Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Costa Rica's official cruise guidance includes Quepos among the country's Pacific passenger ports.
Cruise planning
Research Quepos (Puerto Quepos) cruise calls before you travel.
Use the timetable to see upcoming cruise ship calls, busy-day signals, ship counts, and port context alongside the guide, map, weather, and readiness tools.
Schedule note
Port schedules can change because of weather, berth availability, itinerary updates, and operational decisions. Verify important times with your cruise line or the port authority before travel.
At a glance
Port profile
Country, code, and on-shore essentials.
Country
Costa Rica
Port code
CRXQP
Coordinates
9.432, -84.162
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Your port day at a glance
Plan your time ashore in Quepos (Puerto Quepos)
Quepos is a small Pacific harbor call beside Marina Pez Vela, serving the town and nearby Manuel Antonio National Park.
Before going ashore
Before going ashore, confirm the berth or tender point, local time, all-aboard deadline, and the meeting location for any independently booked transport or tour.
Arrival
Usually tenders
Town access
Shuttle recommended
Can you explore independently?
Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities. Quepos waterfront, Manuel Antonio National Park, beaches, wildlife, mangrove tours, and sport fishing are main anchors.
VoyagePro planning verdict
This port works best when you confirm the exact arrival point, choose one coherent plan, and protect the return to the ship with a comfortable time buffer.
Best for
- •Travelers who confirm the exact arrival point
- •A focused local plan
- •One well-timed longer outing
Needs extra planning when
- •Your transfer or pickup point has not been confirmed
- •Your itinerary depends on several tightly timed stops
- •Your plan assumes every attraction can be reached on foot
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Step off the ship with a plan
Arrival, terminals and getting into town
Confirm the actual berth first—local access can change substantially between terminals.
Where your ship arrives
Cruise ships normally anchor offshore and tender passengers to the assigned Quepos or marina landing.
Getting into town
Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities.
Port shuttle
Confirm the tender cutoff and arrange a round trip for Manuel Antonio, keeping extra time for park entry and road traffic.
Taxi and local transport
Confirm the tender cutoff and arrange a round trip for Manuel Antonio, keeping extra time for park entry and road traffic.
Airport and hotel transfers
Airport transfers are separate from a port-day visit; confirm the current route and timing with the airline, airport, and ship.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
What official and local sources say
Local details from reviewed sources
A concise summary of useful details found in port, municipal, transport, terminal, and tourism material.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Build a realistic day
Choose a plan by time in port
Start with the usable time you have ashore, then leave a comfortable return margin.
Quick call
2–3 hours
Keep the day close to the port and choose one or two reliable nearby stops.
Half day
4–6 hours
Quepos waterfront, Manuel Antonio National Park, beaches, wildlife, mangrove tours, and sport fishing are main anchors. Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities.
Long call
7+ hours
Quepos waterfront, Manuel Antonio National Park, beaches, wildlife, mangrove tours, and sport fishing are main anchors. Keep the ship's all-aboard time as a hard deadline and allow extra time for weather, traffic, queues, security, or tender operations.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Plan for comfort
Accessibility and mobility
Mobility overview
Tender boarding, heat, small boats, park trails, steps, and beaches are significant accessibility factors.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Avoid the rushed version of this port
Common planning mistakes
1
Not checking the arrival point
2
Assuming everything is walkable
3
Leaving no return margin
Keep the ship's all-aboard time as a hard deadline and allow extra time for weather, traffic, queues, security, or tender operations.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Answers from reviewed guide sources
Quepos (Puerto Quepos) port questions
These answers use the reviewed operational fields above; check the linked source when a detail affects a booking or transfer.
Will the ship dock or tender?
Cruise ships normally anchor offshore and tender passengers to the assigned Quepos or marina landing.
How do I get from the ship into town?
Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities.
Should I plan a shuttle, taxi, or transfer?
Confirm the tender cutoff and arrange a round trip for Manuel Antonio, keeping extra time for park entry and road traffic.
Can I explore independently?
Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities. Quepos waterfront, Manuel Antonio National Park, beaches, wildlife, mangrove tours, and sport fishing are main anchors.
What should I know about airport or hotel transfers?
