La Paz Waterfall Tours and Trips

This was an incredible way to experience Costa Rica. There’s no way we could have seen and done so much on our own—being part of the tour made all the difference. Our tour guide was outstanding, and our driver was equally amazing, getting us everywhere safely with impressive skill. Navigating the narrow roads and tucked-away spots in the forest was truly remarkable. I highly recommend this trip to anyone considering it!

Unique, one in a lifetime places to visit. Great Tour Director and Bus Driver. Always on the move (early am departures) but they cover three great locations in a week. Tortuguero Park is only accessible by boat. Lots of rain (it's a rain forest) but managed to keep dry. The Lodge is 20 yards from the Caribbean on one side and 20 yards from the river on the other. Beautiful. All hotels/lodges were great. Awesome views. The hikes were more like lazy nature walks. Great for bird watchers; I like more movement but you have to respect what others in the group are there for. Group size was large at 42. Made good friends and everyone was nice; but 30 would have been a better group size. Food varied. Buffets were repetitive; filling but average. Open dinner nights, that you pay for, were very good. Bus rides could be long and bumpy. But they're taking you to out of the way places and they make stops along the way to break it up. The stops (Quintana Family - great dinner- The chocolatiers - very good) great and worthwhile. Hot Springs was great and a highlight. Did not do the Zip Lines as I'm a bit older. Enjoyed the Hanging Bridges (not as scary as people think). Not crazy about the La Fortuna Guided walk excursion. Weak and for bird/nature people. Great value for the cost of this trip. Would recommend it to anyone open minded and active. This is not a sit at the beach vacation. Had a great time and enjoyed meeting new people.

We saw a lot and I loved the trip but there is a lot of time on the bus because of it showing so many amazing sites. Just keep that in mind it's a trade off to see so much. I would love to go back again and see more. Also the wait time in the airport was very long and there was nothing to do at the end. Drop off was at 11am and our flight was at 7pm.

The itinerary is fast paced but you see a lot, which is what we expected. The excursions are nice for those that want even more adventure. We purchased snacks at the beginning of the trip but did not need them. The food was fantastic and we made many stops with a lot already included. Our tour guide was fantastic, as was our driver. This was our 5th Trafalgar tour and we have another one planned already for October. We had a wonderful group. Everyone got along and we all had such a good time together. The tour director started a WhatsApp thread and everyone was posting pictures. Even if you did not get a picture of something someone else did. The hotels were all nice and some of them were unique.

This trip was excellent. The itinerary was well thought out. I could not have imagined that Trafalgar had done such a unique job……. Special mention to the Tour Director Herman Rojas. He was a great part of what made this trip so good. He is a asset to Trafalgar.

I have traveled to many countries before, mostly with the tour operator. I've been to at least 30 European countries, but this is definitely my new favourite destination and tour. To reach Colombia I had to undertake a few flights, this is the main reason why I choose this tour in the first place as it also includes Panama and Costa Rica - and make it worth the long return trip. Everybody was concerned when they heard I'm traveling to Colombia, but I felt save every single moment and I think Colombians are the most friendly and sincere people ever! The destinations on the Colombia part of the tour is stunning, and a perfect balance of cities, nature, food, drinks and attractions. Bogota walking tour was a surprize, so was Armenia coffee region. Medellin was unbelievable (I watched Narcos on Netflix before this!), but I so much enjoyed the destinations of St Marta and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast. There was even a resort stay on our own private beach with sunset dinner on the beach included! Panama City ... well a big city with all the things of a a big city. But, the Jungle is always just 10 minutes away and being from a engineering background, was fabulous to see so much of the famous Panama Canal! The included flight to Bocas del Toro was so fast and again, 2 full more days of Caribbean and plenty of Islands. And another private beach resort! The border crossing to Costa Rica was interesting - you have to walk across a bridge with your bags - followed by the drive up the coast and then to Arenal. The next 6 days is just pure overwhelming beautiful nature. I saw so many animals and wild life - including sloths! I can write so much more! But... just book the tour and see it yourself.