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Charlie's Adventure Tours

Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica
506-672-1041
Ranked #6 of 6 tours in Gulf of Papagayo
2.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Charlie’s Adventures is the Premier Tour Company in the Papagayo Gulf with over 14 years of experience. We have multilingual tour guides, our own... more » Owner description: Charlie’s Adventures is the Premier Tour Company in the Papagayo Gulf with over 14 years of experience. We have multilingual tour guides, our own equipment and fully insured boats. We know that next time you think of Costa Rica, and especially Papagayo Gulf – Guanacaste, you’ll think of Charlie’s Adventure and the days you had the best moments of your life! « less
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Calgary, Canada
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
50 helpful votes 50 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

This excursion didn’t start out well. We visited the Activities Desk (Charlie’s Adventure Tours) at the Occidental Grand Papagayo and met with a young lady to discuss a dive / snorkel trip. We found out much later that she was new on the job and quite inexperienced – which explained why this excursion didn’t turn out so well. She informed... More

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

Our scuba dive trip was cancelled. To date, we have yet to receive of $500.00. This has now been 7 weeks. We absolutely are at a loss as to what do do next nor sure of what to do next.

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

The rooms were horrible, doors wouldnt lock, two small beds in a room instead of a king size, felt unsafe. The food was terrible after eating at the a-la-cart resturants we had to go to the buffet to try and find something edible. the staff lied to us, they said for new guests they would take us on a boat... More

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Ontario
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

Signed up for the aqua adventure. It was terrible!!!! The boat was decrepit to begin with!!!! The boat was overcrowded...the overbook this so everyone is bumping into each other. The snorkeling...did see much fish, the bottom fishing was a joke. The best part was going to the beach, but even it was not great. The adventure was suppose to begin... More

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Calgary, Canada
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
50 helpful votes 50 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
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We signed up for the Sunset Cruise with Charlie's Adventure Tours at the Occidental Grand Papagayo. There were approximately a dozen people, including us, on the cruise. We left from the hotel beach, cruised around Monkey Head and had the most amazing visit with a pod of about 20 dolphins and their babies. The sunset was beautiful, the dolphins were... More

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Clermont, Florida
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2011
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Having spent a wonderful week in papagayo , tours daily with other companies, great time. We decided to end our vacation with the subset cruise. What a dissappointment! Advertised to include drinks, and snacks, we decided to do it. They picked us up late, used a small boat to take us out to the cruise boat. The drinks were ginger... More

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Carlos Gutierrez, Owner at Charlie's Adventure Tours, responded to this review
22 August 2011

Thank you for your opinion and we are very sorry you felt that way. As a professional company and will work every day to improve our services. More

Colorado Springs, Colorado
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2011
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When we reserved the dive through the hotel we were charged for a discovery course (which is for someone who has never had professional training) for my fiance, who simply needed open water dives to complete his certification. I have dove many times - never in costa rica. We ended up getting a bit of the overcharge back but it... More

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Carlos Gutierrez, Owner at Charlie's Adventure Tours, responded to this review
22 August 2011

We are sorry that these clients did not enjoy their trip with Charlie's Adventures. However, they signed up for Discover Scuba Diving which is what the day was prepared for. The Instructor followed all standards and rules and acted at all times with the safety of the divers in mind while also trying to insure that they enjoyed their experience.... More

Cleveland, Ohio
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2011
2
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We stayed at the Allegro Papagayo in which Charlie's Adventure Tours office is located within the resort. We took the ATV and ziplining tour. To say the least, the ATV tour was an adventure beyond my expectations. First off, my wife and I are novice ATV drivers so we were more inclined to be a little nervous and scary whereby... More

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Chatham, Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2011
2
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You can not go wrong booking some adventure tours with this company, our trip was the best ever. Kendra and Leo were great, always smiling and laughing. Leo was my dive guide to so very good dive sights. He did under water video and pictures of my dives. We say lots of fish, sharks, eels, star fish, octopus, giant rays... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2010
2
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I did the all day multiple activity tour. I was picked up at my hotel at 7:45am. Got on the double-decker boat at 8 and out on the water to pick up 12 other people soon after at Playa Panama. It was great. We went out snorkeling to two different locations. There was rum and punch or coke and wine... More

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