Playa Real
Beach · Guanacaste · hidden gem
A small, secluded beach with clear, warm water between Playa Nombre de Jesús and the Bahía Pirata coves. At low tide you can wander into a little cave in the middle of the beach.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 2 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 5 / 10
- View
- 8 / 10
- Crowds
- 1 / 10
- Swimming
- 7 / 10
- Effort
- 3 / 10
- Location
- 10.38808, -85.83748 — Google Maps
Before you go
- Entry
- Free
- Tickets
- Free entry, no ticket
- Swimming
- Only when the water is calm
- Bring
- water, food
- Fewer people
- Rarely visited (Voz de Guanacaste).
- Checked
- 2026-10
Tip
Time it for low tide - that's when it's best for swimming, a beach run and the cave.
Be careful
The cave is only safe at low tide - get out well before the water comes back in.
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.
- Patagonia del MarFood & CoffeePopular beachfront restaurant in Brasilito with Pacific views - come around sunset.
- 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.
- Restaurante Coco LocoFood & CoffeeBeach bar and seafood restaurant on Flamingo beach, known for its coco loco cocktail served in a coconut and for sunsets.
- 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.
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/4301383046 · Wikidata Q23736809 · https://vozdeguanacaste.com/en/?p=45276 · https://ict.go.cr/flipbook/guias/flip-en/GUIA_GUANACASTE_SUR/files/basic-html/page29.html · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23736809