Puerto Jimenez is located in the east of the peninsula osa of the province Puntarenas in Costa Rica. Puerto Jiménez is one of the main entrances to the Parque Nacional Corcovado.
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Puerto Jimenez is located on the Dulce Gulf (Golfo Dulce). The town has about 2000 inhabitants and is the largest town on the peninsula.
Arrive
By plane
Aeropuerto de Puerto Jimenez (airline codes: IATA: PJM, ICAO: MRPJ).
There are daily flights from Juan Santamaría (San Jose) to Puerto Jiménez with Nature Air or Sansa Airlines.
The airport is located east near the town
By bus
From San Jose to Puerto Jimenez. Atlantico North terminal. Daily. 06:00 and 12:00. Travel time 10 hours.
From San Jose to golfito. Tracopa terminal. Daily. 07:00 and 15:00. Travel time 8 hours. From there take the ferry to Puerto Jiménez.
By boat
From Golfito there is a ferry to Puerto Jiménez twice a day. Travel time 1.5 hours.
By car
Save on the Pan American Highway (N2) off towards Puerto Jimenez and Parque Nacional Corcovado (N245). The total distance from San Jose to Puerto Jiménez is 395 km, approx. 9 hours.
Travel around
To look at
It Corcovado National Park is the main attraction on the peninsula.
To do
- Dolphin Observation Tours
- Bike Tours
- Jungle tours
- Mangrove Forest Explorations
- Horse riding
- Sea kayaking Adventure in Puerto Jimenez, [1].
- bird watching
- sea fishing
- Swimming in the wave
To buy
There is little to buy other than souvenirs in the hotels.
Food
- Il Giardino, ☎ 506 2735 5129. Italian, Pizza, Fish & Seafood, International
- Marisqueria Corcovado, Calle Boulevard, ☎ 506 2735 5659. American, Seafood, Spanish, Steakhouse
- Pearl of the Osa, Playa Preciosa (4 km east of Puerto Jimenezo), ☎ 506 8829 5865. International, Healthy, Central American
- pizzamail.it, central piazza, ☎ 506 2735 5483. Italian. Good pizzas
Going out
stay overnight
- Agua Dulce Beach Resort, Puerto Jimenez (5 km southeast of Puerto Jimenezo), ☎ 506 8399 0112, e-mail: [email protected].
- Cabinas Jimenez, Puerto Jimenez, ☎ 506 2735 5090, e-mail: [email protected].
- Casa Bambu, Puerto Jimenez, ☎ 506 8702 5906, e-mail: [email protected].
- Crocodile Bay Resort, Puerto Jimenez (On the east side of the airport), ☎ 506 2735 5631, e-mail: [email protected].
- The Fishack, ☎ 506 8632 8150, e-mail: [email protected].
- Parrot Bay Village, ☎ 506 2735 5180, e-mail: [email protected].
