North Guanacaste Map


The north Guanacaste region is mainly known for its fantastic stretches of beautiful beaches including, Playa Hermosa, Playa del Coco,  Flamingo and Conchal among many others, most of which have delicate white sand and some of the best surfing in the country.  The Golfo de Papagayo is now home to the new Four Seasons Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in the country.  Flying to the beaches is now very accessible with Costa Rica’s second Int’l airport located in the town of Liberia.  In this area one can also visit one of Costa Rica’s real treasures, The Rincon de La Vieja Volcano and National Park.  This area offers white water rafting, rappelling, geysers, caves and tubbing adventures.

With a shoter rainy season than other areas the beatiful beaches of Guanacaste are increasingly popular, you'll find plenty of hotels, restaurants & activities.
To get to the beaches, take the road from Liberia throgh Filadelfia & turn off Belen.

DIVING SAFARIS is located in beautiful Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste. Offering over 20 local dive sites and day trips to Catalina and Bat Islands PADI certification for beginners to assistant instructors and Nitrox is available. Partners with DAN in Dive Safety. Tel: 672-0012
Diving@racsa.co.cr
,  www.costaricadiving.net

 There´s plenty to do & see close to the popular beach resorts of Guanacaste; visit Rincón de la Vieja National Park, or even croos the border to Nicaragua!. Just 45 mins drive north of Liberia, at the foot of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
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Rincon de La Vieja National Park, Guanacaste

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HOTEL HACIENDA GUACHIPELIN is set on 3000 acres of forest reserve & cattle  ranch. You´ll find comfortable rooms, home-cooked meals, beautiful volcano view & loads to do : horseback ride with cowboys on a real cattle ranch, enjoy the pure & refreshing waters of pristine forest waterfall , relax at the lodge´s hotsprings &get a true volcanic mud facial, hike into the National Park to see boilingmudpots & fumaroles, & the volcano. Rooms from $ 50. At hotel Hacienda Guachipelin is the rio Negro tubing adventure.
RIO NEGRO TUBING ADVENTURE; it´s a unique, exciting & refreshing trip down a pristine forest river. Tour is every day, last approx. 2 ½- 3 hours, & includes expert guides, all equipement & mid-tour snack.call 442-2818 four tour times. Four a great padling tour in Flamingo area, contact.
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RINCON DE LA VIEJA NAT'L PARK - This fantastic NAtional Park is home to the 6000,000 year old Rincon de la VIeja Volcano, a complex geolocical structure composed of at least nine colcanic cones. Here you can experience vocanic activity very closed to you, like no where else in the country. Close to 300 species of birds make their home here as do white-faced, howler and spider monkeys. The volcano is also home to a large population of Costa Rica's national flower, the Guaria Morada orchid. The best way to visit and really enjoy this park is by making a home-base at the Hacienda Guachipelin Hotel and Adventure Center. This hotel is the closest property to the national park and offerst a variety of adventure tours and experience and knowledgeable guides to make your visit to the park the most enjoyable and edcational.

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