Amazing trip - We had the most wonderful time with Jairo, Brian & John. Great views, great fishing and lots of laughs. Highly recommend them. Pura Vida

Rainbow Bass did not disappoint!!! - We had the best guides,Jairo Villalobos and Brian. Machaca fish and rainbow bass were caught and released on our excursion. Our pickup was on time and Jairo was very knowledgeable about the lake, area and fish. We highly recommend this company and Jairo and Brian!!! We made some great memories, took lots of pictures and videos!!! 5star all the way!!!!

Fishing trip from San Jose to Lake Arenal. - This was a great trip. We drove from San Jose and enjoyed the drive to La Fortuna. We opted for the 1pm slot. Take local currency for any tolls. Its usually no mor than a few dollars each way. The sandwiches they provided were amazing. Our guides put us on some beautiful fish. He was extremely knowledgeable about the lake and surrounding region, He provided some background on the reforesting efforts and how they came to be cleared. It did rain on us but don't expect to spend the day without rain in a rain forest. 🙂 The drive back to San Jose was a bit longer at night. It was worth the drive. Excellent tour guide.

Great Experience - The fishing was great and the views were spectacular. Our guide was helpful and did a great job getting us into the fish.

Costa Rican Fishing experience - We had amazing time fishing with Brian. He was very knowledgeable and patient. Our driver Alberto was very professional.

Fun day on the lake! - Our guides were FANTASTIC! They knew the places to go to get the most fish, and along the way told us about the volcano, flora, fauna and animals in the area.

Tour with Elvis - He was the King - Took this tour on March 6, 2020 with our tour guide named Elvis. He was really knowledgeable and personable. His brain was like a walking Costa Rican enclopedia. He took me from a zero to a hero in Costa Rican knowledge in one day. Tour was great fun. Got to do Ziplining thorough the rainforest, horseback riding, mud baths, natural hot springs, water slide, wildlife watching including monkeys, and sovenier shopping at the cheapest place in the area. I think this tour is not appropriate for younger children since they will not be able to safely do many of the activities. The tour was from 7:45am to 4:30pm with pickup and drop off at the hotel. We were a small group of 4 and paid $135US each. I saw another tour company with a group of 20 people which I was glad I did not pick. If you have an action camera such as a GoPro I highly recommend you bring it because you will be getting great action shots on the Zipline & waterslide (much more intense than it looks). I brought a drone for aerial shots but there was too much heavy tree cover to get an adequate take off site. Lunch is included but alcohol is extra. All round, I highly recommend this trip and request Elvis if you can as I would give him an A+ in the guiding department. He saved me about $100US in sovenier costs alone.

Honeymooners - Our tour guide, Herman, and driver, Luis, picked us up from Secrets Papagayo. We were the only ones on the tour which turned out to be fantastic. Both guides were very knowledgable and friendly. Herman knew almost everyone who worked at the attraction we visited and everyone joked with him. We got to do a few extra things not listed in the description like taste some Cacique moonshine and eat some traditional pastries made onsite. We got to move at our own pace and that made us very happy because we didn't have to wait on a large group to catch up to us. Herman offered to stop along the way home at a nice gift shop but we were so exhausted that we passed. I would've paid to have him take us all around the area. We felt very safe the whole time and as someone who has done many excursions in Central America/the Carribean before I would say this one was on parr with the best of them when it comes to value for your money. This was our only excursion on our 5 day trip to Guanacaste and it did not disappoint!

Tour and tour guide were amazing! Full review and tips below. - We booked this excursion but it was called the Buena Vista Combo tour through our hotel, Occidental Papagayo. They picked us up at 7:30 am. There were only three of us (40-ish yr old women) and another couple in the van. The driver, Renee, was a hoot! Our tour guide, Kevin, was also in the van telling us the most amazing things about the country. This man knew everything, from the providences, geography, climate, education system, government, wildlife, you name it! And he spoke 100% perfect English. Kevin is AWESOME! It was about an hour long ride and half an hour of that was on a really rocky road. When we got there we put our stuff in the free locker and suited up for zip lining right away. There were about 10 lines to zip down and the views were beautiful. Kevin went first each time and used our camera to take pictures, video, and group photos along the way. So nice of him. Next, we got our bags out of the lockers and changed into our bathing suits, put a tube around our waist,and hiked up a little ways to go on the water slide. I admit the water was freezing cold when you first get in the slide but it was such a fun adventure. Next, we changed back into our clothes and had a nice Costa Rican lunch. The rice pudding was so good! Next we walked over to the horse area, put our backpacks onto a tractor (which would later meet up with us), each hopped on a horse, and rode for 45 minutes through a path of mud. It went very smoothly. It was just the three of us, Kevin, and Fernando the horse wrangler. We ended up at the hot spring area where we met up with our bags, changed back into our bathing suit and put our bags into lockers. Then we went into a sauna 5 mins. Next we lathered up in mud and let it dry. Then we washed it off in an outdoor shower with pretty cold water (and our tour guide Kevin somehow found a hose and hosed us down when we weren't looking! That jokester!) and then we hopped in a series of hot spring pools. Last, we changed back into our clothes and hopped on a tractor back down to the beginning. Tips: -Bring a lightweight backpack that can get muddy or be set on the ground. -I brought a pair of water shoes and was glad I did for when I had to walk up to the waterslide beginning and to go into the hot spring pools. Otherwise you're walking around on packed mud or cement. -if I could do it again I would have worn a one-piece bathing suit and brought board shorts for the slide. They do give you a little leather thing to put over your bathing suit bottom so you don't get a wedgie. But it was kind of awkward just walking around in my bathing suit. -Bring a trash bag or big Ziploc bag to put your wet bathing suit into. -Our instructions said to bring a towel but that was not necessary because they handed out towels at the water slide and also at the hot spring area. -Bring a credit card or money if you want drinks in the hot springs. We didn't know they offered that. A beer would have been very refreshing in there. Also bring a few ones if you would like to tip along the way as there are tip jars pretty much at everything. They deserve it! -Another couple told us that when they were on the horse, it was raining and they were given ponchos. -We went in November and the weather was perfect, about 78 degrees Fahrenheit but I still advise to wear leggings (or other pants) because it helps prevent bugs bites. -Wear bug spray and mosquito bracelets if you have them. -Bring a waterproof camera instead of having to deal with those plastic waterproof pouches you put your phone in. So much easier to use the camera especially if your tour guide is going to take photos for you. -Our instructions said to bring a change of clothes and that is probably because after ziplining and horseback your clothes will have lots grease spots from the zipline pulley and mud spots from the horseback ride. -Bring some sort of small pouch to wear around your neck so that you can put your important things (money, phone) in there so you won't have to worry about any important stuff in your bag on the tractor. -Request Kevin! Enjoy!

A day out of the resort - Keep in mind that a 5 star in Costa Rica might not be the same in another country. The Package is nice. The horses drive themselves and there is literally nothing to do. The “culture” discovery is a dark roast coffee tasting camping style (and it tastes like it), an ox grinding a sugar cane, and a pottery making sit down where you watch a dude make a pot. In contrast, the water slide is long and fast and the 7 zip lines are cool. Zip #4 is the longest. Fun little entertainment to get out of your overpriced resort. Roughly Back to your place by 4pm.