Destination Diary: Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

You asked for it and today you are getting it! Our destination diary on Tamarindo, Costa Rica has arrived and it is jam-packed with great places, ideas, eats, etc. Since we spent such a long time here we are giving you all the insights that we learned during this time. Enjoy!

Are you planning a trip to Tamarindo? What will be the first spot you explore Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts.

Important Links Getting There:

• Liberia Airport
  • Shuttle 1:15 hr - $80
• San Jose
  • Shuttle 4 hours - $$$
• Renting A Car
  • $1,300 / Month
  • $300 / Week
  • $12 / day Includes Mandatory Insurance

Getting Around:

• Within The Town
  • Walk
  • Golf Cart
  • Car

Stay:

• Tamarindo
  • Sunrise Condos
• Langosta
  • More Residential - Would Want A Car Or At Least A Bike To Get To Town

Food & Drink:

• Eating
  • Noi
  • Santa Rita Cafe
  • Resturante La Baula
  • El Chiringuito
  • Volcano Brewing Company
  • Longboards BBQ
  • Waffle Monkey
  • Falafel Bar
  • Little Lucha for Tuesday Tacos ($2)
  • Walter’s Fish and Cheese in Langosta
  • Da Calia
  • Sazon Criollo - Go Fund Me For Them
  • Dragonfly Bar & Grill
  • Shrimp Hole
  • Pangas Beach Club
  • Cafe Tico
  • Nordico
  • Jardin Tamarindo Food Truck Park
  • El Mercadito de Tamarindo Gourmet Food Market
  • Masa Madre
  • Pan Del Mundo
  • Pico Bistro
  • Green Papaya
  • Vida Bowls
  • Patagonia Del Mar

• Drinking
  • Dragonfly Bar & Grill
  • Pangas Beach Club (2 for 1)
  • Nordico
  • Tamarindo Coffee Roasters

Activities:

• • Playa Avellanas
  • Marbella
  • Playa Nosara
  • Playa Flamingo
  • Las Catalinas
  • Surf Lessons with Elias from SALT
  • Nico - Island on the Hawaiian boat
  • Saturday Farmer’s Market
  • Thursday Night Market
  • Sunsets
  • Hang out by the pool

• Didn’t do but recommended

  • Arenal Volcano
  • Santa Teresa
  • Ostional - Sea Turtles

Shops:

• • Cheboards
  • Matos Surf Shop: Rentals

Can't Miss OR Skip:

• Can't Miss: Surfing, Playa Avellanas
• Skip: Nogui's, La Purruja
• Wish We Had Done: Endless Summer at Witch's Rock on Tuesday, Sunset Cruises

Other Links

• Go Fund Me For The Rebuilding Of Sazon Criollo
• Want to follow our lives & adventures? Check out our Instagram’s @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, @TravelingWhitMyles, and @HaddieBean
• Location Indie
• Camp Indie

Want More?

• Why We Traveled To Costa Rica During COVID
• Destination Diaries: Japan
• The Reason We Travel

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