Uvita Beach Costa Rica

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Location: between Hermosa and Colonia beaches in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Uvita Beach GPS Coordinates: 9.155017, -83.748039 (9°09’18.06″N, 83°44’52.94″W)
District: Bahia Ballena, canton: Osa, province: Puntarenas.
Zone postal code: 60504.

Getting to Uvita Beach in Osa, Puntarenas:

From San José

Drive north towards Puntarenas on route #27. Take the Pozón exit (to Jaco), and continue for about 163 km (100 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos, Parrita, Quepos, Matapalo, Hatillo and Dominical. Some 19 km (12 miles) after Dominical turn right following the Uvita beach signs for about 2 km (1.5 miles) until you reach the Marino Ballena National Park entrance. You need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Uvita beach is inside. This route requires a total of 3.5 hour from San Jose.

From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)

Drive to the northeast towards Liberia. Once in Liberia, continue along the same highway to Puntarenas for about 120 km (75 miles). Once at the entrance to Puntarenas, continue on route #27 to San Jose for about 25 km (15 miles) until you reach the exit to Pozon and Jaco, take it and continue for about 163 km (100 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos, Parrita, Quepos, Matapalo, Hatillo and Dominical. Some 19 km (12 miles) after Dominical turn right following the Uvita beach signs for about 2 km (1.5 miles) until you reach the Marino Ballena National Park entrance. You need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Uvita beach is inside. This route requires a total of 5 hours.

By bus

You can take a bus from the route San José – Dominical / Uvita (Transportes Delio Morales, 2221-4214 / 2777-0318 / 2223-5567), making the stop at Uvita, which takes about 5 hours. From here, you need to enter to Marino Ballena National Park, and you need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Uvita beach is inside.

You can also take a bus from the route San José – San Isidro de El General (MUSOC, 2222-2422) which takes about 4 hours, and then take another bus San Isidro de El General – Dominical / Uvita (Transportes Blanco, 2771-4744) making the stop at Uvita, which takes about 1.5 hours. From here, you need to enter to Marino Ballena National Park, and you need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Uvita beach is inside.

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