See what the experts are saying about Tamarindo. Get expert advice on how to get there what to see and more.
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Money
It's always advisable to bring money in a variety of forms on a vacation: a mix of cash, credit cards, and traveler's checks. In many international destinations, ATMs offer the best exchange rates. Avoid exchanging money at commercial exchang... Continue reading »
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Entry requirements
For an up-to-date, country-by-country listing of passport requirements around the world, go to the "Foreign Entry Requirements" Web page of the U.S. Department of State at http://travel.state.gov. Citizens of the United States, Canada, Gre... Continue reading »
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Regions in brief
Costa Rica rightfully should be called "Costas Ricas" because it has two coasts: one on the Pacific Ocean and one on the Caribbean Sea. These two coasts are as different from each other as are the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.... Continue reading »
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Spanish-language programs
As more people travel to Costa Rica with the intention of learning Spanish, the number of options for Spanish immersion vacations increases. You can find courses of varying lengths and degrees of intensiveness, and many that include cultural... Continue reading »
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Tips on accommodations
When the Costa Rican tourist boom began in the late 1980s, hotels popped up like mushrooms after a heavy rain. By the 1990s the country's first true megaresorts opened, more followed, and still more are under construction or in the planning p... Continue reading »
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Sustainable travel & ecotourism
Costa Rica is one of the planet's prime ecotourism destinations. Many of the isolated nature lodges and tour operators around the country are pioneers and dedicated professionals in the ecotourism and sustainable tourism field. Many other hot... Continue reading »
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Tips on dining
Simply put, Costa Rican cuisine is less than memorable. San José remains the unquestioned gastronomic capital of the country, and here you can find the cuisines of the world served with formal service at moderate prices. However, the major be... Continue reading »
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Health & safety
Staying Healthy Staying healthy on a trip to Costa Rica is predominantly a matter of being a little cautious about what you eat and drink, and using common sense. Know your physical limits, and don't overexert yourself in the ocean, on hik... Continue reading »
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Telephones
Costa Rica has an excellent phone system, with a dial tone similar to that heard in the United States. A phone call within Costa Rica costs around 10 colones (2¢/1p) per minute. Pay phones take either a calling card or 5-, 10-, or 20-colón... Continue reading »
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Insurance
The cost of travel insurance varies widely, depending on the destination, the cost and length of your trip, your age and health, and the type of trip you're taking, but expect to pay between 5% and 8% of the vacation itself. You can get estim... Continue reading »
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Tips for families
Hotels in Costa Rica often give discounts for children under 12, and children under 3 or 4 are usually allowed to stay for free. Discounts for children and the cutoff ages vary according to the hotel, but in general, don't assume that your ki... Continue reading »
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Tips for gay and lesbian travelers
Costa Rica is a Catholic, conservative, macho country where public displays of same-sex affection are rare and considered somewhat shocking. Public figures, politicians, and religious leaders regularly denounce homosexuality. However, gay and... Continue reading »
Tamarindo Travel Experiences
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Jungle River Cruise
COCODILES, Crocodiles and more crocodiles punctuated today. Crocodiles on one side and cows on the other. Oh yes monkeys,... Continue reading »
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Into The Jungle
Well... After updating you on our trip to Liberia. We exited the internet Cafe to find a driver waiting to take us to Rinconcito Lodge. I... Continue reading »
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Pura Vida
After an all night flight from Seattle to Atlanta and then on to Liberia Costa Rica we spent our first two days at the resort taking in t... Continue reading »
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Springs
It was raining most of the night. The rain is totally freaky, you can't belive it. Had local brekfast.. good but fat. If we keep eating... Continue reading »
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Big wipe out and final days
The title is a bit of a giveway but it is still worth telling the story.Lad, who had grown up on racing dirt bikes, decided to rent a 250... Continue reading »
Popular Tamarindo Hotels
- Hotel Barcelo Langosta Beach
- Hotel Pasatiempo
- Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas
- Hotel Tropicana
- JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
- Tamarindo Diria Beach Resort
- Casa de Linford
- Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Resort
- Posada El Antano
- Hotel Luna Llena
Popular Tamarindo Things to Do
- Sensa Airlines
- Surf
- Surfing in Tamarindo
- High Tide Surf Shop
- Hotel Pasatiempo
- Costa Rica Surf Club - Tamarindo Surf Samp
- Catamaran Cruise
