Samara / Playa Carrillo (Guanacaste) → Las Catalinas, Guanacaste
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Direct, non-stop service from Samara / Playa Carrillo (Guanacaste) to Las Catalinas, Guanacaste, operated by a professional bilingual driver in a modern air-conditioned private vehicle.
About Las Catalinas
Las Catalinas is a car-free, Mediterranean-style beach town built into the hills above Playa Danta, with cobbled lanes, plazas, a handful of restaurants and 40 km of hiking and mountain-biking trails in the tropical dry forest behind it. Calm bays make it good for swimming, kayaking and paddleboarding.
Guests arrive by shuttle and leave their vehicles at the entrance, so a private transfer is the natural way in.
The ride from Sámara
From Liberia Airport allow 1 hour 15 minutes via Belén, Huacas, Flamingo and Potrero, paved the entire way. Your driver drops you at the town entrance, where the Las Catalinas team meets you with luggage carts or a golf cart to your home or hotel. Flamingo is 15 minutes away, Tamarindo about 40.
Good to know before you arrive
- Book a sunrise hike or bike ride on the trails; afternoons are hot and dry.
- Playa Danta is the swimming beach; Playa Dantita, a short walk north, is quieter.
- Restaurants in town are limited; Potrero and Flamingo add more options ten minutes away.
- Because the town is car-free, plan day trips with a driver rather than a rental.
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