Costa Rica Northwest Region
Guanacaste, Tamarindo, Palo Verde National Park, & Tempisque River
Beaches, wetlands, river boats, birds, monkeys, iguanas, & crocodiles
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Beach on the Pacific coast at Tamarindo. |
Cattle ranch in Guanacaste Province. |
Tours
We use the best tour operators to book all kinds of tours to Costa Rica, including independent tours and packages. If you have a group we can design a tour for your group. Check with us for details or for other information. Please contact us to book your travel. We book travel worldwide. Check out our Special Promotions.
Special Photo Tour
Please contact us if you are interested in a special photo tour of Costa Rica with workshops and instruction in the field with an emphasis on digital photography.
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Looking for wildlife from a boat in Palo Verde |
Bird on the riverbank in Palo |
Guanacaste Province
The Guanacaste Province is in northwestern Costa Rica bordering on the Pacific Ocean. This is where you find cattle ranches, and a drive through the farm country is very picturesque with extinct volcanic cones scattered here and there. This is the driest region of Costa Rica, and is the place to go when the rest of the country is wet. During the dry season, which is roughly from January through March, the hillsides can turn from green to brown. Some of the most popular beaches in Costa Rica are found along the Northwest Pacific Coast. Tamarindo is one of the most popular of these beaches, and it is also a good place to go surfing.
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Crocodile in Palo Verde National Park. |
Howler monkey in Palo Verde National Park. |
Palo Verde National Park
The Palo Verde National Park is a dry tropical forest, and it is considered to be one of the best places to see birds and wildlife in Costa Rica. One summer morning we were taken to the Park. Once we reached the Tempisque River we boarded a small boat for a trip into the Park with our guide. This river is at the head of the Gulf of Nicoya, and the trip by boat is one of the best ways to see the wildlife along the banks of the river. Including the usual monkeys and iguanas we saw crocodiles and many birds. The Park is an important marsh and wetlands, and birds are found there that are not found elsewhere in the country. This is a favorite resting place for migratory birds. While in the Park we had an interesting encounter with a howler monkey. There was a group of monkeys, and this particular monkey seemed to be the leader. He turned his back on us and really chattered. This was a great day tour
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Very large iguana on the riverbank in Palo |
Bird on the riverbank in Palo |
Photos by Sunny Breeding. We sell prints and images.
