Getting to Santa Teresa Costa Rica
The Red Palm villas Costa Rica resort is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, Central America, on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in Santa Teresa. When you land in San Jose you have the following options to get here.
Flying from “SJO” to “TMU” Tambor :
There are two Costa Rican airlines, Sansa Airlines and Nature Air, with service from San Jose “SJO” to Tambor Regional Airport “TMU” (the closest town with an airport). The flight is approximately 30 minutes, there are several daily and it is very safe. We can arrange for a taxi to pick you up at the airport for $50, or arrange the rental car of your choice waiting for you, from Tambor Regional airport to our Costa Rica Resort it is a very beautiful and scenic 35-40 ride.
 Sansa Airlines |
 Nature Air |
 Car Rental |
 Car Rental |
Drive From San Jose Airport to Red Palm Villas Resort:
Total time is 5 hours including a very beautiful and scenic 90-minute ferry ride. Renting a car, you should rent a 4-wheel drive during the “Green” season. From San Jose drive to Puntarenas where you take the “Tambor” or “Peninsular” ferry to Paquera, across the Gulf of Nicoya. Drive west through Tambor and Cobano to the Mal Pais/ Santa Teresa Crossroads, turn right. Drive past the village center of Santa Teresa and keep going north for two more kilometers, keep your eye out for a hand made sign on the left that says Roca Mar, pass three bungalows by the road and look for our sign on the left. It’s big, not to be missed. If you see Milarepa and Flor Blanca, turn around and go back, we will be just on the right coming from that direction about 200 feet.
 Heli service from SJO to Red Palm Villas Resort: $1,450 for 3 passengers $1,850 for 4 passengers $2,450 for 6 passengers |
 Private Charter from SJO to Tambor: 1-5 Passengers $675 up to 11 Passengers $1,250 |
Shuttle Service:
We can arrange for a shuttle to pick you up at the San Jose airport or your hotel and bring you to our Costa Rica resort, the Red Palm Villas, the cost is $235, four persons maximum. For groups this is an easy way to get here, especially if traveling with surfboards. The shuttle will take approximately 5 hours from San Jose. 90 minutes of the journey will be on a scenic ferry boat.
* Ferry schedules do often change, please ask us for current information.
