The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive

Customer Reviews

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  Patricia

  · July 25th, 2024
  We went on the "Best of Costa Rica" tour and had an amazing time! The trip was very well run. We felt well cared for. It was amazing to have all the transportation and lodging arranged every step of the way! Every transport was on time and professional. Karla was my contact through Whats App and she was very responsive to all my questions. I would recommend them wholeheartedly!
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Good Day Dear Patricia We are very excited to know you have an incredible vacation time, It was a truly pleasure to be able to assist you during the whole trip. Best regards, Karla Alpízar Destination Services Costa Rica's Team
  Trip date: July 2024
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  James

  · March 9th, 2024
  I really liked the support from Tour Radar, in preparing for the trip. The staff were so helpful and pleasant. I liked the first part of the tour to Pachira Lodge and Tortuguero, plus the last one, Isla Tortuga, where activities and all meals were included. But the it got pretty expensive in La Fortuna and Monte Verde, when only the hotel rooms and breakfasts were included. Without spending hundreds of dollars more on activities, one was stuck in the hotels, far from anywhere walkable. If activities can't be included, at least choose hotels close to the centre or attractions, so walking is possible.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thank you very much for your feedback! We take note of your comments to improve in the future. We hope soon your return to Costa Rica and provide an excellent experience. Kind regards, Customer Service team
  Trip date: February 2024
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  Kirsten

  · January 14th, 2024
  Our family of 4 with kids (ages 15 and 10) from the USA really enjoyed this trip! We like to see a lot of different things on our trips rather than just lounging. This trip definitely does that. Everything went very smoothly. Accommodations were great, and the food was delicious. All driver pick ups were on time, clean, and courteous. A few improvements or things for other travelers to ask about: I would have liked to get the final, detailed itinerary sooner. The web site indicated we would get it 2-3 weeks before the trip, but I received it less than 2 days before. I was trying to pre-book a couple of excursions in La Fortuna and Monteverde, and it would have been nice to have the confirmed dates and accommodations sooner. Also, I forgot to mention during booking - and no one asked - that we would want vegetarian meals. Most meals included in the package were buffet style, so that was fine. But on the day trip to Isla Tortuga, there wasn’t much for us to eat. We also did not know that the snorkeling at Isla Tortuga was an “add-on” part of the trip. Snorkeling near the main beach isn’t good, so don’t bother bringing snorkel gear if you don’t book the extra excursion. At the end of the trip we stayed in downtown San Jose, so we were the first to be picked up for Isla Tortuga at 5:20am (that’s rough with kids!), but then stopped to pick up people at many other hotels along the way - so we did not even leave the city until about 6:45am. I wondered if there would have been a different hotel to stay in for the end of the trip that would have been closer to west side of the city (later pick up!), but also not too far from the airport for the departure day.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Good Day Dear Kirsten We are glad to know you have a great time with your family during this trip! Definitely we are going to take in count your comments to keep improving our services. Regards, Karla Alpízar Destination Services Costa Rica's Team
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Isabelle Jay

  · December 20th, 2023
  Delighted with this tour! Everything was planned and organised for us and ran smoothly with no problems. The hotels were all lovely, the food was great, the transfers were on time, and communication from the team was fantastic. We particularly like Tortuguero and Tortuga but all the destinations were worth visiting.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday... Show more
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Daniel

  · May 20th, 2023
  The tour is very well planned. The hotels picked were excellent and the service was great from everyone we dealt with. Noteworthy items: Costa Rican drivers are very polite and somewhat slow drivers. Driving is very easy throughout the country. We loved driving ourselves and having the freedom to go where we wanted. In tortugero the rooms don’t have AC and you can hear your neighbors. The resort is beautiful and we are glad we went, but I wish we brought electric fans. We asked to be moved to a room with no one next to us.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday... Show more
  Trip date: May 2023
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  Deepak

  · January 29th, 2023
  It was Awesome Tour and tourradar support was available at any point of time with quick response as problem solver. Being a new to any country we were feeling with us as invisible tour guide always with us for at any support with all possible alternates. Thanks to Tour Radar and the team and now we are going to plan family tour for some other destination.
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thanks so much for your feedback!, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a review!.Hope soon you come back to Costa Rica
  Trip date: January 2023
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  Marianne

  · November 18th, 2022
  The hotels and transfers were all top notch.
  

  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thanks so much for your feedback!, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a review!. Hope soon you come back to Costa Rica!!
  
  Trip date: October 2022
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  Christine

  · July 6th, 2022
  My family of 4 just finished this tour in mid-June, Costa Rica's rainy season, and highly recommend it. We had been looking forward to visiting CR for a long time and didn't want the hassle of renting a car/driving or booking transport to different areas of the country and so glad we did. This tour gave us a great overview of many different regions of the country and took so much stress out of booking travel basics. We then added on our own activities in each place. The hotels were lovely, food was good, staff were kind and helpful, and the transports so easy. I would only add that I would not recommend this specific tour for people who want a lot of beach time--pick a different CR tour if that is you. However, we wanted to see the nature and experience the culture so this was perfect for us!
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  Destination Services Costa Rica commented on this review

  Thanks so much for your feedback!, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a review!.Hope soon you come back to Costa Rica!!
  
  Trip date: June 2022