Holiday review by Doctor Alan Plaice
Name: Doctor Alan Plaice
Date of trip: 02/01/2020
Number of people: 2
The noises in the rainforest at night The rain pelting down the monkeys howling Leaves & nuts falling from the trees sounded like the monkeys were throwing coconuts at the lodge An young apprentice guide in Cahuita who was able to spot so much of the wildlife especially sloths
Tribes Overall:
Although we stayed in 6 different locations in the 2 weeks, we saw a lot of the country, beaches, nature reserves and wildlife and stayed in some fabulous hotels but didn’t feel we were travelling all the time.
The pickups for all the transfers and excursions were totally reliable, very efficient
meticulous planning and attention to detail.
Tribes Service:
Tribes produced an excellent itinerary
Guides:
Wildlife guides all excellent and knowledgable excellent Spoken English
Only one driver was a bit reckless with his
overtaking.
Social & Environmental Responsibility:
I don’t think we did any harm and contributed to the local economy
The places you stayed

Namuwoki Lodge
Costa Rica
Small and friendly great location in the jungle near the Caribbean coast beaches
Great atmosphere.
Beautiful fresh food cooked to order

Evergreen Lodge
Tortuguero National Park
Unique experience just to get there
40 mins by boat
A great rainforest experience and rain like
you will never have experienced in Europe
Food fairly basic

Nayara Gardens
Arenal
It’s actually 2 hotels so covers a large area
3 pools 3 places to eat, some quite steep paths
The best appointed rooms of all sheer luxury
Food a little pretentious and the most expensive
£70 for a steak, bowl of pasta 2 beers

Hotel Belmar
Costa Rica
Attractive chalet style hotel
We were lucky to have a room in the main building fabulous views
Great service comfortable room
Nice grounds to wander around
Lived up the ethos of serving their own locally produced food, beautifully cooked and presented

Hyatt Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo
Papagayo Peninsula
A large golf hotel on the Papagayo peninsular catering for Americans and
Canadians
Felt a bit isolated
Lots of facilities within hotel but not much
chance of seeing local people and culture
Probably worth hiring a car and getting out
of the resort to see more of that side of the
country
Service varied.
Food pretty good for large hotel especially
breakfast
Some wildlife in grounds