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Getting TO/AROUND: We thought about renting a car to drive to Monteverde, and then thought better of it. 1. You have to make a large deposit, and on these roads, it doesn't seem so unlikely that you could damage the rental car. 2. You have to figure out where you are going and not hit anyone or anything in the process. 3. The road, as noted elsewhere here, is incredibly bad. 4. It is not really that cheap to rent an SUV!
We ended up hiring a private transport to take us from San Jose directly to Monteverde as soon as our plane arrived. This cost $100. If you have the money and you want to make the most of your time, this seems like a good option! Our driver met us at 10 a.m., and we were in Monteverde by lunchtime! The transportation was in an airconditioned minibus, and our driver clearly knew the road well.
The only problem is that once you are in Santa Elena, you don't have any more transportation and you must either taxi or walk to a lot of places. This trade off was fine for me though.
We arranged the transportation through Desafio Expeditions (the URL is below). They also arrange horseback and rafting trips. Janet, the office manager, is a native English speaker. I think she is Australian.
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on Dec 4, 2004
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