Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Puntarenas is Costa Rica's largest and most ecologically diverse province. In the north, the Nicoya Peninsula holds quiet Pacific beaches — Montezuma, Mal País, Santa Teresa. The center anchors Manuel Antonio National Park, where white-faced monkeys, two-toed sloths, and scarlet macaws share the beach with travelers. South of Quepos, the Osa Peninsula contains Corcovado National Park — what National Geographic called 'the most biologically intense place on Earth.' Uvita's Marino Ballena National Park offers humpback whale watching from August to October and December to March.
Highlights
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Corcovado — most biodiverse place on Earth
- Marino Ballena humpback whale watching
Tours in Puntarenas
- Manuel Antonio National Park & Beaches — Full Day, from $380
- Monteverde Cloud Forest Zip-Line — Full Day, from $225
- Corcovado Jungle Expedition — 3 Days / 2 Nights, from $550
- Quepos Deep Sea Sport Fishing — Full Day, from $249
- Santa Teresa & Montezuma Beach Hopping — 3 Nights from San José — 4 Days / 3 Nights, from $800
- Punta Leona Beach Day & Tarcoles Crocodile Tour — Day Trip from San José — Full Day, from $250
- Parque Nacional Marino Ballena — Full Day Whale Watching from San José — Full Day, from $250
- Paquera Bioluminescence Catamaran — 2 Days with Private Beach at Punta Eternia — 2 Days, from $400
- Nauyaca Waterfalls Hike — Day Trip or 2 Days with Playa Dominical — 1 or 2 Days, from $225
- Isla Tortuga Catamaran Cruise — Day Trip from San José — Full Day, from $200
- Reserva Curú & Playa Quesera — Day Trip or 2 Days from San José — 1 or 2 Days, from $250