VILLA INFORMATION
Alexander will help you with everything you need during your stay at Tulemar; feel free to contact him for booking excursions, dinner reservations, grocery orders, taxi, or private shuttles arrangements.
Tulemar on-site shuttle works daily from 6am to 10pm, this is a complementary service provided to all clients.
This service must be requested 10-15 minutes in advance; from the villa phone you can call them at 6116-2421 or 6472-2545.
Taxi services are available 24/7 in the area, please contact your concierge to make arrangements.
Housekeeping is provided daily; please inform Alexander for any special request you may have.
For housekeeping, tips are not included, please feel free to tip the maid at the end of your stay as a gesture of your appreciation for their service.
Pool towels are provided in the villa, please bring them back to the villa, the maid provides you new ones daily.
Toilet paper goes in the trash bin next to the toilet, please do not flush it in the toilet.
Phone number: +506-8708-1065
IMessage - WhatsApp concierge.sunsethideaway@gmail.com
Please turn off the AC, fans, lights and lock the villa when you leave.
Always leave your valuables in the safe, located in the closet.
Take a photo of your passport and leave it in the safe; we do not recommend taking your passports with you while exploring the area.
Please do not feed the monkeys or any wildlife. Only guests that are registered on the reservation are allowed to be at the villa or on Tulemar property due the condominium regulations.
Water is 100% drinkable on the villa as well on the property.
Tule Café on-site restaurant provides room service from 6:30am to 10pm, please contact them directly at 2777-1579; for pre-orders contact your concierge.
Wireless network:
Sunset Hideaway 5G
Password: Sunset34
Alexander Salazar Villa Concierge1
SPANISH PHRASES
Hello Hola
Good Buenos / Buenas / Bien
Please
Por favor
Thank you Gracias
You are welcome Con mucho gusto
Goodbye Adiós
Have a good day Tenga un buen día
See you later Hasta luego
How are you? ¿Cómo está?
What is your name? ¿Cómo se llama usted?
Where? ¿Dónde?
How? ¿Cómo?
What? ¿Qué?
Help Auxilio
Emergency Emergencia
To the beach A la playa
Where is the pool? ¿Dónde está la piscina?
Where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el baño?
Stop Pare
Credit card
Store
Grocery store
Tarjeta de crédito
Tienda
Supermercado
I would like Yo quisiera
Tip
Check
I am sorry
Entrance
Exit
Open
Propina
Cuenta
Disculpe
Entrada
Salida
Abierto
Closed Cerrado
Danger
Peligro
Gasoline station Gasolinera
Men
Hombre
Woman Mujer
Rigth Derecha
Left Izquierda
Straight Derecho
Slow Despacio
HELPFUL FACTS
Language
The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish, although English is widely spoken.
Currency
Costa Rica’s official currency is the Colon, but U.S. Dollars are widely accepted. Most places accept $20 or less denominations, with highdenomination bills requiring bank exchange. Travellers checks are rarely accepted. ATMs dispense both colones and U.S. Dollars.
Electricity
The standard in Costa Rica is the same as in the United States: 110 volts AC.
Time
Costa Rica is on Central Standard Time. Costa Rica does not observe daylight savings time, so the difference is an additional hour from April through October.
Tipping
A 10% service charge is typically added to restaurant bills, while gratuities are optional for staff members and are left to discretion.
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BEACH SERVICES 9 am to 5 pm RESTAURANT 6:30 am to 10 pm 3
WELCOME!
GET TO KNOW MANUEL ANTONIO
At the end of the first millennium, a subset of the Boruca people left Colombia and went north. They were known as the Quepoa Indians. They settled the Caribbean islands off the coast of Panama, a large portion of south central Costa Rica, and made Manuel Antonio their winter residence. Palenques, or circular cane-and-thatch homes, made up the settlement.
While Spanish conquistadors from Mexico and Panama advanced in two waves between 1519 and 1523 to capture most of Central America, Costa Rica remained mostly unconquered until 1560.
The first Spanish explorer to visit this shore, Ponce de Leon, was scared off by the Quepoa in 1519 when he suggested landing during their sacred season of harvesting turtle eggs. However, the Quepoa welcomed Juan Vasquez de Coronado when he came in 1563 as long as he helped them recover hostages abducted by a tribe further down the coast. Coronado assaulted the adjoining settlement and set the Quepoa prisoners free in one of his most difficult engagements.
