Pasion Costa Rica

Pasion Costa Rica

Pasion Costa Rica
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Not your run-of-the-mill tours! Personalized private and small group natural history tours in all of the cloud forest trails in the Monteverde area. We consider naturalist guiding a lifestyle, not just a job!
Santa Elena, Costa Rica
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Julia G
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023
Our Pasión tours included a morning Natural History tour (3 hours) with a focus on birding and a "snack" included, and a Night Walk (2 hours). Jorge was helpful and responsive in setting up the tours in advance and our guide, Felix, was very knowledgable, friendly, patient, and fun to spend time with. My husband said "I get the feeling that Felix would be out here doing this even if he wasn't getting paid," and it is true that his genuine passion for the environment and all of the incredible flora and fauna shine through.

We were a group of 4, two adults and two kids, and we loved having our own private, professional guide. We were able to see some spectacular birds, including the Resplendent Quetzal, and Felix shared his eBird list with me to document all of the 40 bird species we saw that morning. Between the morning and night tours, we also saw a Capuchin monkey, two species of pit viper, blue morpho butterflies, leaf-cutter ants, agoutis, coatis, collared peccary, the rufous-eyed stream frog, tarantulas, stick insects, and more! The optical quality of Felix's scope was excellent (we learned just how good it was when we later took a tour in another region of the country and that guide's scope was just okay) and he helped us to get some incredible photos with an iPhone through the scope.

Now, to the "snack." The food was excellent and much more than we expected in both quantity and quality. We enjoyed a full, delicious lunch with leftovers to take with us, and were pleased to have Felix join us and patiently answer all of our questions about life in Costa Rica. We even spotted a few more birds (Blue-crowned motmot!) from the pleasant, shady deck where we were eating.

We unreservedly recommend booking a tour with Pasión Costa Rica! Thank you, Jorge and Felix!
Written April 14, 2023
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Amazing review, thank you so much! Jorge and Felix (and all of us here at Pasión Costa Rica) love what we do, and we're happy that this has shown through. Thank you again for coming with us on this tour!
Written September 20, 2023
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k d saklad
Minneapolis, MN6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
We met Marcos back in 2017 on our first visit to Monteverde. In a morning of hiking he made a bird lover out of me and my now young adult kids. On this return visit I knew who we’d reach out to—Marcos. He took us on a morning birding walk as well as a night hike. He’s knowledgeable, warm, engaging, and absolutely willing to cater to whatever you hope to get out of your time together. I love that he is an independent guide and small business owner and his wife, Susu, is great at communicating with you in advance about logistics and details. Can’t wait to spend time in the cloud forest again and I’ll be doing it with Pasion Costa Rica.
Written January 23, 2024
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Diane T
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Solo
The folks at PasionCostaRica, especially Susu the owner, were incredibly helpful in putting together a very idiosyncratic program for my twelve days in the country. They were actively engaged in making suggestions and recommendations and their help was vital in finalizing all reservations and requirements for travel. They were somewhat slow off the mark, but once Susu involved herself things sped up and moved quickly and effectively. I wholeheartedly recommend this agency.
Written June 13, 2022
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Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with you. Thanks for sticking with us even after a bumpy start. We hope the memories made in Costa Rica this time around will cause you to come back again for yet another visit!
Written July 3, 2022
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Jennie M
Oakland, CA16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Family
We spent several days with our guides, Marcos and Susu, who are so friendly and so knowledgeable about the local area, history, and wildlife. The transport they offer is very comfortable, and they were both very reliable and accommodating to the needs of our group. We learned a lot and would be very happy to travel and tour with Pasion Costa Rica again.
Written November 18, 2023
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Andrea Y
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
Our afternoon and evening tours with Marcos were an absolute highlight of our trip to Costa Rica, for my husband, myself, and our 17-year-old son. Marcos brings not only extensive expertise, but a naturalists’ reverence for the beauty and diversity of the natural world and a generosity of spirit to share what he knows with others. We saw an amazing array of flora and fauna, and learned so much from Marcos’ explanations and stories. His English is impeccable, and his warmth and passion for his work contagious. I cannot recommend him highly enough!!
Written January 1, 2024
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P8453WGpaulc
Barton-upon-Humber, UK20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
Marcus was doing guided tour of Monteverrde Cloud Forest. He gave us some free advice directing us to a viper and showing us his observation of a tarantula. His group were so lucky to have a knowledgeable friendly passionate guide. Thank you so much fir a taster of your service!
Written December 9, 2023
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Meredith R
Atlanta, GA6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Friends
We went on an personalized, cultural and nature tour in the NW of CR. Our driver and guides, Marcos and Susu were wonderful! In addition to being incredibly knowledgeable of the geography, history, flora and fauna, they were so patient, kind, and flexible with our group, which included several loud and rambunctious kids. Their van was so comfortable too! A living room on wheels.
Written November 17, 2023
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lorianddavid2020
Lake Tahoe (California), CA1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Marcos is an exceptional birding and nature guide! This was our first trip to Costa Rica and we wanted to learn about the plants and animals in the cloud forest. Because of Marcos' skills and knowledge, as well as another guide, Orlando, we saw many birds, including the special Resplendent Quetzal. We also saw Howler Monkeys, butterflies, and other animals, all of which are hard to see and identify in the jungle without a guide pointing them out. We had a lot of fun hiking with Marcos and Orlando, and highly recommend them. Our trip was planned and booked through Costa Rica Escapes and Exploration and they chose Marcos' company, Pasion Costa Rica, to be our guides in the Monteverde area. To experience an amazing trip in Costa Rica with the best guides, go with Costa Rica Escapes and Exploration and Pasion Costa Rica, and you'll have a trip of a lifetime. We did!!!
Written March 13, 2020
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Thank you for mentioning your guides Marcos and Orlando! We are so happy you enjoyed your experience. Also: great choice of travel agency in CR Escapes!
Written May 2, 2020
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Radko B
New York City, NY3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020 • Couples
We took a half day tour with our guide Marcos of the main Monteverde park. We appreciated the flexibility in choosing which park we wanted to visit. Marcos was an excellent guide (great English): he was knowledgeable about a variety of topics, ranging from Costa Rican history, rainforest fauna and local wildlife. As a bonus, we managed to spot the elusive Quetzal bird!
Written December 29, 2020
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Thanks for your review! We're glad the flexibility we offer made the tour that much better. And great that you saw the Quetzal!
Written July 3, 2022
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Tara M
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Family
I cannot recommend Pasion Costa rice more highly! The entire experience was wonderful, stress free, and lots of fun! Marcos was the most flexible, knowledge, kind and engaged guide we had during our 8 days in Costa Rica. He engaged our daughters (8 and 11 yrs old), taught us about the Costa Rican history and natural surroundings, and gave our family many laughs.

Honestly, this group was amazing from start to finish. Thank you for the memories of a life time. :)
Written March 30, 2020
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We are so glad to have been a part of your memories. Come back again soon!
Written July 2, 2022
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