What a great day yesterday. The Manual Antonio National park guide we had was great. He was very knowledgeable and most helpful. The park is quite large and well worth seeing and the coastal scenery is spectacular. This hotel is quite nice and above my expectations. Clean, nice, good staff, good food, REAL hot water! no real complaints, except no coffee maker in the room and no phone but I can adapt. The little restaurant is alfresco and has great food! Speaking of food, I am off to breakfast before our rafting trip. More later/emr at 0643.
After I got back from rafting I got cleaned up and went do to photograph some birds at the bird feeder near the restaurant. I met one of the waiters who was off duty and the chef. Their recommendations for dinner : the whole red snapper (fresh) stuffed with shrimp, squid, clams in tomato sauce with a glass of chardonnay. I took their advice and it was fantastic. I would highly recommend the Villa Bosque hotel and restaurant for your next Costa Rica visit!! And last night was a full moon! There were some spotty clouds, but the moon over Costa Rica is beautiful. It was a beautiful night.
The waiter and chef advised me on the differences between bananas and plantains; and told me about hicamas (or Jacamas, as they call them) and their uses. Did yall know that Costa Rica produces computer chips for Intel? It represents 60% of their GDP, I am told. Someone needs to verify that, as I seems very high to me.
Adventure Life took care of everything! All we had to do was show up when we were supposed to, which made our first trip to Costa Rica largely stress-free and incredibly fun. Our trip reps, Hannah and Mariethony, were helpful and responsive, getting back to us by email usually within a few hours. Our accommodations were all great, and we got incredibly blessed with some absolutely stellar guides and drivers.
Our Jungle & Beach trip was an excellent balance of adventure and rest. We got to try out a lot of different activities, including snorkeling, hiking, white water rafting and kayaking, while also partaking of some rest around the pool or by the ocean. We enjoyed seeing and exploring the beautiful Caribbean side of the country.
Joy Knowles
1 week ago
The company made our adventure trip hassle-free, and a lot of fun! I will definitely be using them again
Carolena F
1 month ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.
John Zent
1 month ago
COSTA RICA a trip of a life time travelling round this beautiful country. All went like clockwork even when the weather was against us and all transfers seemed to be part of the holiday not a chore. Would definitely use Adventure Life again having previously used them 20 years ago!!
Cynthia Calton
1 month ago
Our Costa Rica trip was amazing! Kassandra planned everything and the excursions, hotels, overall organization were outstanding. Everything worked out smoothly, the excursions guides were knowledgeable allowing us to see so much of the fauna and flora of the country. The hotels were great as well, all in fantastic locations and with beautiful views.