We will be on the Coral April 13, and will spend a day in Limon. I have read about Charlie Soto on CC. My husband hates tours. He wants to snorkel, he read "somewhere" that Costa Rica had the "best" snorkeling. Charlie can give us a "private" tour, a driver and a trip to Cahuita National Park...white sand beach and snorkel....his price is $49, the nat'l park admission is $25 for the snorkel, he says everything is included, an air conditioned taxi only for me and my husband...also refreshments, beer....he says it takes 1 hour to get to Cahuita, and the total tour will be 6 hours.... Any input? I know Rog will NOT sit in a tour bus, and I was thinking this might be a good way to see some of the island, but now Rog is saying...."it takes an hour to get to the snorkel beach???" I need help!!!!
We will be on the Coral April 13, and will spend a day in Limon. I have read about Charlie Soto on CC. My husband hates tours. He wants to snorkel, he read "somewhere" that Costa Rica had the "best" snorkeling. Charlie can give us a "private" tour, a driver and a trip to Cahuita National Park...white sand beach and snorkel....his price is $49, the nat'l park admission is $25 for the snorkel, he says everything is included, an air conditioned taxi only for me and my husband...also refreshments, beer....he says it takes 1 hour to get to Cahuita, and the total tour will be 6 hours.... Any input? I know Rog will NOT sit in a tour bus, and I was thinking this might be a good way to see some of the island, but now Rog is saying...."it takes an hour to get to the snorkel beach???" I need help!!!!
I can't knock Charlie Soto for his tours, as I've never been on one. From what I've read, they're good. However, I don't think it's quite ethical to walk from your previous employer and take the company's entire email contact list with you and use it to go into competition.
Here's a recent email from the sister of my favorite private tour operator in Costa Rica, Oscar Brown. We've booked with them 3 times now and had a blast each time.
He's changed a couple of things on his tours in the last year:
Rather than using Almonds & Corals for ziplining, he's using Brisas. I've done both, and prefer the new site for both the fun factor and the comfort.
He's also got a new restaurant he's using for lunches now. If I were to go back to CR, I'd make a point of stopping there just for the food, but the view is fantastic, too.
If you don't see something here you wanted to do, or want to play "mix and match", they're very flexible. Just ask.
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Carol Brown Daley [cbrown@costarricense.cr]
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Oscar allways remember the msot of the people that he take on a tour, because all of them are so special. He said he will love to take you again on a tour this year, if this is God's will.
Here a some info, on the different tours.
Tour #1.
The Tortuguero Canal tour is a tour through the rain forest, where as you go comfortable in a boat, you can see all wild life: alligator, monkeys, slots, different type of birds, Then I will take you to the Bamboo trade school, banana plantation, coco beans farm, City tour, a tour at the ANIMAL PRESERVE PLACE where you see while life and get personal contact with them (no snakes), a white sand beach, the rich area, and a surprise stop; witch will take you to the highest part of the city. I include soft drinks along the tour. We have a stop for the purchasing of souvenirs and coffee. This is $50 per person, and it goes for 5 hours.
Tour #2.
The Canopy tour: This is a sieve line where you switch from one three to a another: Hiking in the jungle., I include a stop on a white sand beach are a black sand beach, it is your chaise, a visit to the Bamboo trade school, banana plantation, coco beans farm, The animal preserve place, City tour, the rich area, and a surprise stop; witch will take you to the highest part of the city. This is $75 per/person, no extra charge. This include transportation and zip lining and a stop for the purchase for coffee and souvenirs . I will make the reservation, it is better that way. This tour is for 5 to 6 hours, sometimes more. This is depend on what the group want to do.
The one that don't want to do the zip line, only pay $35 for the transportation, and I will take them to a little village near by meanwhile the others do the zip line.
Tour #3.
Tour to the Aerial Tram:
This tour takes you to the highest part of Costa Rica giving you the best vie through the highest part of the country, in the rain forest. And the way to this place you see pine apple plantation, carne fields and rafting river. This is $50 for transportation and you pays $49.50 for the going on the aerial tram. Then After I will take you to a surprise stop. This tour is for 6 to 7 hours, I include soft drink along the road
Tour # 4
And I have the Costa Flores, and the butterfly tour, here you see lots of flowers all different variety , the same thing at the butterfly place, the only thing is that they charge to enter each places, and I make a special price for the transportation and to enter to both places; $80 per person, (they charge a fee to enter these places). I include in this tour, pine apple and banana plantation, a stop at a place where you see all different species of fish, soft drink along the road. With this tour you see and learn a lot more things of this country.
