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- ClosurePunta Catedral Trail Temporarily ClosedPunta Catedral trail is temporarily closed; do not plan to use it. Check the current Manuel Antonio National Park status before traveling.Official details
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Manuel Antonio Tour Guide
Your drive to Manuel Antonio Bus Stop, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Manuel Antonio National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Playa Espadilla Norte0:00 / 0:31
“Playa Espadilla Norte is coming up, a public beach outside the national park. You don't need a park ticket here.”
Plays as you drive up to Manuel Antonio Bus Stop in the Parkwolf Manuel Antonio Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Little Pools in the Canopy
- Playa Manuel Antonio and Punta Catedral
- The Iguana’s Sunny Perch
- The Garden Beneath the Ant Trail
- 18 audio storiesacross Manuel Antonio’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Howler Monkey, White-faced Capuchin Monkey, Three-toed Sloth, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 10 trails, 13 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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More about Manuel Antonio Bus Stop
The beach-side bus stopParada Rotonda Manuel Antonio is an informal public-bus stop at the roundabout near Playa…
Parada Rotonda Manuel Antonio is an informal public-bus stop at the roundabout near Playa Espadilla Norte. The Quepos-to-park bus route ends here, making this the arrival point for the beach area.
Walk on to the entranceYou’re not at the national park gate yet.
You’re not at the national park gate yet. Follow the Beach Trail on foot, cross a small bridge, and allow about ten minutes to reach the entrance.
Keep Quepos separateThis roundabout stop is different from the main Quepos bus terminal, several kilometres farther…
This roundabout stop is different from the main Quepos bus terminal, several kilometres farther north. Confirm which terminal your return or onward bus uses, and check the current local timetable before relying on a connection.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Manuel Antonio
411 sightingsHowler MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
1,193 sightingsWhite-faced Capuchin MonkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
803 sightingsThree-toed SlothMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
271 sightingsTwo-toed SlothMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
110 sightingsRed-eyed Tree FrogMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
170 sightingsCoatiMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Manuel Antonio. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
