Five beaches, one day, one bike
“You can visit them all in one day, even on a bicycle!” The first one is 142 steps from the gate.
~2 min on foot · 142 steps from the gate
The house’s own beach: out the front gate, turn right, and there it is — about 10 km of soft black sand.
Swimming is generally good at the end of the house’s road; skip it when the waves are rough. As you walk left the shoreline changes and riptides are more frequent.
~10 min by bike, or the jungle trail from Salsa Brava
One of the biggest and most social beaches on the coast — surfers, food carts and fire shows at sunset on Saturdays.
Riptides are strong here and drownings have happened. Use extreme caution: swim only between the green/yellow flags, never at red flags — and if a current pulls you, float and signal for help instead of fighting it.
~30 min by bike · bus or taxi
Soft white sand hidden away in the jungle, at the end of a short forest path.
Usually calm and great for swimming — but riptides can occur and there are no lifeguards.
~30–40 min by bike · bus or taxi
Palms leaning over golden sand and water that’s almost always like a swimming pool. The owner’s favourite.
Consistently good swimming conditions year-round — still use caution and stay out when it’s rough.
~1.5 h by bike · local bus roughly hourly
Quite literally the end of the road: a quiet village with a laid-back Caribbean identity and the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge.
Water is generally calm, but there are no lifeguards and riptides can occur at any beach at any time. Don’t bring valuables.