The Harmony Hotel

Activities

• Learn to surf. If you ever planned to give it a try, this is the place to do it - the hotel can arrange lessons. Catch a sunset wave and you'll suddenly understand why you never see a stressed-out surfer. NB Stingrays in the water mean you have to shuffle into the surf
  
  
• Shell hunt along the white-sand beach, which is fringed with mangroves and littered with appealingly crooked driftwood. Climb up the headland to the strange, twisted temple-like edifice (described by one as a ‘Salvador Dali rendition of a Frank Lloyd Wright’) that overlooks deserted Playa Pelada
  
  
• After a full moon, see Olive Ridley sea turtles lay eggs at Playa Ostional, part of a protected wildlife reserve. The hotel organises night-time tours
  
  
• Kayak along the Nosara river estuary, or take a boat trip to see the crocodiles, parrots, pizotes, monkeys and snakes that inhabit the Rio Nosara Biological Reserve
  
  
• Go on a high wire adventure over deep canyons and rainforest on a canopy tour; the hotel can make arrangements on your behalf
  
  
• Rent a 4x4 and drive to San Juanillo beach for snorkelling, or go deep sea fishing for ahi tuna, dorado (mahi mahi) and snapper then have one of the local restaurants cook your catch
  
  
• Swim in the pool, have a massage in the Healing Centre or opt for a bizarre ear-candle treatment for ‘surfer’s ear’, to dislodge all the salt water!
  
  
• Try the free meditation or yoga classes in the spa’s pretty pavilion
  
  
• Go horse-riding, borrow a mountain bike and cycle along the beach, or hire a guide and go hiking in one of the many surrounding national parks
  
  
• Play table tennis at El Ranchito, next door to the Juice Bar
  
  
• Harmony is into sustainable tourism: plant a tree on the hotel’s eco-tour, make a donation to the howler monkey rescue project, visit a local coffee plantation or take a tour of a ceramic workshop or nearby school, both of which Harmony sponsors