Tropical Costa Rica 5 Days, Short Break

Customer Reviews

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  Murali

  · May 11th, 2025
  Excellent and well-organized tour. All the airport, hotel, and tour pick-up were punctual and efficient. The tours to Mt. Arenal volcano and Baldi Hot Springs were very good, and Erick, our guide was excellent. Similarly, the tour to Tortuguero National Park was very good, and the guides, Ignacio and Daniel were excellent. The lodge and the meals at the Tortuguero National Park were very good, but note that there is no TV or wifi in the rooms, and the windows cannot be shut at night to quiet the birds' noise outside at night, if you are expecting these things. The boat ride and the wildlife watch tour were excellent. A couple of things I would suggest for the tour company to address in the Mt. Arenal and Baldi Springs day tour: (1) If you can include in the tour description and itinerary that tour members would be provided with a towel and a key to a locker, it would have been very helpful as I carried a big towel unnecessarily and was worried about my personal belongings. (2) At the Baldi Hot Springs, after 2.5 hours of soaking in the hot springs, we were all done by 5 pm and hungry, and so, if the dinner had been started earlier say 5 or 5:30 pm, it would have helped us to get back to our hotels by 10 or 10:30 pm instead of pas t11 pm. Some of us had to get up early next day to check out of the hotel by 6:15 am for the next day's tour to Tortuguero National Park, and could have enjoyed the next day's tour with a little more sleep. The Sleep Inn Hotel at San Jose, arranged by the tour company was excellent and was within walking distance to all the main shopping areas, restaurants, and the museums. The hotel breakfast and fitness room were very good. The hotel staff were very helpful to give me directions to local attractions near the hotel. In my free time, I was able to visit the National Museum within 5 minutes walking distance from the hotel, and across from the Jade Museum. If you are walking around on your own, be ware of the sidewalks in San Jose as they were in bad condition and can be tripped easily, if not paying attention. Of course, this is not the tour company or the hotel's problem, but more of the San Jose city issue. I highly recommend this tour and this tour company.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience in such detail! We are so happy to know that you enjoyed our tours to Arenal Volcano, Baldi Hot Springs, and Tortuguero National Park, and that Erick, Ignacio, and Daniel did an excellent... Show more
  
  Trip date: April 2025
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  Derek

  · March 16th, 2025
  We did a lot of traveling over the Costa Rican countryside but saw and experienced so much. While most of the trip went smooth, there were a couple of hiccups but our tour guides took care of it and every thing turned out great.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Dear Mr. Carlson, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Your opinion is very important for us! We are very happy to hear that you had a great time in our beautiful Costa Rica. Hope to welcome you again in a near future. Our Warm Regards,... Show more
  Trip date: March 2025
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  Tanya

  · March 10th, 2025
  The stable tour group was absent, every day with a new group, but overall was just fine and problems were solved if it occurred.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Hello Tanya, Thank you for taking the time and give us your opinion which is very important to us. We hope to see you again in a near future. Our best regards, Andrea Rojas P, Destinations Services Costa Rica
  Trip date: February 2025
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  Pramita

  · February 9th, 2025
  It was a pretty good experience. The only part that was a bit inconvenient was over 3 hours ride to Arenal Volcano site from our hotel in a small white tourist van. I was expecting a better comfortable tourist bus since the road was a lot of winding and turns and also many pick ups on the way. My co traveller was an elderly lady and it was quite rough on her at the end of the day. One more thing to add was I didn’t get any welcome letter or contact from my tour operator until a day before our tour started.Instead, I had to constantly reach them through email or wats app . The hotel information they gave me earlier was different. Luckily, an agent contacted after my many attempts and send me a note of welcome letter with details just a day before. This was something that should have been done atleast 3 or 5 days prior to our trip. I had to resend my flight details which I had already provided them way ahead but seemed like they didn’t have it. So last minute , it was again finalized and set. Nevertheless, the whole trip went well once the tour started. Jazmin came to pick us up at the airport and she was so helpful and available anytime we needed any help with questions. She provided us her number and was really so helpful with all arrangement. She is a great agent. Thanks to her for our trip . I loved the trip ! Worth visiting the place. Good experience over all.
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  Trip date: February 2025
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  Louise McLean

  · February 5th, 2025
  The vacation and transportation was very organized.
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  Trip date: January 2025
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  William

  · August 22nd, 2024
  First time using Tourradar and was extremely impressed. Everything ran on time and the vans and shuttles arrived exactly when they were supposed to according to my itinerary. It was so nice to have someone waiting at the airport when I landed and not to have to think about driving in a foreign country for five days. I ate more than I expected. So many meals were included and they are spaced according to the travel schedule to break up the 3 hour ride from one destination to the next. San Jose hotel was a Radisson that was perfectly situated to walk to the main part of the city during daylight hours. (I did take Ubers after dark) The hotel room did have a slight musty smell which I remember experiencing when I stayed at a couple hotels in Houston. Guess it comes with the humidity. The main parts of the hotel did not have that. The bar at the Radisson was very reasonable and the provided breakfast was very good. The resort hotel in the national park was beautiful but the cabins did not have A/C. From what I read, most of the resorts don't have AC in that area. It was very warm sleeping at night but it was only for one night and it was worth it to see a group of monkeys the next morning hanging out in the trees above the pool. Overall, very pleasantly surprised how smooth everything went and I will for future travel deals with Tourradar for my next vacation.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Good Day Dear William I'm very glad to know you have a nice experience during your trip, thanks for your comments, we are definitely taking it in count to keep improving our services. We hope you have the opportunity to come back soon to Costa Rica... Show more
  Trip date: August 2024
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  Cara

  · June 22nd, 2024
  We had a wonderful time! Everything went smoothly, our tour guides and drivers were friendly and knowledgeable, and each of the places we visited was amazing. Highly recommend!
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Hi Cara I'm very glad to know you have enjoyed an incredible time during your trip :) We hope you can have the opportunity to come back some day and we will more than happy to assist you discover more nice places from Costa Rica. Best regards, Karla
  
  Trip date: June 2024
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  Kristen

  · April 8th, 2024
  The itinerary, guides, and organization of our entire trip was remarkable! We were able to see many places, the guides were nice (and funny), and organization of schedule and transportation was perfect! I was very pleased!
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Good Day Dear Kristen We are very glad to know you have enjoyed a good experience during the whole trip, we really appreciate your kind comments. Regards, Karla Alpízar Destination Services Costa Rica's Team
  Trip date: April 2024
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  Carilyn

  · December 26th, 2023
  Times weren't greatly coordinated and communicated to me. My schedule said that the Pachira pickup would be at 6:40 a.m. The guy from the hotel showed up at 6:30 a.m. and showed me his confirmation that that was the correct time. Arenal was clouded over--no fault of the tour. The 8 p.m. pickup to depart to the airport arrived at 9:45 p.m. Hotels were comfortable.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Good Day Dear Carilyn Our apologies for the inconveniences, we are going to improve in the transportation services with the providers in order to prevent this kind of delay situation will occur in the future. We really appreciate your feedback.... Show more
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Caroline

  · August 2nd, 2023
  Trip was good but I would have liked an option to upgrade the hotel if I chose, and options for activities or tours the day of arrival and departure if there was time.
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  Trip date: July 2023