Pirates, including Henry Morgan, Francis Drake, and William Dampier, were the first Europeans to find Manuel Antonio. Legend has it that somewhere in the lands originally inhabited by the Quepoa tribe, there lies a trove of hidden riches. The infamous English privateer John Clipperton thought that more than 700 tons of gold, silver, pearls, emeralds, and other precious stones were stashed away close to the Mission of San Bernardino de Quepo. Clipperton began his long and renowned career on the South Seas in the late 1600s. It might have been the looted treasure from Panama, where all the gold and gems from North and South America were sent before being dispatched on shipments to Spain. A galleon and two other huge ships that were “carrying an enormous weight of treasure that caused the ships to sit low in the water” managed to escape when Henry Morgan
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assaulted the wealthy Port of Panama in 1671.
Clipperton reasoned that in order to prevent a raid at sea, the treasure ships would have needed to be promptly unloaded. Where else except the Mission of San Bernardino de Quepos makes sense. Take a peek at the monkeys in the trees the next time you put on your hiking sandals and go for a walk in the forest. Does that kapok tree have an emerald buried in it?
Mission Juan de Pizzaro, who had been sent by the King of Spain to supervise the settlement of Central America and Costa Rica in particular, created and ruled San Bernardino de Quepos for ten years. Nearly 200 years before California’s first mission, San Bernardino de Quepos, a Franciscan mission, was founded in the Puerto Escondido region. The first orange and other citrus plants were brought to the Naranjo River valley during this voyage. It remained in operation until 1716.
The sixth canton in the area and the entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos is now the capital of the canton of Aguirre. With hotels, stores, libraries, environmental organizations, yoga, pilates, restaurants, and a wide range of recreational activities, it has a little bit of everything. Meanwhile, its new marina preserves its status as a recognized hub for sport fishing.
Welcome to Quepos and Manuel Antonio then, whether you’re an adventurer, a beach bum, or even a pirate, as here is your new uncharted territory.
The Port of Quepos, once a major exporting port, was mostly unnoticed until the late 19th century when banana production led to its prominence. The United Fruit Company operated the port from 1930 to the late 1940s, employing people from Central America. However, the Panama Disease destroyed banana crops, leading the company to focus on less profitable African oil palms, causing the area to collapse and the port to become obscurity.
It was never easy to go to Manuel Antonio or Quepos. Access to Quepos was limited until well into the middle of the 20th century by an inadequate and convoluted network of roads, a railroad spur from Parrita, or a tiny plane operated by the Alpha Company that actually landed on the beach, but only during low tide. Nevertheless, in the 1960s, American surfers, hippies, and fishermen started returning to Quepos and Manuel Antonio, and by the end of the 1980s, Sansa Airlines was operating regular flights to the region. With its ancient western-style houses, dirt roads, and immaculate beaches, Quepos won over Americans. Quepos and Manuel Antonio started to establish a reputation as a center for adventure tourism.
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TOURS Contact your Concierge for more info TOURS EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR GUESTS 6
MANGROVE BOAT/ KAYAK TOUR
Learn and relax surrounded by nature with our kayak and boat adventures through one of the most important ecosystems in the world, the mangroves. The tour consists of a diversity of tropical landscapes, through freshwater canals of the river until reaching the salt water of the sea, including the estuary of Isla Damas.
During the tour, you will be able to observe wild animals in their natural habitat, such as the white-faced monkeys, sloths, iguanas, crocodiles, snakes, butterflies, numerous species of birds, and more. Our expert local guides and their passion for nature will make the experience unforgettable.
2 hours total
Includes: transportation, guide, and a meal.
MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK GUIDED TOUR
Manuel Antonio is the most popular national park in Costa Rica and one of the most famous in the world. Its area encompasses 687 hectares (1,700 acres) of land mass and 55,000 hectares (135,905 acres) of marine reserve. The National Park contains some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. You will have an opportunity to observe with a bilingual and very professional certified tour guide, birds, mammals, reptiles, mangroves, primary and secondary tropical rainforest, as well as the most beautiful beaches.
Includes: transportation, a certified tour guide, and the park entry fee. The park is closed on Tuesdays.
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CATAMARAN TOUR
The tour is one of the most popular on the water and will give you the chance to enjoy the coast line from the Quepos marina to the Manuel Antonio National Park. You’ll then head into the deeper waters for a chance to see some of the big fish. You’ll finish the trip with a stop in the bay in front of Tulemar where you’ll enjoy snorkeling. Manuel Antonio’s waters are peaceful and quiet. It’s a great trip to enjoy the sun, sea, and breathing the healthy ocean air. (This is not a party boat – ask your concierge if that is what you are interested in.)
