Manuel Antonio, on the map

Manuel Antonio, Quepos, and the coast south

Every villa we list sits inside one of these circles. The map shows the park, the beaches, the marina, and the towns, so you can see what is close before you pick a house.

• Quepos and the marina.The town end: Marina Pez Vela, the supermarket, and the Friday market close by, the park a short drive down the road. About 2.5 h from San José airport.
• The Manuel Antonio hillside.On the road between Quepos and the park, up on the ridge where the ocean views are. Restaurants along the road, beaches a short drive down. About 3 h from San José airport.
• The park end.Down near the national park entrance and Espadilla beach. Walkable to the sand, the busiest end of town. About 3 h from San José airport.
• La Reserva and the hills above Quepos.The gated community and the hills around it above Quepos, rainforest on every side. Five minutes down to the marina, about fifteen to the park. About 2.5 h from San José airport.
• Gated resort on the hillside.A gated resort on the Manuel Antonio hillside with its own beach below and a shuttle down to the sand. Restaurants on the main road outside the gate, the park a short drive on. About 3 h from San José airport.
• Portasol and the Savegre valley.Real rainforest between Quepos and Dominical, rivers and waterfalls instead of ocean views. Four wheel drive country. About 3.5 h from San José airport.
• Playa Matapalo.The long, quiet beach thirty minutes south of Manuel Antonio, houses on the sand, almost nobody on it. Rafting and waterfalls closer than from town. About 3.5 h from San José airport.
• Dominical.The surf town south of the Savegre river, forty minutes from Manuel Antonio, whales and waterfalls on the doorstep. About 3.5 h from San José airport.
• Uvita and Bahía Ballena.Twenty minutes south of Dominical, around Marino Ballena National Park and the whale-tail sandbar. Most houses sit up in the hills with ocean views, Uvita town below for groceries. About 4 h from San José airport.