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bonnyrcl wrote:
Thank you so much for the information. Yes, I would prefer to hire a guide or car with driver if possible. But do you have any idea how much it would cost to hire a cab with a driver/day or per mile? I checked with Juan's tour but he has just 1 in 2018 and that too in January which I couldn't make it. As I said I prefer to go either in Jan or Feb but due to kids school, I can go only during their vacation and not many tour operators go in June or July.
Please provide me a ball park estimation of car rental(small suv for 4 people) for 12 days which would help me to estimate my travel budget. Thank you!...Show more →
Bonny-- Sounds like you need a wake-up call with some hard words. You made some incorrect assumptions. Like Elkhornsun said, get travel info from sites like TripAdvisor, car rental companies, and other organizations. Why do you expect someone like Elkhornsun to provide your budgeting information? Jeee. Costa Rica is a modern country. Most major services, like car rental companies, have English speaking representatives. English is the universal language for business dealings in the world, including Costa Rica. However, I'd recommend that you learn some non-condescending Spanish before you go. Por favor, donde esta el baņo? Is much better than peeing your pants.
Remember, the internet does not stop at the U.S. border. Your nature lodges may be able to provide guide info. Did you actually ask Juan directly about guide services, or did you just look at his scheduled group tours and assume that's all there is?
Apparently you're thinking that guides only exist for pre-planned group tours. Do an internet hunt for guide services, especially asking advice from your nature lodges and other sources that are likely specifically familiar with nature/birding guides. Why in God's name would you ever hire a taxi cab and taxi driver to do that?
TravelAdvisor lists day guides for many locations, including customer satisfaction ratings. However, Costa Rica is a Mecca for birders, so somewhere on the net there should be abundant info on more professional, multi-day guide services. I betcha that Juan, himself, could provide guide recommendations if he is, in fact, not available for your travel dates. You may need to daisy-chain guide services to cover your planned trip.
Since you seem incredibly naive about this stuff, here's a major disaster to avoid; never, ever, leave valuables in your vehicle. Carry them with you when you leave the vehicle. This is not some hypothetical possibility. It happens all the time. Passports, airline tickets, purses, cameras, binoculars, spare shoes, all your luggage, are a nightmare to lose. Thieves work fast, so no whining, like "I just went into the store for a few minutes."
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