Lapa Rios Lodge
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There is a stretch of coastline at the southern tip of Costa Rica that most surfers have never heard of. The waves are long, rippable, and on a good swell, they run for 400 meters. The forest behind them is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. And at the top of the cliff, there is a Michelin Key hotel looking out over all of it.
PACKAGE
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The Lapa Rios Surf Experience is a fully inclusive stay designed around one idea: that the best surf trip you have ever taken should also be the most comfortable. Every detail has been arranged so that nothing gets in the way of the water. A private guide. A dedicated vehicle. The spa, a kitchen worth flying for, and rooms overlooking the Pacific Ocean that make it genuinely difficult to leave. The waves are world-class, and we’ll take care of everything else.
THE BREAKS
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The Osa coastline does not show up in the magazines. Not because the surf is not there but because getting to it requires knowing where to look and when to go.
What you will find are right-hand point breaks with long, clean walls that open up on a good swell and keep going. Rippable from top to bottom, with the occasional barrel section and runs that stretch past 400 meters on the right day. The kind of waves that feel generous. The kind you are still thinking about at dinner. The crowds that have defined surfing everywhere else have not found this place yet. In 2026, that is increasingly rare and entirely worth traveling for.
THE GUIDE
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He grew up on this coast. He knows the difference between a swell that looks good on paper and one that is actually worth waking up early for. He knows which tide each break wants and when to paddle out. He is in the water with you. Not watching from the beach. Watching the sets, calling which one to take, making sure the session is everything it should be.
THE LODGE
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This is not a surf camp. Lapa Ríos is a Michelin Key lodge, one of a small number of properties in Costa Rica to earn the distinction, and it shows in every detail of how the place runs.
The rooms sit above the Pacific inside a private nature reserve. The views from your deck at dawn are the kind you did not expect and cannot stop looking at. The food is serious. The spa was designed for guests who want to feel as good off the water as they do on it. The staff knows what they are doing and does it without making you feel like you are being managed.
THE FOREST
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Lapa Ríos sits on a 1,000 acre private reserve bordering Corcovado National Park, one of the most biologically rich places on earth. The property’s naturalist guides run wildlife walks, waterfall tours, and night hikes through primary rainforest. You will see things you have no name for. The kind of afternoon that recalibrates your sense of what a trip can contain.
Your surf guide knows the ocean. The lodge’s guides know everything else.
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WHATS INCLUDED
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- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The kitchen takes its job seriously.
- A private surf guide, daily. In the water with you, every session.
- A dedicated vehicle and driver, on call. You choose the break. You choose the tide.
- A surf photographer. Your best wave, on record.
- One massage per person, per day.
- Three beers per person, per day. Cold. Earned.
- Full access to Lapa Ríos experiences. Guided wildlife walks, canopy tours, night hikes, and more.
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The Lapa Ríos Surf Experience was built on the premise that you should not have to choose. The surf is as good as it gets. So is the hotel. The only thing left is to go.
Minimum two-night stay. Available for two guests or more. Contact us for rates by room category and travel dates.
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