{"id":5386,"date":"2012-04-04T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/?p=5386"},"modified":"2020-12-13T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T13:24:27","slug":"matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13\/#main\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?fit=1920%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,422\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matapalo Beach Cpsta Rica\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18232 size-full\" title=\"Matapalo Beach Costa Rica\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?resize=1200%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Matapalo Beach Cpsta Rica\" width=\"1200\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?resize=300%2C66&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?resize=768%2C169&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C225&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> between Zapotal and Pez Vela beaches in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.<br \/>\n<strong>GPS Coordenates:<\/strong> 10.529164,-85.751638 (10\u00b031&#8217;44.99&#8243;N, 85\u00b045&#8217;05.90&#8243;W)<br \/>\n<strong>District:<\/strong> Sardinal, <strong>canton:<\/strong> Carrillo, <strong>province:<\/strong> Guanacaste.<br \/>\n<strong>Zone postal code:<\/strong> 50503.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waze.to\/lr\/hd1g5bsvqm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/restaurantes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/waze.jpg?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WAZE location for Matapalo Beach in Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.cr\/maps\/place\/Playa+Matapalo\/@10.5320984,-85.7645747,15z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8f9e2891182921a5:0xeb12ce65def63599!8m2!3d10.5297654!4d-85.7541674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/restaurantes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mapas-de-google.jpg?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Maps location for Matapalo Beach in Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica<\/strong> is a beautiful white sanded beach with turquoise waters, rich in vegetation and natural beauty, located in the province of Guanacaste. Is the ideal place to enjoy a great vacation either resting and relaxing on the beautiful large beach, or for those seeking a little more adrenaline, doing some water sports like diving, snorkeling, fishing or taking a sunset cruise on the Pacific waters.<\/p>\n<p>Matapalo Beach also features a variety of land activities such as ATV, horseback riding, hiking, as well as discovering its volcanic areas and natural sanctuaries by its proximity to several national parks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rYm2f4YAJek\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to Matapalo beach in Guanacaste:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From San Jos\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drive north to Puntarenas and then follow the Pan&#8217;American highway until you reach Liberia. There, turn right and continue for 8 km (5 miles), pass the DO IT Center and take the next exit to Sardinal on your right. Once in Sardinal continue on this road for about 15 km (9 miles) following the RIU Hotel signs, the public entrance to the beach is after the hotel, on your right, to better understand it&#8217;s location, we recommend clicking the link below to our map with directions. This route requires a total of 4 to 5 hours from San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><em>From Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drive south to Santa Cruz , pass the DO IT Center and take the next exit to Sardinal on your right. Once in Sardinal continue on this road for about 15 km (9 miles) following the RIU Hotel signs, the public entrance to the beach is after the hotel, on your right, to better understand it&#8217;s location, we recommend clicking the link below to our map with directions. This route requires a total of 4 to 5 hours from San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h2>By bus<\/h2>\n<p>There are no buses to Matapalo beach, however you can take a bus from the route San Jos\u00e9 &#8211; Liberia, which takes about 5 hours (Pulmitan Liberia, <a href=\"tel:+50622221650\">+506 2222-1650<\/a> \/ <a href=\"tel:+50626663818\">+506 26663818<\/a>) and then take another bus Liberia &#8211; Sardinal (La Pampa, <a href=\"tel:+50626655891\">+506 2665-5891<\/a> \/ <a href=\"tel:+50626867245\">+506 2686-7245<\/a>). From Sardinal you should take a taxi or walk about 15 km (9 miles) to Matapalo beach. The other option is to take a taxi or drive from Liberia to Matapalo beach, the drive is about 30 km (18 miles).<\/p>\n<h2>By plane:<\/h2>\n<p>You can also take a flight from the Juan Santamaria Airport to the Daniel Oduber airport at Liberia, either with Sansa or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/aerobell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aerobell Airlines<\/a> every day. From here you can rent a car and drive or take a taxi to Matapalo beach, which takes about 1 hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address map:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-directions-map\/\">Click here to view address map TO Matapalo beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica at Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/costaricainfolink.com\\\/en\\\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:61463972}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 533px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"533\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 801px; height: 533px;\" data-original-width=\"801\" data-original-height=\"533\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-18\/#main\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"797\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"529\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"18235\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/matapalo-beach-costa-rica-guanacaste-18.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1276\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matapalo Beach Costa Rica\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 262px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricainfolink.com\/photos\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More Matapalo Beach Costa Rica Photos<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: between Zapotal and Pez Vela beaches in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. GPS Coordenates: 10.529164,-85.751638 (10\u00b031&#8217;44.99&#8243;N, 85\u00b045&#8217;05.90&#8243;W) District: Sardinal, canton: Carrillo, province: Guanacaste. Zone postal code: 50503. Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica is a beautiful white sanded beach with turquoise waters, rich in vegetation and natural beauty, located in the province of Guanacaste. Is the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/costaricainfolink.com\/en\/matapalo-beach-in-guanacaste-costa-rica\/#more-5386\" aria-label=\"Read more about Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,27,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-63","category-costa-rica-beaches","category-guanacaste"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matapalo Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica Tourist Information<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A complete 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