Tour #5
For the Sloth Sanctuary I include a visit to the Bamboo trade school, banana plantation, coco beans farm, City tour, the two biggest hotels around the coast, one is a botanical garden, and the other one has a nice vie on a tall hill, the rich area, and a surprise stop; witch will take you to the highest part of the city. This is $30 per/person, for the transportation, and to enter the Sloth Sanctuary you pay $25 and this include the canopy tour the gives in this place. So in all it will be $55 per person for every thing.
Tour #6
The Cahuita National Park and a tour on the beaches of Limon.
This tour take you to the Cahuita National Park of Limon, where they charge a donation to enter the park, and for a walk through the forest, and you have a chance to see, monkey, sloth’s, and other animals. And also, get the history and information of this particular forest.
For this tour I take your to see 2 different beach of the area; Cahuita beach, and Puerto Viejo beach. With these two beaches you have the opportunity to see the with sand beach and the black sand beach. (This is for the people who love to bead in the sea)
Besides, I include, soft drinks along the road, a visit to the Bamboo trade school, banana plantation, coco beans farm, City tour, the two biggest hotels around the coast, one is a botanical garden, and the other one has a nice vie on a tall hill, the rich area, and a surprise stop; witch will take you to the highest part of the city. This is $50 per/person, no extra charge.
You will have the opportunity to visit the installation of Colon Caribe, where you have one of the biggest souvenir shop. Are if you prefer, we will just go to the market to do your shopping, this is your choice.
This tour is for 5 to 6 hours, sometimes more
Some times I make a combination tour, so you can have more of this beautiful country. I combine the #1 and #2 tour, this with the special price of $110 per person. Or the #1 and the #3 tour for $100 per person. I will take you to the Animal Preserve place with any one of these tours.. They have no snake there. All the tours have soft drinks along the road.
Please reply so I can now for sure with one of the tour you'll will prefer to take.
We booked a tour in Limon 2 years ago on the Brilliance........we didn't set it up but Jenny368 did.........she is on our April Mariner Roll Call.........I will ask her who she set it up with if you would like me to........it was a great tour........did the tortuguero canals, banana plantation.......not sure Roger would like it........but our group all said it was great...........I'll get prices and contact info if you would like
While I know you want to snorkel........I'm sure this outfit we used could probably tailor whatever you want..........which is why I brought it up.......no big deal though.......
Well, I booked the "private" tour with Charlie Soto before your replies, I can always cancel or change...he said we would have our own taxi and would be taken wherever we wanted to go, including snorkeling and the canal ride, for 6 hours for $49 per person....would love to know who your tour guide was.....
What was the comment about Charlie being unethical? Could you tell me who he used to work for when this happened?
Well, I booked the "private" tour with Charlie Soto before your replies, I can always cancel or change...he said we would have our own taxi and would be taken wherever we wanted to go, including snorkeling and the canal ride, for 6 hours for $49 per person....would love to know who your tour guide was.....
What was the comment about Charlie being unethical? Could you tell me who he used to work for when this happened?
Probably said more than I should have already, but it's been bugging me for a couple of years now. Please email at earl dot anderson at comcast dot net and please use Charlie Soto in the subject so I don't get fouled up on the context of the conversation!
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We will be on the Coral April 13, and will spend a day in Limon. I have read about Charlie Soto on CC. My husband hates tours. He wants to snorkel, he read "somewhere" that Costa Rica had the "best" snorkeling. Charlie can give us a "private" tour, a driver and a trip to Cahuita National Park...white sand beach and snorkel....his price is $49, the nat'l park admission is $25 for the snorkel, he says everything is included, an air conditioned taxi only for me and my husband...also refreshments, beer....he says it takes 1 hour to get to Cahuita, and the total tour will be 6 hours.... Any input? I know Rog will NOT sit in a tour bus, and I was thinking this might be a good way to see some of the island, but now Rog is saying...."it takes an hour to get to the snorkel beach???" I need help!!!!
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