Sloths, monkeys and jungle beaches. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Manuel Antonio

Best months: January, February, March, April and December.

What to see in Manuel Antonio

1. Parc national Manuel Antonio
   On the Pacific coast, tropical forest runs down to pale sand beaches in a park that is small enough to explore in one outing.
2. Playa Espadilla
   This is Manuel Antonio's wide open beach, a long crescent of sand backed by tropical forest that reaches almost to the water.
3. Playa Biesanz
   This small sheltered cove, lined with tropical forest, has calmer water than the bigger beaches nearby in Manuel Antonio.
4. Quepos (marché)
   Quepos market is where the town goes about its everyday life, away from the tourist feel of the road to Manuel Antonio.
5. Kayak dans la mangrove (Damas)
   A short drive from Quepos, the mangrove channels of Damas Island feel a world away from the beaches of the neighboring national park: calm water, tangled roots and a quiet broken only by birdcalls.
6. Parapente / tyrolienne
7. Playa Manuel Antonio
   This is a crescent of pale sand sheltered by tropical forest inside Manuel Antonio National Park.
8. Nahomi Point (coucher de soleil)
   This small municipal park sits on a point at the southern edge of Quepos, looking out over the bay.

A sample itinerary for Manuel Antonio, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €148 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Manuel Antonio itinerary, hour by hour

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