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Connecting travelers with local guides.
Worldwide. Since 2008. |
5626 TOURS and 1110 GUIDES in 108 COUNTRIES!
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Experience Costa Rica through the eyes of a local private guide! Browse our tour 'suggestions' - each can be customized just for you.
Guanacaste Tours
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Costa Rica Private Tours |
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Explore the tropical diversity of Costa Rica with a friendly personal guide from ToursByLocals. Your private guide is eager to give you an unforgettable tour, with a local's perspective on the best that Costa Rica has to offer.
Thrilling activities range from exciting 4x4 adventures and zip lines through the cloud forest, to various Central Valley tours of dairy farms, coffee and sugar cane plantations, volcanoes, lush national parks and extraordinary private estates. At Sarchi, see handcrafted, colorful oxcarts that are emblematic of Costa Rica.
Tour the bustling capital, San José, with your private guide (or 'tico,' as Costa Ricans are called), and discover interesting places that regular tours overlook.
Book a unique Costa Rica tour with ToursByLocals. Ask your private guide about customizing your tour to include exactly what you want to see and do in Costa Rica. |
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| Tour Guide Legal Requirements |
Guiding Licenses are required in Costa Rica and tour guides should have the certification of the national Bureau of Tourism.
There is only one association of tours guides recognized by the government and institutions. It is called ACOGUITUR and in most of national parks the rangers ask for the license in order to authorize the operations in the parks. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
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| about ratings |
Tour in Liberia, Costa Rica:
"I would rate the tour 4 only because my tour guide hurt his back and sent a replacement guide who did not speak English,..." [more]
Marty Burrier - Sep, 2011
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- You choose the ACTUAL PERSON who will give your tour. See their photo, bio, credentials and communicate with them in advance via our website. They are locals, living in the same area as the tour.
- ONLY THE BEST GUIDES. Guides can't buy their way onto our system - each is chosen by ToursByLocals.
- All Tours are PRIVATE, only you and people you choose.
- Guide services are priced PER TOUR, not PER PERSON. However, there may be a 'per person' price component if the tour involves external costs such as admission tickets, etc.
- Tours shown on website can be purchased directly - or the guide can customize them at your request.
- Full contact information provided after booking. Plus, you'll have access to ToursByLocals 24 hour emergency contact number.
- Looked through the site but still need advice? You can call ToursByLocals and talk to a REAL HUMAN!
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