Morning and evening tours
Lunch or dinner, and drinks included Snorkeling
Transportation is included
Catamaran 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
JET SKI TOUR
Enjoy a unique 2 hour excursion on wave runners to see the sights around Manuel Antonio National Park.
You start at the new marina in Quepos and cruise along the coast of Manuel Antonio. Then you’ll head back to the bay in front of Tulemar where you can enjoy a little snorkeling. You may get to see some fish or dolphins!
Tour times: 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Minimum age to drive is 16 years old; and minimum age as a passenger is 6 years old
Transportation is included
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JUNGLE NIGHT TOUR
The best activity to experience the rainforest at night time in search of nocturnal wildlife like frogs, snakes, nocturnal mammals, and birds. This 3-hour tours takes place at a reserve near Villa Nueva de Quepos, which is just a 30 minute drive from Tulemar. Roundtrip transportation, entrance fee to the private reserve, dinner, and lights are included. Please be sure to wear hiking or tennis shoes, long pants and a long sleeve shirt. Bug repellent is also recommended.
Includes: transportation, guided tour, dinner.
Jungle Night Tour 5:15 pm
BIRD WATCHING TOUR
Various localities around Manuel Antonio are suggested as great birding areas to observe Central and South Pacific endemic species. Esquipulas is our favorite and is located 35 min out of Manuel Antonio only, at the Talamanca mountain foothills. This important rainforest extension is favoring altitudinal and longitudinal ecological processes among the Central and South Pacific.
Included: Roundtrip transportation – Manuel Antonio and Quepos area, entrance fee, certified naturalist guide + professional assistance with swarovski spotting scope and cellphone photos.
Birdwatching 5:00 am
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ZIP LINE TOUR
Thrilling zip line adventure above the natural reserve, just in the heart of Manuel Antonio offer you 10 zip lines, 16 platforms, 2 Elevated anchored, river platform, Suspended platform, 2 nature jungle trails, 4 suspension bridges, 100 foot waterfall rappel (optional), Landing Platform (Right at Manuel Antonio main road), crocodile and butterfly gardens.
Includes transportation.
8 am - 11 am / 1 pm (summer)
CANYONING TOUR
Recommended for those who yawn at the easiness of a simple zipline tour, this activity is great for the physically fit! Combining 7 high-adrenaline activities in one. You’ll navigate suspension bridges, rappel down waterfalls, climb trees, rappel from the tree tops, and much more!
The adventure takes place within 80 acres of protected land. You’ll feel immersed within the Costa Rican rainforest and experience its incredible biodiversity! During the adventure there will be short breaks for refreshing snacks, fruits, tea, and water. After the tour you will be served a delicious typical Costa Rican meal!
Canyoning 8:00 am
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ATV TOUR
Drive your own quad into the rainforest and mountains in the area. Travel along the dirt roads through the countryside and small towns to a beautiful waterfall where you can swim and relax.
4 hours
Choose 7:30 AM, 10:30 AM or 1:30 PM start times
Includes transportation, drinks, snacks, and lunch Must be a minimum of 16 years old to drive (no license required) Minimum age for passengers is 6 years old
SAFARI TRUCK TOUR
Do you want to go up to the mountains and see waterfalls, but don’t like horseback riding, nor ATVs? Then let this very unique, and very rustic 4×4 safari style pick-up truck take you there. You will be picked up in a van, and transferred to their base camp, where you will enjoy a delicious Costa Rican breakfast. After, you will be taken up to the mountains in the safari truck. Hiking, waterfalls, suspended bridge, and swimming in natural pools are all part of this incredible tour. You will also enjoy a typical lunch back at their little restaurant, then the van will bring you back to Tulemar. This is one of our most popular tours and really gives you the flavor of remote Costa Rica.
4 hours
Choose 7:50 AM or 1:30 PM start times
Includes transportation, breakfast and lunch. Waterfall Visit.
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CAÑO ISLAND SNORKELING
A full day excursion to Cano Island, we leave by boat from the pier of Sierpe, to the island with a duration of 1’15 hours, this island is one of the best places to practice this activity. You can get off the island and get to know its viewpoint and then do some dives in different points around the island. You will be back in Sierpe at 4pm approximately, and you will have a picnic lunch. Includes: Boat transfers, park entrance fee, snorkel gear, lunch and guide.
