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Desafio Adventure Company Day Tours

Behind the Central Church, Downtown La Fortuna | Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
506-2479-0020
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Owner description: Desafio Adventure Company is Costa Rica's premier "one-stop-shop" for adventure travel. We'll take you to the land of raging, tropical rivers, active... more » Owner description: Desafio Adventure Company is Costa Rica's premier "one-stop-shop" for adventure travel. We'll take you to the land of raging, tropical rivers, active volcanoes, deep, jungle canyons and isolated beaches. Our all-inclusive, active vacations include high-quality rafting, canyoneering, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, birdwatching, kayaking, transportation, conservation programs and volunteering opportunities in various parts of the country such as the Arenal Volcano, Monteverde, Tenorio, Samara & Carrillo Beaches and more! Winner of Virgin Holiday's Best Tour Operator for Local Economies and TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence! « less
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

My husband and I just got back from an adventurous week in Costa Rica. I had used a travel agent, Mr. Tico Costa Rica, who booked most of our excursions through Desafio. The trip was awesome! We went White Water Rafting on Serapiqui River and Doneth was our guide. He was the best! and made for a great day on... More

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Nashville, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

My husband and I used Desafio to book our airport transfers and three excursions during our recent trip to Costa Rica. When we arrived in San Jose, it was easy to spot our driver (Eddie) who was holding a sign with our name on it. He was friendly and made our 3 hour ride to our hotel enjoyable. He even... More

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Herndon, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

Very professional staff. Desafio provided a majority of the transportation to and from La Fortuna for us, which included a pick up from Puntarenas to our hotel and from our hotel to San Jose airport. Although there was some confusion on our initial pick up and guides were 45 minutes late, they were extremely apologetic once they found us. They... More

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

Desafio is the reason I am coming back to Costa Rica!!!! Excellent company. Worldwide standards. We were very pleased and we will certainly try other adventures with them. Tour guides are very knowledgeable and respectful. The camera man is very professional and delivered an amazing CD which has brought other friends to decide to go to Costa Rica as well!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

U might not think that being professional is a big deal on vacation BUT: we had 4 tours with them. they were always on time, they were always nice and they drove safely and took good care of us. they stored our luggage when we changed hotels during the tours and we felt safe and thus worry free. Worry free... More

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Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

My friends and I went white water rafting with Desafio Tours and it was an incredible experience! Right away the staff made sure that we were safe and that we were prepared. Our tour guide, Jose was very friendly and funny and made this experience much more enjoyable. He didn't feel like our tour guide, he felt like our friend... More

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New Brunswick, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

We did one of the package deals with canyoneering in the morning and ziplining in the afternoon. Canyoneering was awesome. The van picked us up at our hotel right on time in the morning. Everything was well organized and planned. The guides friendly and funny. The gear was all in excellent condition and we felt very safe with our guides.... More

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

I was on a 10 day trip through Costa Rica and decided to do the Canyoneering tour with Desafio. The guides were nice and friendly but the tour was way over priced compared to all the other tours I did at different places which amounted to almost 6 in total. The entire tour lasts about 3 hrs with only 2... More

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DesafioAdventures, Owner at Desafio Adventure Company Day Tours, responded to this review
15 May 2013

Hola travelhawk79, Thank you for doing our Lost Canyon Adventures canyoneering tour. We appreciate that you found our guides to be nice and friendly. We are lucky to have excellent staff. It is important to us that our employees are well-paid and have high levels of education and customer service, as well as all government certifications, full employee health benefits... More

Nashville, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

We went on the canyoning during our honeymoon and it was probably our favorite activity on our trip. The guides were great and we really enjoyed rapelling down the waterfalls (granted, we were at the end of the dry season so there wasn't much water in them). The pictures were great as well and were well worth the purchase.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Our family recently rafted with this company and Pinky was our guide on the raft - professional, safe, exciting, picturesque, super fun. We have a 10 year old and she had a great time. I was concerned since we have never river rafted before (but have done other water activities) and our guide made it very clear that our job... More

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