The South Pacific is a unique region with some of the most impressive natural wonders that Costa Rica has to offer, here is the Manuel Antonio and Marine Ballena National Parks, Chirripo, sites in indigenous areas, the Terraba-Sierpe mangroves, the Piedras Blancas National Park, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park. The South Pacific of Costa Rica offers fantastic opportunities for adventure, whale watching tour, sports fishing, diving, surfing, rafting, paragliding, mountain climbing, bird watching, excellent beaches and natural attractions to enjoy.
Turmeric-powerdrink
Turmeric is a perennial, flowering plant, also called Indian saffron, and belongs to the ginger family. It occurs mainly in India and China. Marco Polo (13th century) mentioned its use, and there are also Sanskrit texts from the 5th and 6th centuries that describe turmeric.
Magic Made Local
At the Eco Feria Camino Real Dominical, each entrepreneur writes a beautiful story. They strive to provide fresh, healthy, locally produced and cultivated food and products.
Montessori education program
The learning experience is created to support the stages of child development and encourage independent learning engagement and discovery as guided by their teachers.
Received Certification by ISLA in Guanacaste
There were 85 participants in the program, representing communities from all over Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It was great to be able to meet and train with other water people, all of whom are working toward a common goal – increase the number of rescues in the country.
Greening a path for tapir´s return
The dream of the Path of the Tapir is to restore enough natural habitat to deforested lands so that the tapir will return. Much secondary forest has already regenerated in former cattle pastures.
Solar Energy, AN ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY SOLUTION!
Ōm Energy in Ojochal is a company that specializes in the design and commercialization of independent solar homes. They give advice and also build solar homes throughout the Costa Ballena region under the concept of “ŌM Nature.”
The Bees – a Beautiful Example
Bees are a wonderful example of teamwork, of service to the community, and of mutualism within ecosystems. They have developed, in an efficient and organized way, and are vital for pollination of flowers, including nearly 70% of human food.
The bee crisis is a wake-up call for humanity.
Female Leadership, Empathy and Sisterhood
Women leaders have long been described as witches, bosses, tomboys or madmen, for wanting a more inclusive world, without street harassment, and intrafamily violence.
La Saharienne Costa Rica, sport, adventure, and solidarity
From December 13 to 20, 2019, La Saharienne will enter the heart of Osa in the South Pacific. For the first time in Costa Rica, the 100% feminine and supportive multisport event will take place.
South Pacific Costa Rica Magazine and Travel Guide,sportfishing in Drake
If you visit South Pacific Costa Rica´s region, you`re going to experience magical moments in paradise! The Ballena Tales Team is at your disposal to give you more information!
Costa Rican Independence Day – September 15th
The great thing about Costa Rica’s Independence is that it was achieved without firing a shot, and in fact, Costa Ricans did not know about it until about a month after it happened. There was no internet at that time..
Here you can find contact information and bus schedules to San Isidro de Perez Zeledon, Quepos, Dominical, Uvita, Palmar, Sierpe, Puerto Jimenez at the Osa Peninsula, Golfito, Ciudad Neily, Panamanian border and David (Panama).
The cheapest way to travel is always by bus, in Costa Rica the public bus transport is very good and you can find buses to reach any part of the country.
On almost all bus routes, there is at least one stop along the way where passengers can stretch out, make use of sanitary services and have a snack. Most units traveling to different destinations are modern and offer amenities to travelers.
BUS FROM SAN JOSÉ TO...
| QUEPOS | 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 6:15 AM 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 1:15 PM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:45 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM | |
| SAN ISIDRO | 2771-0412 2221-4214 | 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 6:10 AM 7:00 AM 7:40 AM 8:15 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:01 PM 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM |
| UVITA | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 5:30 AM 6:30 AM 7:31 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 12:15 PM 1:05 PM 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:40 PM |
PALMAR NORTE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 7:29 AM 7:31 AM 7:40 AM 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 12:15 PM 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:40 PM |
| SIERPE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 8:30 AM |
| PTO. JIMÉNEZ | +506 2783 4293 | 8:00 AM 12:00 PM |
| 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 3:30 PM |
| C. NEILLY | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 7:31 AM 7:40 AM 9:30 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:40 PM |
| PASO CANOAS | PAN. BORDER | 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 7:29 AM 7:31 AM 7:40 AM 9:30 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 1:05 PM 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:40 PM |
BUS FROM SAN ISIDRO TO...
