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Top Beach Destinations In Costa Rica

• Cocos Island, CR
  
• Jacó, CR
  
• Tortuguero, CR
  
• Drake Bay, CR
  

Travel Guides In Costa Rica

• San José, CR
  • Family Guide
• Caribbean Coast, CR
  • Family Guide
• Central and Southern Pacific Coast, CR
  • Family Guide
• Guanacaste, CR
  • Family Guide

Central America Beach Countries

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Beach Travel Destinations

• Caribbean
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Jamaica
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Puerto Rico
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Turks and Caicos
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Tamarindo, some of Costa Rica's most stunning sunsets (David Schneider)

Costa Rica Beach Destinations

• Cocos Island
• Drake Bay
• Jacó
• Tortuguero

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Feature Articles

• Top Ten Alternative Spring Break Destinations
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• Tropical Escapes
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  Discovering there is never a dull moment in Costa Rica
• Beach Travel Guide
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  April
• San Jose by the Sea
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  Jacó Beach charms visitors with its mix of quiet beaches, surfing, and nightlife, with nature and wildlife activities within a short drive.
• Cocos Island National Park
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  Between the Galapagos and Costa Rica lies an isolated island lush with flora and fauna.

Trip Ideas

• Atlantic Ocean: Costa Rica
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  Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks
• Fly Me to the Surf
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  Macaw Air, Costa Rica
• Family Eco-Adventures: Turtle Nesting in Tortuguero National Park
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Practical Advice

• A Diving Primer
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• A Sailing Primer
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  Sail through the planning of a windswept vacation
• Windsurfing: A Primer
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  How to Hit the Water and Ride the Wind, and What to Bring Along When You Go
• The Bareboat Way of Knowledge
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  Learning to become the captain of your own fate.
• The Pool Is Open
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  Think of yourself as an intrepid, globe-trotting traveler that’s been everywhere—and then some? Unless you’re certified to scuba dive, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

GORPTravel Trips

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  Deluxe Camping on the Coast, Arenal Volcano and Nosara Beach Surfing
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $3470, 10 days
  Fly to the Osa Peninsula to stay at the Corcovado Lodge Tent Camp. Then to Arenal to walk the Hanging Bridges trails and soak in a natural hot
  
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  Sports: Surf and save turtles in Costa Rica
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  from $1345, 7 days
  If you are looking for a beach break then this project in the beautiful Nicoya Peninsula needs you on board. You will be learning to surf and using
  
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  Costa Rica Nicoya Peninsula Sea Kayaking
  Crystal Seas Kayaking
  from $529, 2 days
  One of the best kept secrets...in sea kayaking is the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. The area is famed for its spectacular
  
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  Costa Rica Green Adventure
  GreenSpot
  from $2460, 9 days
  Dense rainforest, misty cloud forests, volcanoes, wildlife and wild whitewater by day. Eco-luxury in the greenest and finest boutique lodges at
  
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  Caribbean Adventure - Costa Rica & Panama
  Adventure Life
  from $1580, 8 days
  A great combination of Costa Rica and Panama! Whitewater, rainforests and beaches with turquoise waters.
  

Gear

• O'Neill's Psychofreak boardshorts
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• Tropical Getaway
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  The key to packing light for a warm-weather trip: quality, not quantity.
• Surfing
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• Surfboards
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• Surfboards
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  MR 1979 Retro Single-Fin

Fitness

• The Move
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  Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
• Fit to Surf
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• Sunbrellas Chemical-Free Sun Block SPF 30+
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• Good Day, Sunshine
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  Embrace the summer sun with an intelligent skin-protection strategy
• Is surfing a good workout?
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Hotels

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Aguila de Osa Inn
Agujitas
Drake Bay, Costa Rica

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Canciones del Mar
Calle Bribri
Jaco, Costa Rica

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Club Del Sol
80 Mts West Bomba De Jaco
Jaco, Costa Rica

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