JACO
Jaco is known for it's party scene.... and definitely is a party. The surf is usually good, but small, fun waves every day. I have surfed here when the swells would come in right and it was going off, other days just perfect waves for teaching beautiful women how to surf! Jaco is a pretty small town for tourists and pass byers but pretty big if you live there and get to check it out for a while. Right at the end of the main street where the main surf is there's a line of sweet places to stay and phat restaurants to eat. You get to wake up in paradise with some eggs ranchero and fun surf. Along the strip if needed there are tons of places to rent surf boards and boogie boards. If your in Jaco and the surf isn't that great then go to Playa Hermosa a 15 minute taxi ride down the road. It's a heavy, quick wave that is usually going off. Hermosa has tons of places to stay and has grown in the last few years, but the nightlife rages in Jaco. Jaco also has many cool tours at great prices. You will find some good fishing tours, Unbelievable horse back riding, and the famous zip lines! such a rush! All tours are best worked out in person at the present time you want to go. In other words check out the tours when your in Jaco, so you know it's the one for you. When its time to keep on ...keepin on, head further south from Jaco to Quepos and Manuel Antonio. Manuel Antonio is a beautiful beach in a quaint little town with a decent break when conditions are good. Like most pueblos in Costa Rica there's lots of restaurants, resorts and hostels to stay and party for the night. Quepos is more of a taxi town, you just pass through mostly on your way to Manuel Antonio. There is delicious cheap food to eat in Quepos while your on tico time waiting for the bus. Even further south is Dominical where the waves are a little more consistent and bigger and a chill spot a little less traveled by tourists that makes for a good getaway beach on the weekends. Then of course the famous Pavones!! One of the longest lefts in the world. Because of it's location it only goes off when the swells are right so be sure to check the surf report before taking the journey. When you're ready to hit further up the Pacific side you're going to need to reach Montezuma.
HEADING TO MONTEZUMA
To reach Guanacasta quickly and easily You will need to head to Puntarenas and take a ferry across to the Nicoya/Guanacaste region. In Jaco and Manuel Antonio you can also take a water taxi if your traveling it by foot. Always travel early! If you make it to Puntarenas to late you will be stuck staying the night or paying $50 bucks for a taxi to take you around. To take a direct bus to the ferry and then to Montezuma you need to leave from the Tico bus station in San Jose. Usually to travel more then six hours... it's a days travel, and if you time it right you can arrive in a town to catch a little surf just as the sun is going down. Once you make it to Montezuma there's a wide selection of places to stay depending on your budget just ask around. There isn't much surf in Montezuma but its a good spot to spend the night and relax, just don't drink the water! From Montezuma get ready to surf some bomb waves! There are regular buses that run through Montezuma multiple times a day that will get you further up the pacific coast. If you have the funds there is also tons of shuttles and tours that will bring you in style!
Costa Rica is well equipped for tourism and generally is very easy to get around if you feel like doing it yourself. I have hitched hiked in all countries but would suggest you use your own discretion's. Some of the best beaches are yet to come so keep posted and I will have much more to come on traveling Costa Rica!
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