Once you’re here
Getting around Guanacaste
In walkable beach towns you often don’t need a full rental car. Here’s an honest look at local options — including what we can book for you through Viator, and what you’re better off arranging locally. We’d rather tell you the truth than fill a page with listings we can’t stand behind.
Premier local partner: Playa Flamingo & Playa Potrero
Around Flamingo, Potrero and Brasilito, Flamingo Adventures rents ATVs and Honda side-by-sides by the day and runs guided tours into the hills behind the coast. You book directly with them.
Bookable now: golf-cart rental
A fun, low-speed way to get around flat towns like Tamarindo. This listing meets our quality bar (rating and verified reviews).
What to know before renting a golf cart →
Guanacaste Experiences is an independent guide and may earn a commission when you book through our links, at no extra cost to you. Booking and payment take place on Viator; Viator and the listed operator control availability, pricing, cancellation and fulfilment. We do not operate these vehicles or transfers.
Other ways to get around
What each option suits — and an honest note on booking. Where we can’t verify quality inventory, we say so.
ATV rentals
Viator carries guided ATV tours (with a guide and set route), not self-drive ATV rentals. We don’t misclassify one as the other.
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Side-by-side / UTV rentals
As with ATVs, Viator carries guided UTV/side-by-side tours, not self-drive rentals. We keep the distinction clear.
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Rental cars
Car rental is not part of the Viator marketplace, so nothing here is a Viator listing. We compare rates through Discover Cars, an affiliate partner — the link below earns us a commission.
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We don’t list e-bike rentals or scooter & moped rentals — there’s no partner we’re willing to stand behind yet. We’d rather say so than pad the page.
Prefer to plan the whole trip?
Our in-depth guide to getting around Guanacaste compares airports, private transfers, shared shuttles and rental cars, and helps you decide whether you need a car at all. Arriving soon? Start with a Liberia Airport transfer.
Some categories aren’t part of the Viator marketplace. For rental cars we now compare rates through Discover Cars, an affiliate partner — we earn a commission, and we say so on the page itself.