Ayal’s Mal Pais / Santa Teresa Guidebook
Sightseeing
Super fun and beautiful canopy tour / zip line tour of Mal Pais. The guides make the experience very enjoyable. Good for all ages.
19 locals recommend
Malpais Canopy Tour
Justin's RoadSuper fun and beautiful canopy tour / zip line tour of Mal Pais. The guides make the experience very enjoyable. Good for all ages.
Beautiful beach in Santa Teresa. This beach has a huge sand bar and is great for kids and for surfing. There are plenty to places to eat at within walking distance.
26 locals recommend
Carmen Beach
Beautiful beach in Santa Teresa. This beach has a huge sand bar and is great for kids and for surfing. There are plenty to places to eat at within walking distance.
Beautiful beach right across from the villas. Tide pools, not a lot of people, beautiful water, and close to the villas.
17 locals recommend
playa malpais
Beautiful beach right across from the villas. Tide pools, not a lot of people, beautiful water, and close to the villas.
Blue Zone Buggy
50 metersGreat service, great products.
Cabo Blanco Butterfly Farm
Mal Pais to Cabuya RoadA super cool experience at a butterfly farm.
Food Scene
Always a good meal at the bakery. Some seating is indoors with a/c. If you're lucky, you can see monkeys climbing in the trees through the windows.
85 locals recommend
The Bakery
Always a good meal at the bakery. Some seating is indoors with a/c. If you're lucky, you can see monkeys climbing in the trees through the windows.
Zula Restaurant
Delicious Mediterranean food!
Soda Playa Carmen
Beach AccessExcellent tipico Costa Rican food.
Delicious breakfast, pastries, coffee and lunch just a short walk down the street from the villas.
La Esquinita Coffee & Deli
Delicious breakfast, pastries, coffee and lunch just a short walk down the street from the villas.
Katana Asian Cuisine
Delicious sushi and drinks
Neighborhoods
Mal Pais is the quieter, sister town to Santa Teresa. It is more residential, less hectic and much quieter. It's only a few minutes away from Santa Teresa
43 locals recommend
Malpais
Mal Pais is the quieter, sister town to Santa Teresa. It is more residential, less hectic and much quieter. It's only a few minutes away from Santa Teresa
Traveler advice
Getting around
Golf Carts are a super fun and safe way to get around!
Golf carts and ATVs are a fun way to get around Mal Pais and Santa Teresa. There are 4 and 6 seater golf carts, Pioneers, talons, quads and motorcycles. Great for families or groups who want to be able to travel together.