Tamarindo Costa Rica Travel Guide - Surfing, Sunsets & So Much More | 90+ Countries With 3 Kids

Welcome to Tamarindo, the second-largest developed beach town in Costa Rica and the largest one in the Province of Guanacaste!
This laid-back town that is today one of the most popular destinations for surfing and eco-tourism was once just a quiet fishing village. The locals are well-aware that tourism is the strongest suit of this paradise-like destination, which is why they are doing their best to make your stay as convenient and magical as possible.
If you’ve ever been to Costa Rica, you know that reaching their beaches is not that simple. However, Tamarindo invested in paved roads to make them tourist-friendly and they built a river bridge and an airport to make this town more accessible. Their most popular attractions are Witches Rock, Playa Grande & Playa Langosta, Tamarindo Estuary and Las Braulas National Sea Park.
If you are looking for accommodation in Tamarindo, we can recommend La Ramona Charming Hotel. They have a beautiful garden and outdoor swimming pool your kids will love. You will have free WiFi and a lovely terrace. Their staff is friendly and speaks both English and Spanish.
Enjoy the video!!!
P.S Here's the links to the different places we highlighted in the video:
Kelly's Surf Shop: www.kellyssurfs...
Surf Culture: www.surfculture...
La Ramona Tamarindo:
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Junior Rodriguez for art classes: www.artbyjunio...
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[@joelcruz8011]

Muchas gracias por conocer y disfrutar ntros. Paices latinos. Y muy buen canal. Felicidades sritas.

[@consumerwarrior1267]

My mother and I vacationed in Costa Rica back in 1986 when I was very young. We spent the first day in San Jose, and then we spent most of our vacation in Jaco Beach, which is in the Puntarenas province near the border of Panama. We stayed at the Jaco Beach Hotel, which last I heard had been changed to a Best Western hotel. Back then Jaco Beach was like a friendly, little town. The environment there was very family-oriented back then. It was a treat for us, because it was winter back where we lived in the United States and this was the first time that we had ever seen the Pacific Ocean in person. One could even see the ocean from the hotel restaurant. The small town of Orotina was nearby. I still have the cowboy hat that I purchased in one of the stores there. Jaco Beach felt like a traditional village in Central America. Food stores even had their fruits and vegetables outside their store windows close to the street, because nobody would have stolen them. It was that safe there. Nobody worried about any crime there back then. That's one of the reasons that parents took their kids there to vacation. Everything there was also inexpensive. Each American dollar was worth 54 colones back then. No mobs of tourists. Just friendly faces. After spending nearly two weeks there and meeting a lot of interesting people, I always told my mother afterwards that I would go back there someday; but I never did. Sadly enough, a couple of Costa Rican friends of mine recently told me that Jaco Beach had changed drastically since then. They told me that it was no longer the friendly, little town where families went to vacation and that it had turned into a fast-paced environment that no longer catered to parents with kids. That is so sad. Not too long ago, I once stumbled across a video here on KZbin that showed a young boy playing table tennis with his father there at Jaco Beach Hotel, and it had originally been video-recorded back in 1991; and I remember that same ping-pong table inasmuch as I had played table tennis on it with a couple of Costa Rican girls whom I had met there back in 1986. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find that video again here on KZbin. Nevertheless, your video made me think of those times when my mother and I had vacationed in Costa Rica in 1986. You and your family stayed at a resort somewhere further up the Pacific coastline in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. When you were having breakfast with your three daughters, it looked as though you were eating in a courtyard, which would be interesting. Tamarindo doesn't look as small as Jaco Beach did back in 1986. If there were such a thing as a time machine, I would have encouraged you and Tyler and your three daughters to jump into it to travel temporarily back to 1986 and vacation in Jaco Beach inasmuch as I know that you all would have loved that place as it was in those days, but, unfortunately, time machines don't exist. In any event, Tamarindo still looks like a fun place to visit. By the way, Chantal, in case you were wondering, I gave your video a thumbs-up. :-)

[@richardhicks4815]

It's something , how I was surfing through the walking the world videos. Then I found this Growing up without borders. I just love the videos. They make me wish I had a family and have done something like this. Thanks for the videos. Even though there are other videos of people traveling the world, to me this one is the best!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That's such great feedback for us. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@meg7088]

Hi fams, this video popped up after watching your live, so here I am enjoying every moment 👍🏽 you bring... I'm loving this awesome place, great thinking Chantal " Go to the other end of the beach 😂 🐊, wow I so love all your artwork, I'd definitely buy those they're beautiful and done by my favorite whanau ✌🏽😁🤙🏽

[@Akademi2009]

Greetings from Sweden, Europe. very great done work waves to be first time. Dont forget to say thank you very much to your father because he do the great work to make filming, exellent videos and super cute fantasyic amazing family. Welcome to Scandinavia next time in Europe.

[@jenniferappleton4944]

New to your channel and loving it. I do wish you’d talk more about how much things cost in the countries you visit.

