What type of town is Tamarindo?
First and foremost Tamarindo is a tourist town. It caters to all age ranges, families, singles, surfers, fishers, beach lovers, and adventurers. It is not a major metropolis but it is the tourist place for the Pacific North West of Costa Rica. Other towns such as Flamingo, while it has a nice beach you can get bored of the town in just a couple days. There is just more of everything in Tamarindo, including transportation if you want to visit one of the other near by towns. In the other near by towns you can get stuck in the town because you can’t find a taxi at 8:00 PM at night.