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Get around Manuel Antonio National Park
Get around Manuel Antonio National Park
Once close to Manuel Antonio, it is possible to walk from most hotels to the beach and to any restaurants/attractions in between. There is a public bus route which will take along the one road to the beach to the hotels and restaurants that service the tourist trade.
There are no street lights, and no side walks to the hotels, so carry a flash light to walk along the road. The park itself closes before dark, but walking between your hotels and restaurants will require a flashlight and in the raining season good quality shoes to avoid stepping in the mud and tripping over the rocks in the unpaved road.
There is a small field, at the entrance to the park, where one can park their car for a high fee, and buy a fruit or soda before one enters the park. None are sold inside the park. Be sure to pack your trash, and take it out with you. The garbage barrels are few and far between and littering in the beautiful place is a mortal sin of a dozen major religions and over 50 minor ones.
The Parque Nacional de Manuel Antonio can be reached quite easily by foot, but at high tide a ferry is (often) required to reach it, costing a nominal fee. The intrepid traveler could, of course, ford the waters by swimming it, but help the local economy and pay for the boat ride. At low tide the rives is 6 inches deep and 3 feet wide.
During the summer of 2008, the entrance by the water was closed, and only the northern entrance was in use. The water entrance was closed because a tourist died while crossing in the boat. This is a 1/2 mile hilly long walk over uneven rocky surface. Shoes, not flip flops, are recommended. If you enter the beach from this entrance, the nicest beach is the first one encounterd. If you have to cross the water the nicest beach will be the last one.
At low tide the river is a meter and half wide and 20 centimeters deep, at high tide it is significantly wider and deeper. You would end up taking the boat. There are two row boats, 10 and 14 feet in length, and there is a small fee. There is another entrance that is a by passing the river, by the northern gate, but it is a significantly longer walk to the beachs. The back entrance is where the tour guides end their tour.
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