Dagstur til Manuel Antonio-nasjonalparken fra San Jose

Turen var fantastisk! Jeg likte den, og jeg var veldig heldig som fikk møte vennlige mennesker i varebilen og en flott guide! Han planla mange ekstra aktiviteter og tilbød en liten kake i lunsjen, vel vitende om at bursdagen min skulle komme (sammen med to andre karer født rundt den datoen)! Vi stoppet for solnedgangen og fikk mange tips fra ham! Han gjorde virkelig forskjellen på turen! Personlig ville jeg ha stoppet mindre tid om morgenen i suvenirbutikken og har bodd en time til - ikke så mye mer - på stranden! Det er perlen på turen, og vi hadde ikke nok tid til å glede oss! Mat (frokost, lunsj og liten sandwich) var utrolig god!

Den eneste vanskelige delen for meg var å finne det nærmeste større hotellet som kunne hentes fra, men når jeg kom dit var det pura vida hele dagen! Vi stoppet for en hyggelig frokost (gallo pinto, eggerøre, ristet brød med ost, frisk frukt, pølse, planter, kaffe og fruktjuice), og så på iguanene som vandret rundt. Vi gikk over krokodillebroen og så omtrent 7 saltvannskrokodiller som soler seg i solen. Vi stoppet for å se på suvenirer (jeg hadde kjøpt de samme tingene dagen før på San Jose Artisans 'Market for mye billigere). Da vi kom til nasjonalparken, fikk vi en liten minilunsj (skinke- og ostesmørbrød, eple og en flaske vann). Vi fikk da omtrent tre timer på å utforske nasjonalparken, og fortalte hvor vi skulle møtes etter det. Guiden vår gikk inn med oss, gikk oss til stranden, snakket om noen forskjellige løyper og la oss vandre. Jeg så hylende aper, capuchins, coati, agouti, noen få typer krabber, en gribb og mange leguaner. Jeg tok katedralstien, som er en liten sløyfe som nesten består av veldig bratte trinn. Jeg hadde tid etter det til å gå langs stranden og bli føttene våte (det er en vakker strand, og perfekt for bading), for så å tørke av og gå tilbake, og jeg hadde fremdeles tid til å bla gjennom suvenirstativene utenfor parken og gå langs hovedgaten en stund. Vi fikk noen valg til middag: Jeg bestilte paellaen, som var deilig og mettende, med masse sjømat i seg. Det fulgte med pommes frites og grønnsaker, suppe og en liten iskrem-sandwich-ting til dessert. Drinker er også inkludert. Etter det kjørte vi tilbake til San Jose (med en badepause), og ble droppet av på hotellene våre igjen. Jeg hadde gledet meg til dette siden jeg kom til Costa Rica, og ble ikke skuffet! Turistguiden Eric var veldig kunnskapsrik, og gjentok alt på både engelsk og spansk. Sjåføren Aaron var trygg og vennlig.

Dette var en flott tur, vår tourguide Antonio var veldig snill og vennlig. Han forklarte mye om turen og ga god informasjon gjennom dagen. Stranden var helt fantastisk og vakker, flotte turstier, og vi fikk se så mange vakre ville dyr. Frokost og lunsj var kjempebra! ! Jeg anbefaler absolutt denne turen! !

Manuel Antonio National Park was phenomenal because of the animals and scenery. Personally, I think Espadilla Beach is the best because of its strong waves, amazing rocks, and just beautiful state. Manuel Antonio beach is usually more occupied, but still a beautiful beach. Playas Gemelas are great tiny beaches, however, it is very rocky even for a beach lover this myself. I recommend booking this trip if you want to spend 4 hours hiking through beautiful trails and swimming in amazing coastlines. Only downside: Our tour guide was incredibly chatty and it became a bit much for me. I had to put my headphones in because I needed a break. I want to underscore that this is a personal preference and some may have enjoyed all the commentary. Personally, it was just a lot.

This trip was taken during the pandemic. Day started at 7:15AM pickup from holiday Inn hotel, the driver arrived at 7:05. We picked up 3 other people for a total of 4 people total. We drove for about an hour and a half where we stopped for food (breakfast), which was pretty good. Than we drove non stop for another hour and a half until we arrived at the National Park. So about 3.5 hours to get there including breakfast. We chose our food when we got there (lunch) for after we were done. The guide walked us up to a certain point, where he cut us loose to do what we wanted. We had a total of nearly 5 hours to do what we wanted. Our group stuck together and we hiked some trails and went to the beach. We had about 2 hours to spare after we finished then hikes and swam for an hour. Unfortunately for us some of the hiking trails were closed due to the storm that hit a week before and the trails were blocked by fallen trees. No fault of the tour company. We hit back the restaurant at 4pm where we ate lunch which was actually pretty good. 3 hours later we were back in San jose. Picked up 7:05AM Dropped off: 7:30PM Full day experience. Could have been better if the trails were open but we still had a great time. The tour guide himself was pretty friendly, although his English could be better. I still understood fine either it probably was his Latin American accent.

This was an amazing day trip. Our tour guide was extremely helpful and knowledgeable in all the areas we visited. We stopped at various places whilst on route to the National Park including the Alligator Bridge, and other lovely scenic views. After a tour around the National Park, we was also able to spend several hours on the beach which was beautiful. A long day but I would highly recommend it.

Beach was beautiful, able to see animals In abundance the restaurants were good. I only wish we could have had more time on the beach

I enjoyed the beautiful beach at the national park but the tour was 12 hours long and we were at the beach for only 3 of those hours and the rest of the time was spent mainly on the bus. There was not much education on Costa Rica or about the national park during the tour. The breakfast was good but the lunch was not.

Great tour and very fun! The tour guide Arlene was very friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. Breakfast and lunch was excellent. I recommend bringing bug spray since you will be hiking in the park. The hike is an easy walk. I did the hiking walk with Arlene and other tourists and she helped to point out monkeys and sloths. I got some great photos of the monkeys. I also saw deer on the hike. Bottled water, a sandwich, and apple was provided to us when we arrived at the park. You will need the extra food for energy because it is hot during the hike before lunch. Great scenery along the route to the park. I highly recommend this tour.

Over 10 hours in the tour bus to enjoy 4 hours at the park, I would not recommend this activity if leaving from San Jose. The meals included were average, the tour guide was not pleasant, she refused to respond to very basic questions, she treated the group like preschoolers.