Diego Rivera
Hi, I'm Diego a Costa Rican travel expert with more than 13 years of experience. I consider myself a culture lover, a person who loves to listen to my travelers and I create the best experiences for every single customer with a touch of passion.
I have studied sustainable tourism management, and I have a specialty in MICE groups (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events). I love to design trips for families, couples, groups of friends and honeymoons.
I'm a big fan of coffee tasting, I love to practice sports and I try to travel every weekend to different destinations around Costa Rica (I'm very extrovert).
Thank you for giving me the possibility to design a unique travel experience around my beautiful country.
Pura Vida!
What places and activities do you specialize in?
"I love to design family vacations, honeymoon trips, I love to mix adventure tours with nature activities, and cultural experiences. Also, I have a specialty in MICE groups (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events). "
How did you get involved in travel?
"I studied sustainable tourism management and since there, I have felt a huge passion for tourism.
I have worked in tour operators a big part of my life, creating the most unique and personalized programs in Costa Rica, for many travelers around the world.
Travel is not an option for me, this is a style of life, and I love to share the knowledge that I have acquired during my experience."
Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.
"I spent two nights sleeping in the middle of the tropical forest in Pacuare River. After doing a white-water rafting tour at the best river in Costa Rica, I arrived at one of the most luxurious lodges that I have been my entire life. It was a luxury oasis in the middle of the forest, surrounded by waterfalls, walking trails and many adventures. I loved the adrenaline of the white-water rafting, but to spend a night in the middle of the forest is magical and unforgettable. "
Diego's favorite itineraries and travel advice
Top itineraries and travel advice
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Recent trip reviews for Diego
We visited La Fortuna/Arenal and Manuel Anton...
Costa Rica
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Dec 29 - Jan 6, 2023
Thank you very much for your comments Laura. It has been a great pleasure designing this wonderful trip for your family. Please keep alive your Pura Vida spirit.
Our experience was amazing. Our guide, Alfred...
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Dec 8 - Dec 16, 2022
Hi Nancy,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I really enjoyed preparing your trip plan, and I'm very happy you had an amazing experience.
About timing, I'll talk with our operations department because every small change was informed by WhatsApp. Thank you for giving me this feedback.
Best regards,
Diego.
Wonderful trip
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Dec 8 - Dec 16, 2022
Hello Susan, I really appreciate your comments. I really enjoyed preparing this travel experience for you. Keep alive the Pura Vida Spirit!
All the guides we had as well as all the driv...
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Dec 8 - Dec 16, 2022
Hi Linda, thank you very much for your comments! I'm very happy to know you have had a wonderful time in Costa Rica.
Pura Vida, Diego.
Create a CR trip with Diego!
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Dec 19 - Jan 2, 2022
Diego planned a great trip for us. All the details ran perfectly and we had a trip of a lifetime! Everyone we encountered was nice but two favorites that stood out were our driver for a few legs (John I think). And our guide for the Arenal Volcano was the best guide of all our hikes. The others were great too but he was our favorite! Thank you Diego.
Hello Debora, Thank you very much for sharing your lovely comments with me! It was a great honor to help you design the most beautiful trip for your family. I hope you can come back soon! PURA VIDA :-)
Diego did an excellent job planning our trip!...
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Jul 27 - Aug 2, 2022
Hello Shameik! Thank you very much for your comments, it was an absolute pleasure preparing your vacation and creating a memorable trip for your family. Please keep alive the Pura Vida spirit, I hope you can come back soon to explore more areas of our beautiful country.
We had a fantastic time in Costa Rica thanks ...
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Apr 19 - May 1, 2022
We had a fantastic time in Costa Rica thanks to Diego. He had planned out a trip for my wife and I, and we paid for it with a credit card. 10 minutes later as we were filling out the forms on Kim Kim’s website we noticed that our passports expired the previous month. We called Diego and he managed to put a hold on the hotels. We received an expedited passport on a Monday and called Diego that day and he rescheduled the whole trip that day and we flew out on Tuesday. The trip went smoothly in spite of the last minute preparations. We can’t thank Diego enough. Pura Vida!
Hello Eli & Ale, thank you very much for sharing these amazing comments! It was a whole challenge but I'm very happy you enjoyed the entire trip in Costa Rica. Please keep alive the Pura Vida Spirit!!!
Diego planned us an incredible trip to Costa Rica!
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Apr 6 - Apr 17, 2022
Diego did such an incredible job planning the girls’ trip to Costa Rica my best friend and I went on earlier this month. He was incredibly responsive the entire time (including when we had real-time questions while we were in Costa Rica), and put together an itinerary that was perfect for us!! It was SUCH a relief not to have to plan anything ourselves and to know that everything was taken care of (especially transportation). I would 100% recommend Kim Kim (and Diego!) for anyone who is looking for a fun, stress free trip to Costa Rica!!
Thank you sooo much Suzi for your comment. I loved to help you. Keep always the Pura Vida spirit!
Diego
Diego truly did an *incredible* job!
Costa Rica
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Apr 6 - Apr 17, 2022
Thank you so much Frances. I'm so happy you enjoyed a wonderful trip in Costa Rica. It was a great pleasure helping you design your vacation. PURA VIDA!
Costa Rica trip was GREAT!
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Mar 12 - Mar 21, 2022
It was a huge honor and pleasure to help you with this amazing trip plan. I really enjoyed creating this spectacular trip and I hope you can come back in the future with your family and explore new destinations of Costa Rica :-)
Keep the Pura Vida spirit alive!