When comparing a surf camp in Costa Rica with booking a hotel and lessons separately, the only question that matters is: what does the price include? At Iguana Surf in Tamarindo, our surf camp in Costa Rica brings together all the main parts of your trip under one roof. You get structured surf coaching (the…
Every October 10, World Mental Health Day rolls around and reminds us to check in on how we are doing. Most of the advice that follows involves talking it out with a good friend or just ignoring screen time for a day. But we have a different suggestion that we know works a thousand times…
If you were to search for insider tips on the Costa Rica rainy season on your average travel site, you’re likely to come across only one main warning: pack a poncho and, maybe, rebook the whole thing for January. At Iguana Surf Camp, we do things differently, because we’ve spent more than thirty green seasons…
For months, we’ve been working behind the scenes to put the finishing touches on our refreshed Boutique Hotel Tamarindo look, and we are finally ready to show you the result. On August 22, we’ll celebrate the opening of Naia, the brand-new rooftop bar at Iguana Surf Camp, and we’d love for you to join us. …
The best surf resort Costa Rica has to offer is the one you want to come back to, year after year. Most people planning a surfing trip to Costa Rica, or anywhere else for that matter, don’t give much thought to where they’ll lay their head every night. Usually the main priority is that it…
Every town along the Pacific coast boasts of having the best sunset in Costa Rica, but in our case, it is 100% true! Sunset in Tamarindo is the kind of stuff postcards are written about. Not just because it is stunning (which it is) but because it’s a whole thing. A ritual, a tradition, call…
As the plane door opens at Liberia, the tropical heat of Costa Rica is the first thing to greet you. You grab your bags and find your shuttle, and somewhere between the dry forest and the roadside soda stands it hits: you really did this, you’re traveling solo to Costa Rica. It’s just you, no…
Digital nomading has taken the world by storm and, every year, thousands swap neon office lighting in freezing cities for sunshine and sunsets on the Pacific. Plenty of them end up right here on our sterling stretch of sand. Ask any of the digital nomads Costa Rica has won over lately, and you’ll learn why…
It’s that time of year again when Costa Rica’s best surfers are trading heats up and down our coast, and half of Tamarindo’s down in the waves trying to copy their heroes. We’re about mid-way through the national circuit season, and have a couple of big international tours due here later in the year as…
After 30+ years of running Iguana Surf Camp, we find it easy to tell when a guest is here for a return visit by how they plan their first couple of days. First-timers tick off the usual: a catamaran cruise, plus the same handful of bars at sunset. Return guests skip all that and head…