Tamarindo Beach Sun, Surf, and Sandals

Let's vacation  Costa Rica and experience the great outdoors of tropical beauty.  Yes, everywhere you look is green and 1000  shades  of green.  From the rain forest of Monteverde and Corcovado to the savannas of Guanacaste.  And beaches! The northwest pacific has some of the world's most beautiful white sandy beaches.

Tamarindo beach, Costa Rica  located on the northwest pacific side of Costa Rica.  Lots of things to do here. One of most popular is surfing.  Warm water surfing is enjoyed year round  for surfers of all levels.

Blue water sports fishing.  From marlin to sailfish, to giant tuna.  The bay at Tamarindo is a perfect place to to find a sports fishing fleet of talented captains.  You can also fish from the front of your hotel for snook and jack fish.

Golfing:  there are two world class golf courses in the area.     Just check with your hotel for names and directions.

Hotels:  For every taste and budget.  And plenty of them plus cabins and B&Bs

Check out  one of the many Costa Rica Travel Guide books   Or the web  www.tamarindocosta-rica.com

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Restaurants .  A wide selection of international and typical Costa Rican restaurants  And a French bakery.  And yes there is plenty of fresh seafood.

Climate.  Dry season November thru April with lots of sunshine..rainy season May-October when it is sunny in the morning and rains in the afternoons.

Temperature is around 80-90 degrees F.  And you need an air conditioner which most of the hotels do have.

Transportation:  Car-    From San Jose international airport, the drive is approx. 4 hours.  Shortest route is  to cross the Tempisque  River bridge and on to  Nicoya and Santa Cruz , then  Tamarindo.  OR--by small plane ---    Sansa Air  www.flysansa.com or  Nature  Air from San Jose.  www.natureair.com

And the Liberia International Airport is only about 45 minutes from Tamarindo.