Learn Spanish in Playa Tamarindo

Welcome to EF Costa Rica

Build your Spanish skills at our modern residential school in Costa Rica – just 400 m from Playa Tamarindo’s beautiful beach. You don’t have to go far after your Spanish class to experience nature – Howler Monkeys can often be seen swinging on branches throughout town!

Spanish Courses in Costa Rica

You'll expand your knowledge of the local customs through our EF staff, natives of Costa Rica who enjoy sharing their culture and home country. This local flavor comes out in class at EF Costa Rica in the form of exciting Special Interest classes ranging from Ecotourism to Latin Music.

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Hip Surf Town

The steady swells of Playa Tamarindo have drawn surfers from around the world for decades. Today’s Tamarindo blends a steady dose of surf culture with authentic Costa Rican living. Students in our Spanish courses walk to the beach for long-board lessons and eat an authentic local meal almost daily. Surfers might have lent a laidback vibe to Playa Tamarindo, but it will always be genuinely Costa Rican.

Just a short distance from the EF school are the beaches and mangrove forests of Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, an important nesting site for the leatherback sea turtle. The ecology of Costa Rica is truly remarkable, blending a beautiful coastline with a jungle interior. Venture into the rainforest and swim under a waterfall or take a zip-line across the roof of the forest. Exotic wildlife is everywhere in Costa Rica, as colorful birds chirp away melodies and howler monkeys swing from the trees around town, including those over EF’s pool.

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