Golfito
Costa Rica · Puntarenas · 5 m
Description
Golfito is a port town in the far south of Costa Rica and an important gateway for exploring the Golfo Dulce and the southern Pacific coast. Surrounded by rainforest, mountains, and sea, the town is shaped by its past as a center of the banana industry, its commercial port, and its duty-free shopping zone. The sheltered waters of the Golfo Dulce are home to dolphins and numerous other marine species, while humpback whales visit the gulf seasonally to breed and raise their young. Golfito combines tropical nature and a maritime atmosphere with traces of its United Fruit Company heritage, while offering direct access to the rainforests of the Golfito Wildlife Refuge and one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse regions.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 5 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: January – February
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Golfo Dulce dolphin watching
- Golfito National Wildlife Refuge
- Piedras Blancas National Park(Day trip)
- Golfito National Wildlife Refuge jungle hiking
- Golfo Dulce humpback whale watching (July - October)
- Golfo Dulce kayaking
- Golfo Dulce mangrove boat tours
- Piedras Blancas rainforest hiking & wildlife watching(Day trip)
- Birdwatching around Golfito
- Playa Cacao
- Golfo Dulce snorkeling
- Golfo Dulce diving
- Sport fishing in Golfo Dulce
- Golfito Bay boat tours
Getting there
- Airports:
- GLF
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry