Excellent trip for our family

Costa Rica | Mar 16 - Mar 25, 2023

We really liked this hotel; the setting was amazing, with a view of Arenal out our window and wildlife all around, especially birds. The included breakfast buffet was delicious, with many options, and the staff was all friendly and took great care of us.

Great location near the beach and with great views out over the ocean!

Great location for our early flight out the next morning.

We enjoyed this experience! Getting to see the wildlife from the water gave a whole different view and we saw some animals up close that would have been hard otherwise, including two types of owls. The food at the end was delicious!

The hike portion was really great, our guide knew birds well and helped us find several that we were interested in. We could have spent all day on the hanging bridges looking at birds!

We had a great morning looking at birds with our guide. This trip isn't a hard-core birding experience and is meant for a mixed group of birdwatchers, but we knew that ahead of time, and the guide pointed out many great birds and knew places to stop for specific species that they had pre-prepared. The guides had extra binoculars for anyone who didn't have them along.

This guided hike was so crowded that it wasn't our favorite. Our guide was excellent and knowledgeable about the wildlife and the park. The main trouble we had was that at every place along the trail where something was interesting to look at, there was a crowd of people and several guides, which made it hard to get in to take a look. With all of the people talking loudly, it was often hard to hear our guide to know what we were looking for up in the trees or off in the jungle. It seemed like there was a lot less wildlife than, especially birds, than there would normally be due to the sheer number and volume of the people as well. The main path is wide, which allowed the crowds to pass each other, but further on the trails get narrower, and the number of people walking along them made it hard to stop and look at any wildlife without people jostling by or asking to pass.