Question 1

Where is Guanacaste province in Costa Rica?

Accepted Answer

Guanacaste province is the northwest, from the Nicaragua border down the Pacific into the middle of Nicoya. Tamarindo, Sámara, Nosara, Flamingo, and Papagayo are in it. Playas del Coco, Ocotal, Potrero, Conchal, Avellanas, and Playa Grande are in it too. The rest of the beach towns on this site are listed on this page.

December to April the hills go brown. That dry look is the province people picture. The north shore of Lake Arenal, at Nuevo Arenal, is also Guanacaste. La Fortuna, across the water, is not.

Question 2

Which airport do you fly into for Guanacaste province?

Accepted Answer

Fly into Daniel Oduber in Liberia (LIR) for Guanacaste province. Tamarindo, Flamingo, and Papagayo are about an hour. Sámara and Nosara are two or three, and the last stretch is slower than the highway. Juan Santamaría, in Alajuela, is the other international airport. Use that one when the plan also includes the Central Valley or the south Pacific. A Liberia arrival does not help a Manuel Antonio week. An SJO arrival

Question 3

What is the best time to visit Guanacaste province?

Accepted Answer

The best time to visit Guanacaste province is December to April, the long dry season. The sea breeze fills in by afternoon, and the morning is the flat hour for a swim. May to November is greener and cheaper, with a heavy shower most afternoons and sun around it. The weather guide has the month-by-month version, including the fact that this dry season is not the Caribbean's. A December week booked for Tamarindo can b

Question 4

Which beaches are in Guanacaste province?

Accepted Answer

The beaches in Guanacaste province include Tamarindo, Flamingo, Papagayo, Nosara, Guiones, and Sámara. Tamarindo is the town beach, with lessons and a sunset crowd. Flamingo and Papagayo are the calmer bays to the north. Nosara and Guiones are the long surf beach, and Pelada, just beside them, is the sheltered swim. Sámara is the gentler bay farther south. Playa Grande, across the estuary from Tamarindo, is the leath

Question 5

Is Santa Teresa in Guanacaste?

Accepted Answer

No. Santa Teresa, Mal País, Montezuma, and Tambor are the south tip of Nicoya, and that tip is Puntarenas. People still call the whole peninsula Guanacaste. The ferry that reaches them leaves from the city of Puntarenas, not from Liberia. Monteverde is Puntarenas too. The cloud forest is not this dry province, even when the road you drove came from this side.

Question 6

What are the local attractions in Guanacaste province?

Accepted Answer

The local attractions in Guanacaste province, aside from the beaches, are Rincón de la Vieja, Palo Verde, Las Baulas, Bahía Culebra, and Ostional. - Rincón de la Vieja — Dry forest, steam, and mud pots, a day from Liberia. Go early. The trails get hot, and you stay on the marked path. - Palo Verde — Wetlands on the Tempisque, birds more than a beach. A boat is the useful hour. Midday on the open trail is hard sun. -