We booked through our Hotel. We were fortunate to have “Duck” as our Driver/Guide. Wealth of information start to finish. Saw wildlife on the boat (croc, birds, monkeys). Lunch on the Ranch was delicious. Good for couples and families and elderly.

Duck, our guide was fantastic. He provided us an in depth overview of the rain forest and gave a Costa Rican history lesson on the way!

The tour guide,Duck or was it Doug? I couldn’t hear well in the back. He is very knowledgeable and is very professional. He mentions in there beginning to pace ourselves in order to conserve our energy. We had a private tour with ages as young as 2.5 year old to 68 years of age. Or day ended up being rain from morning till afternoon. The waterfall was a light blue-green so at least we got to see some color. It was beautiful but the 200 plus steps looked steep for my father and my 6 year old daughter. We were going to continue but wasn’t sure to with our little 2.5 year old. I think if the weather was nicer so that the steps weren’t wet we all would go down and take pictures. He let us know where the stops are for restrooms and where to get fruits and souvenirs. My parents interests are different from common western tourists . They enjoyed the waterfall but was hoping for a fruit marketplace (like a farmers market) to try out CR local exotic fruits that we don’t normally get to eat in the US! But nonetheless the tour was great. We saw snakes, sloth, many tropical fruits, bats, CR National bird. The lunch place was so cute and the food was authentic and flavorful. Butterfly mini farm was so cute the kids loved it! I think this was perfect for families not thrill seekers!! Pura Vida! Thank you for showing us beautiful Costa Rica! We all appreciated the beauty and hospitality.

Duck was suck a knowledgeable and caring tour guide. He clearly has a passion for his work and gave us an experience of a lifetime! These four friends on a girls trip are so grateful to have crossed paths with Duck and to have had such a rich experience here in Costa Rica!

This was a great tour. Harold aka “”Doc” was a wonderful guide. He is very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us such an informative private tour of Tenorio National Park and the Blue River. The sloth sanctuary was really interesting with so much wildlife. I highly recommend this tour!

Having traveled all over the world and having many guided tours this has to be one of the best!!! You have to ask for Gabriel. He was just amazing from the minute he picked us up. He gave us fun facts about Costa Rica and our tour was amazing. We saw everything on our bucket list- Howler monkeys, white-faces monkeys, 4 variations of crane, crocodiles- both mature and babies, 2 specifies of Iguana and their breeding grounds, bats and many other birds that were incredible. On the way out of the park Gabriel found a Scarlett Macaw’s nest and we couldn’t believe it! The Macaw was on a low branch and gave us a 10 minute show while she was preening. Lunch was amazing and some of the best chicken I’ve ever had in my life. The cook was kind enough to give me the recipe and instruction on how to cook the famous Guanacanaste chicken.

This was our second tour with Neotropical. We enjoyed our first tour with them so much we wanted to do another tour with our guide Duck. We are thorough travellers and enjoy learning about local culture, ecology & nature, and eating local foods. Our guide Duck is highly knowledgeable about CR and has been a guide in the country for many years which helps to learn more about history of the country & specific regions within the country. This tour allowed us to travel to another province in the country (leave the dry lowlands and go to the tropical Caribbean side) and see the volcano range, the countryside where local farmers live & manage the land, and to hike in the rainforest and learn about the weather, plants & vegetation, animals and what CR is doing to protect and share this beautiful country for generations to come. Eat at the local fruit stand!! Unreal fruit, you understand the blue zone this way & beautiful way of life in CR. The waterfall was beautiful - prepare to wear good walking/ hiking shoes, comfortable clothing and for many steps! Afterwards, you hop back in the tour van and go to a local sloth sanctuary where young local guides are learning & practising for their future careers in educating other visitors and locals in the importance of preservation of the environment & more about plans & animals that call this region home. We saw several sloths from afar (they are not caged and live wild), toucans, snakes, various bugs. Lastly, you eat at a local soda/countryside family run restaurant for a great traditional CR meal (many choices and very delicious). They also have a butterfly garden to enjoy on site. Highly recommend this tour, but more specifically our guide (Duck). He cares so much for his country, educating others, is a safe driver and most importantly is so enjoyable to spend the day with. People like Duck are the embodiment of the CR people. Pura Vida!

This was a wonderful tour (at first was going to be the only tour we took) - a comprehensive and educational tour to Palo Verde park to see wildlife (howler monkeys, crocodiles, many bird species) on a river boat with local guides. Then a visit to a working traditional cattle ranch (a part of Guanacaste’s history) for a Costa Rican lunch & a demo on the traditional pottery locals make. Our tour guide (Duck) was incredibly knowledgable, professional, and importantly fun and cares deeply for his clients. We enjoyed his presence so much we specifically requested him for our second tour (which we decided to take after this tour ended). I highly recommend this company - safe driving, comfortable & clean vehicles & exceptional tour guide. Book it!!

This was my first time doing a tour like this, what a great time. I went with my family ages ranging from 11-78, everyone enjoyed themselves. It was perfect way to introduce Costa Rica to the family. We had a boat to ourselves which was such a nice experience. Harold made the tour so enjoyable. We saw monkeys, crocodiles, and beautiful birds. Took amazing photos of Costa Rica’s wildlife. Harold answered everyone’s questions. He even stopped in the way to the river so our kids could see trees full of monkeys. He then taught them how to call to them. When we visit again we will definitely have Harold take us on more tours. Look no further for a guide he is the absolute best!!!

This was my first time on the river boat tour. It was with my family ages ranging from 11-78. What a perfect half day tour to introduce Costa Rica to the family in a relaxing way. Was able to see monkeys, crocodiles, and many beautiful birds along the river. Harold was a wealth of information about the different species and was able to answer any questions that the kids had. It was a wonderful time! We even stopped along the way to see trees full of monkeys where he taught our sons how to call them. Such a great time! We will definitely have Harold take us to more places when we head back to Costa Rica.

Amazing trip..10/10 highly recommend..our tour guide was absolutely amazing!!! Do yourself a favor and book asap! We had the best time. 5 couples and every last one of us enjoyed ourselves. From zipliningz horseback riding and hot springs. So awesome

Highly recommend this adventure in Rio Celeste. As others have said Harold our tour guide was amazing. My wife and I had a private tour with him and on the 2 1/2 hour ride out to the National park he gave us great insight into the history, culture and geography of Costa Rica. He allowed us to move at our own pace during the day which we both appreciated. Highlights for us were of course the stunning waterfall, seeing sloths up close and a wonderful lunch. A perfect day in paradise!

My group of 8 had an absolutely amazing time. Pato was the best guide I've ever had. He drove us to/from the volcano, Road horses with us, and taught us about Costa Rican culture. We would definitely take the excursion again. Pato is the best!

Friendly and so knowledgeable. Great opportunity to learn about Costa Rica and it’s amazing rainforests. The traditional lunch and service was wonderful. And the sloth tour was beyond expectations-off the regular path but worth it.

Everything here was fabulous! Duck, our guide made sure we had the best experience by recommending what order we do the activities in order to avoid the crowds. He was very knowledgeable and taught us a lot about Costa Rica! I would highly recommend his tour!!