Shawn at CDTours, who I highly recommend, established Bill Beards’ Vanessa as our contact and coordinator in Costa Rica. In general, Bill Beards Costa Rica was a great experience – from preplanning, booking tours and SCUBA Diving, Vanessa, Jose, Cerro (sic) and our drivers (I should remember all the names, I am sorry – they were ALL awesome) went above & beyond for fun & informative tours during our stay plus our transfers to and from the airport. The moment our group was picked up at Liberia Airport by Jose, we knew we were in good hands.
As a group we had a Guachipelin Adventure Day included in our trip package. Upon realizing we had some individuals who needed some physical accomodations, we were offered, before we even had to ask, alternatives to some of the more intense adventures – by all accounts, the Tamsin River Safari was excellent for those of us who could not enjoy zip lining & tubing. Diving took up much of our group’s mornings so we could only go on land tours the last two days – well worth the wait with Cerro as our guide both days. If there were any more part day/afternoon tours offered – I would have signed up for them, too!
Michael and crew from Rocket Frog was one of the best operations I have had the pleasure to work with. There is a separate review for Rocket Frog-probably many from our group - but I have CDTours and Bill Beard to thank for these arrangements and for making our stay so fulfilling. Costa Rica is a country and people to fall in love with and we did. My next trip I am determined to have a better grasp of the language – which, while not totally necessary, I believe would have enhanced our experience even more.