La Pavona (Tortuguero) a Sámara

Step off the Tortuguero boat at La Pavona dock and your driver is already there, ready to load the luggage — no bus connections, no waiting around. This is Costa Rica coast to coast: from the Caribbean canals you just left, across the banana lowlands of Cariari and Guápiles, over the rainforest ridges of Braulio Carrillo National Park, and finally west across the Tempisque River on the La Amistad bridge into the Nicoya Peninsula. It’s a full-day journey, so we break it your way — a proper lunch, a highland coffee, a leg stretch wherever you like. At the end of it, the jungle has traded itself for Sámara’s palm-lined horseshoe bay, known for its calm, swimmable waters. Two coasts, one seamless ride. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Peñas Blancas (frontera Nicaragua) a Sámara

Clear immigration at the Peñas Blancas border post and leave the crossing bustle behind — your driver is waiting on the Costa Rican side with your name on a sign and the air conditioning running. The road rolls south past La Cruz and its sweeping viewpoint over Salinas Bay, then follows the Interamericana through Liberia into Guanacaste’s cattle country. After the queues and the paperwork, this leg is the reward: sit back and relax while ranchland gives way to the beach towns of the Nicoya Peninsula. Hungry after the border? Ask to stop for a cold drink or a proper casado along the way. Sámara greets you with a relaxed, palm-backed bay where the next chapter of the trip — the barefoot one — begins. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Bahía Drake a Sámara

From the rainforest edge of Corcovado to one of the calmest bays in Guanacaste — Bahía Drake to Sámara is one of the longest journeys we offer, and it earns every kilometer. The route runs up virtually the entire Pacific coast: past Uvita and Marino Ballena National Park, the Manuel Antonio area, and Jacó, over the crocodile-watching bridge at Tárcoles, then across the Tempisque River into the Nicoya Peninsula. Plan on a full travel day — but a private one, with a driver who builds in proper stops for lunch, coffee, and leg stretches, and the local knowledge to pick the right spots for them. You’ll roll into Sámara ready for the easy part of the trip: a gentle reef-protected bay, palm shade, and nowhere you have to be. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Quepos a Sámara

After the sloths, monkeys, and postcard coves of Manuel Antonio, Sámara is the natural next chapter — same Pacific, slower heartbeat. Your driver collects you at your door in Quepos or Manuel Antonio and points north along the coast: past Jacó, over the Tárcoles bridge where crocodiles sun themselves in the river below, around the Gulf of Nicoya, and across the La Amistad Bridge over the Tempisque into Guanacaste. It’s a good long ride, so treat it like part of the vacation — a proper lunch stop, a bag of mangoes from a roadside stand, a nap in the back seat. Sámara closes the day with a wide, reef-sheltered bay where the swimming is easy and the sunsets are free. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Uvita a Sámara

Uvita waves goodbye with the whale’s tail of Marino Ballena National Park; Sámara says hello with a lazy horseshoe bay a full coastline away. In between lies one of Costa Rica’s great road trips: the coastal highway through Dominical, past the Manuel Antonio area and Jacó, the crocodile bridge at Tárcoles, then the sweep around the Gulf of Nicoya and over the Tempisque River into the Nicoya Peninsula. With a private driver, the distance becomes an asset — stop for a relaxed lunch, stretch your legs at a viewpoint, keep the air conditioning and the playlist to yourselves. By the time you reach Sámara, reef-calmed and palm-lined, you’ll have watched half the Pacific coast go by from your window. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Puerto Viejo (Talamanca) a Sámara

Caribbean breakfast, Pacific sunset — Puerto Viejo to Sámara is Costa Rica coast to coast in a single private ride. Leaving Cahuita National Park and the reggae calm of Talamanca behind, the road follows the Caribbean lowlands to Limón, climbs through the misty rainforest of Braulio Carrillo National Park, skirts the Central Valley near San José, and then drops into Guanacaste, crossing the Tempisque River onto the Nicoya Peninsula. It’s the longest transfer on this list and a genuine full travel day — which is exactly why you want it private: real meal stops, your own pace, and one driver door to door who knows the route well. Sámara rewards the effort with calm, reef-protected water and a whole new ocean to fall asleep to. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Santa Teresa a Sámara (vía corta)

Trading Santa Teresa’s sunset surf for Sámara’s gentle bay? Take the short route and keep the ocean close the whole way. This is the coastal back-roads run up the Nicoya Peninsula — rustic, scenic, and full of the Costa Rica most visitors fly right past: lonely beaches, little fishing villages, cattle gates and coconut palms. Your driver picks you up at your door in Santa Teresa, straps in the boards and bags, and pauses for any photo, snack, or empty-wave check you like. Then Sámara appears: a relaxed, walkable beach town on a horseshoe bay whose reef keeps the water calm — a softer landing after Santa Teresa’s power, with palm-backed Playa Carrillo next door. One vehicle, one driver, zero connections in between. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Santa Teresa a Sámara (vía larga)

There are two ways north from Santa Teresa to Sámara; this is the smooth one. The long route swings around the Nicoya Peninsula on the main roads via Paquera, opening views over the Gulf of Nicoya and its islands before cutting across to Nicoya, one of the country’s oldest towns, and rolling back down to the Pacific at Sámara. It’s the pick for travelers who’d rather trade back-road adventure for a steadier ride — surfboards, sleeping kids and all. As always, it’s private and door-to-door: your driver meets you at your Santa Teresa lodging, and every stop for coffee, souvenirs, or a viewpoint is yours to call. By the time you arrive, Sámara’s calm, reef-protected bay and long palm-lined beach are already setting the pace for the days ahead. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Jacó a Sámara

Jacó hands the trip over to Sámara the way Costa Rica does best: with a road full of stories. Heading north out of town you cross the famous Tárcoles bridge — ask for a quick stop to spot the crocodiles lazing in the river below — then skirt the Gulf of Nicoya near Puntarenas before crossing the Tempisque River on the La Amistad Bridge and entering the Nicoya Peninsula. From there it’s ranch country and small towns like Nicoya until the road ends at the sand. Sámara trades Jacó’s buzz for something slower: a reef-calmed horseshoe bay, barefoot beachfront dinners, beginner-friendly waves. Your driver is door-to-door and in no hurry — a coffee stop, a fruit stand, one last photo of the gulf: just say the word. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.

Nosara a Sámara

Neighbors on the same stretch of coast, Nosara and Sámara are close enough that moving between them feels less like a travel day and more like a change of scenery. Your driver loads boards and bags at your door and typically rolls south along the coast past the little fishing village of Garza toward Sámara’s sheltered bay. The contrast is part of the fun: Nosara’s world-class surf and yoga scene gives way to a mellow, walkable town where the reef keeps the water calm enough for kids to paddle. No connections, no waiting around — you choose the pickup time, so there’s room for one last dawn session at Playa Guiones or a slow breakfast before you go. Flat rate per vehicle for 1–5 passengers; +$15 per additional passenger from the 6th (max. 9). Available 24/7 — enter your pickup time and flight number at checkout.