Nosara, Costa Rica is renowned for some of the best surfing in Costa Rica, and for being a yoga paradise. But there are plenty of other exciting adventure and nature tours to do as well on this string of beautiful beaches along the Nicoya Peninsula.

Here are five fun tours to try during your visit to Nosara and Playa Guiones:

1. Miss Sky Canopy Tour
Tours: 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily.
When you vacation in Costa Rica you have to try a canopy zip-line tour. The Miss Sky Canopy Tour by Nosara is one of the most breathtaking. You’ll fly over mountain ridges and valleys on 13 double-wired cables ranging from 300m to 750m long, with dramatic views of rivers, waterfalls, and the Pacific Ocean and coastline.

2. Nosara River Safari
Tours: Early morning and afternoon, for 2 hours, daily.
Get a close look at animal and plant life while cruising on the Nosara and Montana rivers onboard a quiet electric-motor boat on the Nosara River Safari. Costa Rica’s immense variety of colorful birds is mostly what you will see, along with monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas, and giant tropical trees.

3. Turtle Nesting Tour on Ostional Beach
Tours: Times vary based on time of year and nesting turtles.
The Ostional National Wildlife Refuge is the second largest nesting site in the world for Olive Ridley, Leatherback and Pacific Green sea turtles to lay their eggs. Turtles nest at Ostional all year round, but from July to December come in mass arrivals by the thousands. Depending on the time of year, naturalist guided tours take you either during the day or night to see turtles arriving to nest or hatching baby turtles return to the sea.

4. Howling Monkey Off-road Adventure
Tours: Several tour options available.
Go on an adventure to secluded beaches, waterfalls, rivers and forest by Nosara on the Howling Monkey Adventure. You drive yourself (with up to 3 passengers) in a safe military-grade Tomcar vehicle that can go just about anywhere off-road. Guided trips can take you through remote jungle terrain, snorkeling, surfing, or out for a sunset drive.

5. Horseback Riding
Tours: Last from 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
Have you ever dreamed of galloping down a wild, tropical beach? Or riding through the jungle? If yes, this adventure tour by Boca Nosara Tours is for you. Ride well-trained, well-cared-for, beautiful horses on jungle trails, up into the hills for stunning views of the ocean and coastline, and along soft sand beaches. Sunset rides are the most popular.

Nosara, Costa Rica, Hotels
The place to stay at Playa Guiones by Nosara is L’acqua Viva Resort & Spa. The 4-star luxury hotel in Costa Rica is tucked between the coastal foothills and the beach in Nosara, named one of the best places to go worldwide in 2014 by CNN and National Geographic.

Article by Shannon Farley
Shannon Farley is a travel blog writer for Enchanting Costa Rica and Profimercadeo in San Jose, Costa Rica.