Manuel Antonio National Park & Isla de Caño
Our first sunrise aboard the Sea Voyager started with a colourful display of orange on the horizon. Calm waters where taking us toward a small jewel on the central Pacific of Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio National Park. This park created in 1972 was possible thanks to the effort of the community of Quepos and a monumental endeavour by the government of Costa Rica. As we arrived to these pristine forests and beaches, we were awed by the greenery of the rocky formations and the turquoise colour of the water.
Just at the time they opened the park, we proceeded to disembark and enjoy the trails in diverse walks through different locations of the woodland. Although the rain gave us a gentle shower, the “Cathedral Point walk” brought the benefit of the vistas from the top of Cathedral Hill, and the “sloth valley walk” granted us the chance to sense the dynamics of mammal behaviour with the observation of mantled howler monkey, brown-throated tree toed sloth, white-throated capuchin monkeys among other creatures. By late morning, we returned to the ship to attend the mandatory boat drill, to try a traditional Costa Rican lunch “arroz con pollo” and a snorkelling briefing while we started to reposition toward the southern pacific of Costa Rica and the beautiful Isla del Caño National Park. We visited two outstanding, but different national parks in one day!
Upon arrival, we scattered into different activities such as snorkeling at “El Jardin,” hiking to the top if the island, or simply taking time to meditate by the beach and a swim in the warm waters of the Pacific.
Our first sunrise aboard the Sea Voyager started with a colourful display of orange on the horizon. Calm waters where taking us toward a small jewel on the central Pacific of Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio National Park. This park created in 1972 was possible thanks to the effort of the community of Quepos and a monumental endeavour by the government of Costa Rica. As we arrived to these pristine forests and beaches, we were awed by the greenery of the rocky formations and the turquoise colour of the water.
Just at the time they opened the park, we proceeded to disembark and enjoy the trails in diverse walks through different locations of the woodland. Although the rain gave us a gentle shower, the “Cathedral Point walk” brought the benefit of the vistas from the top of Cathedral Hill, and the “sloth valley walk” granted us the chance to sense the dynamics of mammal behaviour with the observation of mantled howler monkey, brown-throated tree toed sloth, white-throated capuchin monkeys among other creatures. By late morning, we returned to the ship to attend the mandatory boat drill, to try a traditional Costa Rican lunch “arroz con pollo” and a snorkelling briefing while we started to reposition toward the southern pacific of Costa Rica and the beautiful Isla del Caño National Park. We visited two outstanding, but different national parks in one day!
Upon arrival, we scattered into different activities such as snorkeling at “El Jardin,” hiking to the top if the island, or simply taking time to meditate by the beach and a swim in the warm waters of the Pacific.
