FLY: from San Jose to Tambor. It's just a 20 minute flight on Nature Air or Sansa
From Tambor you have the choice of picking up a previously arranged rental car (let us know if you would like rental car recommendations), taxi, or private driver. It is approx. a 40 minute ride to the hotel.
DRIVE:
From San Jose:
You
drive the Panamerican Highway # 1 via Palmares, San Ramon, Esparza,
towards Puntarenas. You have to get into downtown Puntarenas and follow
the map signs to reach the Paquera Ferry Boat.
The ferry ride takes about 1.5 hours. Once in Paquera drive
towards Tambor and then Cobano. Continue straight through Cobano and
follow the signs to Mal Pais.
From Nicoya:
If
you are coming from Nicoya continue the road south from Nicoya straight
ahead towards Carmon. Just before this town take the detour to your
left to Lepanto. Here the road turns into gravel road.
Continue on the road towards Naranjo beach, Paquera, Tambor, and finally Cobano. You will pass through Tambor and Cobano. Follow the signs to Mal Pais.
A 4X4 is recommended as most of the roads are unpaved.
SHUTTLE BUS:
Montezuma Expeditions (tel. 506/440-8078, fax 506/440-8006, info@montezumaexpeditions.com) has a daily minibus shuttle from San José ($35).
PUBLIC BUS:
There’s daily bus service between Cóbano and Malpaís.
