点评:We visited this park on the recommendation of our Air BnB Host when Manuel Antonio National Park was booked well advance for the holiday season. We opted to do the self-guided thing and had a big enough car that we felt comfortable driving directly there despite the bumpy access road. We had a nice time but our biggest complaint was the price. When we looked up online and saw that it was $23-$24 (later that evening) but then they charged us $27 at the counter it was frustrating and since there are no prices listed on site (and cell service is poor) we went with it. While that's not a huge difference, with 3 people we are paying over $80 to go on an unguided hike. This is more than I've ever paid to hike and more than what Manuel Antonio the national park itself charges. Our host told us as of even last year it was $20 so it must have increased.
The hike itself is nice and the hanging bridges provide very nice views of the area. The trail is well maintained so at least some of the fees must be going towards this. We saw almost no wildlife beyond a few birds and lizards so it wasn't the most exciting for the kids. At the same time, our 6 and 8 year old were able to manage it and the 5-6 "pools" below the water fall are refreshing (not too cold!) and offer a "reward" for the younger hikers that might need that.
If cost is not a consideration this is absolutely worth it (or if they decide to start doing $10 suggested donations like many places you can hike unguided). Otherwise, you can definitely find more "off-the-beaten" places and probably not pay anything, which, considering how pervasive the tourist traps are throughout the region, might be the way to go.
翻译:由于曼努埃尔·安东尼奥国家公园在假期期间早已被预订一空,我们便根据民宿房东的推荐前往了这个公园。我们选择了自助游,而且我们的车足够大,所以即使路况崎岖,我们也觉得直接开过去很放心。我们玩得很开心,但最大的不满就是价格。我们在网上查到价格是23-24美元(当天晚上查的),但到了柜台却被收了27美元,这让我们很恼火。由于现场没有标价(而且手机信号很差),我们也只能接受了。虽然价格差不大,但我们三个人花了80多美元去徒步,却没有导游。这比我以往任何一次徒步旅行都贵,也比曼努埃尔·安东尼奥国家公园本身的收费高。我们的房东告诉我们,即使是去年,价格也才20美元,所以肯定涨价了。
徒步本身很不错,吊桥可以欣赏到非常美丽的景色。步道维护得很好,所以至少一部分费用应该用于此。除了几只鸟和蜥蜴,我们几乎没看到其他野生动物,所以对孩子们来说并不算特别兴奋。不过,我们家6岁和8岁的孩子都能应付,瀑布下的五六个水潭清凉宜人(水温适中!),对需要放松的小徒步者来说,也算是一种“奖励”。
如果费用不是问题,这里绝对值得一去(或者如果他们像很多可以自助徒步的地方一样,开始收取10美元的建议捐款的话)。否则,你肯定能找到更多“人迹罕至”的地方,而且很可能不用花钱。考虑到这个地区到处都是旅游陷阱,这或许才是更好的选择。