Top Things to do in Province of Guanacaste
What to do and see in Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica including Hidden Garden Art Gallery, Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary, Samara-Carrillo Info Center, Tamarindo Church, Barrigona Beach, Tio Leo Coffee Tour, Numu Brewing Company, Carlos Surf School, Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja, Palo Verde National Park.
Restaurants in Province of Guanacaste
1. Hidden Garden Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
A haven for the arts since 2010, the Hidden Garden Art Gallery offers quality original art in many mediums. HG is the largest of its kind in Guanacaste, more than 60 artists on exhibit, and 15 rooms full of paintings, sculptures and diverse artistic expressions. The gallery has 3,500 square feet of wall space, and more than 400 pieces on display. Rooms are coordinated by styles, ranging from geometric abstraction, to typical art, to underwater images. The Gallery is also home to the permanent exhibits of our resident artist Carlos Hiller underwater scenes, Susan Adams, Rebeca Alvarado Soto and many more. Our location, designed with a marvelous architecture, is the perfect setting for our cultural center. Our mission is to strengthen and heighten local artists' works and share the beauty and culture of Costa Rica.
Reviewed By ALentz11
Specializing in artistic expression of Costa Rica, the Hidden Garden Art Gallery should not be overlooked. Whatever your tastes in art, the Hidden Gallery has something from a local artist to suit your needs. Owners Greg and Charlene Golojuch are wonderful hosts and curators of this collection.
2. Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 213 reviews
Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary is a 50-acre jungle reserve and wildlife sanctuary located in Nosara, Costa Rica. We provide care and rehabilitation to orphaned and displaced wildlife, specializing in golden mantled howlers. Our goal is to ultimately return them back to the wild through our step down release center. We also provide permanent, enriching sanctuary and ongoing care for wildlife that, due to psychological or physical injury, it is not possible to release back into the wild. Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary is currently closed to the public due to the risk that COVID-19 poses to the animals in our care, however we need your help and support now more than ever. Visit our website to donate, symbolically adopt a monkey or learn more about our volunteering program!
Reviewed By sabsnyc - Hamburg, Germany
Vicky the founder of this marvelous place has not lost her spark to talk a out it for more than 15 years. She is so excited about every single details that belongs in that sanctuary from a tree leaf to a newborn monkey. She teaches you a little about plants and trees and also about the animals in her daily life and hoe she tries to get them back up to their feet. I thought it was very inspiring and the money and time spent are definitely worth it . Please donate for a good cause ????
3. Samara-Carrillo Info Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 896 reviews
We are a free information center for residents and tourists of Samara & Carrillo and the surrounding area. We offer FREE booking service for accommodations, tours, and transportation. Please feel free to contact us. Thank you, Brenda Be Happy, Have Fun!
Reviewed By Getaway616732
Brenda was a pleasure to work with! She was very patient with all of my thoughts and ideas, and used all of my feedback to put together a fantastic private sunset catamaran tour for my husband and I to celebrate our anniversary. Brenda also provided lots of great information for the Samara area, and even after our tour was over she continued to be very helpful and even passed along photos from the captain of the boat of our wonderful experience. If you are visiting the Samara area, I highly recommend reaching out to Brenda if you need help or have any questions at all! Her services are free, and she will go above and beyond to ensure you have a wonderful trip.
4. Tamarindo Church
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 67 reviews
Join us on Sundays 10 am. Services are in English.You can expect a Welcome Atmosphere, Casual Dress, Relevant Teaching & Meaningful Music. Hope to see you there!
Reviewed By SnM5355 - Anchorage, United States
This was our first time in Tamarindo and first time at this church. Great sermon, great new building, friendly congregation and pastor teaches from the Bible. Perfect! We're here for a few more weeks and this will be our church while we're here.
5. Barrigona Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 190 reviews
Reviewed By 992mariettat
Accessible by 4 x4 vehicle, and a short walk from the parking you have an amazing white sand beach with crystal waters and wonderful trees for shade. Big waves, but swimmable.
6. 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.
7. Numu Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 63 reviews
We offer full flavored premium beers in cans and on draft in Guanacaste and San Jose. Uniting Cultures through Great Beers!
Reviewed By BryceJ10
A perfect stop after a day of sightseeing and sun, the IPA is on point! More on tap all the time, a great porter too
8. Carlos Surf School
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 38 reviews
My name is Carlos, and I have lived in a small town called Mata Palo, Costa Rica since I was a child. I started surfing when I was 10 years old, and I have been teaching surfing for 7 years. Surfing is my passion, and there is not a place that is more beautiful to surf than Tamarindo.
Reviewed By mattanjav2017
Together with my girlfriend I booked a surfing lesson with Carlos. After a quick but thorough explanation and some practice on the beach we went in to the water and both managed to ride some waves! This was my first time surfing so it felt very successful! Carlos is a great teacher and analyses every time you ride a wave and then gives good feedback on how you can improve the next time. I definitely recommend this if you want to learn how to surf!
9. 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!
10. 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
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