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with shared bath go for $24 d, or $39 d with private bathroom. There are six private-bath
cabins with air-conditioning available for an extra $10. Spacious bungalows cost $70 d.
All rooms have comfortable beds with mosquito netting and fan. There is an excellent res-
taurant housed under a large
palapa
structure, an inviting swimming pool, and Internet ac-
cess. Activities include a guided tour around the hacienda's working rubber plantation to a
lookout tower with gorgeous views of the river and El Golfete, passing a hanging bridge
over the forest along the way, two-hour horseback riding tours around the farm, kayaking,
and sailing. Tours cost $10-25 per person. There's a boat marina here.
the marina at Tortugal
Farther east along the river, the next place over is the fancier, 35-room
Catamaran
Island Hotel
(tel.7930-5494,
www.catamaranisland.com
)
,setonasplendidprivateisland.
Rooms are housed in comfortable wooden cabins with ceiling fan, air-conditioning, and
private bath. There are rooms on land for $85 d including breakfast or set over the water
for $91 d, also including breakfast. There's a fancy restaurant serving seafood and interna-
