Arrival by airplane
Economic flights with Spirit Airlines or Jet Blue, Copa, and NorthWest can get you here from most major cities in the USA. Other airlines such as American, Delta, and Continental also have frequent flights.
Your flight should arrive to the International airport at San Jose, Costa Rica (there is also an airport in Liberia, but that is 8 hours from the Southern region, and that would make sense of you would like to drive if making an itinerary around the country - best to leave from San Jose).
You can also now fly direct to Quepos on Sansa - only 20 minutes drive 75 USD by taxi
Transfer from and to San Jose Airport on request.
Private transfer from San Jose airport can be arranged at the cost of 190 USD for each way or 380 USD for a round trip.
If you are a first-time traveler to Costa Rica, it is highly recommended to let Cascadas Farallas Waterfall Villas pick you up; especially if you arrive late in the evening.
If you are coming from Puerto Jimenez, the transfer is 225 USD each way, and will take up to 3.5 hours as the road requires 4-wheel drive in that area from Puerto Jimenez in the OSA and Matopalo.
Cascadas Farallas Waterfall Villas can also pick you up from the airport in Quepos at the cost of 75 USD each way for 1 or 2 persons.
Driving directions from San Jose Airport
- To get to the Waterfall Villas you will go from the airport in San Jose directly to the new Pan-American highway. The total trip can be done in only 3 hours. Drive first to Jaco (enter Jaco in your GPS first or you will end up going on the wrong road), then passing Jaco you will drive past Quepos to Dominical. Now Waterfall Villas is just a 30-minute drive from Quepos / Manuel Antonio on the brand new highway.
- Before arriving into Dominical Town there will be a big crossroad. Turn left, before the bridge, and then just drive 5 minutes towards San Isidro - Perez Zeledon in the direction North East. Look for the Balinese dragon banners and Cascadas Farallas Waterfall sign. Enter immediately on the right had side through their private bamboo entrance gate, drive down a short 50 meters on a gravel road to the marked parking area.
- If you reach Reptilandia Park, you have gone 3 kilometers too far. Please turn there going back towards the beach, and look for our sign on the left side of the road - you will now turn left into the entrance. GPS: N 9 degrees 16.754, W 83 degrees 49.710 for an exact location (but don't use this in your car until you arrive to Dominical).
- You can also drive from San Jose through the mountains past San Isidro and then another 45 minutes to the Waterfall Villas. Driving from San Jose through the mountains it is 3 hours to reach Cascadas Faralla Rainforests Waterfall Villas on a nicely paved road.
- The trip includes a drive by the Gerardo de Dota coffee growing region, and the Quetzal biological reserve high in a mountain range. Thie main road is completely paved and a 4-wheel drive vehicle is not necessary, unless you go off the main road and visit these regions in the rainy season.
- You will leave San Jose airport and cross the city to reach Cartago, from there you will cross the mountain range to reach San Isidro, follow the signs to Dominical through San Isidros commercial center, continue further past a few villages, the last of which is Plantanillo.
- After that you pass Reptilandia, a nature park, on the right, from there Cascadas Farallas Waterfall Villas is 3 kilometers on the left hand side of the road. Look for the Balinese dragon banners. From their bamboo entrance gate, drive down a short 50 meters on a gravel road to San Isidrothe marked parking area. If you arrive at the beach, turn around back 5 minutes and you will see the sign in front of the entrance.
GPS
- N 9 degrees 16.754, W 83 degrees 49.710
Airport: Juan Santamaría International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Juan Santamaría International Airport (US$ 190 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
