Guanacaste is a region best known for its amazing beaches, rivers and estuaries, its active and interesting volcanoes and national parks, its friendly people and charming towns. The natural highlights in Guanacaste are vast and abundant. National Parks include Rincon de la Vieja, Miravalles, Palo Verde, Guanacaste and Santa Rosa National Park and the Las Baulas Marine National Park in Tamarindo Bay.

Ecotourists may also enjoy ecotourism activities such as night tours, guided forest walks, sea turtle observation tours, bird watching tours, bicycle tours and snorkeling. Scuba diving and surfing are the two most popular activities in the area, and the Murcielago or Bat Islands and Catalina Islands are highly regarded by divers. Whatever you preference is, Guanacaste offers it pretty much all, from mainstream nature lovers to the hardest scientists and adventurers.