Top Costa Rica Snorkeling

Santiago was an amazing guide! Every informative, went the extra mile. Our group was about 8 people which was nice, as my other tours felt a bit crowded. Unfortunately the water was not blue when we went due to the heavy rain the day before. but Santiago did his best to make the experience worth it, and it was! We saw many different snakes, spiders, and a family of sloths close enough to see without binoculars! The lunch was very tasty.

Was traveling with my husband and 2 kids 14 and 11, booked last minute and was skeptical after reading the negative reviews, so we were prepared with additions change of clothes, towel, kept some protein bars in case don’t get food till very late. I got a text message the day before regarding pick up time which was 6:00 am instead of 6:30 am as listed while booking, which was not a big deal and we did expect it to be a long and busy day! I also got all instructions upfront - regarding packing additional set of dry clothes, full pants for horseback riding( we were comfortable with shorts no issues whatsoever) even though we carried extra full length clothes, we did not know the sequence of activities upfront so we just wore shorts and tshirt over the swim wear. Our tour guide Armando was excellent and knowledgeable, he arrived before 6, gave us very explicit instructions about what to expect-when we will get time to change and we had plenty of time in between activities to switch quick into water shoes and dry off, it was a Packed day with 4 activities so we were not expecting much room. He did take us to a breakfast place prior to reaching the adventure venue ( self paid not included in package and we got decent options there and we did take advantage of that!), lunch (delicious) was at 1-1:15 pm and worked well since we had a breakfast at 8. We did receive our pictures as well via email- I was really worried about that since some reviews said it was a scam. You can take your phone as long as you are it’s secured well and in a waterproof case; it was strongly discouraged and we did not know what we were getting into so we left it with our stuff in the bus and hence opted for pictures, people from some other groups were carrying phones. Our minibus had plenty of room - our party had 11 people total in a bus that could seat 15-16 people; there was a water cooler with bottled water provided by Armando in the bus. Horseback riding was appx 45 mins, tubing 1:30-2hrs, canopying was around 1-1:30 Hr and hot spring was 1 hr so total time was 5-6hrs. All in all money well spent. We were picked and dropped at JW Marriott (7pm) but it’s almost 2:30-3 hrs from the venue. Do it! Kids and adults all loved it.

It is a long day but there are many stops so you are never in the bus for too long. Our guide Stephen and driver were incredibly kind and caring (my parents are older and had some mobility issues) and really went above and beyond to ensure they were safe and enjoyed the trip as much as possible. The stops were very pleasant and all of the food and drink was incredibly tasty! We saw a sloth, an eyelash viper and the top of the volcano!! Such a win!! We would highly recommend this tour to anyone!!