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Playa Tamarindo
Together with Playa Grande and Ventanas, Playa Tamarindo is located on Tamarindo Bay. It is a beautiful beach that also has rocky areas and an island (Capitán) at its southern end. It has lush vegetation: the rosy trumpet tree or roble de sabana, as well as tamarind and coconut trees. The surrounding area offers a variety of excellent services that allow you to enjoy the sea during the day and have fun at night. This beach is ideal for relaxation, hiking and horseback riding, not to
mention sport fishing and diving tours, as well as visiting the mangrove swamp and observing turtle nesting. The prime surfing spots on this part of the coast are located in this bay and extending southward. This beach has been awarded the Ecological Blue Flag, which identifies it as a clean and safe beach.
It combines white sand, good waves for surfing and an incredible landscape surrounded by mountains. Here, you can
sit under the trees to rest, take a walk or enjoy the incredible sunsets. Tamarindo is a great meeting point for a variety of different activities. It is close to Las Baulas National Marine Park where you can enjoy turtle nesting and beaches such as Playa Negra, popular with surfers. It has another advantage: the town of Tamarindo offers all kinds of services.
Playa Tamarindo
Playa Grande
This beach of white sand, few rocks and lots of vegetation receives waves of leatherback turtles year after year, in an incredible spectacle enjoyed by many visitors. Playa Grande belongs to Las Baulas National Marine Park, a protected area to which the beaches of Ventanas, Langosta and Carbón also belong. It is very popular with surfers for its huge waves, and offers options for hiking, swimming and sunbathing. The hours of access are restricted.
Playa Ventanas
Situated on an inlet marked by rocky promontories, with great sunbathing, swimming, relaxation and hiking options.
Ventanas is located within Las Baulas National Marine Park, offering a white sand beach, few rocks, strong waves and a landscape surrounded by mountains. This incredibly beautiful beach is ideal for relaxation, but it also has an additional attraction: leatherback turtle nesting at certain times of the year.
Playa Punta del Madero
A white sand and stone beach with strong waves. At high tide, some natural pools are formed between the rock formations. At Punta del Madero, the trees provide shade on the shore of the beach. The beach is far from the crowds, ideal for tourists who wish to sunbathe in peace.
Playa Punta del Madero
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Playa Grande
Playa Ventanas