[@waltpartymiller6802]

This was very enjoyable. 20 minutes is a real good length. The music was tastefully selected (as usual). The video & audio were just right. Crocodiles: "That way- if they're out- they'll get the other people before they get us." Excellent logic. (lol) Later: "They must leave the people alone." (They've probably had their fill.) :)

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah...I wonder if there has ever had any serious attacks.

[@waltpartymiller6802]

Search 'Crocodile Attack'. On the Wikipedia site it reads that 1,000 people each year are killed by crocodiles. I guess you just can't trust a crocodile. @@GrowingUpWithoutBorders

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

walt partymiller Yikes. It’s crazy isn’t?

[@johnroth7934]

Always enjoy watching your videos.......Melbourne Australia

[@alexcrawford5350]

Out of the few of your videos I have watched so far, this is the first video that I fully watched. Costa Rica seems interesting, a nice, tropical place!

[@silkysmoothson]

the girls were killing them waves great job! I watched jaws 1 to many times as a kid lol. Costa Rica has so much to see and experience. watching from Louisiana

[@alexcrawford5350]

5:00 Ohhhhh! That’s cute, the horse walking toward the vehicle, but also the smaller horse as well.

[@russellturner1909]

Wow what a place maybe the best of all

[@davidmorneau9759]

Chantal, How long have you been a painter? Yes, open an egallery! Your art is all so amazing.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I’m not a painter but I do love painting anything. Faces, walls and canvases.

[@BucketListTravellers]

Looks like a great tourist town. The cafes and restaurants look so nice and it would be the perfect spot to learn to surf. We did a surf lesson in El Salvador and really enjoyed it, so hopefully we'll be able to take more lessons in Costa Rica in the future.

[@Lhansmeyer33]

JR!!! that's my guy!!! Such a great artist, I can't wait to go back to Tamarindo and take a class with him!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

He’s amazing! We had such a great experience because of our time there in his studio. We literally travelled all the way back through Central America then through Mexico carrying our paintings we did at Juniors.

[@MsSFDk]

Very fun video to watch. You guys are getting better and better at surfing. I loved your art work, too. Hello from Palm Harbor, Fl.

[@JossAndJanik]

That place you rented looks amazing!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah! We kept our distance. 😂😂😂

[@romuloromero2268]

My fiancee and I LOVE your videos!!!!! WE went to Tamarindo last week and saw your video before our trip. You did such a great job describing everything. We love the positivity on all of you and look forward to seeing more! We are looking at your Central america series and it looks like a lot of fun. We hope to go to Nicaragua some time soon, pura vida!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That's fantastic! I'm sure you had a great time in Tamarindo. You'll love Nicaragua as well.

[@roxananunez2735]

You guys did great surfing 🏄‍♀️ And painting 🖼😊

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Well thank-you!

[@joachimnetzer578]

I'm always hungry when I watch a video of you😂😂😂 🌻🌻🌻🌻👍🏿👍🏻

[@JJSWEATBulkTool]

Watching from Memphis Tn. Ty so much for the video. I will be there soon. Going to Witch's Rock

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

You’re going to have a blast! Enjoy!!!

[@kinglarue]

watching from Toronto,Ontario,Canada!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Awesome!

[@davidmorneau9759]

Hi, it's Dave from MN USA WOW!!! You are all soooo creative and artistic. You all get blue ribbons if in competition and I have a hard time selecting a Grand Champion Painter, but, I was really impressed from the beginning with Chloe's masterpiece. Congratulations Chloe!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! I told her and her response was Oh wow! That was when I was so little. 😂😂

[@dannysandoval8806]

Beautiful country. Pura Vida.

[@Jess-dy1wb]

im watching from new zealand ps cant wait to see you guys again

[@husainshaikh6981]

Beautiful beach

[@lizdyson3627]

Beautiful artwork everyone.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! They made it all the way back home too and still hanging on our wall. 😂😂

[@manuelsanmartin4124]

Wow i was mentioning you guys to some of my friends from Costa Rica and he you are i was showing them some Croatian videos and then i found this you guys are awesome.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s so funny from Croatia to Costa Rica. Come join us to many more countries!! 🤩🙌

[@BestLightingGuy]

Hiiii!! This so great, we met you at Juniors!! We are back Michigan for now...

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

+The Lighting Guy LLC Awesome! I hope all is well with you guys.

[@06BIBOI]

The African vlogs will probably always be my favorite but these central/south America series are not too far behind !

[@glenchambers7588]

I have enjoyed all your travels through out central America Watching from Montville Ohio planning on retiring in either Panama or Costa Rica some day

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s awesome! We were just talking about going back to Costa Rica. It would be a nice place to live.

[@sandrabrown6326]

Never to early for ice cream !!!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s right! 😉

[@alexcrawford5350]

3:11 What a beautiful beach! Let’s go swimming! (sees a crocodile sign) Welp, never mind!

