Solo Travel in Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
About Manuel Antonio for Solo Travelers
Costa Rica's most biodiverse national park where solo travelers share Pacific beaches with capuchin monkeys, spot sloths in the trees above, and swim in one of the country's most beautiful coves.
Solo Travel Tips· Solo Friendly
Manuel Antonio National Park is Costa Rica's most visited and most rewarding solo nature experience — white-faced capuchin monkeys are literally on the beach, sloths hang at eye level on the entrance road, and the park trail to the viewpoint is beautiful. Arrive early (park has a daily visitor limit). The beach outside the park is safe for solo swimming. Quepos town nearby has budget accommodation and good restaurants.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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El Avión
Food & Drink
A hillside bar-restaurant built around a Fairchild C-123 cargo plane with a remarkable history: it was bought for the covert Iran-Contra operation in the 1980s. Today the plane is a bar, and the terrace looks over the jungle to the Pacific — one of the best sunset spots on the road between Quepos and the national park.
📍Manuel Antonio Road, Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio National Park
Nature
A small but very popular national park where rainforest trails lead to white-sand beaches, with sloths, capuchin and squirrel monkeys, and iguanas often seen along the way. Tickets must be bought online in advance, and it's closed on Tuesdays. Go at opening time with a guide to spot the wildlife, and don't feed the monkeys.
📍Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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