Playa Flamingo
Beach · Guanacaste
A wide curve of pale sand with a faint pink tint, usually gentle water and green hills behind — one of the best family swimming beaches on this coast.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 2 h
- Best time
- afternoon
- Kids
- 8 / 10
- View
- 8 / 10
- Crowds
- 6 / 10
- Swimming
- 7 / 10
- Effort
- 1 / 10
- Location
- 10.4353, -85.79353 — Google Maps
Tip
The southern end is calmer and less crowded; Playa Conchal and Potrero are each a short drive away for a beach-hopping day.
Be careful
Don't sit under the manchineel trees at the back of the beach — their sap and fruit cause rashes and blisters. Waves are usually small but can be powerful at times.
Places nearby
- Restaurante Coco LocoFood & CoffeeBeach bar and seafood restaurant on Flamingo beach, known for its coco loco cocktail served in a coconut and for sunsets.
- Surf BoxFood & CoffeeA café-restaurant near Playa Flamingo that's known for its breakfasts and fresh-tasting food, with a bar and outdoor seating – a good start before a beach day at Penca, Potrero or Flamingo.
- a'lo NicoFood & CoffeeSmall Flamingo restaurant run by a French chef and his Costa Rican wife, mixing both kitchens; breakfasts (crepes, fruit drinks) are the favorite.
- The Shack Restaurant & BarFood & CoffeeLong-running open-air locals' hangout on the main road in Surfside, Potrero: lots of TVs, local craft beer and live music.
- Potrero Brewing CompanyFood & CoffeeCraft brewery in the middle of Potrero with an outdoor food court next door (sandwiches and donuts, pizza, burritos) - order from the stalls and drink local beer.
- Patagonia del MarFood & CoffeePopular beachfront restaurant in Brasilito with Pacific views - come around sunset.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/90493942 · https://www.roughguides.com/costa-rica/best-beaches-guanacaste/ · https://www.twoweeksincostarica.com/playa-flamingo-luxury-destination-guanacaste/