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We have never been to Puntarenas, Costa Rica before and I was wondering what is there to do there?, any tips/ideas??
What do you do there for the day?
Any tips/advise/ideas are very welcome
We just came back from a full transit through the Panama Canal with a stop in Puntarenas on 10/31. We used Odyssey Tours. We had a group of 29 people and we were broken up into 4 buses. After the tour, the people in our group told me that it was the best tour they had during the cruise. In particular, I would like to praise my guide and driver, Ronnie and Adrian, who both did an excellent job. Ronnie is very knowledgeable and he timed the tour so well that we were able to complete the majority of the tour before it started to rain. Unfortunately, we missed the beach visit due to the torrential rain. Ronnie predicted that the rain would started around 2PM and it did almost exactly start at that time. We especially like the Crocodile Man and his pal, Osama bin Laden. All the others in my group enjoyed their guides just as much as we enjoyed Ronnie. The included lunch was excellent. Our 8 hour tour cost was $65 per person including lunch. The cost was lower because the group was over 14.
There was some chaos at the pier with people trying to find their tours and that was a bit disturbing but I guess that’s how it goes with these things. I tried to eliminate this confusion by bringing together all the people in my group onboard the ship prior to walking off. We left on time as scheduled.
Alvaro and Diego are brothers who run the operation. Alvaro was very efficient with correspondence while planning the tour and thanked us for allowing his company to show us this beautiful part of his country.
I highly recommend Odyssey Tours (10 in 1 Tour). Just google Odyssey Tours to find them.
Celebrity Xperience just back
in South America
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We were just moved from the Xpedition to the Xperience and we leave in 3 days. This was not by choice but by Celebrity since there is a problem with the Ecuadorian gov't. Did you like the Xperience? Do you have any information on the Xpedition vs the Xperience?
Carol