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The drive from San Jose will be from 4 to 5 hours. You have to drive to Puntarenas, which is where you will have to take a ferry. That drive is about 1- 1.5 hours. The best thing to do is to ask your car rental company for the best way to get to Puntarenas, depending on where you are located in San Jose. You have to catch a ferry that leaves from Puntarenas port to Paquera port. The ferry is called Ferry Tambor, but it does not go to Tambor, it is just called that way because the ferry company is owned by a huge beach resort located at Tambor beach. You can check their schedule at http://www.navieratambor.com/horarios-y-tarifas. The ferry crossing is about 1 hour; it is a nice scenic view and a good opportunity to stretch and rest from the drive. Once you get to Paquera all you have to do is follow the other cars, and follow the signs that say ``Malpais`` or ``Santa Teresa``. The paved road will end in Cobano, and from there to us you will ride on a gravel road. A four wheel drive vehicle is strongly recommended.
It is about 1 hour and 20 minutes` drive….you just drive in a straight line, don`t turn anywhere. Once you get to the famous ``Malpais and Santa Teresa`` crossroad (you will notice our only ``big`` shopping center that we have) you must take a right towards Santa Teresa and drive for about 5 km (your car will mark the distances in km). They are on the left hand side (ocean side of course). You will see the property sign. You will also know that you are getting close because after driving for about 4 km from the crossroad you will see the ocean right next to you on the left side…there is only one stretch of about 400 meters in that road where you will literally be next to the waves. They are just 200 meters past that ocean side part of the road. They also offer private land transfers from San Jose to Santa Teresa. Their English speaking driver will pick meet you at the international exit and he will guarantee that you will be taken care off from the moment you set foot in Costa Rica until you set foot in your ocean front villa. Your complimentary welcome drinks await you!

The easiest/fastest way to get here is by air. Another very good option is to charter a plane, which becomes monetarily convenient also when it is 4+ people. A private charter has more luggage allowance than the 30 pounds that are allowed per person by the local public airlines, plus we use Costa Rica`s only U.S. FAA Part 129-approved airline. You have to fly into Tambor, and that flight takes only 25 minutes. From there they can arrange a taxi or have a car rental to meet you there and you could do the drive yourself. It is a 50 minutes` drive.