Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio Travel Guide
Pacific coast rainforest meeting white-sand beach — the country's most species-dense national park combines wildlife, coastal trails, and reef snorkelling in a small accessible footprint.
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Top Attractions in Manuel Antonio
Highlights included in EME itineraries
Nature & Outdoors2h
Cathedral Point Trail
Loop trail around a former island fused to the mainland by tidal sand — coastal viewpoints, capuchin monkey troops, and pelican rookeries on the rocks below.
Nature & Outdoors3h
Damas Island Mangroves
Wetland boat tour through Pacific mangrove channels — crocodiles, caimans, sloths, four monkey species, and dozens of wading birds. The wetland-ecosystem complement to the coastal rainforest.
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Manuel Antonio National Park
Coastal rainforest park with squirrel monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and over 180 bird species along trails that end at white-sand beaches. Highest wildlife-density-per-hectare of any national park in Costa Rica.
Nature & Outdoors5h
Marino Ballena National Park
Marine park 50 km south famous for its whale-tail-shaped sandbar at low tide. Humpback whale watching in season, plus snorkelling over the country's accessible coral reef habitat.
Nature & Outdoors3h
Playa Espadilla
Long crescent of Pacific beach backed by rainforest — swimmable surf, wildlife in the tree line, sunset photography over Punta Catedral. The non-park-fee side of the same coastline.
Food & Dining2h
Quepos Marina Sunset
Working fishing harbour with waterfront seafood — fresh-off-the-boat ceviche, mahi-mahi, and pelican-watching from the dock as charter boats unload at dusk.
Planning Your Manuel Antonio Itinerary
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Language
Spanish
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