Stephen’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Hike or drive to the KMNR from the Jungle Hideaway. Approximately 3km. Enjoy a hike to the Vela de la Novia waterfall. Wade in the many cool pools of the Rio Blanco.
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Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve
Hike or drive to the KMNR from the Jungle Hideaway. Approximately 3km. Enjoy a hike to the Vela de la Novia waterfall. Wade in the many cool pools of the Rio Blanco.
Closest beach on the Pacific side (~ 1 hr drive). Swimming (caution!); surfing; sun bathing and fishing.
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Playa San Miguel
Closest beach on the Pacific side (~ 1 hr drive). Swimming (caution!); surfing; sun bathing and fishing.
Mike is a retired entomologist from NY. Excellent open air butterfly habitat. Here you can learn about honey bees, stingless bees and, of course, tropical butterflies. Combine this with a beach visit to Playa San Miguel.
Jungle Butterfly Farm
Mike is a retired entomologist from NY. Excellent open air butterfly habitat. Here you can learn about honey bees, stingless bees and, of course, tropical butterflies. Combine this with a beach visit to Playa San Miguel.
Active volcanic area with boiling mud pots, cool streams and nice hiking trails.
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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
Active volcanic area with boiling mud pots, cool streams and nice hiking trails.
From Puntarenas take the ferry to Playa Naranjo (or vice versa). Easy bus service from/ to Jicaral. Nice and inexpensive way to enjoy a boat ride across the Gulf of Nicoya. https://nicoyapeninsula.com/general/boat.php
Ferry to Playa Naranjo
Paseo de los TuristasFrom Puntarenas take the ferry to Playa Naranjo (or vice versa). Easy bus service from/ to Jicaral. Nice and inexpensive way to enjoy a boat ride across the Gulf of Nicoya. https://nicoyapeninsula.com/general/boat.php
Food scene
Closest town of any consequence to the Jungle Hideaway. Here you will find grocery stores, banks, gasoline stations, restaurants, internet services, taxis and hardware stores. And, regular connecting bus service to Liberia, San Jose and other parts of Costa Rica.
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Jicaral
Closest town of any consequence to the Jungle Hideaway. Here you will find grocery stores, banks, gasoline stations, restaurants, internet services, taxis and hardware stores. And, regular connecting bus service to Liberia, San Jose and other parts of Costa Rica.