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Manuel Antonio combines tropical rainforest, exotic wildlife, idyllic Pacific coast beaches and luxury resorts.
Manuel Antonio is one of the most popular destinations in Costa Rica, due to its combination of lowland tropical rainforest, National Park, wide sandy beach, and easy access from San Jose. A small busy town has built up on a hill overlooking the coast, where many hotels, bars and restaurants can be found offering a variety of services.
If you feel like relaxing there are beautiful beaches at the bottom of the hill, where some beach bars and restaurants can also be found. For those feeling more adventurous it is easy to explore the National Park, either on your own or on a guided tour. The park has more than one hundred mammal species and one hundred and eighty species of birds, including the rare white ibis. Squirrel monkeys (another endangered species) play in the trees above the trails in the park and there are also two-toed sloths, raccoons, white-nosed coatis, howler and white faced monkeys, and squirrels.
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All the guides and drivers were very courteous and very knowledgeable which we feel added to our experience and made it better.
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Manuel Antonio National Park
Makanda by the Sea
A luxury adults only hotel offering villas & studios carefully located in rainforest gardens, just 100 meters above the ocean…
Costa Verde
The hotel is perfectly located on a coastal rainforest overlooking white sandy beaches and the National Park.
Parador Resort & Spa
The hotel gardens receive daily unique visitors, including several monkey species, sloths & a variety of birds.
Playa Espadilla
Located at the entrance of Manuel Antonio National Park, with comfortable rooms and good amenities.
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