With its stunning white and unspoiled beaches and pristine clear blue waters, Playa Flamingo and Playa Potrero is the ideal vacation getaway.

Located on the Pacific Gold Coast in the Guanacaste region, Playa Flamingo is only 50 min. by car away from the international airport of Liberia (LIR) or 4 hours from the capital San Jose (SJO).

Both airports are serviced by a wide variety of international airlines, like American Airlines (www.aa.com), Delta Air Lines (www.delta.com) and Continental Airlines (www.continental.com).

The small national airport of Playa Tamarindo, is only 20 min. away. This airport is serviced by Sansa (www.flysansa.com) and Nature Air (www.natureair.com), which provide service from San Jose and Liberia to Tamarindo.

Playa Flamingo has been ranked as one of the best destinations in Costa Rica. The average daily temperature is 32° C or 90 F. The dry season is between December and April and there is a so called ´little summer` in July and August. Rainy season is in the months of September and October.

There are two international schools in the area. The Country Day School (www.cdsgte.com) in Playa Brasilito and La Paz School (www.lapazschool.org) between Playa Brasilito and Playa Flamingo. If you like to learn Spanish, try CPI Spanish Immersion school (www.spanishlanguageschool.com) right across the marina of Flamingo.

The marina in Flamingo is famous for its world class deep sea fishing for marlin, sailfish, snapper, tuna and other fish. It offers also scuba diving, sunset sailing, kayaking and many more activities. For the adventurous guest the area offers as well horseback riding, ATV Tours, canopy tours and day trips to Costa Rica´s beautiful national parks like Vulcano Arenal and Playa Grande’s giant leather back turtle nesting grounds.

An exciting variety of restaurants like famous gourmet restaurant Mar y Sol (www.marysolflamingo.com) or Marie´s Restaurant (www.mariesrestaurantincostarica.com) in the new built La Plaza in the centre of Flamingo or the Happy Snapper in Playa Brasilito are awaiting you. The best Costa Rican food in town is served right on the beach of Potrero at Soda Pleamar.

At night Amberes Disco and Casino and the casinos of the Flamingo Beach and Flamingo Marina Resort Hotel are awaiting you.

Playa Grande is a beach town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica just north of Playa Tamarindo and south of Playa Flamingo. Playa Grande is internationally popular as one of Costa Rica’s best surfing spots as well as being home to Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, the nesting ground of the largest marine reptile, the Leatherback Turtle; the second largest nesting area for the Leatherback and Ridley Turtles in the world. It is convenient to everything but remains relatively quiet at night. There is rarely any traffic to speak of, and the atmosphere is a little more laid back than in other areas. It also is only an hour away from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.

Aside from its breathtaking beauty, Playa Grande offers a bohemian lifestyle while surrounded by largely developed neighboring beaches. There are a number of surf camps and restaurants of varying culinary styles and quality including El Huerto, Secret Spot, Kike's, Mar Bar, Playa Grande Inn, Rip Jack Inn, Kike's, Sushi Surf Hotel, La Cantarana and others. A micro mini-market can be found next to Kike's as well.

On the southern end of Playa Grande, Palm Beach Estates is a gated community with its own amenities. Palm Beach has a small supermarket, restaurants and a couple hotels. It also has a panga dock that allows quick boat rides up and down the estuary so that one can reach Tamarindo in five minutes for shopping or other necessities. The Great Waltini's at Hotel Bula Bula is a nice restaurant for dinner with boat taxi service to Tamarindo. Cantarana is another good choice in Palm Beach.

Playa Grande Costa Rica boasts a sandy bottom and waves big enough to surf, but not big enough to prevent a comfortable swim. There are multiple surf breaks starting at the river mouth and running towards Hotel Las Tortugas. The beach is also long enough that you never feel crowded. Multiple beach accesses slice through the foliage, but they can be a little bit difficult to spot from the beach due to the lack of visible buildings in the area. Playa Grande is considered to have some of the most consistent surf in Northern Costa Rica.