Costa Rica Tree House Lodge: Beach Hotel in Punta Uva, Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica. How to get here

How To Get Here

If you drive from the airport to san jose the easiest way to get out of the city is to ask a taxi driver to bring you to the exit Guapiles-Limon. This is the highway nr 32. He will probably charge you around $10. If you prefer the adventurous way, you can follow these instructions:

Have a safe drive with a J

From the airport you drive for about 8 km to San Jose. On your right hand side, you will see the Hospital de Mexico.
After the Hospital de Mexico, take the exit to La Uruca.
On the rotonda take the third exit.
At the traffic lights, take a right, you’ll have the cookie factory Pozuelo on your left hand (you'll smell it!).
Go straight, keep the middle lane as much as possible.
After the garage Mercedes/Jeep/Chrysler you will see a Shell gas station at a Y-junction, keep left.
Take the exit Guapiles-Limon.
Follow the road (nr. 32) to Puerto Limón through Braulio Carrillo National Park and you will pass Costa Rica’s only tunnel.
Follow this road to Guápiles and keep going straight.
After passing Siquirres, Matina, Batan and other towns, you will finally reach the coast at Puerto Limón.

Here you will see the fruit companies containers. This is the biggest harbor of Costa Rica.

In Puerto Limón you turn right at the second traffic light, you will see a Texaco gas station on your right, take the direction Cahuita / Puerto Viejo/ Manzanillo
In Puerto Viejo, follow the paved road alongside the beach.
The Tree House Lodge Hotel is located 5 km south from Puerto Viejo. Follow the road towards Manzanillo. You will cross several small neighborhoods.
At Playa Chiquita you can't miss the speed bump in front of the school.
200 meters after the speed bump, you will find the Tree House Lodge Hotel and Iguanaverde Foundation on your left. Look for the following sign on the left.

The easiest alternative from Puerto Viejo is to take a taxi for about $7. Call Bull in Puerto Viejo at 8836-8219. or Luis 8838-3981

Private Transportation

We offer private transportation to the Tree House Lodge Hotel. At any time, our driver will wait for you at the airport or hotel and bring you down. We provide an air-conditioned mini van for up to 9 people. The trip from San Jose to the Tree House Lodge takes around 4 to 5 hours.