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Expediciones Tropicales Day Tours

San Jose, Costa Rica
1-877-281-8515
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Ranked #16 of 49 activities in San Jose
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Vancouver, Canada
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51 reviews 51 reviews
15 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

We took four different tours with this company and all the tours were very well organised, enjoyable with good meals and over all good value for money. As other travellers have mentioned....some tour guides just do not put the effort into their job and do it in a lazy hap hazard way which on one of our tours ended up... More

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Los Angeles, California
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2013

We booked a half day Poas tour with the company and wish we hadn't made the mistake of doing so. They picked us on time from our hotel and the bus was nice and clean. Our guide was friendly; her communication was o.k. and she did mention that she was still learning English. Certainly not something we hold against her.... More

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2013 via mobile

We went on the 3 in 1 Rainforest Tour. We made the big mistake of not first checking this company out on TripAdvisor. The actual places that we visited were very nice. The snack and lunch were very good. Our complaint was with the tour guide, Alberto. We signed up for a bilingual tour but only about 40% of his... More

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North Haven, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2013

I did a partial tour with Expediciones Tropicales to Irazu Volcano, and I had a really good time. Hugo the tour guide was funny and very informative, and I felt that the tour was well organized. We went to the volcano nice and early, before the clouds rolled in. Then we headed over to Cartago and saw the Basilica. They... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 19, 2013

We just finished our tour of Costa Rica (organized by Maritime Travel and Expediciones) 6 Feb to 16 Feb. 23 Canadians first trip to Costa Rica and probably not the last for some of us. Everyone truly loved the Costa Rican countryside, the variety of wildlife and the people. We visited Tortugero, Puerto Viejo in Limon, Arenal Volcano, Toruga Island,... More

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Irvine, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 19, 2013

Tour Guides-- Martin was a great guide to Manuel Antonio--fun, entertaining, helpful, personable; Christian was a good San Jose city guide, but he needs to smile more, be more upbeat, let his personality come through; Tour guide to Sarapiqui and Canopy was good-just feel like he didn't "connect" with us; Max, the tour guide to Arenal and Tabacon was a... More

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Seattle, Washington, United States
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2013

After booking a couple day tours with this agency, I pursued adding on a overnighter. It was to include going from San Jose to Arenol Volcano, overnight and then to Monteverde the next day to spend a night there. It was arranged while I was on a trip to a different volcano, so I had no involvement to the particulars... More

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Montgomery, Alabama
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2013

I took several of their tours. The half-day SJ, CR city tour, Volcan Arenal/Baldi Hot Springs, Pacuare River White Water Rafting, and Zip lining in the Forest. The guides were experienced, bilingual and helpful. All tours picked me up at my hotel-Casa 69 - and were reasonably within the time listed on my reciept.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 29, 2012

We chose the one day combo tour - Poas Volcano/Doka Coffee Plantation/La Paz Waterfall and Gardens - and it was one of our Costa Rican highlights! After being picked up at our hotel right on time, we travelled to the Doka Coffee Plantation for a traditional Costa Rican breakfast (yummy!). Our guide, Ricardo, was fluent in English, knowledgeable and a... More

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 2, 2012

Even though the day was rainy and misty and we were unable to see the volcano after hiking up the trail, this was a very enjoyable tour - the Combo tour. Adrian was our tour guide and he was so kowledgeable, had great English as well as Spanish but most importantly, a wonderful attitude and took care of everyone's special... More

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