SAN JOSÉ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 9:05 AM, 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:31 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:15 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:45 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM |
CIUDAD NEILLY | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:40 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM |
PALMAR NORTE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:45 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:40AM, 12:30 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 4,10 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 9:30 PM |
GOLFITO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 10:00 AM |
BUS FROM UVITA TO...
SAN JOSÉ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 6:30 AM, 6:43 AM, 7:21 AM, 7:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:10 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:57 PM |
| DOMINICAL | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 7:21 AM |
| QUEPOS | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 7:21 AM |
PALMAR NORTE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:01 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:02 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM |
| GOLFITO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 11:01 AM, 8:02 PM |
CIUDAD NEILLY | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 9:43 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:20 PM, 2:28 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:58 PM, 5:18 PM, 6:13 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:53 PM |
BUS FROM PALMAR NORTE TO...
SAN JOSÉ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:45 AM, 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM, 9:50 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 10:18 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:05 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:15 PM, 6:30 PM |
SAN ISIDRO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:45 AM, 6:10 AM, 6:20 AM, 7:31 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:15 PM |
UVITA | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 5:15 AM, 6:05 AM, 6:21 AM, 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 8:36 AM, 9:50 AM, 10:15 AM, 1:05 PM, 3:01 PM, 6:30 PM |
| DOMINICAL | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 6:21 AM |
| SIERPE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 2:00 PM |
PUERTO JIMENEZ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 9:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 5:30 PM |
| GOLFITO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 9:30 PM |
CIUDAD NEILLY | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 12:42 AM, 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:39 PM, 1:15 PM, 14:24 PM, 3:05 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:02 PM, 4:39 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:13 PM, 6:30 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 9:38 PM, 11,49 PM |
BUS FROM CIUDAD NEILLY TO...
PALMAR NORTE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:00 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:15 PM, 1:45 PM, 3:30PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM |
SAN ISIDRO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:40 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM |
UVITA | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:50 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:10 PM |
DOMINICAL | 2221-4214 2777-0263 |
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SAN JOSÉ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 4:40 AM, 4:50 AM, 5:00 AM, 7:12 AM, 8:15 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM |
BUS FROM PASO CANOAS (PAN BORDER) TO...
SAN JOSÉ | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | Lunes - Viernes: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 6:50 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM Sabado - Domingo: 4:00 AM, 4:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM |
PALMAR NORTE | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:29 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:40 PM |
SAN ISIDRO | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 4:30 PM |
UVITA | 2221-4214 2777-0263 | 4:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:40 PM |
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Bus going to Puerto Jiménez Tel. +506 2783 4293
Bus transportation services
TRACOPA
Transportes Costarricenses Panameños (TRACOPA)
2221-4214 | 2258-8939 | 2290-1308 o al fax 2232-7702
For bus schedule, visit Tracopa Website
Need help planning your Costa Rica vacations? We look forward to helping you!
Email: carlos@ballenatales.com
Phone: +(506) 8946 7134
Empresarios Unidos: 2222-0064
Ersa Vans: 2294-5806/8302-6802
Fantasy Bus: 2232-3681
Interbus: 2283-5573
Musoc: 2771-0414/2222-2422
Transportes Blanco: 2771-2550
Transportes Jaco: 2233-1109
Transportes Morales: 2777-0263
Transportes Quepos: 2777-0743
South Pacific Routes:
Quepos-Dominical 2771-4744
Quepos-San Jose 2777-0263
San Jose-Palmar Norte: 2222-2666
San Jose-Puerto Jimenez: 2771-4744 / +506 2783 4293
San Jose-Quepos: 2223-5567
San Jose-San Isidro: 2771-3829