Nicoya Slow Coast

Nosara and Santa Teresa at the pace they were built for. Surf if you want it, yoga if you want it, and long unstructured afternoons if you want neither.

Day by day

1. 1

   1

   Arrival

   Light aircraft to Nosara, and you are in the sea before dark.

2. 2

   2

   Playa Guiones

   Surf assessment and a first lesson, or simply the beach.

3. 3

   3

   Ostional

   The olive ridley arribada beach, visited with the community guides who protect it. Timing depends on the moon.

4. 4

   4

   Nothing

   Deliberately unscheduled. It is the most requested day of the trip.

5. 5

   5

   South

   Along the peninsula to Santa Teresa, stopping at the Nosara river mouth.

6. 6

   6

   Montezuma

   The waterfall, the village, and the Cabo Blanco reserve.

7. 7

   7

   Water

   Private boat to Tortuga Island, or a long paddle at sunrise.

8. 8

   8

   Slow again

   Horses on the beach at low tide, then supper somewhere with sand on the floor.

9. 9

   9

   Return

   Airstrip to San José.

Why it works

• Ostional arribada, timed to the moon rather than the calendar
• Two bases, one move, no packing and repacking
• Beach horses at low tide