Why Samara?
Samara has a superb coral reef and its own picturesque wooded island in the
bay ~ Isla Chora. It's popular with swimmers and windsurfers, and it's an ideal
beach for your kids. Samara is not only a charming beach resort, with a wide
choice of friendly and attractive hotels, restaurants, bars and discos, but, unlike
other Pacific Ocean resorts, it is also a thriving fishing and farming community.
There are cowboys and cattle drives, fishing boats returning at sunset, exotic fruit
harvests, specialty and organic farming, tree nurseries and reforestation projects
and many other authentic and vital Sámara activities. There are unusual plant
and animal species, ancient Indian sites, underwater caves and coastal and
mountain nature trails.
As many as 35,000 American private citizens, mostly retirees, reside in the
country, and an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 American citizens visit Costa Rica
annually.
bay ~ Isla Chora. It's popular with swimmers and windsurfers, and it's an ideal
beach for your kids. Samara is not only a charming beach resort, with a wide
choice of friendly and attractive hotels, restaurants, bars and discos, but, unlike
other Pacific Ocean resorts, it is also a thriving fishing and farming community.
There are cowboys and cattle drives, fishing boats returning at sunset, exotic fruit
harvests, specialty and organic farming, tree nurseries and reforestation projects
and many other authentic and vital Sámara activities. There are unusual plant
and animal species, ancient Indian sites, underwater caves and coastal and
mountain nature trails.
As many as 35,000 American private citizens, mostly retirees, reside in the
country, and an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 American citizens visit Costa Rica
annually.
Samara, Costa Rica
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Where is Samara?
How to get to Samara?
We recommend flying into Liberia's new international airport which is about a 2
hour drive to Samara (on paved roads). You can also fly into San Jose; however,
the drive to Samara takes about 5 hours and is very windy and crowded for the
first two thirds of the trip (all on paved roads). Once you cross the Taiwan
Friendship Bridge (which replaced the old ferry) the road opens up and is less
crowded. If you do fly into San Jose, a great way to get to Samara is to take a
domestic flight. There is a small airport at Carillo about 5k from Samara. Small
commercial planes fly in 2 to 3 times a day via Sansa Airlines and NatureAir,
which flight times are about 35 minutes.
hour drive to Samara (on paved roads). You can also fly into San Jose; however,
the drive to Samara takes about 5 hours and is very windy and crowded for the
first two thirds of the trip (all on paved roads). Once you cross the Taiwan
Friendship Bridge (which replaced the old ferry) the road opens up and is less
crowded. If you do fly into San Jose, a great way to get to Samara is to take a
domestic flight. There is a small airport at Carillo about 5k from Samara. Small
commercial planes fly in 2 to 3 times a day via Sansa Airlines and NatureAir,
which flight times are about 35 minutes.