Playa Honda (Bahía Pirata)
Beach · Guanacaste · hidden gem
An undeveloped white-sand beach with clear water in the Bahía Pirata area, and a nesting beach for black (Pacific green) sea turtles. Getting here takes a dirt road and then a narrow path.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1.5 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 4 / 10
- View
- 7 / 10
- Crowds
- 1 / 10
- Swimming
- 6 / 10
- Effort
- 4 / 10
- Location
- 10.38128, -85.84441 — Google Maps
Before you go
- Entry
- Free
- Tickets
- Free entry, no ticket
- Bring
- water, food, trash bag
- Checked
- 2026-10
Tip
Go in the morning, carry everything you need and take your trash back out.
Be careful
Moderate waves and no services - don't swim alone.
Getting there
Last part on foot: a dirt road and then a narrow path.
Places nearby
- Papaya Restaurant (Conchal Hotel)Food & CoffeeGarden restaurant inside the small Conchal Hotel in Brasilito.
- Soda BrasilitoSodas & Local FoodBeachfront soda in Brasilito with cheap, filling plates such as arroz con pollo, arroz con mariscos and casados.
- Blue Valley Chocolate (Beach Chocolate Factory)Food & CoffeeSmall bean-to-bar chocolate maker with a shop and workshop in Brasilito, where you can taste, make your own bar or visit its organic cacao farm.
- Patagonia del MarFood & CoffeePopular beachfront restaurant in Brasilito with Pacific views - come around sunset.
- Cafe Mar AzulFood & CoffeeRelaxed all-day cafe at the Playa Grande Surf Camp in Palm Beach Estates, a short walk from the turtle beach.
- Restaurante Coco LocoFood & CoffeeBeach bar and seafood restaurant on Flamingo beach, known for its coco loco cocktail served in a coconut and for sunsets.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/4301409233 · https://ict.go.cr/flipbook/guias/flip-en/GUIA_GUANACASTE_SUR/files/basic-html/page30.html