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Catherine Waltman

(Earth, Fire and Water, Dec 2008)

I believe Monika initially was providing us help and then it was Marissa from then on. All support was excellent. I had several "last minute" questions and she always got back to me right away.

Again excellent. The Bergerac at San Jose was great. We got to stay in Room 14 on our arrival with a wonderful balcony. Tiskita was fantastic and so were the other lodges. We were very comfortable at all times.

Again, given all the logistics that had to happen, the drivers were always on time. We waited maybe 10-15 minutes after our flight back from Tiskita but Jose our guide said we were not scheduled for an hour later. I think they had moved our flight up. But even this did not cause much delay.

Jose Romero, our guide for Arenal and Monteverde, was fantastic. We could not believe the 3 of us had a private tour guide. We were interested in birds and wildlife and he helped us find and identified for us many, many birds. He was always friendly and witty and had a great attitude. We want to get him again the next time we go to Costa Rica!!

Our drivers was absolutely great - even on the winding dirt roads to Monteverde. The food at Tiskita was incredible. Yes all staff was excellent that we came into contact with and everyone went out of their way to be sure we were satisfied.

Tiskita food was very good. Of course, they had their fruits from the orchard and every meal was special. Our food at Arenal Observatory Lodge was also good. We had a special meal at Montana Monteverde that was great.

I was incredibly impressed. We did not experience any hitches and Costa Rica was incredibly beautiful. I am ready to go back to Costa Rica. We are hoping to be able to go again next year. Thanks for a wonderful trip for me, my sister, and my son.

Our guide, Jose Romero, was wonderful. He would say, "we have a situation." At first we thought something bad was fixing to happen. Then, he would explain something to us about Costa Rica and tell us there was a toucan, or tanager, or howler monkey. He would say enthusiastically, "that's fantastic!" He made our trip special to be able to see it through his eyes. Clyde at Tiskita Lodge took us on a night hike that was incredible. My son Daniel loves snakes and I was hoping we would encounter some. Well we were on the trail to the waterfall and Clyde grabbed Daniel and the next step Clyde would have taken there was a fer-de-lance coiled up under a frond. It was awesome to see this snake there in the jungle. We will always remember that. Clyde had a gift of talking to people and has an amazing amount of knowledge of Costa Rican flora and fauna.



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