Travels to Gold Coast
Our stay in Tamarindo is brief. We stayed in a hotel that offers apartment rental, too. We chose the room without the kitchenette and sofa and opted for the less expensive room with A/C and cable TV. It was a comfortable room, nothing fancy for $55/night- a little expensive for the quality, but customary for the area.
Tamarindo has many hotels, restaurants and bars and a very well developed commercial area. The shopping here is great: lots of clothing stores, artisan shops and souvenir stores. The prices in Tamarindo are a little higher than other locations …
Location: Gold Coast, North Pacific, Tamarindo »
Activities: Pacific Beaches »
I had a tour scheduled for this morning. I was supposed to go kayaking in the Nosara Biological Reserve, but my guide never showed up. This is not the norm for guided tours. Usually, tours are led by professional guides and executed in a rather timely manner. I was just unlucky today.
Instead, I use my morning to walk down the beach to the section of Ostional National Wildlife Refuge that is here at Playa Guiones. There is a public beach access, trash receptacles and the blue ecological flag hangs here too. This section of protected …
Location: Gold Coast, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Nosara, Tamarindo »
Activities: National Parks & Reserves »
