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Okay, here’s your answer.
Caravan was a bit of both. The Tica tour guide gave
us a true intro to the ups and down of living in CR.
As a Tica with a home in a San Jose suburb, she could never leave her home unattented. The Tico owned casa would be stripped bare in twenty four hours. The air pollution in San Jose is horrific, because there are zero monitoring, and Ticos burn the lowest grade of fuel.
This young lady has a degree from the public university
in CR, and she is a biologist.
I know George, I’ve spoken to him. He is a former
Texan who spent his career in the Rio Grande Valley.
He is also a builder. His tour is more expensive than the Caravan tour, and he focuses his tour on those folks who have decided to live in CR, or invest there.
We are comparing two different fruits. Caravan was an ideal first visit, along with four nights in Escazu, and
more touring, we got a pretty good feel for CR.
Costa Rica is a very beautiful place, with a delightful climate in the Meseta Central.
The negatives are the armed guards everywhere, the poor roads, the poverty, the corrupt system and abogados, a weak Policia and court etc.
I speak Spanish, and the Ticos love it when an Americano speaks to them. I really liked the climate, and the people I met, but, I’m not ready.My wife and I just returned from Costa Rica. We took
the Caravan tour, and it was great. The tour is ten days,
and we covered a large part of the country. We went from
Tortugero to Manual Antonio, and from San Ramon to Cano Negro.
We also spent three nights in San Jose at the Barcelo Palacio. Two of the hotels were all inclusive. The Barcelo, and the Amapola in Jaco.
Our tour guide was a young Tica named Jenny, and she was the best, as was our driver Juan Carlos.
The other folks on the tour were very friendly.
Some people had been on as many as thirty five tours
around the world. They rated this Caravan tour as el major!
This was our first visit to Pura Vida land, and we
loved the tour. We had never done a tour before. I’ve
always made my own arrangements, because I travel a lot.
My wife and I were very impressed with Caravan. I
suggest that this would be the best way to visit Costa Rica for the first time.
I’ll be glad to answer any questions.
