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New ferry and bus schedules

It is low season and the ferry company is taking one of the ferries out for the annual maintenance so they will be running on a reduced schedule until the work is done.
This also affects the bus schedule here on the peninsula as the bus is coordinated with the ferry.

You can buy the ferry tickets online: www.quickpaycr.com

They only sell about one third of the tickets online, so if you cannot buy online you can just go to the ferry port and pay in the ticket office. In this case it is good to be there an hour before on regular day. I peak season or weekend days, you might want to be there earlier still.

 

Bioluminescent kayak tour blog

Matt and Jenn, is a couple who left Boston to pursue a dream of traveling, living, and starting a family in Costa Rica. They visited us and wrote a great article about their experience on our bioluminescent kayak tour. They even managed to take some pictures with their cell phone – rad how they did it in their article.

https://www.twoweeksincostarica.com/bioluminescent-kayak-tour/

 

Bioluminescent kayak tour with Bahia Rica

 

New ferry schedule Puntarenas – Paquera

Step by step things are back to how they were before the pandemic. The ferry between Paquera and Puntarenas just adjusted their schedule.

 

You can buy the tickets online: www.quickpaycr.com

They only sell about one third of the tickets online, so if you cannot buy online you can just go to the ferry port and pay in the ticket office. In this case it is good to be there an hour before on regular day. I peak season or weekend days, you might want to be there earlier still.

Ferry schedule

Isla Tortuga, SUP and bioluminescence

Rachelle is a photographer from South Africa traveling around the world and sharing her experiences in some super nice videos.
Check out her YouTube channel: Tales of Odyssey

She and her friend came to Bahia Rica and we took them out on some of our adventures.

Put on full screen sit back and enjoy this video!!!!

 

 

QR code rule suspended

A Costa Rican court has temporarily suspended the country’s implementation of a QR code-based Covid-19 vaccine passport, according to multiple media reports.

Proof of vaccination would be demonstrated via a QR Code distributed through the Health Ministry. Foreign visitors would also be subject to the vaccine requirement, which led to pushback from the tourism sector.

However, the implementation of that vaccination requirement now remains in flux due to the Costa Rican court, which issued the suspension following a challenge from members of the tourism sector.

Read the whole article from Tico Times here.

Covid entry requirements

New measures for traveling and living Costa Rica!
Please read them carefully.
You can also check out the official site from the Tourism Board of Costa Rica:
https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements
Transition period: Dec. 1st 2021 – Jan 7th 2022:

Establishments can accept clients without vaccination, but can then only operate at 50% capacity.

 

Starting 8 January 2022:

hotels, restaurants, bars, casinos, shops, museums, art and dance academies, gymnasiums, resorts, and adventure tourism may admit only persons who are verifiably fully-vaccinated (Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca y Janssen). This must be verified by means of a QR code or the printed vaccination certificate. This requirement applies to all patrons 12 years of age and older.

Essential services such as supermarkets and pharmacies will not require proof of vaccination.

Exceptions to the presentation of the QR code of the vaccination certificate to enter commercial establishments are as follows:

– Children under 12 years of age.

– Tourists who have a medical condition, duly accredited, that makes it impossible to apply any vaccine approved by the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica

STAND UP for the cause!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
We support the Remada Rosa stand up paddling event that raises money for early breast cancer detection, treatment, and education.
Come join us for a day of paddling in the Paquera Bay. Bring your own SUP board, or use one of ours.

We will lend you our SUP boards (FREE) so that

Tou can participate in this virtual competition.

You ONLY pay the registration for the REMADA ROSA event – register on this link: https://forms.gle/5VHAeE7DRKaTx9RP6

SATURDAY Oct 23rd
8am (4 SUP boards available)
10am (4 SUP boards available)
12 noon (4 SUP boards available)
2pm (4 SUP boards available)


If you want to support this cause, contact us.

WhatsApp 8850-5314 /post@bahiarica.com

Whale watching season!

The humpback whales are cruising the Costa Rican waters, and these months they come all the way into the gulf. We mostly encounter moms and babies. Book your special trip with us to see these gentle giants now.

We cruise around small islands, past spectacular rocky coast lines and beautiful sand beaches on our search for the whales. Sometimes they hang out more out in the open water, and other times they are all the way in close to shore.

We are very often entertained by the baby jumping and making a show, while the mom swims alongside it. Every so often we are rewarded by a huge breach from the giant mom as well.

 

Ocean Clean Up Sept. 18th!

We are joining a huge effort on the whole Nicoya Peninsula on September 18th. Together we call on everyone to join us doing massive clean up of the ocean and the beaches of the peninsula.

We hope to see a huge number of volunteers cleaning the beaches on our peninsula. We are joining the effort with our Kayak Ocean Clean Up project.

Join us on September 18th and help us clean our ocean.
9am – 12pm
at Bahia Rica, Punta Cuchillo, Paquera


Contact us to reserve your kayak now:
post@bahiarica.com
WhatsApp: 8850-5314


We provide:
Free use of our kayaks
Life vests
Bags and scoops for picking up trash
Water, limonade, biscuits and coffee


You have to bring:
Mask
Sunscreen and hat/caps
Light clothes
Water bottle for refilling
An empty clean 1 gallon plastic container if you have one (for collecting micro plastic for Eco-blocks)

We are making a difference!

In just 1 year we have removed 2 tons of garbage from the ocean here in the Paquera bay with the help from volunteers!

A big thank you to everyone that have spent some hours in the beautiful Paquera bay kayaking around collecting trash.

We invite everyone to help us BE PART OF THE SOLUTION – NOT THE POLUTTION!

Bahia Rica Adventures works to reduce the amount of garbage floating in our coastal waters. The idea is simple – get a free kayak trip in return for collecting and separating the trash and sharing this on social media. We also share our knowledge, and help people of all ages get out on our beautiful oceans and take action.

BAHIA RICA KAYAK OCEAN CLEAN UP

We reached another milestone: Since May 2020 we have collected over
2 TON (2000KG!!!!!) of trash from the ocean!

Ocean waste is a global threat – Let’s face it together!

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