# Location & how to get here — Tree House Lodge

## Drive, shuttle, or fly.

Three ways to arrive

### Private shuttle

*From SJO · 4–5 hours*

- Air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi
- Up to 4 people · $290 flat
- Each extra person · $20
- Pre-5am or post-7pm trips · $20 surcharge
- Reservation made through reception

The default for most guests. Sleep through the four-hour drive over the Talamanca range, wake up at the gate.

### Taxi or bike

*Local · Puerto Viejo town*

- Puerto Viejo → lodge gate · ~10 min, ~$10
- Recommended drivers: René (+506 8879 5033), Jairo (+506 8353 3989)
- Senatrapi taxi co-op (Taxi Central Puerto Viejo): +506 2750 0439
- Bike from town · 25 min along the coast road

René, Jairo, and the Senatrapi co-op are long-standing local drivers — reception can arrange a ride and confirm current numbers. If you're already on this stretch of coast — say, coming in from Bocas — a taxi from town is the fastest way in. The bike ride is the most scenic.

### Rental car

*From SJO · self-drive*

- Highway 32 from SJO over the Talamanca range
- Exit at Limón → Hwy 36 south through Cahuita
- Approx 4–5 hours' drive
- Adobe Rent A Car — our long-time partner · desks at SJO airport and in Puerto Viejo
- One-way option: drop the car off in Puerto Viejo for an extra fee
- EV charging at the lodge gate · included

If you want flexibility for day-trips to Cahuita National Park or Manzanillo, drive yourself. Roads are paved and easy to navigate — from downtown San José, ask for the Guápiles–Limón exit and you're straight onto the 32.

## Which airport to book.

SJO is the practical default — every international airline serves it and our shuttle network meets every arrival. Limón (LIO) is fine if you can find a domestic connection but adds a leg without saving much time door-to-door.

- **Primary: SJO** — Juan Santamaría International, San José. 4–5h to the gate by road. Most direct flights from US, Europe, Canada land here.
- **Coastal: LIO** — Limón. ~1 hour to the gate. Used mostly by guests already in Costa Rica taking a domestic hop (Sansa, Carmon Air). Charters land here for the lodge — ask reception.

## Or skip the drive entirely. Fly.

SANSA's turboprops hop from San José (SJO) to Limón (LIO) in about 40 minutes — the whole mountain drive condensed into the time it takes to finish a coffee. From the Limón airstrip the lodge is roughly an hour down the coast road, and reception can arrange a driver to meet your flight. Prefer to land even closer? Private charters fly direct to the coast.

### Scheduled — SANSA

*Public flights · SJO → LIO*

- San José (SJO) → Limón (LIO) · ~40 minutes
- Typically daily · more departures in high season
- Book direct at flysansa.com
- Limón airport → lodge gate · ~1 hour by road

Limón is the gateway to this whole stretch of coast — Puerto Viejo, Cahuita, Manzanillo, Puerto Vargas. Ask reception to arrange a pick-up timed to your flight.

### Private charter

*Charter · direct to the coast*

- CarmonAir and similar operators fly direct from San José
- Departures possible from early morning to ~6pm
- Routes over the Irazú and Turrialba volcanoes and the Cachí dam
- Lands on a banana-plantation airstrip ~30 minutes from the lodge
- Ask reception for current charter rates and bookings

The flight itself is the excursion — volcanoes, the Cachí dam, unbroken rainforest, and on a clear day Puerto Viejo and the lodge from the air. We meet you at the strip and have you at the gate in about half an hour.

## Drive electric. We have a charger at the gate.

Included with every stay. Costa Rica's national grid is 98%+ renewable — your range refills on hydro, wind, and geothermal overnight. Charger is at the reception driveway, accessible 24/7 to lodge guests.