Holiday Season Travel Vacations & Tours

Our Zicasso travel company was fantastic. They planned an exceptional trip for our multi-generational family, ages 7 to 74. We visited three main areas of Costa Rica: Arenal (La Fortuna), the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and Tamarindo on the Pacific Coast.

The activities were thoughtfully curated to appeal to all of us, regardless of age, and included nature preserve tours, hanging bridges tours, cloud forest tours, river wildlife safaris, and estuary tours with incredible naturalists. Our coffee and cacao farm tour was terrific and very interactive, and we made our own chocolate bonbons. And the ziplining was so much fun, even in a tropical storm downpour.

Our lodging was outstanding and provided pools for afternoon breaks and swimming for the grandchildren. And every transfer between locations and adventures went off without a hitch.

The travel company was so attentive to our needs and questions before and during the travel. They were available 24/7 while on the trip and were excellent at adjusting things as unseasonable storms caused some changes. We felt like we were in excellent hands.

Our drivers and guides were so knowledgeable, attentive, and kind. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They know what they are doing, their service is top-notch, and their subcontractors were excellent. My goal was for us to experience the rainforest and see birds and animals, and we did.

The greatest testimonials are from the grandchildren, ages 7-12. I asked them to keep a journal of our adventures. They could write or illustrate their entries. I never had to beg them to make their entry journals (I couldn't believe it!). Every night, they enthusiastically recorded their impressions with colorful drawings and statements.

This Costa Rica experience is something they, and we, will remember forever. I'm grateful to the travel company for making it happen. And grateful to Zicasso for connecting us to another tremendous travel company.

Our Zicasso travel specialist put together the perfect itinerary for our two-week trip to Croatia.

From our arrival in Zagreb to our visits to Rovinj, Plitvice National Park, Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik, we enjoyed our knowledgeable guides and drivers, and the special places we visited. These places included the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, the cooking class and private lunch in Hvar, the oyster and mussel farm, and the Elafiti Islands.

We also appreciated that we had the opportunity to meet our travel specialist, who graciously gifted us a delicious bottle of Croatian wine.

Our guide was the best. The schedule and tour stops worked out perfectly. The hotels were terrific. We really have no complaints.

We traveled for 17 days, visiting nine cities and towns. In that time, we stayed at nine boutique B&Bs or townhouse apartments, were transported by nine private drivers, five trains, and a flight. We went on eight private or semi-private tours and participated in five cultural activities. Everything mentioned here was prearranged by Zicasso’s travel specialist and her team, and I cannot imagine the amount of work and time it took to make this all come together. It was an amazing trip. We experienced everything we asked for and more.

Zicasso’s travel specialists were helpful and accessible. They arranged a variety of activities and tours that we really enjoyed. The hotels were all located very centrally, making walking and transportation very easy. The app was helpful throughout the trip.

It was an overall wonderful experience! Zicasso’s travel specialist helped me plan the perfect trip, with a full itinerary over six days. Our tour guide was wonderful, keeping us on schedule and offering commentary.