Dominical beach, a 30 minute walk from Canopy Vista is an internationally-known surfing beach. It also has rip tides, which the surfers love, because they have learned to harness them to take them beyond the breakers to catch the waves back in again on their surf boards.My son took his first surf lesson at Dominicalito (little Dominical) beach, because the waves are smaller.

If you swim in the ocean, it is a good idea to get fam iliar with rip tides. Alternatively, swim in a protected cove such as Ballena National park, just south of Dominical. There are also many special swimming holes near waterfalls that you can hike or take horseback rides to.