Manuel Antonio Beach

Manuel Antonio has a number of different beaches that you can visit. Essentially, the beaches in Manuel Antonio can be broken down into three groups:

Playa Espadilla: The main public beach in front of Main Street
Playitas: About a 10 minute walk up the beach (in a northwestern direction back out of town), Playitas is a quieter and less-busy area of the public beach in Manuel Antonio
National Park beach: While it costs tourists around $10 to enter the National Park beach, many consider the beach to be better due to the decreased crowds and nice water/sand

Here is an image of the Manuel Antonio beaches:

Manuel Antonio Beaches

All beaches will be given a full write-up in the near future. Thanks for checking in!

Manuel Antonio National Park

While the Manuel Antonio National Park is small, it packs a lot of beauty and nature into that small package. With many different types of animals and birds, it's clear why Manuel Antonio is a favored destination for foreigners and Costa Ricans. In addition to the wildlife, Manuel Antonio offers excellent dining, beautiful beaches and incredible ocean views.

Getting to Manuel Antonio

There are two ways to get to Manuel Antonio: drive or fly. Driving is, surprisingly, relatively easy. The whole drive from the San Jose airport only consists of a few turns - driving directions here. But the drive will take you three or more hours. Flying is only 15 minutes to Quepos, but you'll have to brave a small plane and you'll only be able to take limited luggage with you. From there, you can take a short cab ride to Manuel Antonio.

Manuel Antonio