9 Best beaches in Costa Rica

Punta Uva - the best beach in Costa Rica. The most beautiful part of the beach is sometimes called Playa Arrecife, and is located just be… / read more » /

Playa de Isla Tortuga - the best and the only beach of Tortuga island in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. This is a purely tourist attraction. Every … / read more » /

Playa Carrillo - one of the best beaches on the entire Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Palm groves along the beach are great, but dark sand spoil… / read more » /

Puerto Vargas - beach in Cahuita national park in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Keep in mind that there are two quite different beaches … / read more » /

Playa Samara - nice beach in the west of Costa Rica. There are a lot of palm trees, nice dark sand and funny youth. Please also pay attentio… / read more » /

Playa Conchal - a rather unusual beach by the standards of Costa Rica in the south of Brasilito Bay. There are trees instead of palms, and sa… / read more » /

Playa Esterillos - the best beach near San Jose - the capital of Costa Rica. The beach is quite mediocre, but if you can't go away far from San … / read more » /

Playa Jaco - popular coastal town in Costa Rica - near the capital of San Jose. There is a good beach (by urban standards) with black sand… / read more » /

Playa Tamarindo - the most popular in Costa Rica surfer beach. There are good waves and a lot of people. If you are not a surfer, it is best to… / read more » /