Feb 26, 2025
Outstanding experience - My husband and I had Victor as our guide for 3 excursions: hanging bridges hike, sunrise hike and arenal hike. I can't say enough about both Victor as a person and his expertise as a guide. He is so knowledgeable about plants, animals, birds and nature in general. It was amazing how he noticed found nature by listening and smelling so we saw so many things on each hike. He also shared fascinating information from his huge depth of knowledge. As a person he is warm and empathetic - always ensuring that the hike fits his clients. He gave us choices along the way to make sure we had the best experience. I would recommend him to anyone and I'm only disappointed he won't be with us for the rest of our trip.
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Feb 17, 2025
Vogel Vacation Party - We schedule a Volcano Hiking Tour, Swinging Bridge Hiking Tour and Waterfall Tour. Victor was our driver and tour guide.
Firstly, Victor was prompt and on point with our group of 8 adults. Victor's people moving van was modern, clean and well air conditioned. Victor's knowledge of the area was wonderful throughout our touring. Victor was great spotting the wildlife and his English was very good.
We had a great experience with Victor. He was friendly, interactive and integrated with our group wonderfully. He became part of our family, inclusive of sharing some beers after each excursion.
If you want to enjoy the sights/sites and sounds of LaFortuna, enlist the services of Victor and his team. You will have a great time with a lot of laughs.
The Vogel Vacation Party
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Jan 14, 2025
Excellent Private Tour Guide! - We were lucky enough to have Victor Rodriguez as our private tour guide twice during our stay. He is incredibly knowledgeable, easy-going and can spot birds and animals when no one else can. We absolutely recommend Arenal Private Tours and Victor!
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Apr 15, 2024
Natural tour! - Christian was an excellent and knowledgable guide. This is a tour of animals in their natural habitat. We saw two sloths (one with a baby!) - they were high in the treetops and so we used a scope to see them closer. We also learned about other animals, such as snakes and leaf-cutter ants, as well as other facts about plants. This was a light walk in the woods and quite relaxing. This is a good tour for people who are not interested in supporting "zoos" but rather want to see animals in the wild.
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Mar 21, 2024
Wonderful experience - What a wonderful experience! Victor was so knowledgeable and really knew where to spot the sloths. We also got to plant a tree. Highly recommended!
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Feb 6, 2024
Wonderful experience with a fantastic guide - This was an amazing experience. Our guide, Edson, was extremely knowledgable, located many sloths for us to see but also birds, insects and plants that were fascinating to learn about. He took many wonderful photos and videos for us with our camera using his scope. And he took the time to answer every question. He clearly loves sharing Costa Rica wildlife and nature. I also really appreciated how good he was with 2 very small children who were in odr group and started out being pretty grumpy. He was able to very effectively calm them down and help them participate in the tour. Highly recommend this tour - and Edson!
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Aug 24, 2023
Victor a Crack - Incredible experience with VÃctor, a very attentive and pleasant guide. Highly recommended to visit the area. I would definitely repeat with him.
Thank you Victor
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May 8, 2023
This tour deserves the highest ranking possible !!! You will not be disappointed! - It is a true Costa Rica - experience. We toured in a very small group and had plenty of time to look around and ask questions. Our guide Victor was very knowledgeable and funny. We saw many sloths in their natural habitat and even a sloth mother with her baby. He also pointed out other animals and plants to us. After the tour we enjoyed the fun of making our own sugar cane juice and tortillas in the oweners' outdoor kitchen. It was so great. Really. Fun for all ages if you're up for it.
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Nov 16, 2024
Sloth hunt - Our guide helped us to find and observe 6 sloths, but we had to walk through deep mud to find them. We also found a blue Jean poison frog. I thought breakfast was listed as included in the package but that was not the case. Our guide tried to sell us a property in Costa Rica.
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May 17, 2024
Worthless, Liars - I paid for one person to go on their (now inactive) Hanging Bridges tour and when I met the driver at 7:30a, he cancelled on me saying he expected me to pay the price for 2 since they do not operate with one. I explained that Expedia sold the ticket for one and he should honor it since this company works with them. He declined and said he would have my money refunded. Now I woke up early and left to redo my schedule! Then I speak to Expedia later on and the guide wrote that I should not receive a refund because I cancelled on them and threatened him. When I reached out to the company about their lies and that I was still getting the refund since THEY cancelled, they said not to call them liars. Too bad I have the screenshot of the guide's exact words he typed! They never responded after that! Worthless company. Go to the bridges on your own and get their guide, it's less expensive and better. Do the night walk with Flow Rivers (I did the night boat) or with Costa River Descents- those are honorable companies that uphold their policies.
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