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RE: Where to go after Arenal - Need help with 7 day itinerary!

by paulschmidtart 28 March 2012

Be aware that there are river rafting trips to take in the La Fortuna/ Northern Lowlands but the Rio Pacuare is not one of them but located…
RE: Cano Negro tour

by SoloHobo 11 February 2012

According to my notes from a Trip Report in August 2010, we paid $50 for my wife and I, and a boat w/guide and a canopy from the intense…
RE: How Long for Bijagua & Rio Celeste?

by SoloHobo 05 January 2012

You would be setting yourself up for a longer day of driving to go all the way to La Fortuna, as far as getting from there to Samara.…
RE: Planning for 1 month in Costa Rica

by wiremu 18 December 2011

to get to the tenorio national park from liberia, take a bus that will put you in bijagua. you have a couple of choices: 1. take…
RE: Advice on Arenal/ Rio Celeste

by ludwip 16 November 2011

wiremu, somehow we ended up going from Arenal up to Upala before heading back down to get to the lodge. Are you saying that this route…
Driving from Laguna Arenal to Cano Negro WF

by mufasa333 28 October 2011

I've looked at other posts on here about how to go and have seen that the best option is taking hwy 35 to Los Chiles. My question is,…
RE: San Carlos

by SoloHobo 13 October 2011

There are banks in Upala CR. If Not, Rivas.
RE: Rincon de la Vieja

by JMK60 12 October 2011

Actually, I took a bus from La Fortuna to Upala (2.5 hours), and then the Canas bus and got off in Bijagua (45 minutes). I had time…
RE: Rincon de la Vieja

by wiremu 12 October 2011

it's actually three buses: from la fortuna to tilaran, tilaran to canas and canas to upala and get off in bijagua. the other choice is…
RE: Rincon de la Vieja

by JMK60 12 October 2011

You know, windy, I went to Rio Celeste 2 years ago without a car. I stayed at Bijagua, which is well served by buses between Canas and…
RE: shuttle Brasilito to San Carlos/Ciudad Quesada

by maria6004 08 October 2011

I am so excited about this upcoming trip and am buying all my bus tickets now. Just curious - does anyone know the route interbus takes…
RE: Border cross point between Nica and the CARIBBEAN side of CR?

by SoloHobo 30 August 2011

Unless I am mistaken, you can cross the RSJ at Los Chiles, and from there get a bus to Upala, and then a bus to San Jose, about 3.5 hours…
RE: Travel to Nicaragua from Costa Rica

by SoloHobo 31 July 2011

From Cano Negra to Upala and Los Chiles is about 2 hours, from La Fortuna to Los Chiles 4 hours. Once you are on Nica side, whats your…
RE: roads in the north of Costa Rica

by wiremu 04 June 2011

the roads in cano negro are all gravel and can be a bit rough in parts. but probably no issues with mud. there may be a shallow mudhole…
RE: Getting to Rio Celeste from Monteverde?

by wiremu 18 May 2011

two ways: 1. take the bus from santa elena to irma (on the pan american highway). pick up either the direct bus for bijagua that is…
RE: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by rmalone 09 January 2011

We stayed in Puntarenas for a couple of nights after two weeks in Montezuma in a room with AC, which we had not had in Montezuma. Have…
RE: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by jaguarman_corcovado 08 January 2011

I find this website helpful for calculating drive times in Costa Rica. http://www.yourtravelmap.com/ pura vida, Ballardo Diaz
RE: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by scoot 08 January 2011

This website has good information. http://www.ojochal.com/ Try to find a copy of Dominical Days when you get there. It's a free magazine…
Re: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by kitte 08 January 2011

Actually I thought there was a lot longer to Ojochal and Puerto Jimenez from Bijagua the Upala, but now that I know the time, I will go…
RE: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by scoot 08 January 2011

El Jardin Tortuga has really good pizza and lasagna. I haven't spent the night there so can't comment on the rooms. It's quite far from…
Re: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by kitte 08 January 2011

Thanks a lot, I thought it was a longer drive to Puerto Jimenez - my plan is to see some of the nice places - so I will just drive down…
Re: Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by Thomroo 08 January 2011

aprox driving time: 7-8 hours. but - if i may ask - why would you want to drive all this distance without taking a look at all those…
Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez .

by kitte 08 January 2011

I'm trying to find my way (have a car) Bijagua the Upala / Ojochal / Puerto Jimenez . How long will it take from Bijagua the Upala to…
RE: To/from Bagaces

by paulschmidtart 03 January 2011

To get to Bagaces from Los Chilies would be one long drawn out affair but could be an excellent back country adventure if that is what…
RE: Connection from SJO airport to bus in San Jose

by wiremu 26 November 2010

deja vu all over again. i repeat once more: buses for upala that leave for san jose stop at the bus station in alajuela. it will not…