Playa Jacó (or just Jacó) is a coastal town in Costa Rica's Puntarenas province. It's approximately a 2 hour drive from the capitol of San José. A laidback yet bustling Pacific Ocean town, Jacó is popular with tourists for its beautiful clean beaches, sunbathing, surfing, fishing, nightlife and gambling. Jacó lies about 15 miles south of the popular Carara National Park.

In Jacó you will find accommodations to suit every budget, as well as good food, plenty of restaurants and a number of local shops and stores. There are also plenty of tour operators in town that arrange everything from horseback rides on the beach, to some excellent off shore sport fishing and sea kayaking.

One of this town’s major attractions is the fantastic surfing. The waves are consistently big and the breaks are very good. A yearly international surf contest is held in the nearby Playa Hermosa, that attracts a huge number of surfers from all over the world.

Easily accessible by all, Playa Jaco is about 3 km long and is best reached by catching an International flight to San Jose and then driving. The areas to the north and south of Jaco are some of the cleanest and most picturesque in all of Costa Rica. And stunningly gorgeous panoramic ocean views are a staple of life here.

Golf at nearby Los Suenos Marina, a championship 18-hole golf course.