Santa Teresa Costa Rica is chosen top beach in Central America

Famous for its year-round surf, spectacular sunsets and friendly beach town, Santa Teresa Beach in Costa Rica was once again named a top beach in Central America in the newest TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards.

The global travel site announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards on Feb. 18, awarding Costa Rica the honor of having some of the best beaches and hotels in the world.

 
Santa Teresa Beach and Hermosa Beach by Santa Teresa were both listed as Top 10 Beaches in Central America and Top 10 Beaches in Costa Rica for 2015.

These beautiful beaches are found on the western Pacific Coast of the southern Nicoya Peninsula. Most people come to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica for the surfing and yoga. Named by Forbes Magazine as “one of the most beautiful beaches in the world,” Santa Teresa is a long series of light gold and white sand beaches with warm and brilliant blue water, world-class surf conditions and magnificent sunsets. Walking down the pristine beaches, you see no high rises or crowds, only trees, jungle, sand and surf.



Pranamar  Oceanfront Villas & Yoga Retreat is a premier Costa Rica beach resort on the award-winning beach of Santa Teresa. The beautiful Bali-style beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa specializes in yoga and Costa Rica surfing vacations. There are daily yoga classes for hotel guests and the public, international yoga retreats and yoga vacations. See the weekly yoga class schedule on Facebook.

The beach in Santa Teresa is the best place to be for sunset, and the place on the beach to be is the Sunset Tiki Bar at Pranamar Oceanfront Villas. Especially at low tide, the setting sun reflects its fiery colors in millions of little tide pools in the beach’s exposed reef and turns the sand rosy pink.

Isn’t it time to plan your escape to one of TripAdvisor's best beaches in Costa Rica?

Article by Shannon Farley

Five dream Costa Rica adventure travel vacations

Why visit Costa Rica? People ask me that all of the time. Everywhere I go, from Europe to the United States to other parts of Latin America, it seems nearly everyone has heard of Costa Rica and is intrigued about the little Central American country.

Besides being a peace-loving nation full of friendly people, Costa Rica fills its small territory with tremendous diversity. There is an incredibly large country-wide system of national parks, private reserves and wildlife refuges protecting exotic, unique nature. People come for the rainforest and nature, the beaches and volcanoes, and the widely varied tropical climate.

On top of all of that, adventure lovers find Costa Rica adventure travel unsurpassed. Whitewater rafting on gorgeous tropical rivers, hiking by active volcanoes, rappelling down waterfalls, scuba diving bountiful waters, surfing perfect waves, zip-lining and trekking through rainforest – these adventures will get you excited about life.

Horizontes has five suggestions for Costa Rica adventure tours in Costa Rica vacation packages from six days to nine days. Or design your own Costa Rica holiday.

Horizontes is a pioneer in tourism in Costa Rica, celebrating 30 years of dependable and expert travel services. Their extensive local knowledge and networks provide a strong competitive advantage.

• 9-day Water Sports Adventure that includes scuba diving, a visit to the Corcovado National Park and Manuel Antonio National Park, with transportation by domestic flights.

• 8-day Surfing Adventure to the best surf spots on Costa Rica’s Pacific and Caribbean Coasts.

• 8-day Costa Rica Multisport Adventure to the exciting active volcanoes of Rincon de la Vieja in Guanacaste and Arenal Volcano on the Northern Plains, that includes hiking, horseback riding, volcanic hot springs, kayaking and mountain biking.

• 6-day adventure to Arenal Volcano that includes kayaking on Lake Arenal, rappelling down waterfalls in a rainforest canyon, and mountain biking by the active volcano.

• 6-day tour whitewater rafting on the world-famous Pacuare River in the heart of the Costa Rica rainforest, and an exciting visit by catamaran to the gorgeous tropical paradise of Tortuga Island in the Nicoya Gulf.

Article by Shannon Farley