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Ostional Beach

Posted on January 31, 2026April 15, 2025 by Ultimate Guide

About: Ostional is best known for being a turtle nesting beach. When it is turtle nesting or hatching season, you can visit the beach to watch this happen. However, to help protect the turtles, visitation can only be done with a local guide on an organized tour. Therefore, it is not a beach for swimming or hanging out, except when turtles are not nesting or hatching.

Province: Guanacaste

Starting from: Samara

Time to reach from starting location: 1 hour 9 minutes

Time needed for activity: 1+ hour

Kid friendly: Yes

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

What to wear and bring: Comfortable clothes, sandals or water shoes, swimsuit, towel, change of clothes, sunscreen, insect repellent, hat, sunglasses, umbrella or shade, camera, backpack, water, snacks, pack lunch

Tips: Call to ask about when the nesting or hatching will be happening to coordinate your visit. Both are unique experiences that are worth seeing.

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/S7zwKMi19CZQZkgy9

Website: None

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