Costa Rica Quest

Traveler Reviews

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  Bilal

  May 7th, 2026
  Tour was well organized and with good guide. However, too many nature excursions/activities. If I had known that I...
  Tour was well organized and with good guide. However, too many nature excursions/activities. If I had known that I would see all the nature and animals in Manuel Antonio National park that at one spot I would not have taken extra tours at Monteverde preserves. The optional activities at Manuel Antonio were very limited, no ATV tours offered. Secondly, the G adventures didn't inform me about the mix of people, we had a certain couple in our group. I would not travel with them as a family, I don't want to travel with them talking about their own stuff in the bus with everyone. If you are into a shorter more affordable tour, I recommend taking a tour to either Manuel Antonio or to la-Fortuna and Monteverde, due to overlapping experiences. The beaches at Manuel Antonio are not good, a lot of rip currents. The Zipline at Monteverde was the best experience. Take hanging bridges at the La-Fortuna, than Monteverde's cloud forest, because of more nature.Show more
  Traveled in April 2026
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  Eric

  April 13th, 2026
  I had an amazing trip to Costa Rica! I thought that the hotels had good service for the quality that was advertised...
  I had an amazing trip to Costa Rica! I thought that the hotels had good service for the quality that was advertised before the tour. I also really enjoyed Ingrid as our tour guide. She was an extremely knowledgeable guide who really put a lot of effort to make sure that we learned a lot about Costa Rica. She advocated on our behalf when there was issues of translation, and made the tour feel especially personal to each person. I had an amazing time in Costa Rica, and I want to personally thank Ingrid and G Adventures for operating such a fantastic trip! I think that some of the optional activities started to become repetitive, especially nature walks. It was expected that you would take part in optional activities at each location, as the tour was centered around the optional activities. I would like for future Costa Rica Quest tours to include more activities. As well, I would love if more activities were included as options in each location visited. I wanted to take part in water rafting in La Fortuna, as it was stated as an optional activity on the G Adventures website. However, once in La Fortuna, the water rafting option was not included as an option with no reason as to why it was not included. More transparency about options would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise, I had an amazing trip and I look forward to taking part in more G Adventures tours in the future!Show more
  Traveled in March 2026
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  zhao

  March 31st, 2026
  How was the overall experience
  Traveled in February 2026
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  AnnMaria

  March 27th, 2026
  I rarely leave reviews but I had to for this trip. Whether you love to relax or always on the go, Costa Rica has...
  I rarely leave reviews but I had to for this trip. Whether you love to relax or always on the go, Costa Rica has something for you. Our guide, Irene, was amazing and made this trip stress free (pura vida). Irene was on point. My best tour and tour guide by far and I’ve done many.Show more
  Traveled in March 2026
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  Joanna

  March 2nd, 2026
  I liked the itinerary and we had a very good guide, Fernando. The first hotel in San Jose was definitely well below...
  I liked the itinerary and we had a very good guide, Fernando. The first hotel in San Jose was definitely well below GAdventure standard and should be changed (dirty, in a remote location on a dark street away from everything). GAdventure encourages single travelers and Hotel El Sesteo is not for single female travelers. Not having breakfast included was an big inconvenience. Also almost no activities are included so be prepared for spending decent amount of your vacation time choosing them on site. The guide did his very best to assist us but I would prefer to have more activities included. Be prepared for the fact that Costa Rica is expensive and you will need quite a lot of money. Credit cards are widely accepted as well as US$.Show more
  Traveled in February 2026
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  Basia

  February 18th, 2026
  Additional costs make this tour very expensive and heotic. Necessary better description of activities and change of...
  Additional costs make this tour very expensive and heotic. Necessary better description of activities and change of itenerary. Adding Irazu volcano with Guyabo settelment and Cartago City. We did it on our own after the tour and it was a major highlight. Horrible and digusting hotel in San Jose. We were forced to book our own for 6 people for the last night. We were all writing to G Adventure to change hotel but they did nothing. G Adventure failed. When you contract tour to agencies does nobody check how hotels look?!Show more
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  Traveled in February 2026
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  Timothy

  February 13th, 2026
  With all the other wonderful tours we had with G, we give this one a 3 star. We liked: the overall pace and...
  With all the other wonderful tours we had with G, we give this one a 3 star. We liked: the overall pace and itinerary, the white water rafting and zip line were the best, the biodiversity in Costa Rica is wonderful, and a group of wonderful people on this tour. What we did not like: 1. Tour guide did not give good communications on what to expect. For example, he did not tell us that rafting company will take photos and we need to bring cash in order to get our photos. I have contacted rafting company and paid them, we still don’t have our photos (now one week later). He seems to looking to have fun rather than pay attention to his group. I had sent him messages on WhatsApp he set up for group but he either never responded or responded late. 2. Costa Rica as a country is beautiful. But everything is geared toward tourism. You can do anything without paying someone. It’s hard to get a truly local and authentic experience. 3. Food is expensive. They are not bad, but they are tourist food.Show more
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  Traveled in February 2026
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  Shiela

  February 11th, 2026
  Overall the tour was enjoyable. The maximum number of participants (16) made the travel and excursions more...
  Overall the tour was enjoyable. The maximum number of participants (16) made the travel and excursions more cumbersome than other tours I have been on. The tour guide was very accommodating and easy going. I was disappointed in the wildlife and nature excursions. They were definitely underwhelming and too crowded. The action type activities (zip lining and river rafting) were great. The accommodations were quite comfortable except for the first night. That place was definitely substandard to what I’ve experienced on tours of this kind. All in all another experience and great memory of the Costa Rican people and country.Show more
  Traveled in February 2026
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  Evan

  February 5th, 2026
  Our tour guide, Janice Crooks, went above and beyond her job duties to make the experience fun - she was always...
  Our tour guide, Janice Crooks, went above and beyond her job duties to make the experience fun - she was always professional, but she also was enthusiastic and friendly, ensuring that everyone in our group felt welcome, included, and accommodated. Absolutely purchase the Catamaran option - it is well worth it and more than I expected it to be! A few things to remember about this tour - most of the "adventure" aspects of the trip are extra costs, breakfast is not included at hotels (most of which were nice but the San Jose location is a bit dodgy). Otherwise, everything about this trip was fantastic and is highly recommended!Show more
  Traveled in January 2026
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  Julie

  January 29th, 2026
  The tour was well organised and ran with a good quality of accommodation and transport. Our guide was friendly and...
  The tour was well organised and ran with a good quality of accommodation and transport. Our guide was friendly and helpful and this enabled the group to get on well despite the varying age groups. However I felt there was too much emphasis on added adventure activities ( and pressure to do these) and very little cultural/history background given about Costa Rica apart from coffee and the animals. I wonder if this the priority of G Adventures as a company or of the facilitator? I had to read this up about the significant historical background of the country after the tour as , to me, this is a very important part of visiting a new country. In Monteverde our guide could give us no information at all on the two large nature parks and we had to rely on information from the hotel instead. We enjoyed the adventure activities that we did do but I think we should be informed on more opportunities for self exploration of the area also eg being informed on arrival that Monteverde is one of the most likely places to see the rare Quezale bird would have been very helpful.Show more
  Traveled in December 2025