![]() ![]() Read more about Ostional Wildlife Refuge here. Tip: It is highly recommended to have a 4×4/4wd to visit Ostional from Coco due to road conditions. You can also book with a certified tour company who can make the reservations for you and provide the guide. Please contact the Ostional Guide Association via their Facebook page to make reservations. The big arribadas are generally from July – December in Ostional.ĭue to the pandemic, you must have reservations and go with a guide to enter the refuge. You can also see baby turtles hatching and crawling out to sea. If you go during an arribada, you can see thousands of turtles crawling onto shore, digging holes and laying eggs. ![]() The best time to see turtles is during green season on an arribada, the period of time where majority of mothers come to shore. This is one of the most important locations in the world for Olive Ridley sea turtles since hundreds of thousands of mothers come to this area to lay their eggs. If you want to see turtles in Costa Rica, head to Ostional Wildlife Refuge about a two hour drive from Playas del Coco. You can read our guide to Rio Celeste here. Tours are around $140-150 USD per person, minimum 2-3 people. You can hike the park on your own if you have a car or you need to book a tour if you don’t have transportation. ![]() It’s only about a 2 hour drive from Playas del Coco and it’s one of the must visit places in Costa Rica. It is a sky blue river inside the Tenorio Volcano National Park and visitors can hike through the park to see the waterfall and blue river. One of the most magical places in Costa Rica is right at the Guanacaste/Alajuela border, Rio Celeste. Rio Celeste (Tenorio Volcano National Park There are several companies who run surf trips to Witch’s Rock (please contact us if you’d like a quote). This spot is inside Santa Rosa National Park and is about a 45 minute boat ride one way from Playas del Coco. You can read our article on this Guanacaste rainforest sloth tour and watch our video of it below! Only a 2 hour drive one way from Coco. ![]() Want to see the tropical rainforest and sloths in the wild? Then this day trip is perfect for you! You’ll walk through a private reserve with primary rainforest and then go to a second reserve to find sloths. We did the river tubing and hot springs at Rio Perdido and it was really fun. There is also Rio Perdido that offer similar activities. Find out more about Borinquen on Day 2 in this article. You can read more about it in this post.īorinquen is located on a hotel and they have their own canopy, hiking trails, spa, mud baths, hot springs, and waterfall. This one is our favorite!īuena Vista combo tour has a canopy tour, waterslide, horseback riding, waterfall, hanging bridges and their own hot spring and mud baths. Guachipelin combo tour consists of a canopy tour, white water tubing, horseback riding, waterfalls, and a separate hot spring and mud baths. White water tubing, mud baths, waterslide, rock climb/canopy tour It makes for a wonderful day trip especially in the heat! It’s a bit hidden in the forest, in fact you can drive right by it on the InterAmerica highway and never know it’s there which is why we like to call it our little oasis. It’s a big waterfall with multiple cascades and a large pool to swim in. Llanos de Cortes is one of our favorite waterfalls in the country and we always bring our friends and family here. Additionally, if you would like to book day trips, we have a small discount for Guanacaste day tours! Day Trips from Playas del Coco MapĬlick here to go our interactive map of all attractions listed below. If you’re looking for some things to do from Coco, here are our favorite day trips from Playas del Coco. You can go from island to forest or beach to volcano in a matter of hours! It’s an excellent home base to explore Guanacaste and there are many day trips from Playas del Coco to choose from. Not only are there a several beautiful beaches nearby but you can plan out your whole trip doing something different every day. One of the greatest things about visiting Playas del Coco is that you’re close to many attractions. ![]()
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