Serendipity Charters
Playa Flamingo · Sailing tour
Serendipity Charters runs private and small-group sails on a 50-foot Beneteau Oceanis out of Flamingo Marina in Guanacaste. It suits couples…
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Monirul Hoque
Monirul Hoque wrote most of Costa Rica Sailing's original 2013 to 2015 profiles of the country's sailing tours, charter boats and marinas, and its first guides to sportfishing, kayaking, snorkeling, surfing, scuba diving and paddleboarding.
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Adventure Tours Costa Rica
Jacó · Catamaran tour
Adventure Tours Costa Rica is a Jacó-based tour company whose water trips are a full-day catamaran run to Tortuga Island and private sportfishing…
Marina Bahía Golfito
Golfito · Marina
Marina Bahía Golfito is a full-service marina in Golfito on the Golfo Dulce, taking boats from 40 feet up to large superyachts, with high-speed fuel…
JacoVIP
Jacó · Yacht charter
JacoVIP is a concierge and vacation rental company in Jacó that arranges private party boat charters, fishing trips and Tortuga Island catamaran days…
Puerto Azul Hotel y Club Náutico
Puntarenas · Marina
Puerto Azul is a hotel with an attached marina in El Cocal, on the Puntarenas side of the Gulf of Nicoya. It suits cruisers with boats up to about 60…
Crocodile Bay Resort and Marina
Puerto Jiménez · Sportfishing
Crocodile Bay is a long-running sportfishing operation and marina at Puerto Jiménez on the Osa Peninsula, where Golfo Dulce meets the open Pacific.…
Windstar Cruises
Puerto Caldera · Cruise
Windstar runs small-ship cruises that pair a Panama Canal transit with several days on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. The sailing ship Wind Star calls…
AdventureSmith Explorations
Pacific coast · Cruise
AdventureSmith Explorations is a US-based travel company that books small-ship and yacht cruises, and Costa Rica is one of its regular destinations.…
Princess Cruises
Puntarenas · Cruise
Princess Cruises is a large ocean cruise line, and Costa Rica shows up on its Panama Canal sailings. Full ocean-to-ocean transits between Los Angeles…
Yellowfin Sportfishing
Playa Flamingo · Sportfishing
Yellowfin Sportfishing (once listed as Yellow Fin Charters) has run fishing charters on Costa Rica's Pacific coast since 2002, mainly out of Playa…
Caribe Shuttle
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca · Boat services
Caribe Shuttle is a shared van service that began in 2008 on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast, linking Puerto Viejo with Bocas del Toro in…
Iguana Tours
Quepos and Manuel Antonio · Catamaran tour
Iguana Tours is a Quepos-based tour company that has been operating since 1989. Its own catamaran sails from Marina Pez Vela along the Manuel Antonio…
Kayak Jaco
Playa Agujas, Jacó · Kayaking
Kayak Jaco has been running paddle and snorkel trips on the Central Pacific coast since 1998, from its base at Playa Agujas just south of Jacó. It…
The King Catamaran
Los Sueños, Herradura · Catamaran tour
The King Catamaran books shared and private catamaran trips, mostly from Los Sueños Marina near Jacó, with more options in Quepos, Flamingo…
Star Clippers
Puerto Caldera · Cruise
Star Clippers sails real square-rigged tall ships, and in winter its Star Clipper is based at Puerto Caldera on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. The…
Fish Hook Marina & Lodge
Golfito · Marina
Fish Hook Marina & Lodge is a compact marina and hotel on the waterfront in Golfito, on the Golfo Dulce. It suits cruisers who want a protected berth…
Undersea Hunter
Cocos Island · Liveaboard
Undersea Hunter runs multi-night dive expeditions from Puntarenas to Cocos Island National Park, about 312 miles offshore. Its 115-foot Sea Hunter is…
Aggressor Adventures (Okeanos Aggressor II and Cocos Island Aggressor)
Cocos Island · Liveaboard
Aggressor Adventures, once called the Aggressor Fleet, runs 2 dive liveaboards to Cocos Island National Park, about 36 hours offshore from…
Sea Cloud Cruises
Puntarenas · Cruise
Sea Cloud Cruises is a German small-ship line that sails traditionally rigged windjammers. Its newest ship, Sea Cloud Spirit, runs winter voyages…
Panache Sailing
Playa Flamingo · Catamaran tour
Panache Sailing runs catamaran trips from Marina Flamingo on Guanacaste's Gold Coast, about 30 minutes from Tamarindo. You can join a shared morning…
Sunset Sails Tours
Quepos · Sailing tour
Sunset Sails Tours, the company behind the old Trimaran Sunset Sail Tours name, is a family business that's been sailing the Manuel Antonio coast…
Planet Dolphin
Quepos · Catamaran tour
Planet Dolphin runs large catamaran trips along the Manuel Antonio coast from Marina Pez Vela in Quepos, and a second boat from Marina Flamingo in…
Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) in Costa Rica: calm bays, rivers and how to start
Guide
Stand-up paddleboarding is one of the easiest water sports to pick up in Costa Rica, as long as you choose sheltered water and go early before the…
Scuba diving in Costa Rica: where to dive, when, and how to get certified
Guide
Costa Rica is a big-animal dive destination rather than a calm coral one: think rays, sharks, turtles and schooling fish around Pacific islands and…
Surfing in Costa Rica: a beginner-friendly guide to breaks, seasons and safety
Guide
Costa Rica has surf all year: the Pacific gets its biggest, most consistent south swells from about May to November, and the Caribbean comes alive…
Snorkeling in Costa Rica: where to go, when, and how to do it well
Guide
Costa Rica's best snorkeling is around offshore islands and protected reefs: Caño Island off the Osa Peninsula, Cahuita's coral reef on the…
Kayaking in Costa Rica: sea, mangrove and river trips for every level
Guide
Costa Rica has calm mangrove channels, sheltered gulfs, lakes and whitewater rivers, so there's kayaking for nearly every level. Beginners do best on…
Sportfishing in Costa Rica: seasons, species, licenses and billfish rules
Guide
Costa Rica is best known for Pacific sailfish and marlin, with roosterfish, snapper, tuna and mahi-mahi closer in, and tarpon and snook on the…
Hotel Giada
Sámara · Hotel
Hotel Giada is a hotel on the main street of Sámara, about 200 meters from the beach on Guanacaste's Nicoya Peninsula. It doesn't run its own…
Banana Bay Marina
Golfito · Marina
Banana Bay Marina is a small marina and sportfishing center on Golfito Bay, inside the sheltered Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica's far south. It's an…