The lodging, interesting activities in multiple locales and the education provided by the local guide all added up to a memorable trip.

Enjoying all the planned adventures with new friends. We had a great group of ladies.

Enjoyed the US and Costa Rican guides! They kept us on time, challenged us to try new things and really set the tone for the group! For my first trip, I enjoyed myself emmensely!

i wasn't looking for it to be special but, rather, a pleasant winter respite. And, it definitely met that expectation.

Kaitlyn was an excellent guide.

Kaitlyn and the rest of the fun women. The number of daily activities. The bus adventures.

Both guides were phenomenal. I felt a friendship with both of them.

We saw alot of the Costa Rica country and saw many animals in the process.

Sharing the adventures with childhood friends and new friends.

The vast exposure to different parts of the country…..literally from sea to mountains. The lush foliage is exquisite.

Catalina, the Costa Rican tour guide is an invaluable asset to AGC. Her wealth of knowledge about Costa Rica and the Costa Rican people was one of the highlights for me. I enjoyed every activity of this well organized itinerary. Loved having a private bus with room to spread out. Kaitlyn did an excellent job of notifying us of the next day's events and taking videos of each one of us for zip lining.

the mix of activities, skills of the guides, great women participants, location

It was so well planned, but also very versatile when a traffic jam required a change in plans and when the participants asked for more variety with the menu.

Enjoyed the variety of locations and the depth and breadth of Cata(lina)'s knowledge of Costa Rica.

Our AGC guide, Annika, and our in-country guide, Catalina, were excellent! They worked together seamlessly to provide a safe, exhilarating adventure through Costa Rica. We covered Caribbean beaches to rain and cloud forests to butterfly conservation (with an iguana dropping in to say, “Hi,”) to coffee and chocolate tastings. Loved the whitewater rafting!

A great group of women. Seeing a sloth in the wild. Hearing Williams story of rebuilding a rain forest environment. White water rafting.

The people of Costa Rica and the guides Cat and Emily!

This was my 7th trip with AGC and my favorite! The highlight of this trip and most memorable experience for me was the joyfulness and comaradrie of this awesome group of women travelers...just WOW! I have not laughed so much and felt so welcomed in a long time. And, this was my 3rd trip with guide Emily (Stardust)...best guide ever.

The guides and companions were the best. We all bonded and helped and laughed with each other. I have new long term friends. The country, itinerary, white water rafting, hiking, kayaking and zipping through the trees. It doesn't get better than that. And I got to travel with my wonderful daughter, Danielle.

Excellent local guide

Kayaking, White water rafting, coffee plant, butterfly, new lifelong friendship (great roommate!), wildlife

All of the varied activities, the women on the trip, the organized guides, Costa Rica itself

Wonderful trip, great guides and super fun women. A fun time and such a beautiful country. One of my best trips with ACG.

The guides!!! The were both so knowledgeable and really strived to meet our needs.

Our guides Catalina and Alexa were absolutely amazing! They went above and beyond everyday to make sure we were all comfortable and enjoying our vacation! Costa Rica is a beautiful country and both guides made sure we saw as much as we could. They took videos and photos of us and the animals, and shared all the photos. They took us to the best places for dinner and introduced us to CR foods. Most importantly, they took time every day to explain the culture and all the native animals,. It was one of the best vacations I have ever been on!

We were so lucky to have TWO naturalist guides--our CR native guide, Catalina, provided a wealth of information about her country and was happy to answer any and all questions. Our American-born/current CR resident, Alexa, was bursting with enthusiasm as she spotted birds, other wildlife and fauna. She was also a master at taking photos with binoculars and providing them to us each night! We were lucky indeed to have them both as part of our trip. It was a true adventure with everyone in the group supporting each other, particularly during out wind-swept ziplining adventure. For those who haven't traveled to Costa Rica before, be prepared for time in the van. One day it took us almost an hour and a half to travel 40 miles and another day there was a rock slide that caused us to take a long detour through windy, narrow, mountain roads. The scenery is wonderful as is the companionship, but it helped me to know ahead of time that it's not like traveling in the US!

The excellent Costa Rican guide, Cata. The beautiful scenery and wildlife sightings. Nice people, lovely accommodations. Cultural encounters—the couple at the butterfly place, the tour at la Trapiche.

To see the wildlife, sometimes very close up and to be allowed enough time to look, photograph and just be amazed was very special. Also to have a Costa Rican guide who was very knowledgeable about her country's history, current events and natural development and natural resources added so much to getting to know and appreciate all Costa Rica has to offer.

I enjoyed Tortuguero Park and the wildlife - monkeys, parrots, sloths, etc. The early morning kayak trip was great. The rafting trip was fun - and I didn't fall out of the raft!

Sharing it with new and old friends, zip lining, rafting, the birds, butterfly garden

All of the activities such as kayaking and ziplining, the opportunity to learn about Costa Rica, the wonderful group of women, and the great guides.

Great itinerary. Well taken care of by our guides.

Zip lining in jungle canopy. Kayak in river

The guides were fabulous, the trip was organized . My highlights are numerous. The rafting, kayaking and of course zip lining were a few. Seeing as much of Costa Rica by boat was a great highlight.

More cat time than expected.

Seeing the toucans, rafting, zip line, kayaking rain forest, everything was awesome.

Both the AGC guide and the local guide did outstanding jobs making all comfortable. The interactions with local Costa Ricans and being introduced to interesting and valuable projects in ecotourism went a long way toward developing good will.

I very much enjoyed to experience the nature of the rain forest flowers, plants, and wildlife. Enjoyed the food, the culture, etc.

Highlights: Tortuguero National Park: kayaking, wildlife watching, walking along the ocean; La Fortuna: Hot Springs, swimming in the pools at Selva Verde and the Tortuguero National Park Lodge. Also, the butterfly farm, night hike, cashew tree, and orchid gardens. Difficulties: Had hoped to spend more time in the Cloud forest. Would have liked more time to explore the wildlife at the lodges, Selva Verde in particular. The rafting trip was too commercialized and rowdy--although a lot of the women enjoyed that. I could have done with less shopping too. Meals at restaurants were far too long and complicated -- I often found myself isolated at long tables with loud people talking all around me but not in actual conversation.

I loved the Mawamba Lodge. The variety of food was amazing. I loved the diversity of activities there. The local guide, Cat, brought us to very special places. Some of these places I don't believe would be places you would find on trip adviser. Cat was very knowledgable. I appreciate having a guide who is so passionate about their country.

zip line, wildlife

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.

I so enjoyed being out with nature and still having the amenities near by.the nature hikes were great kayaking, rafting, visiting farms and learning the.culture of the area people.