Samasati Nature Retreat is located 30 miles South of Puerto Limón on the
Caribbean coast. Getting to Samasati is easy and the drive which
crosses the Braulio Carrillo National Park, the largest protected area
in Costa Rica is absolutely breathtaking.
Built with precious woods exquisitely finished, the nine
Caribbean style Bungalows are nestled into lovely tropical gardens. All
bungalows have private bathrooms with hot water and spacious verandas
overlooking the jungle and the sea. Some have lofts, with the bed
upstairs and living room downstairs and capable of accommodating three
to four guests. Beds have high quality single, queen or king size
mattresses.
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Food is vegetarian and meals at Samasati are served buffet style. Fish
is always available and occasionally included in the menu. They use
organic locally grown products as much as possible. Fruits comes from
Samasati’s land. Chocolate comes fron nearby cacao plantations.You will
be amazed of how tasty and varied vegetarian food can be!Please inform
us of any intolerance such as gluten, soya or dairy at least 2 week
before arrival to insure availability of ingredients.
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Their resident yoga teacher, Courtney Bell is a
certified yoga instructor, licensed massage therapist, and has a degree
in Anthropology. She began practicing yoga ten years ago and has been
teaching for four years. She has roots in the Iyengar approach, yoga
sphilosophy, and has most recently trained with Shiva Rea in the Vinyasa
Krama tradition. She accompanies her yoga practice with fire spinning
and kirtans (devotional songs).
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TRANSPORTATION OPERATED BY RAIN FOREST TOURS
Transfers from San Jose area hotels or San Jose’s Juan Santamaría International Airport to hotels in the Puerto Viejo area are $180.00 each way, for a minivan with a capacity of up to 9 passengers. Approximate time from San José to the Arenal area is approx 2 hours and 45 minutes. Transfer from Juan Santamaría International Airport to any hotel in San José $35, including airport assistance, for a minivan with a capacity of up to 9 passengers. |