At the heart of a Costa Rican Nature Preserve is the amazing Playa Grande beach of white sand with the Pacific Ocean surf rolling in.

Our Surf Camp is located in the northern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste. Near to the bustling town of Tamarindo but far enough away for peace and quiet. Our camp is less than 200 meters from the surfing beach in a region location that is rich with culture, nature, offshore winds and beach break waves breaking over white sand.
 
You will find wild Toucan, and Monkeys swinging from the tree near your accommodation and although a basic surf camp this is very well looked after by brothers Gerry and Patrick Gilhool, who are eager surfers.

Surfing:

Playa Grande offers very good surfing with long rides and tubes possible. It is a great beach break and when there is a swell the waves can get very good. You will not be disappointed, this is a wave rich region with miles of empty beach breaks. The water of Playa Grande is warm to very warm year round.

Playa Grande was put on the map because of the endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles that come up along the beach to lay their eggs. It is part of the Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas and the beach is an important part of the National Park system. You can only use the beach during the day during turtle nesting and hatching season. At night during nesting and hatching season (October to May) there are National Park police patrolling the beach to make sure that poachers do not take the eggs. The eggs were traditionally used as an aphrodisiac and poachers still pose a threat to the endangered species.

By law in the evening no light is allowed to shine on the beach. This is because the turtles will not come and lay their eggs on the beach if there is light.

Our Surf Camp:

We will welcome you in a total of 5 Cabanas (three Cabanas with A/C and two elevated Cabanas with fan and balcony with 2 hammocks). There is a common kitchen and a barbecue for all the surfers to share.The surf camp has a swimming pool, and Xoxxi has lots of surfboards available. A nearby restaurant has wireless internet, computers and telephone services. For all your meals we are within walking distance to a few restaurants, and a small market. The tourist hub of Tamarindo - which has restaurants, groceries, shopping, art, crafts and more is also within walking distance, with water taxis available to shuttle you across the river during the daytime.

The property is close to the beach, and set back within the secure and lush tropical gardens. Guests share 3 private communual bathrooms, but all rooms have bed linen, and mosquito nets are provided and all the amenities are cleaned daily. The elevated bungalows have their own veranda to relax in and we supply a hammock also for these.

The Surf Camp has a swimming pool for in-house guests only. Also within the camp are palapa covered tables, and plenty of beachfront park to relax in and explore. The Surf Camp provides a quiet, comfortable and tranquil setting. Surrounded by breath taking scenery, incredible sunsets and diverse wildlife on the land and in the sea.