Tamarindo
CENTRAL AMERICA · FIESTA · SURF TOWN
Guanacaste's surf capital: learner waves, leatherback nesting beaches and sunset beach bars.
The plan
Morning surf lesson
Tamarindo's beach break is the country's classroom — book the 7am glass.
Playa Conchal by quad or boat
A beach made of crushed shells with snorkel-clear water.
Las Baulas estuary
Boat past crocodiles and mangroves next to the surf.
Sunset at Playa Avellanas
Lola the pig's beach — end-of-road sand and the famous palm silhouette.
Beach bar hop
Live music moves with the sunset crowd — follow it.
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