Category: Tamarindo Travel Guide

The holidays in Costa Rica, and especially New Year’s in Costa Rica, are pure joy – a feast of sunny days, fire dancing, sandy shores, and fireworks that light up the sand and sea.

If you’re like a lot of potential visitors to the pura vida, you might be considering a Guanacaste rainy season visit… And that means you’re probably also curious if “green season” is more euphemism than accurate descriptor: Will you be treated to refreshing rain showers or rather find yourself soaked in relentless downpours?

As summer warmth begins to ebb, Labor Day weekend rolls around, and September ushers in the first autumnal blusters, our thoughts naturally drift toward the holiday season: Cozy traditions. Gift giving. The joys of family. And everything else you’re looking forward to… only this year, could that include welcoming New Year in paradise, at one of our luxury vacation rentals in Guanacaste, Costa Rica?

Year after year, five species of sea turtles – olive ridleys, leatherbacks, loggerheads, hawksbills, and green sea turtles – come to shore in Csota Rica. These gentle sea giants, which are classified as vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered species, lay hundreds of thousands of eggs on Costa Rican beaches. Watch it happen live on an Ostional turtle tour, Las Baulas leatherback tour & more!

Costa Rica and Tamarindo, especially, are a haven for on-water experiences, luxury cruising, sunset private boat tours Costa Rica, and so much more. Whether you’re here more for the luxury rentals Costa Rica Guanacaste or for the adventure itself, here's some inspiration for your next vacation.

Costa Rica – and particularly, our region of Costa Rica – is a magical land of mountain rivers, lush gorges, and cascading elevations that create the perfect ingredients for the many breathtaking waterfalls in Guanacaste. Indeed, our landscapes are brimming with this variety of natural wonder, and while we can't name them all, we can share a few of our favorite Guanacaste gems.

The holidays are a joyous time in Costa Rica. From spending Semana Santa (Easter Week/Spring Break) to Christmas and New Year's Eve in Costa Rica, there’s a celebration, a festivity, a food, an adventure, and a Costa Rica holiday rental with your name on it. So, let’s explore!

If you’re looking for things to do in Costa Rica for New Year’s, then you’ll be delighted to know that Costa Rica's festive holiday season is a vibrant spectacle of color, lights, fireworks, and culinary delights that extends from December 25 to well into the new year. This is an exciting, bright, and joyful time to visit Costa Rica! (Not to mention, we’re enjoying some of the year’s best weather…)

At just 9º north of equator, Costa Rica is gifted with some of the world’s most incredible, even-keeled climates. We get 12+ hours of sunshine, year-round; the sun rises and sets somewhere around 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., every month of the year. Temperatures are very stable – usually, anywhere from 75º to 90º (24º to 32º C). And we’re very unlikely to experience a hurricane. As we said, even keeled. Enter… the rainy season in Costa Rica.

Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica, located just four miles south of bustling Tamarindo, encompasses sun-kissed coastline from Playa Langosta to Playa Avellanas and Playa Mansita – three of Guanacaste’s most spectacular beaches to welcome one of the country’s most exclusive and unique resort communities.