Experience Costa Rica with Pura Vida Ride
Our Las Catalinas location provides a wide range of products and services including a cafe, full service bike-shop, paddle boards, kayaks, e-foils and world class collection of curated outdoor apparel brands.
We carry high quality gear from some of the best known brands!
Pura Vida Grind Café
We have clients and friends that travel miles to visit us for a good cup of coffee, and we think you'll agree with their assessment: it's the best in Guanacaste.
Our staff bakes fresh muffins and empanadas daily to compliment our locally sourced, shade grown, organic espresso coffee drinks.
Try Italian Gelato or Hawaiian Shave Ice.
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Need some pedal assist? Try one of our Trek Rail e-bikes. Our E-Bike rental bikes are maintained in excellent condition after every ride, so that you never have to worry about your equipment during your visit.
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Pura Vida Ride features high quality mountain bike rentals and sales. We offer hard tail and full suspension bikes, as well as e-bikes. We have Costa Rica’s largest selection of top line full carbon demo bikes from Pivot, Santa Cruz, Ibis, Trek, Intense, Felt, Specialized, and Niner. Our MTB rental bikes are maintained in excellent condition after every ride, so that you never have to worry about your equipment during your visit.
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Electric foils and surfboards are the latest trend in water sports. They offer a unique experience that combines the thrill of surfing with the ease of using an electric motor. These devices are powered by rechargeable batteries that allow riders to glide effortlessly across Playa Danta
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We stock a range of high quality hard SUP’s, and inflatable SUP’s for purchase from Surftech, SIC, NRS, and Badfish. We also offer a selection of Quickblade, Sawyer, and Kialoa Paddles, and accessories like leashes, replacement fins, and board repair supplies.
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Explore the hidden treasures of Playa Danta and Dantita Bay on our kayaks! Launch from the beach in front of Pura Vida Ride and spend the next 2 hours exploring the coastline. Either anchor offshore, or beach at Playa Dantita, and snorkel. The types of wildlife often encountered include lobster, puffer fish, parrot fish, sting rays, and sometimes even turtles!
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Snorkel gear for all sizes is available from Pura Vida Ride. Rental includes flippers, mask, and snorkel. Our staff will guide you to the best places around Playa Danta to explore the reefs and crystal clear water. We also offer guided snorkel tours. Ask us for more information!
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Your kids (and you) will be entertained for hours with one of our Boogie Boards. While Playa Danta is not a surfing beach, we do have small waves that are perfect for boogie boarding and catching gentle white water.
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We offer comfortable beach chairs for rent, ensuring that you can soak up the sun and take in the beautiful scenery in comfort. Our friendly staff members are always on hand to assist you and ensure that you have everything you need for a perfect day at the beach.
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Enjoy a spectacular journey along the Costa Rican Coast on an Afternoon Snorkel and Sunset Sail.
Lounge in the sun, let the tropical breezes relax you, swim in the warm waters, indulge in a delicious lunch and full bar, all while spotting dolphins, rays and reef fish. This is a truly memorable experience for all ages.
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Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Dorado, Wahoo and Rooster are just some of the fish that you might catch in the waters around Las Catalinas.
We can arrange a half day tour or a full day tour and the chef to prepare your “catch of the day”.
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Learn to surf in Costa Rica! Playa Danta is a flat water bay perfect for stand-up-paddle boarding, however we can arrange for a personal surf lesson at local beaches down the coast.
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Discover Costa Rica’s underwater world. Certified divers as well as first time divers can enjoy 2 dives to the Catalinas islands where you’ll be sure to see a multitude of sea life.
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Explore the beauty of Guanacaste from horseback. Ride along one of our local beaches for a once in a lifetime experience for you and your family!
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Costa Rica is famous for its Canopy and Zipline Tours. From the mellower canopy bridge walks, to some heart pumping zip lining and white water rafting, we can set you up with the suitable level of excitement to get your proper adrenaline fix.