Plan your trip
How to get to Cabuya, when to come, how the tides work and what to bring.
Guides
The best time to visit Cabuya, month by month
The easiest time to visit Cabuya is the dry season, from about December to April, when roads are dry, the Mal País back road is usually open and hiking in Cabo Blanco is at its easiest.
Cabuya, Costa Rica: a guide to the village at the end of the road
Cabuya is a small fishing village at the southern tip of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, where the road from Montezuma ends at Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve.
Cabuya tides: how to time the island walk and tide pools
Cabuya has two high tides and two low tides most days, and each low tide comes roughly 50 minutes later than the day before.
Getting to Cabuya: ferry, flights, buses and the road
Most people reach Cabuya from San José by driving to Puntarenas, taking the car ferry to Paquera and driving down through Cóbano and Montezuma, about 4.5 to 6 hours in all.