National Park Hotel Cahuita

... . The unique Afro-Caribbean influence is reflected in the music, and food. Sights in this picturesque area include Cahuita National Park (great for snorkeling as it still has coral reef alive), Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife refuge, Punta Uva, Puerto Viejo, ...

We had heard that Cahuita National Park was nice but nothing prepared us for the 8km path along the jungle (next to the Caribbean sea)...it just can't be described. The amount of wildlife and fauna we saw was beyond anything we had expected. We can ...

... , Jen was sick for a day and we pushed back one of our tours. Anyway….today we went snorkeling and hiking in Cahuita National Park. The park is north of Puerto Viejo, but is only about a 20 minute drive from our hotel. We weren't quite sure what to ...

... filled busy day. I re-packed my backpack and sorted out my vouchers etc... then it was off to explore some more of Cahuita. I had a wonderful cup of Costa Rican coffee and started chatting to the owner's wife and gardener. She promptly showed me the ...

... 2 & 1/4 hours to Cahuita. We were re-united with our other bag at the hotel and it was sunny so an afternoon on the national park beach with the howler monkeys and carribbean surf. A lazy time in Cahuita until we left for San Jose on Tuesday ...

... nearly all of the time we were in Cahuita so we outfitted ourself in ponchos and walked through town to the entrance of Cahuita National Park. I had read on TripAdvisor that it was best to hire a guide if you wanted to see wildlife and learn anything, so ...

... , this place definitely had a “reggae, reggae” feel to it. Our first destination was the golden sands of the national park where we splashed about for a short time before returning to the town via a brief walk through the jungle. Having been ...

... and it was like I was re-born. They were spectacularly beautiful and deserted. Less than an hour later I was there...home to Cahuita National Park. It is the first time I have gotten off a bus anywhere since leaving the US where I was not bombarded with ...

... tropical fish, including a poisonous lion fish which we unfortunately didn´t get any good shots of. Then when we hit shore in the national park, our guide gave us pineapple and as we walked home we saw a group of capuchin monkeys only about 12 feet off ...

... the 1980s and we suffered a few blackouts when we were here! Mostly we laid back here, but we did visit the impressive Cahuita National Park. With a donation of just a dollar each, we set off on a 8.5km trek through the forest, which pretty much stuck ...

... rooms are clean and bright. I dropped my bags and went to see what I could do this afternoon. I decided to walk to the national park and take a look around rather than join a tour which is always an option(around 15$).I started walking to the park and ...

... too much of a hurry about anything and Tico-time is well in operation. For example, if one wants to take a tour of the adjacent national park, one simply wanders up to the hut on the beach that backs onto the forest, and a dred-locked local guy in ...

It was only 4 hours from Cahuita to San Jose and then we got a taxi straight to our next bus terminal to travel to the North of Costa Rica  - to Fortuna. We were really lucky as we arrived in San Jose at 11am and left at 11.30am, so no time ...

... that this National Park was much more prepared for the gringos than for example the one we had visited in Cahuita. Manuel Antonio National Park is packed! There were little groups of people everywhere, nearly all of them with their own local guide ...

... restaurant recommended by lonely planet which had stuffed animals hanging from the ceiling. I had garlic chicken and Ben had jalapeno chicken - they were both really nice. After dinner we went on the internet to try and sort out accommodation for ...

... completes her ¨find a hotel and do a deal on the price´ task and this is a nicer town but with no National Park - a lovely little hotel cum lodge with pool, Casa Verde. We have found Goats cheese at last so that´s lunch with crackers sorted. Bizarrely ...

... a sign to "Limon" where we wanted to go... Our destination was towards the Atlantic - Caribbean coast and specifically to the Cahuita National Park. It only takes about 4 hours, even though it is just 195 kms, but the roads and traffic are not adequate ...

... , "It`s just another toucan". I was very happy to also see many of the birds on my "must see" list. Cahuita National Park was effectively a small strip of rainforest alongside a beautiful beach and short walks there rewarded very well. We saw white faced ...

... he shared with us… If anyone is ever in Cahuita, Costa Rica and wants to find a guide to do the hike through Cahuita National Park, we highly recommend you track this guy down! I should mention that he was doing the whole hike in his bare feet ...

... in. Now again, this town is characterized by a laid back vibe and a lack of things to do other than walk in the National Park. Since the trip began I have had some of the weirdest cravings imaginable. I feel like a pregnant women because I am constantly ...