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Puerto Viejo and the Cahuita coast

3 days · 2 nights

Two nights of Caribbean beaches, Afro-Caribbean cooking and a slow walk along the Cahuita coast.

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The journey

Leave San Jose for the southern Caribbean coast and two nights in Puerto Viejo, a colourful town with Afro-Caribbean roots in its food, music and buildings. The middle day is a guided walk through Cahuita National Park, with time to swim along the way.

Highlights

  • The beaches of Cocles, Chiquita and Punta Uva
  • A guided walk to Punta Cahuita
  • Sloths and monkeys in the coastal forest
  • Caribbean cooking in Puerto Viejo
A curving beach of turquoise water and coconut palms on the Caribbean coast

Take a look around Puerto Viejo and the Cahuita coast

A small forested rock islet off a sandy beach with breaking waves
A three-toed sloth clinging to a stem among green leaves
A keel-billed toucan with a rainbow beak perched on a branch
Blue and gold macaws and scarlet macaws gathered on a driftwood perch
A small yellow tree frog on a blade of green leaf

Planned by one Wedded Advisor

The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.

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  • Hotels our team knows well
  • Dates and pace set around you
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Day by day

How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.

Your route

3 days · 2 stops
  1. San Jose
  2. Puerto Viejo2 nights
  3. San Jose
  1. Puerto Viejo

    Day 1 · Puerto Viejo

    San Jose to Puerto Viejo

    You are met at Juan Santamaria Airport and driven east to the Caribbean coast, checking in around 3pm. Spend the afternoon on the nearby beaches, or wander the town for its shops and local cooking.

    San Jose to Puerto Viejo
    Travel
    230 km, about 4.5 hours
  2. Cahuita

    Day 2 · Cahuita

    Walking Cahuita National Park

    Enter the park at Playa Blanca and follow the coastal trail to Punta Cahuita, a guided walk of about 7 km with calm water to swim in along the way. Look out for sloths, white-faced and howler monkeys, anteaters, blue morpho butterflies, orchids and bromeliads.

    Walking Cahuita National Park
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Travel
    7 km on foot, about 3 hours
  3. San Jose

    Day 3 · San Jose

    Back to San Jose

    After a last breakfast, you are collected from your hotel at the agreed time for the transfer back to Juan Santamaria Airport.

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Travel
    230 km, about 4.5 hours

Where you stay

The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.

  1. Puerto Viejo · 2 nights

    Your Puerto Viejo hotel

    Or similar

    Standard, 3 star
    Villas del Caribe
    Superior, 4 star
    Le Caméleón

What's included

Included

  • 2 nights' accommodation
  • 2 breakfasts
  • Meet and greet on arrival
  • Shared transfers to and from San Jose airport or a San Jose hotel
  • Guided walk in Cahuita National Park on day 2, with entry

Not included

  • International and domestic flights, visas and departure taxes
  • Meals and drinks not listed
  • Optional tours and activities
  • Porterage and gratuities
  • Travel insurance

Good to know

Pace
Moderate, with a 7 km walk on day 2
Starts
Juan Santamaria Airport or a San Jose hotel
Ends
Juan Santamaria Airport, arriving around 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Guides
English and Spanish, for the Cahuita walk only
Touring
Shared transfers, with times given as a guide only

Plan Puerto Viejo and the Cahuita coast with an advisor

Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.

  • Dates, hotels and the price confirmed for your travel window
  • Every day adjusted to your pace, with time for the two of you
  • Flights and the nights before and after planned on request
  • One advisor from first question to the flight home

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Questions couples ask

How hard is the walk in Cahuita?+
It is about 7 km along the park's coastal path and takes around three hours, with stops to swim and look for wildlife. The break is rated moderate for this reason.
Is the walk guided?+
Yes. Local English and Spanish-speaking guides lead the Cahuita walk. You may share it with other travellers, and the group can change.
Can we catch an early flight home?+
The shared return transfer reaches the airport between about 12.30pm and 1.30pm. For an earlier flight your advisor can arrange a private transfer at extra cost.

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See what this trip covers

Leave San Jose for the southern Caribbean coast and two nights in Puerto Viejo, a colourful town with Afro-Caribbean roots in its food, music and buildings. The middle day is a guided walk through Cahuita National Park, with time to swim along the way.

  • The beaches of Cocles, Chiquita and Punta Uva
  • A guided walk to Punta Cahuita
  • Sloths and monkeys in the coastal forest
  • Caribbean cooking in Puerto Viejo

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Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.

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    Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.

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    Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.

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    Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.

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