Location: between Manuel Antonio and Puerto Escondido beaches in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Gemelas Beach entrance GPS Coordinates: 9.391385,-84.149654 (9°23’28.98″N, 84°08’58.75″W)
Gemelas Beach GPS Coordinates: 9.379899,-84.139823 (9°22’47.63″N, 84°08’23.36″W)
District: Quepos, canton: Aguirre, province: Puntarenas.
Zone postal code: 60601.
Gemelas Beach Costa Rica is a quiet and intimate little beach with white sands and clear blue waters, located inside of Manuel Antonio National Park in Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, named for its view of the Twin Islands (Islas Gemelas in Spanish) just offshore.
Gemelas Beach is one of the less crowded beaches at the park, due to its super strong currents with hidden rocks beneath the surface, making swimming difficult, if not dangerous. Also, there is a more secluded section of this beach accessible at low tide by walking around a small rock outcropping.
Gemelas Beach is accessed only by following one of the park’s nature trails. It’s fairly easy walk on mostly flat ground, but visitors have to come at low tide, otherwise Gemelas beach totally submerged at high tide.
Getting to Gemelas Beach in Aguirre, Puntarenas:
From San José
Drive north towards Puntarenas on route #27. Take the Pozón exit (to Jaco), and continue for about 100 km (63 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos and Parrita, taking the Quepos exit, just after Parrita. Follow the road until you reach the town of Quepos, and then turn left following the signs to Manuel Antonio National Park through the mountain for about 6.5 km (4 miles) until you reach Manuel Antonio National Park. You need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Gemelas beach is inside. This route requires a total of 3 hour from San Jose.
From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)
Drive to the northeast towards Liberia. Once in Liberia, continue along the same highway to Puntarenas for about 120 km (75 miles). Once at the entrance to Puntarenas, continue on route #27 to San Jose for about 25 km (15 miles) until you reach the exit to Pozon and Jaco, take it and continue for about 100 km (63 miles), passing over the Tarcoles river and the towns of Jaco, Hermosa, Esterillos and Parrita, taking the Quepos exit, just after Parrita. Follow the road until you reach the town of Quepos, and then turn left following the signs to Manuel Antonio National Park through the mountain for about 6.5 km (4 miles) until you reach Manuel Antonio National Park. You need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Gemelas beach is inside. This route requires a total of 4.5 hours.
By bus
You can take a bus from the route San José – Quepos / Manuel Antonio (Transportes Morales, +506 2221-4214 / +506 2777-0318), making the stop at Manuel Antonio National Park, which takes about 4 hours. From here, you need to enter to Manuel Antonio National Park, and you need to pay the park’s entrance fee, as Gemelas beach is inside.
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