Manuel Antonio National Park

Probably one of the most beautiful National Parks in Costa Rica

The day couldn’t start better than with our daily delicious breakfast - Pancakes. At 9 a.m. we wanted to meet with the guys at the National Park of Manuel Antonio. But with the hora costa ricense we showed up at 10 a.m. It’s always the same story - tourists pay 16$ entry whereas locals pay 3$. But in the end, I would say that the 16$ were worth it. In the beginning the paths were pretty crowded and we nearly couldn’t see any animals. But after a while the main path is divided into various trails so the crowd was parted and the park seemed more tranquil. We saw many sloths and families of raccoons and monkeys on our way who tried to robb our food. I never saw so many raccoons in one place and so near. It was very impressive. They look so cute but can get very aggressive - so better don’t trust their cute faces! We did all the circular routes through the park what takes you a whole day. The park includes various beaches every beach has its own shape and charm. Some with rocks, some with white sand,..In the end, we stood at the beach we liked the most were again we were attacked by some hungry monkeys. In the evening we had a beautiful sunset - I really missed the sunsets at the Caribbean coast!! In the evening the guys visited us in the hostel and we played the drinking game „bus driver“ what especially, hit Luca and me because we had to take the most bus drives. After that we fell pretty tired but happy in our beds. Good night!Read more