Playa Tambor is located in the south of the Nicoya Peninsula in Puntarenas province. The Nicoya Peninsula is packed with beautifully attractive small beach towns, all with the same laid-back sensations and amazing surf. Engulfed by moist greenery with a gorgeous long sandy beach, it sits in Ballena Bay with tranquil aquamarine colored water, ideal for swimming, snorkeling and diving.
Tambor is 1.5 kilometer long beach and has a lovely white sandy beach is also perfect for strolling and making your skin tan. It is situated about 20 kilometers south of Paquera and 38 kilometers south of Naranjo between thriving green hills.
Playa Tambor, Costa Rica is a well developed town and even has its own domestic serving the entire of the southern region of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is bordered by two rocky platforms to the north and south and protected from Ocean swells that make it an ideal place for swimming, snorkeling and diving. A block buster Fox TV series “Temptation Island 2” was filmed in Tambor.
