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Guanacaste Scuba Diving, Costa Rica
Guanacaste Scuba DivingOcotal

Visit the pristine beach at Playa Ocotal for an easygoing scuba diving experience. This dive takes place just off the coast, so it won’t take long to boat to your dive site. These dives call for 1 to 3 tanks, and each immersion usually takes about 45 minutes.

Marine Wildlife
Scuba Diving
Guanacaste Snorkeling, Costa Rica
Guanacaste SnorkelingOcotal

Playa Ocotal’s pristine waters are usually fairly calm, so the wildlife here gets to live a fairly peaceful existence. Because of this, Playa Ocotal has the ideal atmosphere for snorkeling.

Marine Wildlife
Snorkeling
Barra Honda Caves, Costa Rica
Barra Honda CavesNicoya

Indulge your adventurous side with a visit to the underground caves at Barra Honda National Park.

30 km away
Cave Exploration
Hiking
Pacific Green Turtle Nesting Night Tour, Costa Rica
Pacific Green Turtle Nesting Night TourPlaya Grande Guanacaste

On this tour you will go for a nighttime walk on the beaches of Marino Las Baulas National Park to look for green turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs. Instead of the park’s heavily trafficked Playa Grande, you will head for the lesser-known Minas or Jesus Nombre beaches.

13 km away
Marine Wildlife
Night Tour
Beach Tour and Snorkeling, Costa Rica
Beach Tour and SnorkelingPlaya Flamingo

The Guanacaste region has some of Costa Rica’s most famous beaches. This tour highlights some of the activities you might want to try while you’re near the shore. You’ll get to snorkel, see coastal wildlife, surf, and swim.

8 km away
Beach Trip
Snorkeling
Playa Flamingo Snorkeling Tour, Costa Rica
Playa Flamingo Snorkeling TourPlaya Flamingo

On this half-day tour, you’ll leave Playa Flamingo behind to find a secluded beach and a stunning place to discover underwater wildlife. Your guide will help you identify new species of fish.

8 km away
Snorkeling
Stand Up Paddleboarding, Costa Rica
Stand Up PaddleboardingPlaya Flamingo

This 2-hour tour takes you to some of the prettiest and most accessible beaches in Guanacaste. You’ll also get to try stand up paddleboarding , which will make you feel like you’re walking on the water.

8 km away
Safari Float Tour on Corobicí River, Costa Rica
Safari Float Tour on Corobicí RiverLiberia

This calm river is located in Guanacaste, near Liberia. This is an excellent river for families looking to float down a gorgeous and gentle jungle river, surrounded by nature and wildlife.

31 km away
Safari Float
Wildlife
Santa Rosa National Park & Liberia City Tour, Costa Rica
Santa Rosa National Park & Liberia City TourLiberia

The Santa Rosa National Park is the site of Costa Rica’s most important monument, the Hacienda Santa Rosa. Known locally as La Casona , this monument marks the fall of filibuster William Walker and his professional mercenaries to a local peasant army in 1856. Today, La Casona is a museum dedicated to the memory of this battle. This tour will allow you to stop by and explore this historical sight.

31 km away
City Tour
Nature Walk
Palo Verde Boat Expedition & Cultural Tour , Costa Rica
Palo Verde Boat Expedition & Cultural Tour Palo Verde

To learn about how far Costa Rica has come, you need to understand the nation's history. The Palo Verde Boat Expedition and Cultural Tour will teach you about the country's cowboy and agrarian history, as well as how this tradition influenced the emphasis Costa Rica now places on sustainability.

Enjoy the fruits of the sustainability movement when you explore protected wetlands. See a variety of animals in their native habitat. Don't worry, you'll have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments before your tour and after.

42 km away
Boat Tours
Cultural
Palo Verde Boat Expedition, Costa Rica
Palo Verde Boat ExpeditionPalo Verde

On this 1.5-hour tour you’ll explore the wetlands of Palo Verde in a covered boat. Your guides can tell you more about this complex habitat and point out the many species of rare birds that call this reserve home.

