Hiking Manuel Antonio National Park: The Complete Guide

Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the best national parks in Costa Rica for hiking, wildlife and beaches. Although small in size, this park offers some of the most stunning tropical rainforest and beaches in the country.

If you’re interested in venturing into the rain forest, here is our guide to Manuel Antonio National Park.

This guide was updated Sept 30, 2019.

***New rules for the park 2019: They are now only allowing 600 visitors at the same time and 800 on weekends for a total of 1600 people a day. They recommend to arrive at the park at 6 AM in order to purchase tickets and get in line. If you’re visiting December – April, get there early. If you arrive too late, you will have to wait for people to leave to enter. You can also purchase tickets to Manuel Antonio National park the day before but still arrive at the park early to get in line to enter the park.*

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Location

Manuel Antonio National Park map

Manuel Antonio National Park…