Hotel Playa Espadilla

igloo beach lodge

Parador Resort & Spa Manuel Antonio

Samui Thai

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

Biesanz Beach

La Lambretta Pizzería

Manuel Antonio Falafel bar

Manuel Antonio Beach

Casa Planta restaurant

Playa Espadilla Norte

Playitas Beach

I went to go visit some sloths 🦥 as well as enjoy a few days hanging out with great wildlife. Manuel Antonio is a great spot on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica and a quick drive from San Jose Airport. I'd say 2-3 days is a perfect amount of time to enjoy the area and the beaches.

Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas Province, Quepos, Costa Rica

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Studio Hotel

La Mariposa Hotel

Gaia

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Posada El Quijote

Hotel Grano De Oro

Hotel Aranjuez

Los Lagos Hotel, Spa & Resort

Amor Arenal

Espadilla Beach

Espadilla South Beach

Playa La Macha

Dominical

Playa Ventanas

Tabacon Thermal Resort & Spa

Baldi Hot Springs Resort Hotel & Spa

The Springs Resort & Spa at Arenal

El Choyin

Místico Arenal Hanging Bridges

Fortuna Waterfall

El Salto - Río Fortuna

North Fields Coffee Tour

Arenal Volcano View and Lava Trails

Original Arenal ATV

El Avion

Restaurante Ronny's Place

Emilio's Cafe

Rafaeles Las Terrazas (Raphael's Terrazas)

Food Truck "En Todas"

The Corner Restaurant

Soda la Hormiga

Terrazas del Arenal, Restaurante, Cafetería y Mirador

Soda La Parada

Restaurante Nene's

Arenal Vida Campesina

Jardín de Lolita

El Mestizo Mercado Gastronómico

Santa Ana Town Center

Restaurante Silvestre

Feria Verde

Municipal Crafts Market

Catarata Uvita

Nauyaca Waterfall Nature Park

Tortugas de Isla Damas

Ocean King Catamaran

La Paz Waterfall Gardens

Poas Volcano National Park

Catarata vuelta del cañon

Tesoro Escondido Waterfall

Catarata Caida Del Cielo Finca Las Nubes

Cataratas Finca Dos Ríos

Catarata La Turquesa

Blue Falls of Costa Rica

Catarata del Toro

Lake Arenal

Los Campesinos Ecolodge

Parque Central de San José

Museum of Costa Rican Art

National Museum of Costa Rica

Parque Diversiones

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Red Frog Coffee Roasters

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Jaco

Metropolitan Cathedral of San José

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Hotel La Posada Jungle

El Patio de Café Milagro

Monteverde Lodge & Gardens

Hotel Tangerí

Lava Lounge

Sabor Tico

Stella's Monteverde

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