How can I fly to the province of Guanacaste and specifically to Tamarindo beach?

Our visitors now have three options to fly to Guanacaste’s beaches, and specifically to Tamarindo beach:

• First option is to take a plane that takes you to the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela and from there take a small SANSA (one of the companies in charge of domestic flights in Costa Rica) plane to the heart of Tamarindo.  This last flight takes approximately 45 minutes and it’s available for national and international tourism.
• The second option is to make a flight connection through Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, U.S.A. that will bring you directly to the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste.  This option allows you to arrive to your destiny the same day, with only a short one hour drive from the airport to the beach.  At the Liberian airport you have many car rental and shuttle choices available.
• If you’re already in San Jose, you can take a taxi cab to the Tobias Bolaños Airport in Pavas and aboard a small Nature Air flight that will bring you directly to Tamarindo.

Is it possible to get to El Milagro directly from the Juan Santamaria International Airport?

Yes, and there are three ways you can do this:

• The first one is to rent a car at a car rental office of your preference in the airport.  There is a wide variety of rent-a-car agencies in the country, many of them with world wide prestige.  Visitors can either make car rental arrangements from their country of origin or ask the hotel to arrange the rental on their behalf.  We advise you to let us know in advance when you want us to make these arrangements for you; if you do, we would need your flight information plus the date and estimated time of arrival in the country.
• Your second option is to hire a shuttle or cab service directly from the airport.
• Or, your third, is to ask us to make transportation arrangements for you.

How do I go from San José to El Milagro?

There are different ways you can travel from San José to El Milagro:  you can either use the local bus service from San José to Tamarindo (provided by Empresas Alfaro), use private shuttle services provided by companies like Fantasy Tour and Interbus, take a cab, rent a car or take an airplane flight.  All of these options have their singularities, perks and costs to suit your preference and budget.

How do I use the local bus service to travel to El Milagro?

You can board a bus in San Jose that takes you to Tamarindo.  A bus company called Empresas Alfaro provides the service and it’s located in southern outskirts of the San José Downtown area.  The buses leave San José at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm; the trip takes around 6 hours approximately.

What’s the weather like most of the time in Tamarindo?

There are two well determined seasons in Guanacaste.  The longest is the dry season, that starts in December and ends in April.  This is considered the busy or high season for tourism in the area.  The other is the rainy season also known as the low season.  It starts in May and ends in November.

During the dry season, the temperatures are often above 34 C (93 F) with slender wind conditions.  During the months of December and January the weather tends to cool off a bit.  During the wet or rainy season, however, the weather can be pleasant for most people; there is a bright sun shine in the mornings and in the afternoons there are scattered showers that cool off the place.

What type of clothes and equipment should I bring?

We recommend you to bring hats or baseball hats, sunglasses and very light beach clothes.  Also bring light cotton long sleeve shirts, boots or sports shoes to visit parks and natural reserves.  It´s always important to carry bottled water, insect repellents and sun block lotions.  You can buy these products in San José or Tamarindo.  During the wet season, we recommend you to bring rain coats, umbrellas and other rain gear.    

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