[@alexandres6293]

Watching from Ireland🇮🇪

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

+Alex Andrés Fantastic!!!

[@nikosuavei5558]

Very inspiring! Live Life!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

+Niko Suavei 🤙🏻❤️❤️

[@eisenjeisen6262]

That was a very nice video and like always it was very exciting to watch all of your activities Jerome from Florida

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@art.achqir]

hello i'm watching from morocco, that's really cool painting and surfing enjoy your yourselves , between this my favorite talent and i at this field art .,

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s awesome! Yeah, we really enjoy painting and art as well.

[@art.achqir]

Bon appetit ,Well worth a lot

[@MarcelHardingArt]

good lap pool

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Just the right size

[@antonydevros75]

Wow you guys are so talented your drawings are Soo Soo good

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks!

[@ivonne5987]

Hello! Love all your videos! If I may ask, where is your watch from?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

+Ivonne Ortega It’s a Swatch!

[@Van-Hammer]

"They'll get the other people before they get us" 😂😂😂 I'd certainly be terrified of going anywhere near the crocs. I'd go eat those big a --- nachos instead.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Ah yes...that's funny 😂😂😂

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Ah yes...that's funny 😂😂😂

[@SeekerFitness]

your vids are really good..thankis...can you do some Q & A sessions....so the kids dont go to school....and dad can work remotely ...how much is the daily budget y'all spending...dad must be making alot of moola! :)

[@misterwizz5690]

You're all so very talented ladies.....and does poor Dad ever get to show himself in the video's..........?

[@jgalena7689]

Hello from Toronto, Canada!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Hello! Welcome to our channel!!!

[@joshuataylor1642]

Y’all made that surfing look easy. Just curious how expensive is that area to visit?

[@bevh4408]

Joshua Taylor food at the restaurants can be no cheaper than in North America. Supermarkets are very expensive. The spots where locals eat called ‘sodas’ are a cheaper and often more delicious option.

[@ravichristian6364]

nice video thanks

[@handaferguson]

Thank you! :-)

[@mirka]

You are in a part of Costa Rica which was discovered/ developed for tourists quite some time ago. All $$ resorts are along the coast within 1hr drive. Have you tried more authentic Tico experience, like Puerto Jimenez/Osa Penninsula ? Very exotic.

[@rodolforamirez1112]

Hola Lindas Weritas.. From Huntington Beach CA. U.S.A..

[@alexcrawford5350]

5:00 Ohhhhh! That’s cute.

[@jawadazarikia828]

hi guys . ... guess it was quiet a nice trip to Costa Rica🏝⛳ ,dd u guys also travel to nearby n amazing country Mexico . ...🏝⛵🌊?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Sí! We loved Mexico! Our trip was from Panama all the way up to Mexico then into the US. 🙌🏻😍🤩

[@6.gazellesleesh639]

Did you share the link for the property to stayed at?

[@ericramos986]

I’m from Guatemala 🇬🇹 I live on 🇺🇸 Los Angele to Boston USA.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Nice!

[@luismanciaherrador]

I love your kids , they re so quiet...... or Not ? super, greets from El Salvador, better waves for surf, than Tamarindo by the way.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yes! In El Salvador we went to El Tunco beach and the surfers there were really good. We enjoyed watching them.

[@MarcelHardingArt]

ice cream shop closed , oh deer

[@josesantos3020]

Good morning girl pretty 💚💓💙🇧🇷

[@MarcelHardingArt]

cloe is a natural surfer

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

It was an interesting place and fun to see all the birds.

[@svendubronovic8343]

I don't understand why the Mom is not surfing.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I was. :) You didn't see me?

[@biilbovingdon389]

Who's Tyler?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Dad :-)

[@brucemontrose]

Sexiest momma ever! Great job. It was full of great information. Coolest momma also. Great job.

[@excelsiorfilms6014]

Creepy bruh

[@dlvox5222]

There needs to be a man involved

[@AdstarAPAD]

Hello from The Hunter Valley Australia... Pssst.. Our beaches are better then that beach.. And our crocodiles are a lot more exciting too.. LOL

[@AdstarAPAD]

@Orlando I never trashed any country.. I did not say the the their country was bad or trash.. To say something is better is not to say that the other thing is bad..

[@AdstarAPAD]

@Orlando I would not mind if the statement was true.. If i did get upset then i would be at fault for being to soft and emotional.. Or too quick to take offense.. But yes Australia in many measures is a very nice place to be so if someone has a better thing going then i would be happy for them.. No country can be the best in all areas of measure.. I would never make the claim that Australia is the best in everything..

[@AdstarAPAD]

@Orlando Agreed. done and dusted.. :)

[@markmader4119]

Hi, from Altadena, California! Up to now I have still been holding on to the video from Tarifa Spain as my favorite but I really loved this one from Tamarindo. I wanna go! Keep going! Yay!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Ah that’s fantastic! I’m glad we topped Tarifa. 😂😂😂