Costa Rica Experience

4 Reviews

Excellent

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Good

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Rather Poor

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  Valerie
  Written on January 11, 2018

  3.5 - Good

  Nice country, very green, a bit too humid for my taste. Good itinary. Be careful, most of the activities are not included in the tour are you need to pay extra money for them. The guide was very nice and patient. The hotels were basic but quite all right. Costa-rican people are very nice.

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  Christy
  Written on June 18, 2017

  5.0 - Excellent

  I thought this trip was fantastic and was one of the best of my life. I felt we got a great overview of much of the country and a good feel for the culture and people as well as the sights. Brian was an incredible leader. The pace was perfect and we did so many great things and saw so much wildlife. The homestay was definitely a highlight and exceeded my expectations. Our group was small and diverse and friendly and awesome. I really can't say enough good things about this trip. It was my first with intrepid and I can't wait for my next one with them.

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  Michael
  Written on March 11, 2017

  5.0 - Excellent

  This was a wonderful trip. Great homestay gave insight into the culture. We had fabulous opportunities to see different landscapes and lots of native wildlife. Our guide was excellent being passionate about showing us his country I would highly recommend this trip. Pat and Michael from Australia

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  Leena
  Written on October 12, 2016

  1.5 - Rather poor

  This is the first time I am totally disappointed with the tour. I went with normal expectations of Costa Rica but instead came back with lackluster experience. Costa Rica is all about nature, it is one of the 42 places Smithsonian's list to travel or experience but unfortunately our guide was had no knowledge of anything nature. Two things he pointed in the trip is 1) hummingbirds at the feeder and 2) Heliconia flowers (cultivated, not something growing in wild). I have seen both sitting my front porch. Also, I had an accident, got hurt but the guide was missing in action. We have always known the whereabouts of the guide and he/she has always known ours during the tour. I would like someone to follow up on this. My email is in the profile so please contact me. I am serious about the concerns, my experience has nothing to do with Intrepid but is to the guide and selection of the guide is Intrepid's responsibility. I have heard lot of fantastic travel stories from other Intrepid travelers and I myself is taking a trip to Vietnam, Cambodia in December and hoping to have fantastic experience. We had fantastic meals when we went on our own and did not go with guide's choice. We learned a lot from a naturalist we hired and not go with the guide when he was suppose to guide per trip notes.

  

  Intrepid Travel commented on this review

  Hi Lenna, We are so sorry to hear about your experiences on the Costa Rica Experience trip. We truly value your feedback and want to make this right. We are keen to pass this information along to our customer relations and operations team to avoid a similar situation on future departures. Could you please email us at customerrelations@IntrepidTravel.com?

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