Includes:
Transfer by boam, Entrance to the island, Snorkeling equipment, Picnic lunch, Gua on tour, Insurance
FISHING
Most charters will depart from the Quepos Marina at 7:00 am. Charters range from ½ day to full day charters, with in-shore and offshore options. In addition to charter costs, each person needs to purchase a fishing license at the marina ($13 per person + 13% VAT),
Half day in-shore fishing trips, leaves at 7am, gets back to the marina at 12 noon, on this type of fishing you will stay near the coast line, live bait fishing, you will have the opportunity to catch Snook, Red Snapper, Rooster fish, Spanish Macarel and Jacks.
Includes drinks, fruits, and snacks.
Full day off-shore deep sea fishing, leaves at 7am, gets back to the marina at 4pm, on this type of fishing you will be leaving the coast, the range is always 16 miles up to 35 miles, you will have the opportunity to cath Sailfish, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo.
Includes drinks, fruits, lunch, and snacks.
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FULL DAY WATERFALL TOUR
See it all and see it like a local. You will enjoy the ocean, jungle, beach, waterfalls, and swimming holes in this day of adventure. The theme of this tour is “Off the Beaten Path.” You will not experience another tour like this in Costa Rica. We pick you up and head South to some of our favorite waterfalls in the country. We will visit 3 or 4 different waterfalls, each waterfall has a swimming hole, places to explore, areas to jump from and one waterfall even has a 20ft natural water slide. We will also visit our favorite beach in the area which is outlined in caves and palm trees.
Includes transportation, lunch, snacks, water.
NAUYACA WATERFALL TOUR
Nauyaca is one of the most impressive waterfalls in Costa Rica and should be a stop on anyone’s list when visiting Costa Rica’s central pacific coast. Our Nauyaca tour includes a nice hike to the top tier of this epic 150 ft waterfall which will then be rewarded with a refreshing swim in the pool beneath the lower falls. We’ll also hop on a tractor ride up to our lunch spot to recharge after enjoying the falls.
Includes Transportation, Lunch, Natural fruit drink, Fruits, Water, Tractor ride, Certified guides, Park entrances.
Full day waterfall - 8:00 am
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WHITE WATER RAFTING
A full day trip (8 hours) including 3½ hours on the water with rapids of levels 2 and 3. This is a fantastic tour of one of the three rivers, very close to Manuel Antonio. You can spend a great day with professional guides enjoying the wildlife around the river and receive a big dose of adrenaline from the rapids! This tour is perfect for the beginner and for all the family too. Depending on the season, you can choose between the river and a full day or a half day tour. Snacks and drinks are provided on all tours. Lunch and a waterfall tour are included with the Savegre River tour.
Savegre River (All year long)
Chorro (January – April)
Naranjo River (May – December)
Transportation is included
SURFING LESSONS
If you’ve always wanted to try, would like to get a little better or are just looking for a surf buddy…
Learning to ride the waves will give you a feeling of accomplishment you can carry with you into other aspects of your daily life. You’ll become empowered for facing new challenges when you recall that fantastic feeling of success achieved when you first stand up.
Private instruction
Choose times daily: 8:00 AM or 1:00 PM
Three hour lesson
Snacks and drinks included Transportation is included
White Water Rafting 8 am
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CHOCOLATE & COFFEE TOUR
We offer a combination of attractions, this is not a tour, this is a momorable experience! Firstly, the chocolate tour starts with the cultural and biological background of cacao in the world and here in Costa Rica. It further introduces you into the collecting, fermenting, grinding and finally the making of chocolate, the drink of the gods. Secondly, we talk about coffee and its importance for Costa Rica’s economic and cultural development. We have a showroom with important coffee picking instruments and real producing plants to better explain the process of coffee production. We will show you how to make Café-Chorreado, the real Costarican practice of preparing coffee.Finally, we will look at one of the most important aspects of Costarican culture and tradition, the trapiche (mechanic sugarcane-mill). Here we grind sugar cane to extract the juice and make delicious cocktails. for sure the sweetest tour in the area.
Included:
Transportation
Tour Guide
Water & Coffee
Chocolate & sugarcane-juice tasting
Medicinal Plants Garden
NIGHT PADDLE BOARDING
We’ll head out just before the sun goes down, so you can enjoy the magical colors of the sunset from the water. After dark is when the real adventure begins. Each stand up paddle board comes equipped with LED lights, illuminating the water around you for an experience you’ve never had and will never forget!
What’s Included:
Transportation
Life Vest
Snack + Water
Awesome photos of your session!
Night Paddle 4:30 pm
Chocolate Tour 8 am - 11am
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P R I V A T E T O Y O U S P A
R E L A X I N G M A S S A G E
6 0 M I N $ 9 5 • 9 0 M I N $ 1 2 0
T r a d i t i o n a l f u l l - b o d y S w e d i s h M a s s a g e t o r e l i e v e t e n s i o n , i m p r o v e c i r c u l a t i o n a n d l e a v e y o u r e s t e d .
