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    Expediciones Tropicales Day Tours

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    San Jose, Costa Rica
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    “Tortuga Island Day Tour on Calypso Catamaran!”

    The Calypso cruise to Tortuga Island was a very memorable experience! I was up at 4:00 AM and met... read more

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    Jessica H
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    “Review of Four tours taken with Expediciones Tropicales”

    Doka Coffee Tour and La Paz Waterfall Gardens. The coffee tour was interesting. But our guide... read more

    Reviewed April 30, 2018
    Kimberly H
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    Reviewed yesterday via mobile
    Tortuga Island Day Tour on Calypso Catamaran!

    The Calypso cruise to Tortuga Island was a very memorable experience! I was up at 4:00 AM and met at the pick-up location at 5:50 AM. When I was picked up, the tour guide (Percy) was very upbeat and happy to see us. We boarded...More

    Thank Jessica H
    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Too long, too little

    Booked this tour through a hotel, they were not organized and not on time. They had to go back to their office to get child seats and this took a long time.we got to canopy tram first but could not go until the afternoon so...More

    Thank pammashburn1014
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
    Perfect daytrip from San José

    We booked the Irazu Volcano & Thermals Hacienda Orosi excursion at the last minute because our whitewater rafting trip was cancelled due to weather. The thermal hotsprings at the Hacienda Orosi turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica....More

    Thank Leon B
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile
    Wonderful Tour

    We did a half day tour and enjoyed it so much! Seen a lot in such a short time. Our tour guide, Daniel, was absolutely wonderful! He was smart, funny, informative, and just a good guy! We felt like family in the few hours we...More

    Thank Miakodi
    Reviewed June 27, 2018 via mobile
    Great way to see Costa Rica

    We did two trips through this company. The first was Arenal Volcano and Tabacon Hot Springs. The second was a half day tour of Lankester Gardens and Orosi Valley. The arenal tour had about 20 people on it. Our guide Ricardo was excellent and gave...More

    Thank Kathleen E
    Reviewed June 22, 2018 via mobile
    Wonderful day trip

    We did the IRAZÚ, OROSI & LANKESTER GARDENS tour. Everything about it was amazing! Our driver & guide were very nice, helpful & informative. I appreciated how the guide educated us all about Costa Rica while pointing out points of interest along our drive. The...More

    Thank SunShineGal231
    Reviewed May 22, 2018 via mobile
    Calypso's Tortuga Islands tour

    The cruise to the island was relaxing and attentive thanks to Oscar and his well-oiled crew. They made the voyage, stay on the island and all of the events planned for the day just awesome. This excursion over delivered my expectations even if the sun...More

    1  Thank Patt M
    Reviewed May 13, 2018 via mobile
    Great Day Trip to Manuel Antonio

    As a solo traveler, I had to wait for the roster to fill up before I could join a tour. I was referred to this company by Vladimir at Go Tours. It was a great day trip! I paid $124, and that included hotel pick-up...More

    1  Thank 709lilys
    Reviewed May 6, 2018 via mobile
    Best day ever!!!

    Went rafting for the first time using Tropicales and we had an amazing time! It was the best day ever with amazing tour guides, great information and lovely food! The experience itself was out of this world and would highly recommend anyone to do it....More

    Thank levs24
    Reviewed April 30, 2018
    Review of Four tours taken with Expediciones Tropicales

    Doka Coffee Tour and La Paz Waterfall Gardens. The coffee tour was interesting. But our guide spent more time with his friends at the coffee farm than with our group. The Breakfast was terrible. The La Paz Waterfall Gardens was pretty much a self guided....More

    1  Thank Kimberly H
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    Response from Patt M | Reviewed this property |
    You will enjoy this tour. The guides were very interactive, friendly and patient. I loved the tour because of them .
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    Response from Kimberly H | Reviewed this property |
    Most all of the excursions leave at 6AM, 7AM, or 730AM. I don't know of any 1/2 day excursions that leave around 11AM.
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    October 19, 2017|
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    Response from Humberto R | Reviewed this property |
    We only visited San Jose, I don’t know if Expeditions Tropical organize tours in Liberia.
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