Costa Rica Independence Day in Uvita and Dominical: What Travelers Should Know

Costa Rica Independence Day in Uvita and Dominical: What Travelers Should Know

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  September 2026  |  Playa Hermosa, Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Culture and Destination On the evening of September 14, the lights go out. Streets across the country go quiet for a moment. Then the anthem plays at six o’clock. After that, hundreds of paper […]

Retreat Into the Southern Pacific Coast When You Need to Reset

Retreat Into the Southern Pacific Coast When You Need to Reset

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  September 2026  |  Playa Hermosa, Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Wellness Travel There is a specific moment that arrives on the second or third morning of a stay in Playa Hermosa. You wake without an alarm because the birds started at five and you […]

Planning Your September Stay Around the Whale and Dolphin Festival in Uvita

Planning Your September Stay Around the Whale and Dolphin Festival in Uvita

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  September 2026  |  Playa Hermosa, Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Destination Guide Every September, the small bay town of Uvita hands its calendar over to the whales. The Whale and Dolphin Festival Uvita hosts each year runs from September 4 to 6 in 2026. […]

Find Out Why August Is the Quietest Month to Have Uvita Almost to Yourself

Find Out Why August Is the Quietest Month to Have Uvita Almost to Yourself

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  August 2026  |  Playa Hermosa, Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Costa Rica Travel Planning Walk out onto the Whale’s Tail at low tide on a Tuesday morning in January and you will share the sandbar with a steady stream of people. Do the same […]

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Plan a Rainy Season Escape That Actually Feels Like Luxury in Uvita

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  August 2026  |  Playa Hermosa, Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Costa Rica Travel Planning Most travelers researching Costa Rica green season travel stop at the word “rain” and start looking at February instead. That decision costs them the version of Uvita that residents quietly […]

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Pura Vida Living: What Makes the Uvita/Dominical Coast Different from the Rest of Costa Rica

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  July 2026  |  Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 7 minutes  |  Category: Destination Guide Costa Rica sells “Pura Vida” as a slogan, but along the Uvita and Dominical coast, it’s closer to a description of daily life. This stretch of the Southern Pacific hasn’t been shaped by large-scale […]

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Best Time to Visit Uvita and Playa Hermosa: A Season-by-Season Guide

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  July 2026  |  Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 7 minutes  |  Category: Trip Planning One of the most common questions we hear from travelers planning a stay at Hermosa Retreat Villas is deceptively simple: when should I come? The honest answer is that Uvita and Playa Hermosa reward […]

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Top 7 Adventures Near Your Villa: Waterfalls, Rainforest Hikes, and Surf Breaks Around Uvita

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  July 2026  |  Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 8 minutes  |  Category: Activities & Adventure One of the quiet advantages of staying in Playa Hermosa is how much adventure sits within a short drive. Guests at Hermosa Retreat Villas often arrive planning to relax and end up filling […]

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A Day in Paradise: A Sample Itinerary for Your Uvita Villa Retreat

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  July 2026  |  Uvita, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 6 minutes  |  Category: Travel Inspiration Most travelers arrive in Uvita with a rough plan: see the Whale’s Tail, maybe hike a waterfall, spend some time on the beach. But the real magic of a luxury villa retreat isn’t found […]

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Whale Watching in Uvita, Costa Rica: The Complete Guide to the Whale’s Tail and Beyond

Published by Hermosa Retreat Villas  |  June 2026  |  Uvita, Marino Ballena National Park, Costa Rica Estimated read time: 7 minutes  |  Category: Destination Guide, Wildlife, Nature Costa Rica is celebrated for its wildlife, but few experiences anywhere in the country compare to watching a humpback whale breach in the open Pacific from a small […]