D E E P T I S S U E M A S S A G E
6 0 M I N $ 1 0 5 • 9 0 M I N $ 1 2 0
T h e p e r f e c t t r e a t m e n t t o i n c r e a s e o x y g e n c i r c u l a t i o n b y u s i n g d e e p p r e s s u r e . T h i s i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o r e l i e v e p a i n , k n o t s a n d m u s c l e t i g h t n e s s .
H O T S T O N E S
7 0 M I N $ 1 1 5
A u n i q u e i n t e g r a l r i t u a l t h a t u s e s t h e r m o t h e r a p y w i t h m a s s a g e s t r o k e s t o c r e a t e a d e e p l y r e l a x i n g a n d h e a l i n g t r e a t m e n t .
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I D Y L L I C F A C I A L
6 0 M I N $ 9 5
E x p e r i e n c e t h e s o f t t o u c h o f h y d r a t i o n a n d r e l a x a t i o n w h i l e o n v a c a t i o n , r e v i t a l i z i n g s k i n d a m a g e o r d r y n e s s f o r t h o s e w e a t h e r c h a n g e s a f t e r a t r i p o r a f u n d a y .
P U R A V I D A B O D Y W R A P
7 0 M I N $ 1 1 0
M o i s t u r i z e y o u r s k i n a l o n g w i t h a c a l m i n g a n d c o m f o r t i n g f u l l b o d y m a s s a g e t o r e s t o r e b a l a n c e , c a l m a n d i n n e r t r a n q u i l l i t y .
A C U P R E S S U R E
4 5 M I N $ 9 0
A r e y o u r e a d y t o r e l i e v e s t r e s s ? A c u p r e s s u r e ' s h e a l i n g t o u c h r e d u c e s m u s c u l a r t e n s i o n , i n c r e a s e s c i r c u l a t i o n , a n d e n a b l e s d e e p r e l a x a t i o n .
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TROPICAL BODY SCRUB
70MIN $110
Relax and r egenerate your skin with natural products. This will leave you looking and feeling fabulous.
MAKE IT GLOW BODY SCRUB
70MIN $110
It's all about relaxing and glowing with Hermetise® skincare products. - Gold Body Scrub.
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M A N I P E D I
A P P R O X 6 0 - 9 0 M I N $ 1 0 0
G i v e y o u r h a n d s a n d f e e t t h e T L C y o u d e s e r v e a n d b o o s t v i t a l i t y w i t h t h i s r e l a x i n g t r e a t m e n t .
M A N I O R P E D I
A P P R O X 4 0 M I N $ 5 0
T h e n e a t c a r e y o u d e s e r v e t o f e e l p a m p e r e d .
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O p t i o n 1 :
2 The r ap i e s : M a ss age , Fa c i a l o r B od y T r ea t m en t .
P r i c e : $280 / pe rs o n
D u r a ti on : 3 hou r s 1 5 m i nu t e s app r o x .
O p t i o n 2 :
1 The r apy : M a ss age , Fa c i a l o r B od y T r ea t m en t .
P r i c e : $180 / pe rs o n
D u r a ti on : 2 hou r s 1 5 m i nu t e s app r o x .
Pa c ka g e s i n cl ude :
• T r op ic a l fr u i t pun c h .
• T r o p ic a l fr u i t sk ewe rs .
• G r ano l a w it h y ogu r t an d b l uebe rri e s .
• Bo ttl e o f s pa rkli n g w i ne .
• M i n i t u r ke y b r e a s t ha m s andw ic he s w it h 3 a ss o rt e d ki nd s o f c hee s e .
• Hu mm u s an d p it a b r ead .
• G ua c a m o l e an d “ p ic o d e ga ll o ” w it h c h i p s .
• Fis h Ce vic h e
• M ix e d s eed s an d c ho c o l a t e ba rs .
• D e ss e r t
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SLOTH WALK AT TULEMAR
EXCLUSIVELY FOR TULEMAR GUESTS
The Sloth Institute Costa Rica is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the well-being and conservation of wild and captive sloths through research and education. Join The Sloth Institute researchers as they search for sloths at Tulemar. In a 1-2 hour guided hike, you’ll have the opportunity to encounter many beautiful birds, monkeys, and (of course) sloths.
*Attention span and lots of walking could be an issue for children.
Please consult your concierge for the schedule and availability during your visit.