Airport transfers are separate from a port-day visit; confirm the current route and timing with the airline, airport, and ship.
Source summary1 source
This section draws on information from Visit Costa Rica - Cruises.
Sources:Visit Costa Rica - Cruises
Guide review and sources
Operational details can change by berth, weather, and ship call. Confirm important arrangements before travel.
Reviewed Jul 17, 2026
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Build a route you can actually use
Practical places around Quepos (Puerto Quepos)
Choose a few places that fit your time ashore, then check access and transport before setting out.
Transport starting point
Quepos services are near the landing; use a booked taxi, shuttle, or excursion for Manuel Antonio and regional nature activities.
Arrival location reference
Quepos (Puerto Quepos) cruise destination reference· Cruise destination area
Local landmark
Quepos waterfront
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos).
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A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos). Check current access, opening hours, admission requirements, and reservations before setting out.
Use the official visitor information for directions. No sufficiently reliable geotagged match was found, so this place is intentionally not pinned.
No verified map pinPlace information
Nature and park
Manuel Antonio National Park
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos).
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A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos). Check current access, opening hours, admission requirements, and reservations before setting out.
Plan local transport from the assigned terminal or landing rather than assuming this stop is walkable.
Local transport may be needed from the arrival point
Local landmark
wildlife
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos).
Read more
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos). Check current access, opening hours, admission requirements, and reservations before setting out.
Use the official visitor information for directions. No sufficiently reliable geotagged match was found, so this place is intentionally not pinned.
No verified map pinPlace information
Local landmark
sport fishing
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos).
Read more
A source-backed option to consider for a port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos). Check current access, opening hours, admission requirements, and reservations before setting out.
Use the official visitor information for directions. No sufficiently reliable geotagged match was found, so this place is intentionally not pinned.
No verified map pinPlace information
Source summary2 sources
Reviewed 2026-07-25. Location placement, transport, and attraction information retain separate sources so each can be checked and updated independently.
Live port-day planner
Plan my port day in Quepos (Puerto Quepos)
Choose an upcoming call and ship to turn the published schedule into a practical planning window.
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Choose your ship
Your selected call
Wind Star
Arrival
6:00am
Departure
6:00pm
Scheduled window
12h
1 ship that day
Up to 148 passenger capacity
Planning return buffer
Count back from the published departure time.
Planning checkpoint: 4:30pm
This is a personal planning checkpoint, not the ship's official all-aboard time. Always follow the time and instructions issued onboard.
Guide match for this window
A longer outing may fit, but protect the return journey from weather, traffic, queues, and tender delays.
Schedule source summary
Dates, ships, and times come from the currently published cruise-call records. Schedules can change, and passenger totals represent available ship-capacity data rather than a forecast of people going ashore.
Destination guide
About Quepos (Puerto Quepos)
Quepos allows tourists to experience a once in a lifetime nature experience in Manuel Antonio National Park without leaving any of the familiar amenities behind. The close proximity of the park, located just 4.3 miles (7 km) to the south, and a wide array of services makes Quepos the perfect place to visit for those who wish to explore this enchanting area. The amenities available include everything from banks, restaurants, hotels, gift shops, bakeries, bars, a hospital, supermarket and even a post office. The area was once dependent on banana plantations which used to line the surrounding area.
After disease infiltrated the harvest, interest transferred to African Palms as the prominent crop. Now, tourism has deemed itself the major economic factor, contributing to just about everything in the area. Quepos lures in many tourists for its fantastic sport fishing. In fact, some have come solely to participate in this world class experience and have never left, but besides sport fishing, many other activities are available.
Exploring this maze of wetlands by boat is amazing but not the only way to see crocodiles, monkeys, herons, raccoons and more. This small paradise has the perfect balance between nature and the comfort and facilities someone might need.
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Explore ashore
Shore excursions in Quepos (Puerto Quepos)
Explore tour options for your port day. Check the meeting point and return time against your ship’s schedule before booking.
Excursion listings are not connected for this port yet.
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Photo credits
Place photos are resized for display and cropped where needed.
- Rocky coastal landscape in Manuel Antonio National Park — No machine-readable author provided. Jakes19 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain