- Address: Camino a Playa Chamán, Provincia de Puntarenas, Uvita, 60504, Costa Rica
- Phone: +627865392
- Website: marinoballena.org
- Opening hours: 6.00 - 18.00
- Entrance ticket: about 6 $
One of the most visited parks in Costa Rica is the Marino Balena National Park, located 11 kilometers from the town of Dominical. This name was given to the park in honor of humpback whales migrating here. In addition to mammals, rare birds and animals, the national park attracts tourists with its amazing landscapes, mangrove forests, sandy beaches, coral reefs and rocky islands.
The uniqueness of the marine park
The Marino Balena National Park was created to protect important halos. This is a wild sandy beaches, and mangrove estuaries of rivers, and coral reefs, and rocky shoals. The territory on which the marine national park is located occupies about 273 acres of land and almost 13.5 marine acres. For several kilometers stretches a picturesque coastline.
The beaches of the sea park are not overcrowded with tourists, and the main population is observed on the famous beach of Pinuelas Point, where the largest collection of corals is located in Costa Rica . Almost all beaches are protected by reefs and rocky islands, which are called Las Tres Hermanas, which means "three sisters". Here swimmers are protected from a dangerous surf.
In the National Park of Marino Balena, there are four entrances, each of which is secured by a caretaker. Visitors to the Uvita sector at low tide can observe an amazing cluster of rocks and reefs that resemble the tail of a whale.
Tourists here are available for various types of recreation. You can go to the beach to swim and sunbathe or go scuba diving. The most popular activity here is diving with whales and dolphins. You can equip yourself in an exciting journey through the park. Rest on the fresh air is not limited to anything, but only a fire can not be planted. It is allowed to use gas or coal grills.
Flora and fauna of the national park
The Marino Balena National Park in Costa Rica has become a real home for humpback whales that inhabit this area from August to November and from December to April. These migrants in length reach up to 16-18 meters. Sea olive tortoises and bisces, endangered, chose the park as a place for laying eggs. They nest here from May to November. In addition, there are bottlenose dolphins, green iguanas, brown boobies and sea hares.
In the coastal areas you can see a lot of birds. White sacks, pelicans, frigates, large blue herons, cormorants, some species of terns, waders and seagulls form their nests in the park. Among the abundance of vegetation, lively mangrove forests, mangrove tea and wild anon are of great interest.
How to get to the national marine park?
From the capital of Costa Rica , two tracks lead to the national park. Through Fernandez, there is a road number 34, which changes to No. 39 on the ring embankment. Travel time without traffic jams is about 3 hours.
Also from San Jose you can get here on the route No. 243 through San Isidro, which also changes direction at the ring embankment. And to the destination there is a route number 34. On this route on the way you will stay about 3.5 hours.
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