Directions
After your arrival in Costa Rica, getting to Aqua Dulce Lodge can be intimidating. Our Customer Care personnel will be happy to assist you with getting around Costa Rica. However, we have listed most of the options available below for your convenience.
Getting Here By Air
Most major airlines service San Jose's Juan Santamaria Airport. Puerto Jimenez is approximately a 30-40 minute flight by local carrier from San Jose. Two domestic airlines service all of Costa Rica: Nature Air at the Tobias Bolerno Airport in the suburb of Pavas and Sansa Airlines located at the Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose.
Both airlines require a check-in 45 minutes prior to departure.
Shuttle service is available to and from Agua Dulce Lodge and the Puerto Jimenez Airport (only a 10 minute drive).
To avoid an overnight stay in San Jose plan to arrive before 12:00 noon and depart on a local flight the same day. If you do prefer to spend some time in San Jose, we will be happy to suggest hotel accommodations.
Private Air Charter
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Getting Here By Car
It is approximately an 8 hour drive from San Jose to Puerto Jimenez. We suggest a 4-wheel drive vehicle if you plan to drive. There are car rental agencies in Puerto Jimenez in addition to local taxi service.
Getting Here By Bus
From San Jose you can catch the daily bus that departs from Transportes Blanco, telephone: 257-4121. The bus station in Puerto Jimenez is about 4 blocks away from our sign at the crossroad. Please advise us if you plan to arrive by bus and we will make arrangements to be here for you. It is approximately a 10 hour ride but it is not unusual for the bus to arrive late.
