Tamarindo, Costa Rica

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...

When summer comes, you want to press pause on your mundane routine and say “YES” to adventure. With moderate, warm temperatures throughout the year, it is no surprise that Costa Rica surf vacations all-inclusive pop up in your mind as a single and logical, one-sentence desire. This is the perfect time to plan a getaway...

You just spent four years being told where to be and when. The least you deserve now is a whole week where the only schedule is a surf lesson at 8 AM and whatever happens after. Tamarindo has a way of filling that “whatever” better than most places on earth. If you’re on the hunt...