Playa Pógeres

Tip

Have lunch at a marisquería on the highway at Pógeres, then walk down to the sand.

Be careful

Stay away from river and estuary mouths along this coast — crocodiles live in the area.

Places nearby

• Vista Mar (Tárcoles)Food & CoffeeSeafood restaurant on a bluff above the Costanera with ocean views and a tunnel that leads down to the beach.
• Marisquería RestauranticosFood & CoffeeRoadside seafood restaurant on the coastal highway at Pógeres, between Tárcoles and Punta Leona, with surf-and-turf plates and fresh fruit juices.
• Steven Lisa'sFood & CoffeeGarden restaurant by the Tárcoles turn-off on the Costanera, with flowers around the tables and a tree where wildlife shows up.
• Jungle Crocodile SafariParks & Wildlife · takes 1.5 h · from $40A relaxed boat ride on the Tarcoles River, home to one of Costa Rica's largest crocodile populations, out through the mangroves to the river mouth.
• Crocodile Man TourParks & Wildlife · takes 2 h · from $39.55A long-established boat tour on the Tarcoles River, where big American crocodiles bask on the banks a short drive from Jacó.
• Kayak JacoSurf, Boats & Diving · takes 3 h–4 hA paddling outfitter based at Playa Agujas, north of Jacó near Punta Leona, offering half-day sea kayak trips with a beach snorkel when the sea allows.