Location & Area Information
Local Location, Area Activities, Geography, Travel Assistance
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Casa Blue Wind's Prime Location
CBW is located on one of the highest points in Manuel Antonio on the same road as the world famous Hotel La Maripos a the new luxury Los Altos Beach Resort and Spa condo development.
Casa Blue Wind is one of the best positioned homes in Manuel Antonio. Our property's entrance is conveniently located 100 meters off the main and only North/South road connecting Quepos and the Manuel Antonio National Park recreation area. This provides super quick and easy access to the main trasportation artery to walk to Manuel Antonio's businesses or beaches, or catch a taxi or bus day or night to anywhere in Manuel Antonio or Quepos.
* Entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park *
Our Villa is just a 3 minute drive or 20 minute walk to Manuel Antonio National Park's warm waters and world class beaches (2 k/m South). It's about a 7 minute drive or 40 minute walk to Quepos (5 k/m North).
The local Quepos airport is a fifteen 15 minute ride to CBW. San Jose is about a 3 1/2 hour drive to and from CBW.
Our Villa is within 2 to 10 minutes walking distance to many different local restaurants, cafes, bars, cantinas, sportsbars, adventure tour operators, hotels, shops, day-spas, casinos, Internet access locations, pizza parlors, art galleries, gift shops, local food markets, grocery store with wines and liquor, a pharmacy, Promerica and BCR (Ban k of Costa Rica) bank branchs with currency exchange services and 24-hour ATM access, a National and Budget car rental outlet and more.
Quepos offers many different additional choices of restaurants, cafes, bars, adventure tour operators, supermarkets, specialty food stores, a warehouse food store (Pali), gift shops, boutiques, Internet outlets and car rental agencies (Hertz, Alamo, Payless).
The town also has 3 pharmacies, multiple hardware stores, a few gyms (cardio, aerobics, machines and free weights), 2 DVD rental stores, a soccer field and basketball court, a few churches, an after-hours discotheque (Arco Iris), a deep water marina for Quepos' world class sport fishing fleet, fishing tackle stores, a scuba charter service, a cigar store, a bus station, and a charming Farmer's Market along the marina's waterfront on Saturday's.
Please click on the Maps button. The first map will give you a great idea on just how close walking distance or short driving distance CBW really is to everything to do and see in the Manuel Antonio and Quepos area.
Area Activities
Manuel Antonio State Park and its pristine protected beaches are widely recognized as the Crown Jewel of Costa Rica's amazing national park system. It is an eco-tourism wonderland.
Manuel Antonio and the greater Quepos area is truly a tropical paradise for nature lovers, sunseekers, adventure types and sportsmen.
* Manuel Antonio Bay and National Park *
* A protected beach cove of Manuel Antonio National Park *
Area activities include awesome deep sea fishing, surfing, sea kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling, canopy tours, ATV and motocross tours, horseback riding, hiking and nature tours, sailing and ocean cruise adventures, jetski rentals, all types of beach activities, surf and boogie board rentals, wonderful day spas, pool side lounging, lively night-life and real casino action (Blackjack, Roulette and Slots/Video Poker)...and, of course, maybe the best activitiy of all...Many Wonderful Siestas!
* Blasting through mud pits on an ATV Tour *
Quepos is recognized worldwide as one of the best deep sea fishing destinations on the Pacific Coast equal to legendary locations like Cabo San Lucas.
*Quepos Sportfishing Fleet in Quepos Harbor *
* Aerial photo of Quepos *
Geography, Travel Times & Distances
Costa Rica is located in the Southern end of Central America above Panama. It is in the Central Time Zone (like Dallas standard time).
Manuel Anonio is situated seven 7 kilometers South of the fishing village of Quepos on the Central Pacific Coast.
Manuel Antonio is a short 25 minute flight on Sansa Airlines (www.flysansa.com) from San Jose's "Juan Santamaria" international airport ("SJO") to the Quepos Airport ("XQP").
It's a scenic 3 1/2 hour drive from San Jose to Manuel Antonio through small towns, beautiful mountain passes and the coastal highway.
* 25 minute flight/ 3 1/2 hour drive from San Jose to CBW *
*Casa Blue Wind is 15 minutes from the Quepos Airport *
Most major American car rental agenices have rental outlets at SJO. Many provide 1-way drop off service from the airport to their Manuel Antonio or Quepos outlets.
You can also choose from many different local professional ground shuttle service providers. They will transport your group door-to-door from SJO to Casa Blue Wind and back to the airport.
The roads from San Jose to Manuel Antonio and Quepos are fully paved with good directional signage.
* Main Driving Route from San Jose to CBW *
Travel Assistance
Please browse the Travel Tips and Maps sections for additional travel info and a few helpful money saving ideas.
* Sansa Turbo-Prop arrives at Quepos Airport *
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