Costa Rica 2024: Rio Coto Mangrove Tour
The first full day in the Manuel Antonio NP area. Let me first tell you about the hotel we stayed in here. We booked El Faro Beach Hotel , which is located on a hill a few meters from the entrance to Manuel Antonio NP. The main selling point of this hotel (aside from the price) is its uniqueness. The hotel rooms are comprised of real shipping containers stacked on top of one another. The beach is a ten-minute walk away, but the hotel offers a panoramic view of the beach from the rooftop restaurant. The plan for today was to visit Manuel Antonio Park. We were told the park has fantastic beaches, and we got into our bathing suits under our shirts. However, while standing in line we were told that tickets have to be purchased online beforehand because the park has a quota of 1,600 tickets per day and they don't sell tickets anywhere else, not even here in the entrance booth. With our plan impeded for the time being (couldn't get through online purchase on our phones) we h...
