Surf School & Tours Montezuma Costa Rica

Surf

Nicoya Peninsula

Playa Grande, 25 minute walk from downtown Montezuma

Surfer's Paradise

Surf Lessons with Locals

Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced Surfers

Learn with Local Surfers

We offer surf lessons, kayak/surf excursions, multi-day trips, surfboard rentals

Trekking back to town

Tuanis
Costa Rican surf slang
Definition: anything good, hello, goodbye, how are you, thanks...
(just say it whenever you meet a Tico)

Practice with Local Pros

Proyecto Montezuma's Environmental Project
Every Sunday, volunteers and eco-friendly tourists gather in town and hike to Playa Grande to pick up trash and spend the day surfing.
When in Montezuma, please stop by our office for more information and
TRAVEL LIKE YOU CARE!

Snorkeling Montezuma Nicoya Peninsula Costa Rica

Snorkel Excursions

Montezuma, Nicoya Peninsula

Ocean Kayak

Cabuya Island

Snorkel around coral reef full of fish and aquatic life

Islas Tortuga Snorkel Trip

White Sand Island

Snorkel with Tropical fish & Coral reef

Peccary pig, just one of the many attractions to be found on Isla Tortuga


Kissing a lobster with sun-kissed skin

Sea Turtle spottings are common on the way to Isla Tortuga

Local guides instruct you how to safely handle aquatic life

Fresh fish BBQ with fruit, soda and beer for lunch
(vegetarian option available too)

Ocean Kayak Tour Nicoya Peninsula

Ocean Kayak Tours

Proyecto Montezuma

Cabuya Island

Piedra Colorada, Reserva Nicholas Wessberg

Paddling around Isla Cabuya

Natural Spa Tour

During the Piedra Colorada tour, we take a hike to a secret waterfall for a natural

exfoliating face mask and aquatic massage.

During the Isla Cabuya tour, we take a break to snorkel around the coral reef. You see fish, coral reef and lots of aquatic life. Plus, we take a break to explore the island's local indigenious cementary.

Canopy Zipline Montezuma Waterfalls

Canopy Zipline
Montezuma's Waterfalls
Montezuma's Canopy Zipline soars you across nine cables above the breathtaking waterfalls. During the tour, you take a break to swim, swing, jump and play in the waterfalls.

Amazing Views, Adrenaline Pump & Great Photos

Email or stop by Proyecto Montezuma's office downtown to reserve

Booking with Proyecto Montezuma funds scholarships

for local kids to study English:
Travel Like You Care!

Volunteer Teaching Montezuma, Costa Rica

Volunteer Teaching Program
Proyecto Montezuma

We accept global volunteers to teach English and extra-curricular classes to local children and adults and to participate in Spanish Language Immersion. Our program is non-profit, volunteer-run and offers classes to local elementary school, preschool, young adults and adults for free. Come and share your talents, participate in positive cross-cultural exchange, study Spanish and have a blast!

Please see our webpage and email for more information

Josh and Dia, long-term volunteers from California, leading class of elementary school students.

Karlien, volunteer from Belguim with Dia, Kerri and expert preschool hulahoopers.

The girls love teasing Josh.

Elementary school kids learning the parts of the body.

Brennan and Daniella, volunteers from the States, proudly smiling after their students mastered the parts of the body in English.

Sherri, volunteer from Georgia, and Daniella, volunteer from Florida, teaching young adults conversational English and job-training skills.

In Costa Rica, July is known as "el veranillo" or little summer. Proyecto Montezuma organizes an el veranillo program for local kids during their school vacation. Local elementary and preschool kids practice basic literacy and numeracy skills with Martha, volunteer from Florida.

Handwriting practice with teachers, Martha and Daniella

Dia, volunteer from California, organized a wonderful HulaHoop workshop. Dia is a HulaHoop Ambassador and taught the kids how to make and use the hoops. Now, the streets are full of smiling hoopers!

Natalie, volunteer from England, teaching local high schoolers. The class is full of local buenisimo surfers, they are learning the basic of English and job-training skills to become surf instructors.

Chris, volunteer from England, taking the lead as he instructs the preschoolers animal names and sounds.

Kerri, volunteer coordinator, working on handwriting skills with preschoolers.
The preschoolers get really excited when they know the answer!

Volunteer & Travel Like You Care!

Natalie & Chris from London

Chris and Natalie are volunteering teaching now. They have been leading classes for all age, preschoolers, adults, young adults and having some fun too...
The evening class with young adults.

Natalie catching up Diego with the basics of the verb to be.

Preschoolers working hard on their new tables and chairs. Kandi kindly donated these much-needed tables and chairs and the kids love working comfortably!

Proud of her perfect letters:

Taking turns listening to the difference between USA English and British English:

After hard work indoors, we run around a bit outside to reinforce the learning of letters, colors and numbers...

Weekend & Back to School

Time to hit the books with preschoolers.
We are practicing our basic handwriting skills:

This weekend, we kayaked and snorkeled around Isla Cabuya. This tour is great for all water-lovers. We meet in Montezuma central and then head south to Cabuya, local fishing village. We hit the water and snorkel amidst beautiful coral reef loaded with colorful, tropical fish. Then, we take a break and hike around the island to learn more about the local floklore and indigenous cementery located on the island. Then, we paddle more and snorkel again...

The End of Veranillo

Veranillo, or small summer, vacation ended and school is back in session. Proyecto Montezuma students returned to classes, with uniforms and all...

Talking and writing about our Favorite Things and our Least Favorite Things

Cabuya Island Kayak/Snorkel Tour

On the way to Isla Cabuya, you pass this impressive Ficus tree. This year, InBio declared this tree the Tree of the Year. You have to see it in person to appreciate its enormity.

Getting ready to snorkel in one of the best snorkel spots in the southern Nicoya Peninsula.

On Cabuya Island, there is an indigenous cementery.

Heading to the island!


Adult Class with Local Artesanos...talk about fun while learning:

All-day Hike:

Morning session, Reserva Nicholas Wessberg

Afternoon session, Montezuma Waterfalls

Crossing Montezuma's beaches through the jungle full of Ficus trees. These strangle trees attach, and don't let go.

Hike up the gorgeous Piedra Colorada river.

Facebook!

Proyecto Montezuma is on Facebook now, friend us to learn more!
Sunday Surf & Beach Clean Up! On Sunday's we hike to Playa Grande to catch some waves and clean up all the trash that drifts this way.

Cesar zipping over Montezuma's Waterfalls, thanks to Shawn Knight for taking us on this adventure! Montezuma's Canopy Zipline is awesome!

Josh, recent volunteer teacher, surf instructor and kayak guide, teaching us how to catch some waves at Playa Grande.

Photo from recent class with Dia, volunteer from California, Karlien volunteer from Belgium, and some preschoolers.

Josh liked the Canopy tour too.

Isla Tortuga!

July Program

We know the parts of the body in English and Spanish now!

Local kids and kids traveling throughout Central America during July's vacation, hanging out at Proyecto Montezuma, using our new One Laptop, One World computer and reading about local birds.

STORY TIME with Martha! The local elementary and preschool kids just love listening to Martha read stories in Spanish and then translate them into English...some local adults even stop by to listen!