Manuel Antonio Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio, with it's pristine white sandy beaches and lush tropical vegetation, is one of Costa Rica's premier destinations. This area combines the natural beauty of primary and secondary rainforests, exuberant wildlife, and beautiful beaches in one amazing location on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Both inside and outside the park there are a series of small half-moon beaches and bays surrounded by tropical rainforest, all of them safe for swimming and good for diving.

The splendid horseshoe bays that bring the rain-forest right down to the sandy expanse of beach are picture perfect and a plethora of other activities are available to those that visit this paradise.  The sparkling blue green waters of the ocean are a perfect backdrop for your romantic horseback riding excursion on the beach or your adrenaline filled zip line trip across the rain forest canopy or a wide variety of other amazing activities.With its world class surfing, breathtaking waterfalls, the myriad of hiking trails and adventure tours; a trip to Manuel Antonio is definitely requirement to anyone visiting Costa Rica.

Manuel Antonio Beach area is surrounded by the amazing Manuel Antonio National Park which consists of over 1700 acres of land and over 136,000 acres of ocean reserve.  Created in 1972 to preserve the pristine beaches and lush rain forest environments, the National Park is a refuge for many endangered plant and animal species, including the delightful spider monkey.  The government of Costa Rica has begun to limit the number of visitors allowed into the National Park area on any given day, in order to preserve the natural beauty of this amazing area.

The beach is a mere 120 miles from the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose which makes travel easy to this beautiful location. Another must-see at Manuel Antonio is the amazing Cathedral Point that lies between the beaches at Manuel Antonio and Espadilla Sur- formed by centuries of sand deposits; it rises almost 250 feet and provides a truly memorable view of all of the surrounding area. This natural land bridge is just one of the amazing things to see here- there are also the remains of pre- Columbian turtle traps carved into the stone at the beaches here.

No vacation to Costa Rica would be complete without a visit to this world class beach area- make sure that you don’t miss out on this amazing adventure! The Manuel Antonio National Park encompasses 1.700 acres of land mass and 135.905 acres of marine reserve - home to abundant flora and fauna.This area is one of the word's last remaining habitats for the squirrel monkey (mono tití), one of fours species of monkeys that can be found here. Sloths, iguanas, raccoons and scarlet macaws are just a few of the 108 species of mammals and 184 species of birds that can be found in the Park.

If adventure is what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. Manuel Antonio is a great location to go diving, horseback riding, white water rafting, sport fishing, take a canopy tour, among many other options. It is also a world-renowned sport-fishing town.  Anglers  from all over descend on the town to pull in some of the biggest marlin and sailfish in the world. Don't forget the nightlife! You'll find plenty to keep you occupied with the world class dining, shopping, restaurants and casinos found here and in the nearby town of Quepos.