Manuel Antonio National Park - Tour Highlights and Travel Tips
Tour Highlights
- The national park itself consists of rainforests, beaches, and beautiful coral reefs. Mostly undeveloped land except for around the city and coastline, you can find many wild animals including some wild squirrel monkeys, capuchin monkeys, iguanas, red eyed green tree frogs and many more.
- Of course, the beach is the most famous place to see in Manual Antonio, it’s just as beautiful underwater. You can join tour groups heading out into the waters for snorkeling and diving, or, if you want to go further out and see if you can catch anything, there are plenty of fishing groups that you can join.
- While Costa Rica is known for having ziplines all around the jungle, in Manuel Antonio, you can zipline from one after the other taking you deep into the forest. The largest zip lines in the forest have 16 zips in a row.
Travel Tips
- When entering the park, you are not allowed to bring food as it will attract unwanted wildlife. Additionally, the monkeys may often jump at you if they see food. The rangers will search your bags prior to you entering the park.
- Petty theft is known to happen by racoons and monkeys. So make sure to keep an eye on your belongings.
- Taking the bus here is the cheapest option comapred to driving yourself. The parking alone often costs more than the bus, so why not skip the hassle of having to drive?