Costa Rica SUP Stand Up Paddle Adventures

Costa Rica SUP Stand Up Paddle Adventures

Costa Rica SUP Stand Up Paddle Adventures
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Surfing & Windsurfing • Stand Up Paddleboarding
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
At Costa Rica Stand Up Paddle Adventures we offer high end, world class SUP Surfing Camps and high quality flatwater SUP Lessons. For Beginners, we offer high quality Stand Up Paddle Lessons in Tamarindo. For Intermediate/Advanced Flatwater SUPers we offer 2-4 hour SUP Tours in Tamarindo, Pirata, Danta, Conchal, Las Catalinas and to other beautiful nearby beaches. For Intermediate and Advanced SUP Surfers, we offer Coaching and Guided Tours in Tamarindo, Avellanas, Grande and other great SUP surf spots by our local sup surf instructor/coach/guides. We have exciting SUP Adventure Travel guided tours and vacation packages ranging from 4 hours to multi-day. We will customize and plan the adventures closely with you. Join us and learn paddle board surfing or reach your "next level" here, in beautiful Costa Rica.
Tamarindo, Costa Rica

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C&M Victoria,BC
1 contribution
Nov 2019
This will be our new go-to for SUP rental and instruction anywhere warm. Marco is dedicated about preparing the novice and seasoned paddler alike in local conditions and safety. He stuck like glue to me on the water (1:1 instruction) which had me advance quickly and increased the fun factor 10 fold. His selection of boards and paddles had my seasoned SUP husband grinning broadly and gave me the opportunity to go down in size once I was comfortable riding waves. Marco is excellent in assessing what the gaps in your learning are, or where you can improve upon, and conveys the knowledge in a straight up but humorous manner. The shop is an easy walk from central Tamarindo and is attached to his wife Lydia's art shop and gallery. If you want to try this sport or have only done flat water paddling, I highly recommend Marco, it will be the difference between an OK experience and one that leaves you grinning and begging for more. We look forward to going back!
Written January 9, 2020
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Matthew M
3 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
A truly great experience. Marco was super responsive from the time I reached out until I arrived at his shop. After that he was remarkably clear in providing instructions to us as first time paddle boarders. He and his partner were both not only great teachers, but truly kind people that we enjoyed paddle boarding with for a couple hours on the beautiful Pacific Ocean while looking at the Tamarindo beach. I would recommend this shop to anyone that wants a thorough and clear instructor and a personalized service that’s ideally located and such a fun time! 11/10 would recommend and can’t wait go again.
Written March 10, 2022
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traveler128
Philadelphia98 contributions
Dec 2021
I was lucky enough to have six solo lessons Paddle Surfing with Marco. He is very patient and a very good teacher. We had a lot of fun together. We did some early morning sessions and some late afternoon sessions depending on the tides. I gained so much information on technique that I will practice back at home this summer. He is very good about pointing out a few things to work on without overwhelming you. He has great equipment and let me try out a couple of different boards and paddles. He helped me figure out what type of board I should be looking for for my next board. We worked on a few different things each day and it was great to see my improvement. He also has great stories. He was a top surfer in Costa Rica when he was younger and then lived in the U.S. for a long time before moving back. Thanks Marco. I look forward to coming back sometime soon!
Written December 18, 2021
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paul r
2 contributions
Nov 2020
What a great week with a great host Marco. He took his time to know me as a person as well as a SUP surfer on a solo strike trip as COVID was ending and CR opened up. He has a full quiver of performance boards and paddles to try and select from. He was always on time and had amazing local knowledge as he is a CR surfing legend and has named many of the breaks he will show you. His graciousness continued in the water and out of the water education to what I needed to work on and how to approach the conditions of each day. After a session we would celebrate with a cold can on Pilsen. Please use Marco and you will truly experience Pura Vida. As a suggestion if you do a custom package like I did is to make sure you line up a photographer through Marco before coming down to ensure availability.
Written December 9, 2020
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Jackie J
5 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
I had the best time to with Marco - owner who took me out with SUP to learn the ocean & better techniques for SUP… I learned lots & had an amazing experience in the ocean w SUP. I highly recommend everyone try this experience; Marco or instructors will teach you how to surf the waves as well…. 11 stars!
Written October 4, 2021
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Jeff G
2 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
I booked a lesson, as someone who has never been on a paddle board before. The other planned participants canceled, but Marco was happy to proceed with the lesson as planned.

With some prior background in coaching theory, I could recognize sound instruction in Marcos’ lesson.

He made sure to pass on the fundamentals, took it out on the water and reinforced the lessons.

With the lesson going well, he gave me the opportunity to go in and change out for a smaller board, that would advance my skills.

Can’t say enough good things.

Thanks Marco.

Jeff
Written February 9, 2020
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jace_myers
Ocean Isle Beach, NC8 contributions
Mar 2020
I'm using this post as a last ditch effort to simply get a response from Marco. Our group has emailed him three times since our trip (scheduled for mid March) was canceled due to Costa Rica closing it's borders due to the corona virus. We had previously paid a deposit for the rental of standup paddle boards and are simply trying to inquire about the possibility of a refund. Marco has yet to acknowledge are numerous attmepts to contact him over the past three weeks.
Written March 31, 2020
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tim
Tamarindo, Costa Rica1 contribution
Jul 2021 • Family
We had the best time!! Marco, the owner, took very good care of us and we all felt very safe in this post pandemic time. His knowledge of the local scene and waves is unsurpassed. He also has a great sense of the culture and history here in Costa Rica. He’s an amazing teacher pura vida!
Written July 31, 2021
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Mike C
1 contribution
Feb 2022
Marco's Costa Rica SUP Stand Up Paddle Adventures is the go to shop visiting Tamarindo for board rentals, surf lessons, trips and overall local knowledge for surfing Tamarindo. I was in touch with Marco a few months before my February trip to Tamarindo inquiring about board rentals and surf conditions. Marco was detailed in his correspondence re boards available for daily or weekly rental, tides, times to surf as well as the availability of daily surf trips. After securing a weekly rental (on a board i liked so much i purchased the same model when i got home) Marco emailed extensive instructions which included the suggestion (I didn't read) of bringing water shoes. There are many unseen rocks at high
tide that are in issue at low, my big toe found one the first day on the outgoing tide.

While i didn't take a SUP surfing lesson, I went on two half day surfing trips to other
breaks/beaches in which Marco paddled and surfed also, with Marco offering a couple of excellent tips while in the water. If you're planning on any SUP activities while in Tamarindo, Marco is the man to see!
Written March 1, 2022
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Al
San Diego, CA1 contribution
Jul 2021 • Couples
Spent two weeks touring the Nicoya Penninsula - Marco was the first to truly understand the needs of experienced paddle boarders. Had great rental equipment, deep local knowledge, and endless stoke. When we return, we’ll tap into his resources again.
Written July 22, 2021
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