Playa Hermosa - Jaco & around Guide Book by
Surf Spots 1 - Bejuco All Surfers Beach Break Left & Right Good swell direction: southwestwest Starts working at 3ft 16ft Mid- and high tide To go: On the 34 after Esterillos enter in your right at the signal «Dolfin Hotel» 2 - Esterillos All Surfers Beach Break Left & Right Good swell direction: south southwest Starts working at 3ft 12ft All tides To go: On the 34, 10kms after Playa Hermosa 3 - Playa Hermosa All Surfers Beach Break Left & Right Good swell direction: northwest, west, southwest, south Starts working at 3ft 10ft All tides
4 - Jaco Beach All Surfers Beach Break Left & Right Good swell direction: northwest southwest Starts working at 3ft 10ft Mid- and high tide To go: center of Jaco Downtown. Smaller waves South of Jaco 5 - Heradura (La Isla) Experienced Surfers Reef Left Good swell direction: west southwest Starts working at 6ft 12ft Mid- and low tide To go: 5 km after Jaco turn left at Plaza Herradura and straight until the beach 6 - Playa Escondida Experienced Surfers Reef Left & Right Good swell direction: south-west Starts working at 5ft 10ft Mid-tide To go : By boat from Playa Heradura 7 - Playa Agujas All Surfers Point Break Left Good swell direction: west south west Starts working at 6ft 8ft Mid- and high tide To go: take the 34, pass Herradura, and 15km after the entrance of beach is in front of the town Quebrada Ganado Surf School 1 - Hermosa Rider Surf School : At Playa Hermosa next to Pizza Boccha Costa Rica Phone: (506) 2643-2091 Costa Rica Cellphone: (506) 8708-5683 Email: info@hermosariders.com 2 -Del Mar Surf Camp Playa Hermosa, Jaco (Main Office) Email: info@delmarsurfcamp.com Toll Free Number: 1-855-8-DEL-MAR (335-627) Costa Rica: +506 2643-3197 +506 2643-5528 Location: Edificio Costa Brava, local #4 (Jaco) Rental Surfboard 1 - Carton Surfshop : first street on your left, before the gas station when you go to Jaco by the 34 from the Lodge All types of surfboards 2 - Surfer Factory : In center of Jaco under the Gym Stadium All types of surfboards and Paddle Boards (SUP) 3 - Walter W Surfshop: In center of Jaco, all types of surfboards
Restaurants Playa Hermosa : - Vista Hermosa : typical food - Fish and meat. Best dish: Pollo Consentido or Tuna Poki. To go: On the beach. Price range: $$ - Bowies Point : Typical food - Fish and meat - Best dish: Fish Tacos To go: on the beach. Price range: $$ - Pizza Pata: all sorts of pizza - Best Dish : 3 cheese with avocado To go: on the 34 - North Playa Hermosa. Price range: $ - Terraza del Pacifico: Typical food - Fish and meat. Best dish: Grilled Chicken or Mahi Mahi To go: Last hôtel on the beach - North Playa Hermosa. Price range: $$ Esterillos : - SurfMi : Typical food - Burger. Best dish: Hangover Burger To go: On the central street of Esterillos Oeste - 200m before the beach. Price range: $$
Jaco Downtown : 1 - Rustico : Typical food only - 6am to 4pm. Price range: $ 2 - Los Amigos : restaurant and sports bar, burger, tacos etc... 10am to 12pm. Price range: $$$ 3 - Arigato : Sushi by a japan chief - 7pm to 11pm. Price range: $$$ 4 - Parillada Argentina: Agentinian Meat - 7pm to 11pm. Price range $$$ 5 - China Pacific : Italian food - 7am to 2pm. Price range: $ 6- Grafiti : Fish and meat, great food - 7am to 11pm. Price range: $$$ 7- Side Street Bistrot : great sandwich and hamburger - 11am to 3 pm. Price range: $$ 8 - Mono Verde : Fish and meat - 11 am to 11 pm. Price range: $$ 9- Hicaco : Fish and meat - 11am to 11pm. Price range: $$$$
Activities YOGA: Vinyasa Yoga clases for beginners, intermediate or professional are available everyday in Playa Hermosa, Jaco or on the beach. We can also organise private lessons at the Lodge. Lessons are delivery by teacher with Dharma Yoga Registered Yoga Teacher. MANUEL ANTONIO: This park is just south of Quepos, one hour by car from the lodge. Manuel Antonio Park is so popular because of its white sand beaches backed by an evergreen forest that grows right up to the high tide line. This park has one of the most impressive landscapes of the world and has several coves with many white sand beaches and lush foliage amidst great mountains and forests that reach the beaches. CARARA NATIONAL PARK: contains more primary