Manuel Antonio National Park opens from 7am to 4pm, Wednesday to Monday.

You are NOT allowed to enter with food to the park, but natural drinks are allowed.

There is a Cafeteria where you can buy fruits, drinks, pastries, ice cream and more.

No, the only tour done inside the National Park is our MA Guided Park Tour. The rest of our tours are done in the surrounding areas (rivers, mountains, forests, etc).

The park is open from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Wednesday to Monday.
CLOSED on TUESDAYS. The park is also open on holidays like Christmas and Easter unless they fall on a Tuesday.

From Quepos-Manuel Antonio

Taxi service cost between $ 5 – $ 10 each way,

Public bus, every 20 minutes there is a bus leaving Quepos – Manuel Antonio and vice versa, the cost is $ 0.60 per way, tell the driver to leave you at the corner of Restaurante Marlín, from there and follow the signs. It’s about 10 minutes walking to get to the entrance of the Park and the ticket office (Coopealianza)

Booking a guide online includes “1 WAY” transportation from Quepos and Manuel Antonio.

From Dominical or Uvita

With your own vehicle, booking a guide online includes parking, no additional cost.

Private Transportation (Buseta 4 – 8 passengers) with a cost of $ 180 round trip.

From Jaco

With your own vehicle, booking a guide online includes parking, no additional cost.

Public Bus services from Jaco to Quepos leave at 7 am and 9 am.

Private Transportation (Buseta 2 – 6 passengers) with a cost of $ 210.

From San José

With your own vehicle, booking a guide online includes parking, no additional cost.

Public bus, Tracopa located in Plaza Víquez, the direct service is 6 am and 9 am, the cost is $ 8.5, ask the driver to leave them at the corner of Marlín Restaurant, from there and following the signs are 10 minutes walking to get to the entrance of the Park. Buy round trip tickets in the office.

Private Transportation (Buseta 2 – 6 passengers) with a cost of $ 280

You can rent a car here.

There is private parking available near the entrance. Prices vary from ₡3.000 – ₡5.000 for the day, or if you can find on-street parking, it’s free. For all cases: Do not leave valuables in the car!

The tickets cost USD$18.08 for Foreigners and ₡1.808 for Costa Ricans and residents. Children under 2 are free of admission.

Tickets can only be purchased online HERE

If you book a guided tour with us, the guide will have the tickets ready.

Yes, you can only book tickets online HERE.

No. The entrance fee is valid for 1 entry only. If you visit the park and wish to exit after visiting, once you exit the entrance fee is no longer valid and to re-enter you must purchase once again. Most people only visit the park once and use the public beach for other beach days, which is very lush with lots of wildlife, as well.

We don’t recommend using any of the so-called “guides” near the entrance. Most of them are scammers, who dress as rangers or guides and will sell you overpriced parking and tours. If you want to do a self-guided tour, find parking the closest possible to the park entrance (next to San Bada Hotel), and buy your tickets online. For guided tours, make reservations in advance online to guarantee you will get a “real” guide who is certified.

Private guided tours through the park are available year-round at 7.30 am and 12.30 pm. Private tours may not be available during peak season weeks (Christmas, New Year, Easter), so please inquire first, indicating your date & # of people in your group, if you visit during one of these weeks. Otherwise, you can go ahead and book the regular group tour and indicate under NOTES that you would like a private tour.

We will then email you an updated statement with your confirmation.

Yes, you can, however, the park closes at 4 pm, so morning tours are better if you want to spend extra free time in the park. The afternoon tour ends around 3.30 pm, so there is less free time, however, you can spend the rest of the afternoon at the public beach just outside the park. If you stay in the park, you can just take the bus or a taxi back to your hotel.

Unfortunately, this can not be accommodated, as you would not be able to find your guide. The park entrance is very crowded. We can pick you up at your hotel reception (transportation is included), or meet you at El Avion Restaurant if you arrive on your own in a car.

We try to minimize the trash and impact on the environment and the wildlife in the park, and kindly ask all visitors to contribute.

FOOD IS NOT ALLOWED.

You can only bring natural drinks or water in recycled bottles.

There is a kiosk at the beach area.

There are bathrooms, showers, picnic tables, and water refill stations.

No, pets are not allowed inside the park. Service dogs can get a permit at the guard station at the entrance.

The only tour that takes place inside the park is the guided park tour. All the other tours take place in the surrounding areas and most include transportation from Quepos & Manuel Antonio hotels and villas. You can check out all available tours for the Manuel Antonio region in the Book Your Tour section.

Camping is not available inside and not recommended outside the park, however, there are many hostels near the beach that may offer camping on their properties.

Some of the trails are accessible by wheelchair or you may request a special permit at the entrance to enter the park in a taxi.

You can submit a request through the SINAC website, we do not handle internships.

No, you will need a special permit to enter the park with a drone. 
You can’t bring surfboards, big beach umbrellas, coolers, foot balls as they are not allowed.