains that fall in the area. On the periphery of the forest lies a complex of swamps.

Key Features
Art Gallery
Spa service including:
Relaxing Massage
Stone Massage
Manicures and Pedicures
Facials and Braids
Gym available for guests
Internet access to stay connected
Exclusive art collection - Marcela Crespo Gallegos
Taxes, meals & transport from San José included

Activities at Manatus Hotel

Your visit to Manatus Hotel would not be complete without experiencing the variety of activities available to you here at the Hotel and in Tortuguero National Park.

Fishing Tour
Fishing Tour provides an opportunity for everyone to experience the sport fishing lifestyle and is a great way to spend quality time with family and friends.

Canopy Tour
Offers the adventurous tourist an exhilarating opportunity to soar through the forest treetops high above the forest floor.

Kayak
There are few ways to see wildlife as delightfully as in a smoothly gliding silent kayak.

Water Bike
Tortuguero is renowned for it's beautiful and scenic canals. Water Biking is the best way to see them.

Birdwatch
Our hotel has an extense forest that offers you the possibility to view the jungle life from a perspective previously reserved for a select group of researchers and photographers.

Frog Observatory
We have protected the natural habitat of the frog, permitting the animals to live in security and to be able to reproduce. At the same time, you can enjoy their colorful beauty.

Turtle Tour
Tortuguero is considered to be the most important nesting site in the Western half of the Caribbean for the green turtle and other species of sea turtles. We will take you to an amazing tour to see them and you will learn all about this incredible phenomena of nature. ( Available only on June, July, August, September and October).
Source:www.govisitcostarica.com