Tim lives and works out of San Diego, California. He's the guy who will help you make all your arrangements and reservations for your Costa Rican adventure. While Tim visits and instructs at the School as often as possible, Tyler lives in Nosara and is your prime surf instructor, local guide, dining guru and all around point man. Together, they make sure every aspect of your travels, lodging, surfing and other amenities are all you expect - and more.

Tim, Tyler and our instructors are Red Cross-certified and trained in Ocean Rescue and first aid.

Tyler Marsh	Tim Marsh

Instructors in the Nosara Location:

Pio: Nosara, Costa Rica
Pio is a Nosara native and top local surfer who's been instructing for more than 7 years. He speaks fluent Spanish and English, and loves to work with families, especially if he can get one of the kids to be the first to catch a wave! Pio has excellent wave and people skills!

Pio	Pio

Kim McGovern: Nosara, Costa Rica
Kim has been surfing for over 20 years and has instructed with Safari Surf School for 4 years. "Kimbo", as we and our guests like to call him, has surfed all over Costa Rica, Nicaragua, California, Florida, and New York. Kim has been an ocean lifeguard for 17 years on the East Coast of the U.S. and is fully certified in Ocean Water Rescue, First Responder First Aid, and CPR.

Kim	Kim

Rolando: Nosara, Costa Rica
Rolando has been with Safari Surf School for the last 6 years and is one of our main instructors. His personality, charm, and professional approach separate him from the average surf instructors of the world. He is born and raised in Nosara and is a regular ripper in the line up as well.

Rolando	Rolando

Christian: Nosara, Costa Rica
Christian has been surfing for the past 12 years. I can still remember living in Garza in 1997… the next bay over from Nosara, and he and his brother David would always come out surfing the shore break with me. He grew up in Garza, the next bay over from Nosara. I still remember living in the small town in 1997, when Christian would come out surfing the shore break with me. He’d always hang out at our little market, bumming off wax and being a total grommet.

Christian	Christian

Instructors in the Mal Pais / Santa Teresa Location:

Pia Plant: Manager, surf instructor, Spanish teacher, yoga teacher
Pia has lived in Santa Teresa now for over 8 years. She was born in Argentina and worked there as Spanish teacher and in her own restaurant. After a couple of years in Santa Teresa she became a surf instructor for a couple of local surf camps and was giving private lessons at a hotel where she worked for 4 years. Besides surfing she practices Ashtanga yoga on a regular basis and does healing work with Reiki and Bach flower remedies. Pia’s belief is “Surfing is definitely a healing source as you are in contact with the ocean and nature…you get to be in and live in the present, no past, no future while you are surfing and that is a very good practice!”

Pia

Luciano Dias: Mal Pais / Santa Teresa Location
Luciano has been teaching and surfing in the waves of Brazil for the past 10 years. Now residing in Santa Theresa , Luciano spends his days instructing surfing and Capoeira to our locals. His bright light illuminates not only the town but fills the waterways with good vibrations too! He looks forward to working with all the guests at Safari Surf School to help them find their love for the ocean.

Luciano

Ben Dayman: Mal Pais / Santa Teresa Location
Ben is from Byron Bay Australia , where he grew up surfing some of the best waves in Australia. At 18, Ben ran off and joined the circus, learning the flying trapeze and working at hotels and resorts teaching trapeze as well as, performing. His work took him to Malaysia , Bali , New Caledonia , Hong Kong , U.S.A and Mexico . He came to Costa Rica in 2000 to surf and liked it so much he stayed. He's been living in Santa Teresa for 6 years now. Ben is an Australian qualified surf coach and now puts his years of surfing experience and ocean knowledge to use for you!

Ben