Utopia Tica Sustainable Lodge, Puerto Jiménez

• From San Jose:
• By Plane
• There are two local airlines that leave from San Jose and fly into Puerto Jimenez: Nature Air and Sansa. They leave from the Juan Santamaria Main Airport located by the city of Alajuela, 20km west of downtown San Jose. Flights to Puerto Jimenez are usually less than one hour, unless it has scheduled stops to pick up and drop off passengers.
• Nature Air allows each person checked luggage between 15lbs and 40lbs depending on which fare was purchased. If your luggage is over, just arrive early to pay the baggage fee at the airport. Sansa allows one piece of luggage 30lbs or under. Be sure to check the website of whichever airline you decide to take before you arrive.
• By Bus
• There is a bus from San Jose to Puerto Jimenez which takes 8-9 hours. In San Jose you will go to the bus station Transportes Blanco at the San Carlos terminal. The fee is 8,000 colones/$15 USD. It leaves two times a day at 8:00am and 12:00pm.
• By Boat (if you arrive by golfito)
• Take the ferry to Puerto Jimenez at either 7am, 10 am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3:15pm. It will take roughly 30 minutes and cost 3,000 colones/$6 USD.
• By Car
• From San Jose, get on the San Jose-Caldera highway towards Orotina. You will be on that road for 40 minutes before you pass the town of Oronita. Six kilometers after will be the Pozon-Caldera tollbooth. Take the next exit on the right onto Costanera Sur. You will pass through Jaco, Quepos, and Dominical. Continue driving south towards Chacarita. Along the way you will pass through Palmar Norte. Roughly 30km after, there will be Chacarita’s Gas Station on the right. Turn right at the station and follow the signs for Puerto Jimenez.
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• From Puerto Jimenez to Dos Brazos
• By Bus
• In front of the Super 96 Supermarket you can pay 1,500 colones/$3 USD to hop on the El Rio colectivo bus every Monday through Friday at either 12:00 noon or 4:00pm. It will take you right into Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre.
• By Taxi
• It will be roughly $20 USD for two people.
• By Car
• Take the first left 4 km west out of Puerto Jimenez over the Rio Tigre Bridge where there will be signs for Dos Brazos, Parque Nacional Corcovado, and Casa Aire Libre/Casa Los Suenos. In 3 km you will be in the town of Gallardo and pass the Oasis bar. After Oasis, take the second left. There will be signs for Dos Brazos. In 5 more kilometers you will arrive in Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre. Continue driving straight until you cross a bridge and pass a blue school. There will be a sign for Utopia up the road. If you see a sign for Bolita you have passed it.