rainforest than the relatively close Manuel Antonio National Park. As such, it is more humid than the more popular Manuel Antonio National Park, and has denser tree growth and more mosquitoes and other insects. The dense tree growth makes Carara a haven for many bird species. TULLIN VALLEY: Mataplatano, San Isidro, Montelimar and San Antonio. Just behind our lodge in the Tullin valley, 20 minutes by car on a pathway, you can find some small traditional villages alongside a river. A beautiful and large river where you can swim in fresh water or fish some crawfish. TARCOLES CROCODILE: Only 30 minutes from the lodge, Tarcoles is a little village with traditional fishermen and a famous Crocodile Tour! The river s upper reaches form the northern border of the Carara Biological Reserve. It is a habitat for american crocodiles, while the marshes located at the river s mouth have many waterfowl and wading birds. HORSE BACK RIDING TOUR: starts at only 10 minutes from Jaco Beach. You will have the opportunity to spot some great wildlife such as: tucans, scarlet macaws, white-face monkeys. When you arrive at the swimming area, you will eat some fresh tropical fruits and drink fresh water, and you will have some time to hang out and enjoy the waterfalls and natural slides. QUAD AND ATV TOUR: bring you to a part of Costa Rica where you still can find old traditions alive. You will drive yourself with a 4-wheel motorcycle that copes with all kinds of terrain through an authentic part of Costa Rica, passing culture fields, crossing jungle and driving through some villages.
SHOPS For food: - Sabrosita : on the 34 at the of Playa Hermosa next to Pizza Pata. You can buy food, alcohol, solar sunscreen, wax for surfboards etc... - MasXMenos: Supermarket (Wallmart group) in center of Jaco Downtown - AutoMercado: Supermaket in Herradura - More choice and quality food. For clothes, art and gift souvenirs: - Tico Pod: center of Jaco next to Los Amigos. Handcrafted and Art shop - Clothes and gift souvenirs: you will find plenty of shops on the main street of Jaco Downtown Spanish Words! Yes - Si No - No Please - Por favor Thank you - Gracias You re Welcome - De nada No, thank you - No, gracias Sorry - Lo siento Good morning - Buenos dias Good afternoon - Buenas tardes Good evening - Buenas noches Good bye - Adios Hello/Hi - Hola See you later - Hasta luego Can you help me? - Puede ayudarme? What time is it? - Que hora es? Bathroom- Banos Swimming Pool - Piscina Open - Abierto Closed - Cerrado Bed - Cama Towel - Toalla Soap - Jabon Pillow- Almohada Shower - Una ducha Coffee with milk - Café con leche Soup - Sopa Dessert - Postre Ice cream - Helado Milk - Leche Ice - Hielo Mineral water - Agua mineral Wine - Vino Beer - Cerveza White wine - Vino blanco Lemonade - Limonada Juice - Jugo What is your name? - Como te llama? There are no towels - No hay toallas Egg - Huevo My name is - Mi nombre es How are you? - Como esta usted Fine, thank you. - Muy bien, gracias I have a problem - Tengo un problema Scrambled eggs - Huevos revueltos Cheese - Queso Do you speak English? - Habla Waiter/waitress - Camarero/camarera Butter - Mantequilla ingles? I m Canadian. - Soy Canadiense. I m American - Soy norteamericano I don t understand. - No entiendo. When? - Cuando? Who? - Quien? Why? - Por que? What? - Que? How long?- Cuanto Tiempo? How much does it cost? - Cuanto cuesta? How far?- A que distancia? I d like. - Quiero The bill please - La cuenta, por favor Breakfast - Desayuno Lunch - Almuerzo Dinner - Cena Knife - Cuchillo Fork - Tenedor Spoon - Cuchara Tea - Te Bread - Pan Fruit - Fruta Salt - Sal Pepper - Pimienta Sugar - Azucar Fish - Pescado Salad - Ensalada
Partys - Backyard Bar : surf contest at Playa Hermosa every saturday at 4 pm - OZ Bar: Bar in center of Jaco with pool - Los Amigos: restaurant sports bar in center of Jaco. - Orange Pub : Nightclub with free pool in center of Jaco. Open from 9pm to 4am - Loft Club: Nightclub in center of Jaco. Open from 10pm to 4 am - Space Jaco: Nightclub in center of Jaco. Open from 9pm to 2am - Jaco Blu: Nightclub - Ambient Bar with swimming pool. Pool party sunday afternoon. Open to 11am to 12pm Solo Good!!!
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