42 km away
Boat Tours
Early Bird Watching Tour, Costa Rica
Early Bird Watching TourLiberia

It may be your vacation, but nature waits for no one. Sometimes, to see the early bird you've got to be the early bird. Start your morning with an outdoor adventure — this tour offers you the opportunity to spot some of Costa Rica's 850 species of birds!

31 km away
Bird Watching
Naturalist Guide
Buena Vista Mega Combo Adventure, Costa Rica
Buena Vista Mega Combo AdventureRincon de La Vieja

This expedition at the Buena Vista Lodge allows tour members to enjoy canopy tours and horseback rides, and hot springs all in one day. Oh right and then there is that 400-meter waterslide through the forest.

38 km away
Suspension Bridges
Waterslides
Zip Lines
Sensoria Land of Senses, Costa Rica
Sensoria Land of SensesRincon de La Vieja

This tour takes you to see the wildlife that surrounds the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano on a jungle trail called “Sensoria”—named for its sensorily overwhelming environment. Your three- to four-hour hike concludes with a dip in a thermally heated pool.

38 km away
Guided Tours
Hiking
Hot Springs
Borinquen Adventure Day, Costa Rica
Borinquen Adventure DayRincon de La Vieja

The Borinquen Adventure is an exciting combination of horseback riding, zip lining and soaking in hot springs.

38 km away
Horseback Riding
Hot Springs
Zip Lines
Palo Verde National Park Tour, Costa Rica
Palo Verde National Park TourPalo Verde

This tour will introduce you to Palo Verde's wildlife as well as its indigenous culture. Have your camera handy as you search the riverbanks for monkeys, crocodiles, and a myriad of birds on this nature cruise through the Palo Verde National Park.

42 km away
Boat Tours
Rincon de la Vieja & Liberia City Tour, Costa Rica
Rincon de la Vieja & Liberia City TourRincon de La Vieja

Take this tour to explore the picturesque hiking trails of Rincón de la Vieja National Park. The tour lasts between 2.5 and 3 hours.

38 km away
City Tour
Guided Tours
Hiking
Guanacaste Safari Float , Costa Rica
Guanacaste Safari Float Liberia

This safari float is the perfect way to explore the rainforest with the whole family, offering a gentle alternative to a rafting tour. There’s plentiful wildlife in this part of the rainforest, and the water is slow-moving enough that you’ll have plenty of time to look for animals as you drift through the greenery. Your guides have excellent experience spotting animals in the area, and ensure that you’re comfortable as you drift down the river on an innertube.

31 km away
Safari Float
Witch's Rock Canopy Tour, Costa Rica
Witch's Rock Canopy TourLiberia

Take this zip lining tour to dive into the canopy around Guanacaste. There are a total of 11 zip line cables that stretch from 328 to 1,476 feet . It takes about an hour and a half to complete the tour.

31 km away
Zip Lines
One Day Adventure Combo Guachipelin, Costa Rica
One Day Adventure Combo GuachipelinRincon de La Vieja

This adventure combo at Rincon de La Vieja is an action packed full day expedition that features a guided visit to Hacienda Guachipeli­n Lodge, next to Rincon De La Vieja National Park. There are 4 main activities during this day of adventure canopy tour and rapelling through the Rio Blanco Canyon and horseback riding expedition to nearby waterfalls, relax at a rustic spa featuring volcano heated thermal waters, steam and mud bath.

38 km away
Rappel
Suspension Bridges
Zip Lines

Ocotal Things to do

Hot Springs Hiking Zip Lines Horseback Riding Guided Tours Boat Tours Snorkeling Marine Wildlife Nature Walk Safari Float Suspension Bridges City Tour Cultural Wildlife Rafting Rappel Kayaking Cave Exploration Waterslides Bird Watching Night Tour Scuba Diving Beach Trip
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Palo VerdeTenorio & Miravalles Protected ZoneBarra Honda National ParkCorobici RiverRincon de la Vieja National ParkRio CelesteSanta Rosa National Park
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