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Take a half-day guided hike into Curú Wildlife Refuge with private transport from Puntarenas. Expect a 2 km trail through coastal dry forest, close wildlife encounters, and beach time with drinks and fruit.
Take a half-day guided hike into Curú Wildlife Refuge with private transport from Puntarenas. Expect a 2 km trail through coastal dry forest, close wildlife encounters, and beach time with drinks and fruit.
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Morning light slides across a scrubby dry forest as your van eases into the narrow entrance road of Curú Wildlife Refuge. The air smells of salt and sunbaked leaves; a guide sweeps a field telescope into position and points to a band of monkeys moving in the canopy. For the next two hours you’ll walk roughly 2 kilometers on mostly flat, sandy and packed-earth trails that thread coastal dry forest and finish on a quiet beach where waves dare you to linger.
easy.
4–5 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; walking 2 km over mostly flat terrain with short standing periods for viewing
The guided walk covers about 2 kilometers and is planned for roughly two hours, with additional time for beach and refreshments.
Yes — private, air-conditioned round-trip transport from your hotel is included in the tour price.
Yes — the route is easy and suitable for children and older guests; infant seats and stroller access are available where terrain permits.
Common sightings include capuchin and howler monkeys, white-tailed deer, and a variety of coastal and forest birds; the guide uses a telescope to improve visibility.
The refuge was established to protect remnants of Costa Rica’s tropical dry forest after decades of private ranching and selective development.
Visitors are asked to stay on trails, avoid feeding wildlife, and carry out trash to protect fragile dry-forest soils and shoreline habitats.
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