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Costa Rica – Arenal and Drake Bay, April 26-May 5
Our family of six (four kids, ages 7-14) worked with Priscilla and her team to plan the first international trip for our kids. Transportation and lodging with a group our size was our biggest worry, but Priscilla delivered. We could not have asked for better lodging and having a guide/driver everywhere was so helpful given that getting around with a group of 6 can be tricky. Priscilla took care of all of the details, creating an itinerary that aligned with our goals for the trip.

We wanted adventure, exploration and the opportunity to experience things that are uniquely Costa Rica. The guides we had were all very knowledgeable in plants, animals and insects. Every guide/driver was able to adapt to the interests of our kids on any given day. She helped us maximize time on our vacation by suggesting and booking in-country flights to Drake Bay—Corcovado & our stay at La Paloma were definitely the stand-out days of our trip.

She and her team went above and beyond when our flight home got cancelled and we ended up with an extra day. On a Saturday, they were able to quickly identify an English-speaking driver and guide to go with us for the day. They recommended a few activities with our extra time—and we ended up having a wonderful extra day.

Lauren Schor and family white water rafting in Costa Rica.

The Schor family navigated rapids while whitewater rafting in Arenal.

Just back from an incredible spring break in Costa Rica with my husband and fourteen-year-old daughter. I first contacted Priscilla three years before our trip, as we were initially considering going over the Christmas holidays, but many of the properties we wanted to stay at had minimum night stays which would have prevented us from going to more than one location. Spring break worked much better for what we wanted to do and we had great weather in April!

I also knew from our first conversation that one of the places we wanted to stay (Nayara tented camp) books up early and fast! By booking and planning this trip in advance (8 months out), we were able to do everything we wanted! Priscilla was a pleasure to work with—always super quick to reply to emails and always offering detailed responses. She answered every question I had, no matter how small or detailed. When we landed in Liberia airport we were met by our incredible guide William—we have traveled all over the world with WOW List experts and William was one of the best guides we have had.

We started our trip with three nights in the Arenal volcano area at Nayara Tented Camp, which was incredible! We absolutely loved our “tent”—they all have private thermal spa pools and outdoor showers in a jungle setting. Highly recommend staying here if you book early enough. Our first morning we had a surprise WOW Moment, a family photoshoot on Nayara’s property, and we now have some gorgeous professional photos! We wanted to see and do as much as possible while we were in the “adventure” Arenal area. We went white water rafting and canyon rappelling, we did a night frog walk (where we saw much more than just frogs!), we went to the mistico hanging bridge park where we saw so much wildlife and we had an incredible private cooking class. We try to take cooking classes whenever we travel, as it’s a great way to learn about the local culture, and this was definitely one of the best we have done!

On the relatively short drives to all of these activities, William and our driver pulled over on the side of the road because they spotted sloths, parrots and toucans—I have no idea how they saw them up in the trees while driving! On our fourth day we had a 4.5-hour drive to the Four Seasons on the Papagayo Peninsula. To break up the drive we stopped at a beautiful hacienda, where we had a delicious local lunch and took a private river boat ride on the property and saw totally different wildlife in a new ecosystem—at one point we were surrounded by ten crocodiles (the river boat driver was not concerned, so neither were we). And luckily William knew a shortcut which saved us an hour of driving time!

Once we arrived at the Four Seasons we spent the last few days of our trip relaxing. One morning we did leave the property to go zip lining, which Priscilla had arranged and I highly recommend it! There were plenty of other activity options by the beach, we just chose to relax! The restaurants at the Four Seasons (five of them) were all great and we ate at a different one each night. Overall, I highly recommend Costa Rica for a family trip because it offered both adventure and activities as well as beach and relaxing. I hope to go back to see other parts of the country and I would only use Priscilla to plan our next trip!

We just got back from 12 days, Jan 21-Feb3, in Costa Rica planned by Priscilla and her team. It was a great trip. Priscilla was very patient with me from the beginning as I changed the number of days of the trip and what we were going to see/do a number of times before we finalized the trip. We wanted to see/do as much as possible in a short period of time and that was accomplished. We started at the Osa Peninsula in the Pacific south, staying at the Corcorvado Wilderness Lodge for 3 nights. While there we took a hike through the National Park.

Another day we went snorkeling at Cano Island and on the way back saw 3 whales. The guides at the resort were all great and knowledgeable. After that we went to Arenal and rain forest followed by Monteverde and Cloud Forest ending up at the beach in Manuel Antonio National Park. I am a birder, so Priscilla made sure that our guides were knowledgeable about birds. For the whole trip I saw over 100 new birds that I had never seen before. But not only did we see birds but also all 4 types of monkeys common to Costa Rica, sloths, lizards, coatis, vipers, tarantulas and a kinkajou. We had told Priscilla that we were interested in food, and she arranged a dinner at the San Lucas Treehouse in Monteverde, where you are in a glass enclosed room up high enough to see a magnificent sunset and enjoy the best meal we had in Costa Rica, without a doubt. Highly recommend the Treehouse if you are in the area.

Overall it was a great outdoor, nature, hiking trip. We talk about having to go back and visit the Caribbean side. We enjoyed the country so much and would definitely use Priscilla again with her knowledge of the country.

Three generations of my family spent two weeks in Las Catalinas, Costa Rica, arranged as a family holiday where the Australian- and Canadian-based members of our family could holiday together. The trip was organised with the help of Priscilla. And boy did she excel when our flight from Toronto to Costa Rica was cancelled due to a strike just hours before we were to leave, and when we finally arrived two days late our rented property was unavailable due to storm damage. Priscilla organised a new house which was fabulous and worked brilliantly for our multi-generational family, rearranged our itinerary of pre-purchased activities and even arranged a fantastic 40th birthday cake for my son (held in advance of his actual birthday as we can’t make it to Canada on the day). Federico, our guide, and Mauricio, our driver, were great and really helpful and happily helped with grocery shopping. All things considered, a fabulous country to visit. I would recommend Priscilla and her team to anyone who wants a trip planner.

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