Why Private Tours?
Good question. For most, the definition of a "tour" is getting on a bus with a bunch of strangers and being lectured from the front of the bus by a microphoned tour guide. What Tours Costa Rica offers is something really quite different. A private tour is like traveling with a friend in his native country, a friend who is an expert in Costa Rica's nature, geography, culture and history, a person who takes care of you from start to finish on your visit, someone who vanishes when you don't need him and is always available when you do. That friend is backed up by our office, our expert travel planning based on choosing the finest properties for locale, quality, privacy and style and creating interesting travel experiences with unique itineraries that have a nice flow and pace.
Would You Spend Less If You Traveled On Your Own?
Not if you wanted the same services we provide. In other words we supply an expert English speaking guide, private transfers, top notch hotels, expert local guides, admissions to parks and museums, private boat transportation, local flights, etc. at a cost that is lower than if you bought each one of these individually. When you combine this with our company's organization of the trips, our expertise with your itinerary and the convenience, comfort and safety of using our services, we are an exceptionally good value. Would providing the above services in a group tour save you even more money? Yes. Then why do we only offer private tours?
Why for Many "Tour" is a Four-Letter Word
Many sophisticated international travelers associate tour companies with big buses full of strangers, of tourists herded around overrun destinations by megaphone totting guides. For this truly horrifying image, many travelers will not even consider a local tour outfitter as a dignified option for getting to know a foreign country's nature, history or culture. It is with this kind of educated traveler that value of a private tour is greatest.
We Take the "Tourist" Out of Tours
In contrast, Tours Costa Rica and our private trip services allow you to enjoy Costa Rica exclusively with the people you choose to travel with. We easily remove you from the beaten path and your private guide can recommend numerous eating options based on your own tastes, while our office staff has selected the most unique hotels, based on a criteria of quality, comfort and character. This is one reason many of our customers visit Costa Rica with us, even though they do not normally use tour companies.
If We Shop Around, is Someone Else Cheaper?
No doubt. The nature of any business is that if you have success you will have competition. Competition often tries to copy what you offer and undercut your price. But at close examination what are the other guys offering? Are they cutting corners to help sales? Do they offer everything optional, to appear cheaper up front and end up more expensive in the end? We have no hidden costs, in most of our programs the only in-country costs we do not include are lunch and dinner, since our clients prefer to have as many dining options as possible on their visits. There are other issues that are impossible to detect when you are quoting. For example we pay our drivers and bilingual guides more than any other company in Costa Rica. What does this mean to the customer? The best guides and drivers for one, but also a much more content person sharing his country with you. Better service is the end result.
Your Time and Money Well Spent
Our philosophy is clear. Our company exists to make sure you get the most possible out of your visit, we work very hard to see that you have a memorable, rewarding and safe trip. Tours Costa Rica does not offer extravagant luxury. Your money is not spent on ostentatious frills, but rather making sure you have the best travel experience possible. We feel responsible for your happiness and well being, that's why we would that prefer you book with the competition rather than try to win your business by cutting corners or changing the way we work. Tours Costa Rica invites you to enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica's nature to the utmost with our unique travel team.
