General Information (About the Area)
Weather
Costa Rica has two seasons, dry and rainy. In Tamarindo, the dry season, from November through April, is dry, hot and sunny. The humidity is very low and comfortable.
The rainy season begins in early May and continues through October. A typical day is sunny or partly cloudy until late afternoon or evening, when showers build inland and move offshore, often producing spectacular sunsets. Everything is green and lush during this time of year. There are no hurricanes on the Pacific coast.
Temperatures in Tamarindo range between 80 and 100 degrees F. year 'round.
How
to get here
Tamarindo is located in the province of Guanacaste (Click on Map to see larger image). It is the most accessible location along the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
Fly:
Most international flights arrive at the recently renovated Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. From San Jose you may take a short flight to the Tamarindo airport, which is located 3 miles from Sueno del Mar. The airstrip is serviced 7 days a week by two airlines, Sansa ( flysansa.com), the domestic branch of TACA Group, and Travelair, a private regular schedule airline. There are between 3 and 5 forty-five minute flights per day from San José’s Juan Santamaria International Airport to Playa Tamarindo. The rate is approximately $66.00 (rates subject to change).
or….
You may be able to arrange an arrival at the new International Airport in Liberia. It is just a 45 minute drive from Liberia to Sueno del Mar.
Drive:
For
those who wish to rent a car and enjoy seeing the countryside, plan on
4 to 5 hours of driving on paved roads (except for the last 4 miles) from
San Jose to Tamarindo.
Bus:
Scheduled daily bus service to and from San Jose is available from a variety of companies. Fantasy Tours/Gray Line (www.fantasy.co.cr) has a daily bus to Tamarindo, which departs from several San Jose hotel locations every morning.
Visit our sister property....
Flor Blanca Resort is a boutique hotel on 7 acres of white sand beach, located on the tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is a soulful tropical retreat with Asian influence designed for ultimate privacy and romanticism.
Ten separate villas face the ocean. The villas have huge open-air garden bathrooms and sunken tubs, Balinese beds and living rooms with spectacular ocean and jungle vistas. Local artists have created much of the artwork and the sheets and bathrobes were hand painted in Bali.
Dine in the three-tiered open-air restaurant, situated on the 50-meter high tide zone. Slate floors, hand-hewn bamboo ceilings and tables built from local renewable wood create a beautiful backdrop for a scrumptious meal. Our food is dominated by the Asian fusion influence and the use of locally grown organic greens and herbs.
Enjoy the meditation room, a yoga room graced with purple heart hard wood floors and antique doors from a monastery in Indonesia. Visit the music/library room with piano and the art room with potters wheel and kiln.
The visual beauty of FlorBlanca is enhanced by the sweet fragrance of the plumeria flower (flor blanca), which is indigenous to this area and found throughout our resort.