Surfing the Nicoya Peninsula
Day by day
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Day 1 Land at Liberia (LIR), drive to Tamarindo About 60 km, 1 h 20 min
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Days 1–3 · 3 nights
Tamarindo, Guanacaste
Surfing and sunset at Playa Tamarindo
Highlights
- Playa Tamarindo
- Playa Grande and the leatherbacks
- Playa Conchal
Another night here? With an extra night: a sunset sail, or snorkelling at Playa Conchal.
Tamarindo Bay Hotel & Apartments- Self Check In, Adults Only
★★★★★ · 9.6
from €570 a night
Baliyana Lodge
★★★★★ · 9.6
Epic Tamarindo Boutique Hotel
★★★★★ · 9.6
Casa Leona
★★★★★ · 9.4
Casa Mapache Pool and Breakfast Available near Tamarindo Beach
★★★★★ · 9.4
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Day 4 Tamarindo, drive to Nosara About 70 km, 1 h 40 min
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Days 4–6 · 3 nights
Nosara, Guanacaste
Yoga at sunrise, surfing at sunset
Highlights
- Playa Guiones
- The turtles of Ostional
- The Nosara biological reserve
Another night here? With an extra night: a day of yoga, or the Ostional arribada at night when the moon is right.
Casas Sol y Mar
★★★★★ · 10.0
Costa Rica Yoga Spa
★★★★★ · 10.0
Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort
★★★★★ · 9.4
Congo
★★★★★ · 9.4
La Laguna
★★★★★ · 9.4
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Day 7 Nosara, drive to Santa Teresa About 100 km, 2 h 30 min
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Days 7–9 · 3 nights
Santa Teresa, Puntarenas
Waves, yoga and sunsets
Highlights
- Santa Teresa beach
- Montezuma waterfall
- Cabo Blanco reserve
Another night here? With an extra night: by boat to Tortuga Island, or a hike in Cabo Blanco.
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Day 10 Santa Teresa to Liberia airport (LIR), fly home to Amsterdam About 160 km, 3 h 20 min
Arrange something yourself
A few days with family or friends, a train ride, local transport: a part of the trip you arrange yourself. No hotel and no tours of ours; without the car, no kilometres and no hire those days. Enter what it costs and it counts in the total.