Cahuita National Park & Punta Uva: The BEST of Costa Rica's Caribbean?

​If you want to escape the massive resorts on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, you need to head East. Welcome to the Caribbean coast! 🇨🇷 We based ourselves in a jungle studio in Punta Uva to explore the wilder, more remote side of the country. ​In this video, we’re doing a massive 12km one-way hike through Cahuita National Park, hunting for Eyelash Pit Vipers, getting caught in Caribbean storms, and waking up to the roars of Howler Monkeys. This is the ultimate DIY guide to Costa Rica's Caribbean coast! 🌴 ​📍 WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO: ​🏡 STAYING IN THE JUNGLE A look at Casa Viva in Punta Uva (£140/night) – a studio apartment where you share the garden with Agoutis and the incredibly rare Great Green Macaws. ​🐒 CAHUITA NATIONAL PARK THE DIY WAY We share our ultimate travel hack for doing the Cahuita hike: take a taxi to the Puerto Vargas entrance and walk the 15km boardwalk one-way back to town. We saw White-faced Capuchins, Coatis, Raccoons, and yes... a sloth just hanging out in the car park. 😂 ​🤿 SNORKELLING CAHUITA Is the snorkelling here actually good? We give our honest review of the murky Caribbean swell and spot some Nurse Sharks and Jewel Damselfish. ​🔭 BIRDING & WILDLIFE EXPERT FACTS ​Watching a White-collared Manakin do his "lekking" dance. ​Why Howler Monkeys are actually just big softies. ​The strict rules on flying drones in Costa Rica! 🚁 ​An incredible mixed flock of Trogons getting ambushed by a Common Black Hawk. ​🥑 VEGAN IN PUNTA UVA Eating at Sol de Caribe (complete with a Two-toed Sloth in the power lines above us) and surviving off supermarket vegan empanadas. ​✨ MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 🏡 Casa Viva (Punta Uva) 🐒 Cahuita National Park (Puerto Vargas entrance) 🍽️ Sol de Caribe Restaurant ​📱 FOLLOW THE JOURNEY: Blog: https://oceantojungle.com ​🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 🌊 Why we chose Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast 0:34 🗺️ Driving to Punta Uva 0:56 🏡 Casa Viva Lodge (Jungle Studio Tour) 1:55 🐒 Playa Grande 2:54 🥾 Cahuita National Park (The 15km DIY Hike Hack) 4:24 🌴 The Caribbean Coastline & Capuchin Monkeys 5:15 🦥 The "Car Park" Sloth 5:30 🥗 Vegan Food in Punta Uva 6:05 🤿 Snorkelling Cahuita... A bit of a letdown? 7:20 🔭 Scope Magic: Dancing Manakins & Woodcreepers 9:38 🦜 Spotting the Endangered Great Green Macaw 10:08 🚁 Flying a Drone in Costa Rica (The Rules!) 10:40 🦅 Black Hawk vs. The Trogon Flock 11:14 🎒 Final Verdict & Driving to Turrialba ​#CostaRicaTravel #CahuitaNationalPark #PuntaUva #CaribbeanCoastCostaRica #Sloths #GreatGreenMacaw #CostaRicaWildlife #OceanToJungle #DIYTravel #BackpackingCostaRica #BirdingCostaRica