Playa Marbella, Guanacaste

For wave chasers, there's another great break 45 minutes to the south in Nosara. Offering white sands and great surf.   

You can also experience the yoga culture. Join a session at the yoga center of Nosara and feel the energy of the tropics.

On the way to Nosara, you should definitely stop in Ostional and visit the Ostional Wildlife Reserve. In October during the rainy season you can see hundreds, and sometimes thousands of sea turtles nesting in the black, volcanic sand. 45-54 days later the beach becomes covered in hatching turtles racing from predators for the safety of the ocean.