Costa Rica Travel Guide

Zicasso’s travel company was exceptional for our first trip to Costa Rica. We visited five destinations and all were well planned, with comfortable accommodations. We met very friendly people and took lots of memorable photos. Any questions we had were resolved immediately and with ease. It was a very wonderful experience. Thank you so much for the care and consideration.

Zicasso’s travel company provided an excellent experience for our trip. Prior to the trip, they provided descriptions of what to bring and how to deal with every step of the trip, e.g., normal ranges for tips, packing lists for clothes, currency use, etc. The descriptions were very clear about how to meet our transportation and guides. Every step of our trip occurred on time, as scheduled. The guides they selected were experienced, with excellent English communication abilities.

Our guide in Monteverde was clearly the dean of the guide community. Other guides would ask him questions when we encountered them. He used his experience with bird sounds and other animal hints to allow us to watch two quetzals building a nest, taking turns with one quetzal on lookout while the other dug out a hole in a tree. We learned that it was very unusual to even see one quetzal at all, let alone two for an extended period. Our guide in the Arenal volcano area was also extremely knowledgeable about the plants and animals. We enjoyed getting to know them, as well as the driver who took us from Monteverde to Tamarindo.

The selection of guided tours and related events gave us a varied look at the many different things that Costa Rica has to offer in the northern part of the country. Working with the travel company on our itinerary gave us what we were looking for. It also allowed us to fly in and out of Liberia airport, which minimized our travel on the ground. During the course of our visit, we were in touch with a representative of the travel company on numerous occasions. He provided restaurant recommendations when we wanted to venture outside of the hotel. They were excellent. He also assisted in our determining proper tipping for particular legs of the trip.

The roads of Costa Rica can be challenging, especially at night, but our guides and drivers were very safe and skilled in dealing with the roads. The travel company used some of its people, but also engaged some who were independent. Their choices were very good and always on time. It was clear they are a well-run operation that knows how to support the traveler at every step of the vacation. Thank you for offering this travel company to us. It was our first experience with Zicasso. We were quite pleased and will definitely think of you for future trips.

Zicasso’s travel company did an excellent job helping us to plan our trip to Costa Rica. They offered very helpful suggestions about places to stay and tours to go on. They arranged all transfers, which operated flawlessly to get us from one place to another.

Zicasso's travel specialists were very helpful with adjusting to our change in plans before settling on a final itinerary. They also helped with a kid-friendly trip within our budget.

Everything was very well organized throughout our trip and our travel specialist was there when we had any questions or changes to our itinerary. The travel specialist and his team (drivers included) were always responsive to our requests and, with the recommendations they made, our trip was 100% unforgettable.

It was a very well-organized trip. Zicasso’s travel specialist was exceptional. She helped organize the trip as per our needs. `She provided multiple options and was very responsive in providing help while we were in Costa Rica with food options and calling the hotel when we did not have phone signal. We had a wonderful trip thanks to the travel company. Highly recommended!