Our family of 5 visited Costa Rica in November 2021. One of the tours we did was through Tico Tours and they customized a tour for us with horseback riding, River tubing, zip lining, and hot springs in the Rincon de la Vieja area. IT WAS AMAZING!! Our driver, Jose, was so kind, sweet, and informative. He took care of us all day and pointed out multiple things about the local culture and where things are located and made sure our kids were happy and comfortable. I would do this tour with Jose again in a heartbeat! I will point out the river tubing was explained by the people running it as a “level 2” rapid, but this was seriously more like a level 4. It was amazing and we all had fun, but it was very rough at times. Anyone with young kids need to beware of this part. But again, shout out to Jose! We feel like he is now our Costa Rican Tico cousin!!! A definite must do!! Thank you Jose!!

We book through Tico Tours every time we are in Costa Rica (2-3 times per year). Their guides are exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful and their vans are super modern with water and beer (sometimes) - also equipped with Wifi.. The great thing about booking through them is you can bring all your stuff and leave them on the vans and not worry.. also, they have curated the tours to the standard that American tourists look for.. highly recommend Ciru and Marco.

Recommending, organizing and executing a day of adventure for 15 people with a wide age range is no small task, but Tico Tours met our challenge and exceeded our lofty expectations. Our action-packed day at Buena Vista proved to be the perfect destination filled with new and diverse experiences for all. We were picked up punctually in a very comfortable Tico Tour bus and enjoyed an entertaining and informative discussion by our expert guide, Marco, who was eager to answer our questions and meet our needs/requests throughout the day. The planned activities flowed seamlessly beginning with a personalized, exhilarating zip line experience (spectacular views!) tailored to one's ability, a delicious Tico lunch and then a refreshing, high-speed glide down the water slide. After an educational lesson on the processing of sugar cane and cultural traditions, we mounted our well-trained horses and meandered through the forest to our final destination - mud baths, thermal spa, hot springs and r

Our family used Tico Tours for 3 separate tours on 3 different days including horseback riding, a buggy tour and a day trip to Rio Perdido. We loved all 3 and had 2 children aged 4 and 6 along. This was our 5th trip to Costa Rica and we were looking for new experiences. Ian helped modify as needed to be age appropriate, especially Rio Perdido. Horseback riding was awesome, horses well cared for and our guide had water for us. We chose to have the kids ride with us but our oldest could have had her own horse. I rode as a child and was pleased my horse listened to commands and I was able to gallop independently once we got to the beach. We also saw monkeys while riding. I recommend long shorts or pants and bug spray. The buggy tour was safe with kids, the seat belts are robust and modifiable to fit little kids. They provided goggles and gaiters for dust. Tour included a stop at a waterfall for swimming (very shallow / safe) and the guide stopped for us to see monkeys and birds

We booked four tours with Tico Tours - Arenal, Zip Lining, ATV and Palo Verde river boat tour. All were amazing! We had Gerson as our tour guide for Arenal - incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly a naturalist. We truly had the best day there. Our three other tours were with Mario who was also super friendly, knowledge and professional. Mario and Gerson are amazing tour guides and we definitely would HIGHLY recommend requesting them! Thank you Mario and Gerson for amazing tours of the beautiful Costa Rica - PURA VIDA!