Costa Rica Travel Agents & Reviews

Our high-school spring break in Costa Rica was wonderful! Our travel agent did a wonderful job considering we only started planning one month before and was able to grab the last available rooms at some nice locations. The initial itinerary was great and she was able to make the adjustments we wanted. The final itinerary included all the contingency information we needed, but everything went according to plan.

We had a wonderful time in Costa Rica and spent our time in La Fortuna and Manuel Antonio.

We were welcomed at the airport by a driver and tour guide, and transferred to La Paz, where we had a great tour of the gardens, waterfall, and wonderful wildlife (including sloths), then continued our drive to the resort near La Fortuna. The hotel was beautiful, with magnificent rooms, volcano views, and a spectacular, expansive buffet each morning with an omelet station, fresh fruits, and an extended selection of local, delicious foods, including a smoothie station. The hotel staff were friendly and provided great service. On the first night, we ate at a restaurant at the hotel which had a limited menu for our family.

We had a wonderful guide on day two who brought us to the Arenal rainforest, with hanging bridges, an aerial tramway, and a zipline which was beyond a spectacular, adventurous experience that we will not forget. We enjoyed the hotel’s thermal pools and excellent dinner in La Fortuna (varied menu and open to substitutions).

On day three, we had another day of adventure on the Balsa River for whitewater rafting. Our family of six had a spectacular guide who kept us exhilarated and safe! It was a blast and perhaps the best family activity! We enjoyed dinner at a restaurant in La Fortuna (good food, but pricey).

We had another great guide for our hike in the Arenal Volcano National Park on our fourth day and dinner at a local place with a very limited atmosphere, but a spectacular meal brought out on grills to continue the cooking of steak, chicken, shrimp, and fresh fish, with delicious sauces on the side. It was plentiful, wonderfully displayed, and delicious.

Day five was supposed to be a five-hour transfer to Manuel Antonio to include a crocodile encounter and lunch. Due to the Easter holiday week, it took 10 hours, but our driver was kind and patient, and we enjoyed our time together. We learned a good deal of Spanish on the way. We arrived where rainforest and beach meet at the hotel. The hotel was beautiful, but rustic, overlooking the water, and we had dinner. The staff were all great and helpful, getting our luggage handled at 5am and transportation as needed for restaurants.

On day six, we enjoyed the morning at the adult pool. There were monkeys all around us in the canopies and trees. It was exciting to watch and take photos! We had lunch at the hotel and then the guide picked us up on time and took us for a fun adventure on Damas Island: an estuary and mangrove kayaking tour. We enjoyed the dinner provided with the kayak tour, then had a late-night BBQ at the hotel!

Day seven was action-packed, with a transfer and spectacular, passionate tour guide for our outing to Manual Antonio National Park. We had lunch at the hotel and then another very exciting ATV adventure! We had a fabulous dinner at a café with a beautiful atmosphere.

On our last day, we were transferred very early to the airport and said goodbye to an amazing, adventurous family vacation.

We want to thank Zicasso’s travel agents for all their help in planning this vacation. They were patient, attentive, and accommodating of our relentless changes to the plans and restaurants. They were with us all the way from planning to arrival, and always available for any questions or guidance. All the plans were executed seamlessly and on time, with quality recommendations and team support. Thank you for all the great moments and memories!

Zicasso’s tour operator arranged an amazing trip to Costa Rica for our anniversary. He listened to our initial ideas, put together a fabulous itinerary, and helped us make a few mid-trip adjustments.

We spent a full day in San José, then three days on the Osa Peninsula, and another four days in the Monteverde Cloud Forest. All the accommodations, activities, drivers, guides – everything was wonderful.

We also felt like we got to know some interesting people and places in different parts of Costa Rica, despite not speaking Spanish. We couldn't have done it without our agent’s help. We absolutely recommend him!

Zicasso's travel agency put together an exceptional itinerary for us. The accommodations were great; some extraordinary. All of the guides were excellent and very well-informed. It was remarkable how they could spot wildlife that was virtually hidden to the untrained eye. We saw monkeys (white-face, howler, and squirrel), sloths, macaws, iguanas, snakes, owls, and much more wildlife. It truly was the trip of a lifetime and our agent was easy and efficient to deal with.

After speaking with two local tour companies, my husband and I chose ours to book our first trip to Costa Rica. They were fantastic to work with from the very beginning! Our Zicasso agent answered all of our questions, asked what our priorities were, and booked a great itinerary for us.

We only had a week, so she suggested we visit three locations and planned all of the lodging, activities, and travel to make sure we saw as much as possible in a short time. Her communication was always quick and super-clear, and she worked with us to ensure we were happy with the final itinerary. Another agent took over from there and was our contact up to and during our time in CR.

The trip itself was fantastic!!! Our main goal was to immerse ourselves in nature and wildlife. We were not disappointed! The local tour companies booked for us were all professional. Every early-morning pick-up was on time! The drivers and guides were friendly and so knowledgeable. The fresh fruit on each tour was a nice touch and some of the best we have ever had!

knew we could reach out to our travel company anytime during our vacation if we needed to, but everything went so smoothly that it wasn't necessary until the last day. On our day back in San José, our plans changed and our agent helped us to get a reservation at a wonderful restaurant near our hotel for our last night of vacation. We had been wanting to visit Costa Rica for years and this trip was a great first look. We highly recommend our travel company and when we plan our next trip to CR, we will definitely work with them to explore more of this beautiful country!

I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful the trip was and how grateful we are to Zicasso's travel partner. If there were 10 stars as the rating, I would give everyone a "10+".

From the very beginning of the process, they listened to what I was hoping to accomplish with our vacation. They thoughtfully planned the itinerary for us and the most perfect vacation we have ever had. Two weeks in Costa Rica – the perfect blend of exploration, relaxation time, hiking, and spending time with those in the local communities – was exactly what we were hoping for.

Every driver/tour guide was absolutely wonderful; it actually made me sad to leave. We felt like we made friends forever. Since our return, I have recommended Zicasso and their partner to 10 people and will continue to sing their praises for a long time. Thank you for giving us such a wonderful experience.

Our 10-day adventure to Costa Rica in April was amazing. We spent time in La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio. Each area offered so much to do and see, and we took advantage of every minute.

We did a number of tours: hanging bridges in Arenal, a sloth hike, canyoning/rafting, a night walk with Costa Rican dinner, a coffee and chocolate tour, hike in the cloud forest, zipline, catamaran sailing, and a private guided tour in Manuel Antonio National Park. We had private drivers taking us from each location.

Zicasso’s travel company was very attentive to all our requests and put together a great itinerary. Having them to correspond with through WhatsApp during our trip was wonderful. I would highly recommend them for your trip planning. Thank you to the staff who were always there when needed. They are a five-star travel agency.

Mauricio was absolutely wonderful! He spoke on the phone with us multiple times in planning our trip to make sure we were getting exactly the experience we were looking for asking about the level of adventure we were seeking, our favorite activities, and had suggestions that we hadn't even considered. It made us feel so excited that he was as invested in our experience being fun and unique as we were! Once we arrived in Costa Rica, we felt immediately welcomed with little stuffed sloth friends greeting us in our airport transfer. Everything wildly exceeded our expectations! Our accommodations were AMAZING and wildly exceeded our expectations. All of our guides were so personable and fun, and Mauricio somehow managed to always have us be with a small group or have private excursions. The cherry on top was how communicative he was during our trip to make sure that we were having an excellent time!