Exoticca: Travellers’ App 4+

This was our second trip with Exoticca and and was equally as good as the first. We opted for charm category hotels this time and you couldn’t fault any of them. Clean rooms, comfortable beds and bright clean towels. Some of the breakfast were basic enough but you get what you pay for! There’s so much packed in to the itinerary that you’re only using your room to sleep in! The guides were great and we learned a lot about the country as we travelled from one place to the next. The Kruger stay was AMAZING! The Big Five in the bag now! Cape Town was great too and the hop on hop off bus was a great way to get oriented (included in the trip). We opted for an extension in Mauritius which was the icing on the cake. Again, a charm hotel which was lovely.

Day 1 Our flight was cancelled Day 2We finally arrived late, with no help from you, having travelled via NewYork and Guatemala Day 3 Went to Tortuguero after picking up people from hotels all over San Jose Day 4 Returned from Tortuguero after extremely wet boat trip which was curtailed due to heavy rain. The “charming city of Gualipes” was a roadside cafe off the motorway. We began to wonder about Exoticca. Day 5 Our hike to Arenal was rerouted due to frailty of a member of the group. Was informed that it was very unlikely that we would get a view of the mountain Day 6 Had distant view of sloths Day 7Travelling, another wet day Day 8 Hanging bridges, finally began to enjoy ourselves. Night walk very pleasant, shame about the crowds. Day 9 Cloud forest enjoyable, again it was very crowded Day 10 Travelling again, room wasn’t ready until mid afternoon, another day wasted. Day11 Good boat safari Day 12 Pleasant time on beach Day 13 Long day travelling. Day 14 Long day travelling. Day 15 Arrived home feeling in need of a holiday. None of the pick up times given by you for excursions or departures were correct Will not be recommending you to anyone.

It was quite an adventure! We had expected to be with a group of others on same trip, but it was actually an itinerary just for us! We enjoyed the whole holiday. The hotels were excellent. The excursions fabulous. The free time to explore on our own, ample. Everyone turned up on time to pick us up taking us hither and thither - all lovely people! The only complaint would be timings of some excursions that were too late in day when rains would kick in. Also we had trouble with our flights because the flight booked on our behalf was such a basic rated flight it made it extremely difficult for us to make any changes when the airline messed up!