Top Things to do in Province of Guanacaste
The 10 Best Things to do in Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica including Tio Leo Coffee Tour, Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja, Palo Verde National Park, Playa Guiones, Samara Beach, Tamarindo Beach, Coco Water Taxi, Ponderosa Adventure Park, Volcano Brewing Company, Monkey Park.
Restaurants in Province of Guanacaste
1. Tio Leo Coffee Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 165 reviews
A Cultural tour which explains the crops and folklore of Guanacaste. Tio Leo himself will show you the techniques that were used to harvest the coffee. In addition to that explanations on sugar cane and chocolate will be provided as part of the tour.
Reviewed By gregpoe
A wonderful tour. Very interesting. Guide gave a great history of coffee and the roasting process. We truly enjoyed walking through the coffee plants, cocoa plants, and other vegetation. Had our bags of coffee signed by the roaster. Highly recommended.
2. Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 838 reviews
This 35,000-acre national park centers around a volcano that last erupted in 1995.
Reviewed By Moseywood - Center Valley, United States
Loved Jeody, our guide thru Gabriel’s Tours. He took our family of 6 on a great nature hike, swam in a 55 degree waterfall pool, saw fumeroles and mud pots, howler monkeys, aqua colored butterflies and iguanas. Beautiful park. Picked us up at Dreams Las Mareas resort which is close to Nicaragua and the drive was 1 1/2 hrs. Jeody made the day even better! Fun, very bright and knowledgeable. I would ask for him to be your guide. You will be delighted you did. Tell him Mo and Dave rec. him!
3. Palo Verde National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 433 reviews
The water system in this park sustains the largest population of waterfowl and wading birds in Central America.
Reviewed By davethedrill - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
A superb private cruise on the river The wildlife on view was amazing Our special interest is birding and our guide and pilot Andreas made this a trip to treasure Thank you too to Roger our driver and second guide You really must visit Palo Verde
4. Playa Guiones
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,024 reviews
Reviewed By sabsnyc - Hamburg, Germany
Every day around five the latest ( you can come here all day) it’s good to come to the beach and watch the sunset while having a beer or even better while jumping the waves . It’s a very natural kept beach so no typically white sand to sit . You will find yourself a small log to sit on. High tide is following the sunset so there wo t be no dry spot . Make sure you bring only a towel or secure your belongings up high. It’s definitely worth it!!!!
5. Samara Beach
6. Tamarindo Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,498 reviews
Reviewed By K1210ABtinab - Thunder Bay, Canada
The beach is a lot of fun. Lot’s of restaurants, amazingly friendly people and great waves for surfing. We don’t surf but loved to watch. There are a lot of vendors but none are extremely pushy. Most are a lot of fun. Overall our beach experience has been amazing.
7. Coco Water Taxi
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
The Coco Water Taxi operates out of Playas del Coco shuttling people between major resorts and destinations throughout the Papagayo Gulf, Culebra Bay and local beach destinations. Our mission is to provide a fun, efficient & affordable water taxi service to the area's most popular beach destinations and resorts.
Reviewed By vixcam - Canada, null
Booked this taxi through Scuba Caribe right on the Riu Guanacaste resort. $20 US return per person to Coco Beach. Very convenient and the guides were friendly and took the time to explain the history and sights as we travelled to and from. I would highly recommend.
8. Ponderosa Adventure Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 438 reviews
Ponderosa Adventure Park is a unique park for the whole family. It has six kind of tours: kayaking, canopy, horseback riding, waterfall and safari tour and pool area.
Reviewed By nataliejanej - Las Vegas, United States
If you like animals then this place is for you! Recently visited as a stop off between the airport and our hotel and we are so glad we did! You get to feed zebra, giraffe, ostrich, Indian cows and donkeys all on a safari style vehicle. Definitely buy two or more bags of carrots each at the shop in order to enjoy the experience as much as possible. They are only $2 each. We pre-booked online and then turned up and hopped into the safari tour straight away. Sit at the back of the truck for the best photos! The ride can get a little bumpy in parts of the park but all in all, a very comfortable ride. The animals are very friendly and the tour guides clearly know them by name and their personalities. It was good to see mains water pumped into troughs in the fields and food available (plus they eat carrots all day!) There is lots of space for the animals to roam too. The animals are not shy and will happily poke their heads into the truck to get their treats! It is such a great experience we left thrilled. We were in and out within 2 hours so it isn’t too much of a delay if you’re gonna en route to another location. I highly recommend this place for anyone who loves animals!
9. Volcano Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 117 reviews
Tamarindo's pioneer craft brewery since 2011. Located in Tamarindo, 100m past the Tamarindo Gym. Also, serving delicious beers on the beach in our tasting room, El Vaquero, and Eat @ Joe's.
Reviewed By paulj116 - Toronto, Canada
My wife and I went to both locations, up the hill and right in Tamarindo, and tried all 4 of the Volcano brews. All really good. I particularly enjoyed the IPA. We went several times and the staff were all really nice.
10. Monkey Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 262 reviews
Rehabilitation and release center of wild animals, and environmental education, focused in preservation and conservation of Costa Rican wildlife.
Reviewed By Connector180048 - Seattle, United States
This is just the most wonderful tour we've had on our trip, so I had to immediately come write a review. We got a guided tour and our guide was so knowledgeable! She told us the back story of every animal and how it came into the rescue, and also why each one wasn't able to be rehabilitated. The stories of the animals are tragic (lost their parents to wild fires, were kept as pets in tiny cages, some were hit by cars) but to see each of these little guys have a healthy, happy home where they are allowed to be as wild as possible while remaining safe, was very inspiring. Highly, highly recommend! Excellent tour and a really wonderful cause to support!
