Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica on the southern tip of the Nicoya peninsula. Extending for approximately 6 km it has grown quite quickly in the last few years with people coming from all corners of the world, some settled and transformed this little fishing village into one of Costa Rica's trendiest destinations.
Once farmer land, Santa Teresa has today many restaurants, places to stay to accommodate all budgets, horse riding, canopy tours. This beautiful and tranquila beach community enjoy volleyball and beach soccer. You can even fly with ultra light plane. These are just a few or it's diverse activities, whether you want to surf or just relax on a pristine beach this is one of the Pacific's greatest spots.
Established in 1963, the Cabo Blanco National Park,
is a rich tropical
forest with diverse wildlife: white face capuchin, howler monkey, armadillo,
squirrel, white-tailed deer, coati, raccoon, opossum, green and black iguana,
tayra, bat, porcupine, paca, margay, peccary, northern tamandua, skunk,
coyote, agouti.
Among the many birds are woodpecker, white-threaded magpie-jai,
bare-throated tiger heron, crested caracara, white fronted parrot, black-headed
trogon, turquoise-bowed mot mot, long tailed manakin, magpie jay, cattle
egret, chachalaca, ringed kingfisher
and sulphur-winged parakeet.
The whole coastline it's ideal for surfing with waves
for the beginner to the fearless pro, year round. If you are learning
there are many gentle beach breaks from Playa Carmen to Santa Teresa
and northern. When it gets big experienced surfers will look for point
breaks like Suck Rock and Sunset reef. > More surfing
info
Learning to surf is a wonderfull experience expecially
if guided by an experienced surf teacher. Griss works with the best surf
schools in Santa Teresa to make sure you rapidly succed in catching your
first wave.
Griss can book your surfing lesson for you. You can chose
group or individual lesson. Lessons are available both for beginners and
for advanced surfers, in english, spanish and italian languages. Write
us!
Especially in high season there is abundant nightlife in
Santa Teresa. You can dive into the steaming atmosphere of a "Baile" in
the Saloon where you might run into a live band featuring Costa Rican
music. Or have a party on the beach with House, Trip Hop or Ambient.
Very popular with locals and tourists alike are the Reggae nights which
are so perfectly in tune with the tropical lifestyle.
Activities
More than 1 kilometer cables, 9 platforms and a rappel descending
from gigantic trees, You can also hike on the property and learn about
medicinal plants, birds and animals.
Explore the hilly back lands or ride close to the Cabo Blanco Nature
Reserve through lush river valleys up to sight points on the hill.
Or make a sunset horse ride along miles of gorgeous beaches.
Montezuma
With your own transportation it takes 40 min to drive to
the nice little town of Montezuma with its many waterfalls and picturesque
beaches.
Isla Tortuga
Motorcycles and Quad Rentals
Make a fun and adventurous trip on a Quad or Motorcycle and make a trip
over the mountain to Cabuya and Montezuma. Or explore the quaint and
scenic beaches of Playa Hermosa and Manzanillo.
Boat Tours
From the small fisherman's port of Malpais you can go by Panga around the tip of the peninsula. You might see sea turtles, dolphins, manta rays or whales. Guaranteed is the sight of crowds of maritime birds and tremendous sunsets.
Fishing Tours
Several fishermen in Malpais offer fishing tours by Panga. The pacific ocean here abounds with fish and you are very likely to catch yourself an excellent dinner. Marlin, Sailfish, Roosterfish, Giant Tuna, Yellow-finned Tuna and much more.