Name: Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve
Address: Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, CR
Telephone: +506 2642 0093

Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve is a natural feature, located at Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. They can be contacted via phone at +506 2642 0093, visit their website www.costarica-nationalparks.com for more detailed information.

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Puntarenas Province

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Added by Jopie, at 30 June 2016

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Anonymous

10 April 2018

The hike is beautiful, the beach on the other hand is meh.

If you are looking for a good and strenuous hike, I'd highly recommend it. But, the beach itself is not that pretty and the water isn't super accessible because of all the rocks.

PSA: try and reach there as early as possible! It takes a while to reach the beach and you have to leave the park at 4 PM.
Anonymous

20 March 2018

First of all, I would like to say that this is not in any way a real review. I am only submitting this because the reserve was mentioned in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. None of this review is true and should be taken seriously.

Great beaches and phenomenal medical services here, although I've been told there is a risk of being bitten by a Basiliscus amoratus with three-toed genetic anomaly. There’s a rumor going around that it exactly fits the description of a Procompsognathus dinosaur, which is obviously supposed to be extinct. I don’t believe it, but still. I digress. I saw a large variety of animals at Cabo Blanco, mostly howler monkeys. There were some really cool mangrove swamps, but once I got close to them and in the shade of their leaves, a howler monkey peed on me. Yeah. Pretty good trip, but it went a bit downhill after somebody got bitten by the dinosaur-like lizard. Like I said, I’m pretty sure dinosaurs went extinct, and there’s no way we're getting them back anytime soon.

Or are we?
Anonymous

05 March 2018

We did the full hike into the beach and back and it was well worth it. Along the way we saw Monkeys, both Howler and Capuchin as well as Anteaters and tons of beautiful butterflies. This place is well loved and protected and beautiful and the beach is stunning.
Anonymous

01 March 2018

A wonderful place to see monkeys if you haven't yet. It was nice to get a peaceful walk in through the trails, which are concrete steps and should be sturdy enough for individuals with mobility impairments. Very relaxing.
Anonymous

09 February 2018

EXCELLENT park, nicely groomed trails. 2 routes, a short hike-moderate. Then the BEST and much more difficult hike to Cabo Blanco Beach. You wont regret this amazing steep up and down over the mountain to a very secluded AND GORGEOUS white sand beach. Signs say its a 5k hike. I run 10ks and I believe it is more like 7k each way! My favorite hike AND beach in Costa Rica. Give yourself an entire day and pack a picnic amd extra water.
Anonymous

24 January 2018

Good hike with deserved picturesque beach. Highly recommended!
Anonymous

21 December 2017

Great hike. Lost a star due to price. Hike is not as easy as they say. I loved it but the girls struggled with it.
Bring water.
We only saw howler monkeys and a coati.
We did the short trail.
Anonymous

12 July 2017

Great hike out to the beach with abundant Flora and fauna
Anonymous

21 April 2017

Hike to the beach is 5km and was relatively flat but extraneous due to the hot and humid weather. Did not see a lot of wildlife on our way to the beach in the morning. The beach is ok but not better than other beaches around Montezuma. Left the beach around 2 pm and saw a lot more of wildlife activity including monkeys and rain deers. Recommend to leave the beach as late as possible (park closes at 4pm) to enjoy the wildlife.
Anonymous

14 April 2017

Beautiful beach, nice walk and not crowded! Great place to spot coaties!
Anonymous

11 March 2017

The hike was spectacular. ..done with two 7 year olds. Bring lots of water. Trees were unreal as forest untouched. We saw coaties, white faced monkies, howler monkies, bats and an ant eater. The end of the hike terminates at a wonderful gorgeous beach. You can shower there and refill water bottles.We saw sea turtles in the waters
It was 35+C when we hiked it.
Note: the beach has Manchineel trees; the most deadliest tree in the world. So do NOT touch them, their small green apples or sit under them. But like typical lack of safety in Costa Rica there are no warning signs marking these trees. Otherwise enjoy it is worth it.
Anonymous

16 January 2017

Nice forest but not any different to the area outside of the national park. 2 hour hiking trail is exhausting and not worth for the beach, which is rather disappointing. I wouldn't even go again for free but 12 dollar is definitely too much.
Anonymous

07 July 2016

Beautiful park, located at the very tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. Even though it is located in Nicoya, which is a dry tropical environment, the tip of the peninsula is actually a wet tropical micro-climate. It's a little hard to get there, the roads are pretty bad in some spots, but with a reasonably good 4x4 and a GPS phone it can be done.

The park can only be access from the North-East side (through Montezuma), NOT from Santa Teresa/Mal País, even though it looks like it should be

The trails are well maintained, they get muddy in the rainy season, but there are enough roots, rocks and stepping stones to make them accessible all year. The park itself is beautiful , vibrant with tropical life, and the gorgeous beach, at the end of the 5km (strenuous in some spots) trail, is absolutely worth the effort.