Costa Rica Beach Travel Guide

Costa Rica Beach Travel Guide

• Costa Rica Overview
• Costa Rica Hotels
• Costa Rica Attractions
• Costa Rica Feature Articles
• Costa Rica Airports
• Costa Rica Flights

Other Guides for Costa Rica

• Costa Rica Travel
• Beach Guide
  • Scuba Diving
  • Surfing
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide

Top Beach Destinations In Costa Rica

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  
• Cocos Island, CR
  
• Jaco, CR
  
• Drake Bay, CR
  

Travel Guides In Costa Rica

• La Fortuna, CR
  • Family Guide
• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• Corcovado National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• Monteverde National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• San Jose, CR
  • Family Guide
• Alajuela, CR
• Cocos Island, CR
• Guanacaste, CR

Central America Beach Countries

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Beach Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
• 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
• Mexico
  • Baja
  • Central Mexico
  • Gulf Coast
  • Northern Mexico
  • Southern Mexico
  • Yucatán

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

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Photos
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Beach Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Tortuguero National Park		Hotels
Cocos Island		Hotels
Jaco		Hotels
Drake Bay		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Top Ten Alternative Spring Break Destinations
  
• San Jose by the Sea
  Jacó Beach charms visitors with its mix of quiet beaches, surfing, and nightlife, with nature and wildlife activities within a short drive.
• Tropical Escapes
  Oahu, Costa Rica and St. Kitts
• Cocos Island National Park
  Between the Galapagos and Costa Rica lies an isolated island lush with flora and fauna.
• Surfing Lite
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  A Perfect Set in Costa Rica is One Part Mellow Paddling and Two Parts Extreme Leisure

Trip Ideas

• Atlantic Ocean: Costa Rica
  Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks
• Fly Me to the Surf
  Macaw Air, Costa Rica
• A Tale of Two Coasts: Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  
• Family Eco-Adventures: Turtle Nesting in Tortuguero National Park
  
• Rainforest Weddings in Tortuguero Nat'l Park
  

Practical Advice

• Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
  Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
• Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
  Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
• Sharks: Myths and Realities
  Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
• Deep Focus
  Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
• The Move
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  Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Sports: Surf and Save Turtles in Costa Rica
  i-to-i
  from $1295, 14 days
  If you are looking for a beach break then these projects on the beautiful Pacific coast need you on board. You will be learning to surf and helping...
  
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  Costa Rica Volcanoes and Surf
  G.A.P Adventures
  from $749, 9 days
  An action-packed tour of Costa Rica's lush interior, combined with a visit to a favourite surf destination for a little fun in the sun. See amazing...
  
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  Deluxe Camping on the Coast, Arenal Volcano and Nosara Beach Surfing
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $4560, 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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  Multisport in Costa Rica - Iguana
  Active South America
  from $2799, 11 days
  Costa Rica packs quite a punch when it comes to sheer beauty and great outdoor activities. You'll fill your days hiking, paddling, cycling and...
  
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  Costa Rica Nicoya Peninsula Sea Kayaking
  Crystal Seas Kayaking
  from $529, 5 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...
  

Gear

• Women's Surfing
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• Seal Line Urban Tote
  The Perfect Wet/Dry Bag
• Surfing
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  Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
• Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.
• Women’s Beach Gear Essentials
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Fitness

• Win
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  Wellness 2009
• 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+
  
• Good Day, Sunshine
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  Embrace the summer sun with an intelligent skin-protection strategy

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Attractions

Vista Guapa Surf Camp

Jaco, Costa Rica

Description: Popular surf camp founded and operated by Alvaro Solano, the six-time national surfing champion of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Tortuguero Canals

Caribbean Coast
Tortuguero
Limon, Costa Rica

Description: Guests can enjoy boat rides on the 70 miles of the Tortuguero Canals, whose banks are lined with... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Tortuguero National Park

Caribbean Coast, 14 miles from Jaloba, 4 miles north of Parismina


Description: Parque Nacional Tortuguero protects the nesting beach of the green turtle, and features 11... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Hotels

Laguna Lodge

Tortuguero A.P. 173-2015
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Aguila de Osa Inn

Agujitas
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Canciones del Mar

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