TOP RATED COSTA RICA EXPERIENCE ON TRIPADVISOR

  I have always previously booked our trips and excursions with our travel operator, so I was a bit apprehensive about taking the plunge and going straight to a local operator.... read more I shouldn’t have been. Frank was amazing. He wanted to know what we wanted to do as a family and was honest about travel times and what would work best for our family with a 7 seven year old and a 10 year old. He advised us not to book two similar trips (which he didn’t have to do as it would have been beneficial for him for us to do so) and he was excellent at keeping in contact and his replies were prompt and informative. We booked four excursions: 1. Sunset cruise. We were met on the beach by Frank and he talked to us about Costa Rica while we waited for our boat. The trip was brilliant. We were kept well with plenty of drinks and the snacks were excellent. We snorkelled and saw wild dolphins. The one thing I would say was that some of the music choices weren’t necessarily appropriate with young children in board! I don’t think they noticed though! 2. Magic of the Rainforest. We swam in a beautiful waterfall and trekked through the rainforest and had a wonderful time on quite a few hanging bridges! Our guide Harold was extremely knowledgeable and excellent with the children. My husband was super excited to... I have always previously booked our trips and excursions with our travel operator, so I was a bit apprehensive about taking the plunge and going straight to a local operator. I shouldn’t have been.
Frank was amazing. He wanted to know what we wanted to do as a family and was honest about travel times and what would work best for our family with a 7 seven year old and a 10 year old. He advised us not to book two similar trips (which he didn’t have to do as it would have been beneficial for him for us to do so) and he was excellent at keeping in contact and his replies were prompt and informative.
We booked four excursions:
1. Sunset cruise. We were met on the beach by Frank and he talked to us about Costa Rica while we waited for our boat. The trip was brilliant. We were kept well with plenty of drinks and the snacks were excellent. We snorkelled and saw wild dolphins. The one thing I would say was that some of the music choices weren’t necessarily appropriate with young children in board! I don’t think they noticed though!
2. Magic of the Rainforest. We swam in a beautiful waterfall and trekked through the rainforest and had a wonderful time on quite a few hanging bridges! Our guide Harold was extremely knowledgeable and excellent with the children. My husband was super excited to see leaf cutter ants in action (this made his holiday!) We had a wonderful lunch where we also got to experience a butterfly sanctuary and then headed to a reserve where we saw many sloths (much to the delight of my sloth-crazy 7 year old). There was a lot of walking and it was tiring but my children didn’t once complain which goes to show how good Harold was at keeping them engaged!
3. Mirrevalles volcano and zip lining. This was my favourite trip. Our guide was Wilbert, who was excellent and extremely knowledgeable. Again we started with a swim in a waterfall and then went to zip line through the rainforest. There was a long and STEEP walk up to the first line, but my goodness was it worth it! 6 zip lines through the forest, finishing with a 300 metre line back to the lodge. The views were stunning and the guys at the zip lining place were amazing with the children. We were with another family with two young children and they all had an amazing time! There was also a bonus sloth in the tree at the lodge, so that was exciting! We then went for lunch (again excellent) and then a horse riding trek. This was fantastic and the children had an amazing time. Then it was off to the volcano crater. This is a live crater where you can see the boiling water coming out from the ground. We sat in a natural sauna before. Covering ourselves in mud, letting it dry off, showering and then taking a dip in three different temperature hot springs. My skin felt amazing!! Then it was back to the hotel. What a day!!
4. River safari. We went to a national park for this. Again, Wilbert was our guide and he was great again! We stopped off to see monkeys on the way and then did our boat ride on the river where we saw many crocodiles, and lots of other wildlife. I made friends with a gigantic grasshopper! Lunch was excellent again and then we had a demonstration of pottery from a local family which was very interesting.

On all of our excursions, we were met promptly and made to feel welcome and included throughout each day. There were several ways to pay (we did it via PayPal) and Frank was extremely helpful and prompt in all of his replies.
We genuinely feel like we had a far better service through Frank than we have ever had when booking our excursions through our travel company and will not hesitate to use him again when we return to Costa Rica.
We would like to thank Frank and the guides (Harold and Wilbert) for making our first visit to Costa Rica an unforgettable one. More

  Our wonderful concierge Ceasar at Bahi Pez Villa resort set us up with this tour company. We used them several times as we didn't rent a car. Our favorite... read more was our beach tour. Ernesto was our driver and was fantastic. Gave us info about the...More

  We got plugged into this tour by a vendor at the beach near Villa Sol. Mainly signed up to get a coffee plantation tour but we added the hanging bridge... read more tour in the Monteverde Cloud Forest as well. Our driver Marvin was great for us...More

  The drivers were great and we felt safe and comfortable. They did an excellent job and we would highly recommend this company.

  This tour was the highlight of my week in Costa Rica. Our guide, Eddy, went above and beyond to teach us about the culture of Costa Rica and he is... read more very knowledgeable about the plants and trees. Our driver, Andres, had the best sense of...More

  Sloths, waterfalls and more - We had a nice tour although felt rushed at times. We got to swim in the waterfall and learn about coffee and chocolate. The best part was the sloth sanctuary... read more where we were up close and personal with the sloth. The hanging bridges at Heliconias were amazing although we were disappointed to not see any wildlife on the hike. The local lunch spot was delicious! Overall it was a good tour and our guide was helpful and informative.