Top Guanacaste and Northwest Unique Experiences

Learn how to surf like a local in Tamarindo, Costa Rica—a popular destination for hanging ten. During the lesson, you will learn the basics, including how to paddle out by yourself. Rash guards, boards, and bottled water are included. Choose to depart from either your hotel or the surf shop.

Take a trek with a local, naturalist guide from Guanacaste who is excited to walk with you through the nature of Playa Samara. You’ll be looking for the famous Costa Rican birds while you walk on an uncommercial trail for about 2.5 hours. You’ll be with a small group (max 8), so you will be unobtrusive to the animals. Support a local entrepreneur by booking this trek.

Learn all about the Macaws on Punta Islita on this half day tour from Playa Samara. You’ll visit the Macaw Recover Network which is a conservation area. Visit the Macaw Refuge and Breeding Center and hear about the wonderful research, including how the once extinct Scarlet Macaw is now back in Guanacaste, and about the numbers of Macaws being bred and released into the wild.

You can spot different species of birds as hummingbirds, tanagers, fly catchers, toucans, others as well some mammals as monkeys, agoutis, etcetera. Naturalist guide certified by Costa Rica Tourism Board with knowledge, love and passion to wildlife make you have a great time. Monte Alto is a nature reserve located 480 – 880 meters above sea level It belongs to the Nosara Protected Zone which serves the combined purpose of protecting nature and wildlife along with the important water resources of the headwaters of the Rio Nosara. Today the reserve covers 924 hectares of low mountain moist forest which is in transition to humid forest. Small wildcats and many other animals roam the thickets and scientists discovered yet unknown species of plants. Bird lovers might be interested to know that more than 200 species of birds are found in the reserve. Monte Alto is a great destination for nature lovers and eco-tourists who can learn about the intricacies of the jungle on guided tours.

A four-to-one student-to-teacher ratio makes this Tamarindo surf lesson perfect for beginners. Get personalized attention from a local surf instructor as you learn to read the water, pop up on a surfboard, and ride your first waves with confidence. Plus, skip the hassle of figuring out a board rental—all equipment is included.

We Take you on a boat with a bilingual guide to explore the wildlife along the wetlands of the Tempisque River, where you will be seeing crocodiles, Capuchin Monkeys, Howler monkeys, iguanas, Parrots and other exotic birds.  After the boat safari, enjoy a typical Costa Rican lunch on a local restaurant and a short demonstration on how pottery is produced in the area. Tour includes: • Private transportation • Bilingual Guide • Water, beer and sodas in the van • Boat Safari • Typical Costa Rican Lunch • Pottery demonstration