


San Jose Photo by Eelco Böhtlingk/Unsplash There’s a few to pick from: Pacifico Bar, a food spot near the beach with DJ shows that go on until late Sharky’s, the mainstay of Central Avenue, also a great place to catch NFL or football games Crazy Monkey’s Bar, an option with poolside drinking that starts around midday. Later on, you can head to any one of the town’s epic all-nighter venues. Check out the array of coconut shacks and salt-washed surfer bars that coalesce there beneath the palm trees – they are epic for sunset drinks. That’s Playa Tamarindo, a long scythe of golden-brown sand that ends in the town itself at its south end. Nights in Tamarindo almost always start on the beach. Well…these days the fishing boats have been replaced by raucous party hostels and said surf breaks are packed to bursting with learners and rippers alike. You might not have thought it possible 20 years back, when the place was little more than a fishing town with a few stray surfers seeking out hidden waves on the Pacific. If we had to pick one, we’d say that Tamarindo is the king of all the best party destinations in Costa Rica. The best party destinations in Costa Rica – a conclusion.It’s got a good mix of the crème-de-la-crème, including the rollicking wave retreat of Tamarindo and the reggae-rhythm town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the pearly waters of the Caribbean Sea. This guide will focus in on just seven of the most happening and best party destinations in Costa Rica. There’s even the buzzy capital, with an upcoming array of craft beer joints and thumping clubs. There are wild beach resorts filled with karaoke venues, on both coasts, the west and the east. There are the compulsory Pacific-side surf towns, where you’ll glug cold Imperial beers after sessions on the waves. Mhmm…the best party destinations in Costa Rica can keep you bouncing and drinking and dancing until the early hours. But there’s another aspect to this tropical haven in the midst of Central America and it starts after the sun’s gone down.

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