Surf in Mal Pais

The beaches of Mal Pais belong to the world's best surf spots. From Hotel The Place it is only a short walk to get to the best surf beach of the area.

			Surf Camp for Women
				Hotel The Place has teamed up with Pura Vida Adventures to offer a week of surfing in paradise. With three types of surf breaks in the area, Malpais is the perfect locale for all levels of surfers. Whether you want to learn how to surf or improve your surf technique, our expert instructors will help you reach your goals.
		Our 7-day/6-night surf adventure activities include daily surf and yoga instruction, one-hour private massage, salsa dancing, Spanish lessons, and nature hikes. We combine surfing and culture for a complete Costa Rican "pura vida" experience. For more information: www.PuraVidaAdventures.com

You can also explore other surf spots at the pacific side of Costa Rica:

1 - Mal Pais: Miles of beautiful uncrowded beaches with powerful beach, reef and point breaks. Very consistant.

2 - Manzanillo.

3 - Playa Coyote.

4 - Nosara: Beach break, with lefts and rights. About a 4 and a half hour journey from San José to Nicoya and from there to Nosara.

5 - Playa Negra: a right point break with very fast waves, 350km from San José.

6 - Avellanas: Good beach break, featuring very hollow rights and lefts.

7 - Langosta: a right and left point break that curls off the mouth of a small river.

8 - Playa Tamarindo: Here you will find three main points: Pico Pequeño, a rocky point in front of the Hotel Tamarindo, El Estero, an excellent river mouth break, Henry's Point, another rocky point break

9 - Playa Grande: Beach break located about 20 minutes north of Tamarindo. Accessible by road.

10 - Playa Naranjo: Also known as Piedra Bruja (Witch's Rock) one of the best breaks in the country, with very strong off-shore winds from December to March. Located in the Santa Rosa National Park.

11 - Potrero Grande: A right point break with very hollow waves.

Surfing Links: Here are some links you may find useful.

www.wannasurf.com
www.centralamerica.com/cr/surf/
www.surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/central_america/costa_rica/costarica_malpais.cfm