testimonials
I chose Costa Rica Focus for a 10 day birding adventure around Costa Rica and I had the most amazing, unforgettable experience. Everything was so well planned and organized I always knew I was in good hands. I really enjoyed how each place we stayed at was a perfect spot for birding and each birding guide was very professional and so knowledgeable of the area we were birding in. I left this trip with 196 lifers! Thank you Costa Rica Focus for curating this unique experience.
After our trip in April, we couldn’t wait to go back. The accommodations, the guides, the drivers everybody was wonderful, and the schedule was perfectly coordinated. We’ve never had trips that went as smoothly as the one arranged by Costa Rica focus. I could I could tell you all the details but honestly, you just need to call Costa Rica Focus because they have got it down. The nicest part of Costa Rica are the people, but I really love the birds and the plants and the ocean and the mountains….. really it’s an experience you can’t miss.
We can’t say enough about how pleased we were that we went with Costa Rica Focus, and thoroughly recommend them in every respect … As for our guide and driver Andres, what can we say? If a review sheet had a plus and minus column, we would request a third plus-plus column. He was absolutely amazing in every respect. We arrived to meet Andres as a stranger only to leave two weeks later feeling like we just left our best friend behind. He was the most knowledgeable guide, an extremely careful and diligent driver, plus a delightfully thoughtful fellow in every respect. Nothing was too much trouble and any questions or requests were answered or taken care of immediately. …
What a vacation this turned out to be. I’ve had the best vacation of my life, and a big part of this is down to Costa Rica Focus. Thanks a lot, and I want to recommend this company to everyone with a wish to visit Costa Rica. A thoroughly professional company, which gave my first-time birding experience with the American continent another dimension.
The drivers brought us safely between the sites. The local birding guides did an excellent job, and I were satisfied to discover the guides were equally nerdy as me. The guides knew bird-ID, song/calls and sites very well. I ended up with a species list of nearly 300, but would certainly have struggled reaching 220-230 without the help by the local birders from Costa Rica Focus. They also included my not-so-nerdy wife in a brilliant way, which made her happy as well.
A 10-day birding trip with a photography focus. Great birding and photography with our fabulous guide Sr. Minor H. despite occasionally iffy weather. Locations were great, accomodations ranged from luxurious to very basic, food from merely very good to excellent, including some pleasant surprises like Pizzeria Los Colibries, on the road to Savegre where we ended up when our destination restaurant turned out to be closed due to a medical emergency in the owner’s family – really good pizza with near-perfect crust and hyper-local ingredients like local mushrooms, herbs from their own gardens, lettuce from their hydroponic gardens, etc. It’s the first pizza place on the right on the road down to San Gerardo de Dota from National Route 2. You can’t miss it:). Logistics were perfect, including arrival and departure.
Not a lot ot add to the overwhelmingly positive reviews of Costa Rica Focus. This is the fifth trip I’ve taken with them in four years, including one to Ecuador in collaboration with Ecuador Birds Tours, and if I go again to a destination they offer, I can’t think why I would look elsewhere.
I don’t know where to start. The countryside, the people, the food, our driver, our guide, my group companions, and, of course, the birds, all combined to make this tour the greatest experience of my near 72 year lifetime. Minor’s expertise bordered on magical. Daily I would stand agog at what he showed us, what he did, and what I was looking at. I would think, what am I (a simple retired school teacher), doing here looking at this. Only problem, I drank too much coffee, but who wouldn’t drink too much Costa Rican coffee. It will take me weeks to process through all my pictures and I need to continue to practice the new photography skills that Minor taught me. Thank-you CRF (Tavo) for patiently convincing me to take this plunge. – John (Eugene, OR)
The Itinerary was tailor-made with a private guide by Costa Rica Focus. I have been on a group excursion with this company in the past and wanted to streamline a trip. Jess, Wanda and Joan provided the exact trip that I requested with even more extra stops suggested by my guide along the way.
My guide, Alex C. is accomplished, knowledgeable and an affable companion, constantly displaying his expertise and enthusiasm. Costa Rica Focus treats every client like family. I was asked about my comfort and experience throughout the trip. I am an older female adult, travelling alone. I felt totally safe at every location.
The accommodations were comfortable, clean and in all cases surrounded by a habitat of exquisite beauty and an abundance of birds and other wildlife. I could not have asked for anything more.
This was our 2nd trip with Costa Rica focus and it was even better than the 1st which was fantastic. They are affordable, are always available for questions and plan the absolute best trips. Their guides are extremely knowledgeable and make the trip fun. Can’t wait to go back.
