Description:

Is located in the south of the Nicoya Peninsula in northern Puntarenas province.

To get here, it is best to fly into Tambor from San Jose Airport via a domestic flight. However, you can drive or take a bus to Puntarenas city and catch a ferry to Paquera. After that, you have to drive around 45 km to Tambor. This drive, is very nice as it offers travelers stunning costal views, and lush green sceneries.

Tambor is now becoming a fast growing tourist travel destination. There are plenty of hotels and resorts found in the area.

A major attraction of this town is that every year whales migrate from the north to the warm waters of Ballena Bay to mate and give birth amid the abundant marine habitat found here. Tambor beach is protected from ocean swell. The dark volcanic sand beaches of the bay are wide and soft, and the shallow water offers perfect swimming for even the most timid of bathers.

Friends of sport fishing can enjoy world class sport fishing here. Professional sport fishers take you on a tour on the Pacific Ocean or to the gulf of Nicoya. On a lower budget you can also go on a fishing tour with a panga, a small traditional fishing boat.

Also provides a wealth of activities: you can hike or ride on horseback along the beaches, or to waterfalls and viewpoints in the back country. North of Tambor you can also play golf on a 9-hole golf course.

Tambor is also a great place to use as a stop over if you wish to go to Tortuga Island, or if you wish to visit the beautiful and diverse Curu National Wildlife Refuge or Cabo Blanco National Park.