With a total of 5,921 sq. miles and more than 400 miles of coast line, the Guanacaste tourism area comprises the Pacific Coast area from the border of Nicaragua to the Bongo River estuary in the Nicoya Peninsula. This tourism area is home to a very important section of Costa Rica’s cultural and natural heritage. This area boasts a significant number of protected areas including water, land, mountain, and coastal ecosystems that are teaming with life.

      The incomparable beauty of its landscapes, which ranges from tropical dry forests to lowland mountain forests, its warm climate, as well as its flourishing nature have made Guanacaste one of the most heavily visited areas by locals as well as international tourists and is one of the most developed areas because of its high level of investment in the hotel industry that is in high demand. It also relies on important support by the Tourism Development Center of the Gulf of Papagayo and also relies on the Daniel Oduber International Airport through which arrive a number of charter and commercial flights from the United States and Canada mainly.

     All along the Guanacaste coastline are a number of beaches where you can swim in their warm Pacific Ocean waters. The coastal landscape is exceptional. There is an array of white-sand beaches and calm, intense-blue waters.

 

Cultural manifestation

    Guanacaste is famous for its music, and its musicians are well respected. . Along with music, traditional dances from Guanacaste have been preserved over time and are heavily influenced by Andalusian Flamenco (Spain). Some of the traditional dances include “El Punto Guanacasteco,” “Los Amores de Laco,” “La Cajeta,” “La Flor de Caña,” “El Torito,” “El Zapateado,” “El Pavo,” and “La Botijuela,” among others. Corn is an important crop in Guanacaste. There are many typical dishes derived from this product: Guanacaste tortillas, tanelas, tayuyas, tamales (Costa Rican style), pisque, sweet tamal, corn rice, tamales , rosquillas, bizcochos, pozol, chicheme, chichia, pinol, among others. The people of Guanacaste also produce beverages, like el pinol, from finely ground white corn that is toasted on a ceramic plate. “La chicha de maiz” is a beverage prepared in different ways depending on the region of Costa Rica. In Guanacaste, it is made by browning and grinding corn, then adding plenty of pallaston (roughly ground corn), panela, and ginger. It is stored in ceramic jars and left to ferment for two or three days. “El chicheme” is a nutritious and popular drink for parties and church gatherings. It is a hot corn drink that is left to ferment naturally, then sugar, ginger, water and ground cloves are added.

     There are two commercial centers located in the northern area: Liberia and Santa Cruz, which, in turn, are linked with five important tourism development centers: Papagayo, El Coco, Flamingo, Conchal, and Tamarindo. In the southern area, the commercial center is Nicoya with Samara being the development center.

This destination will offer mostly beach activities to do and also some Nature tours but please keep in mind that this is a very wide and extensive slope bordered by many beautiful beaches,  of cattle ranches and some plantations as sugar cane, rice, tilapia fish farms and pasture lands.  So our recommended activities while your staying in Guanacaste are:

• SEA or MANGROVE KAYAKING

• HORSE BACK RIDING

• STAND UP PADDLE BOARD

• ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES

• CATAMARAN BOAT TOUR  (morning or sunset)

• Snorkeling

• SURFING LESSONS (Tamarindo beach)

• DIVING (PADI license required)

• RINCON de la VIEJA VOLCANO WALK

• EL DIAMANTE Ecoadventure Tematic Park

• CANOPY/ZIP LINE Adventure tour

• GUAITIL TOWN (Chorotega`s indigenous handmade pottery)

• HACIENDA EL VIEJO Wetlands (boat tour to observe riverside wildlife)

• COROBICI RIVER Floating tour

• TENORIO RIVER White water rafting (class III)

• NICARAGUA Historic and shopping ONE DAY Tour (Granada)

• LA LEONA WATERFALL

• LLANOS DE CORTES WATERFALL

• AFRICA MIA (African animals site-seing tour)

 

     Please note that some of these destinations are located from 1 to 3 hours away from your hotel except for the beach activities.  This logistic, of course, is taking a big percentage of the tour price for the transportation which is then making some tour quiet pricy.  So let us inform, guide and design your vacation time responsibly and sensibly for your  best convenience and money value.