Arenal Volcano 8-Day Tours and Trips

Overall, I was very happy with this trip. I would recommend better accommodations given the age of this group and the physical activities in the trip. Having a better accommodation would help in getting a good night sleep and feeling more prepared for the next day. Marco deserves a promotion after experiencing this trip with him! As my first solo trip I felt very comfortable having him as a guide and seeing how much he cared for our groups experience.

I loved the trip to Costa Rica! Irene was lovely as is the country. The family tour in our case had 3 generations, grandparents, parents and children - we all enjoyed each other and the kids made new friends - G Adventures does a great job of facilitating the group, making options available and delivering!

We had a wonderful and appreciated our CEO, Kim. She picked out good activities, helped us to think about when each type of activity would be best and how to weight the options. There were some tough personalities and she navigated those relationships with grace. We hit some major traffic and she remained calm. Kim set the tone for the week and her positive energy worked well with the kids to give them great experiences!

Overall, we had the time of our lives. GAdventires and our CEO took care of everything so all we had to do was show up and enjoy ourselves. The memories we made will last a lifetime. We are already planning our next trip with GAdventures. There were some minor issues: The website was frustrating, and the app was found wanting in many ways. It would have been nice to have a little more clarity on how this style of group travel worked. For example, we booked many of our own excursions cause it was never made clear that our CEO could arrange those from day to day on the trip. The excursions listed online were limited and unclear when those would be taking place (all in one day? Spread over several days?) It would have been nice to know more of the timeline for departures, arrivals etc, online or on the app for each day, even if it was a rough estimate. Last but most frustrating was that the hotels originally listed on the online itinerary were all nicer, 4-star hotels so when it changed right beforehand to 3-star hotel/motel-like places, it felt a little like a bait-and-switch scam. The accommodations were fine, and we still would have come if the 3-star places were listed. It was the switching it to lower quality for the same price right before travel that felt suspicious. All minor things, but hopefully helpful feedback. There were so many more positive things than negative!!

This tour was well organized and full of fun and enriching activities. I felt I had the opportunity to see and experience a lot of Costa Rica within the 9 short days we were there. Irene, our CEO, was definitely an unexpected highlight of the trip! I really appreciated her diligence, patience, and friendliness.

This exceeded our expectations. My wife and I are experienced travelers and this was the first ?real? trip experience for our kids. Having a family themed trip was wonderful, and the kids had a blast with their tour friends. The other parents were easy to bond with. Berny was a great guide, and we were very satisfied with the experience. Looking forward to another tour!