We had a wedding in Costa Rica with 47 guests.
Avispas adventures went above and beyond with their commitment to costumer service.
They helped us with everything and were very attentive to the small details.
Amy one of the owners of Avispas contacted me regularly prior to the trip and was very organized.
They made a beautful itinerary for all our guests. They picked all our guests up at the airport and returned them to the airport without any problems. They tracked all the flights to make sure they were there when the planes arrived.
We planned several large and small group excursions and all my guests were extremly pleased.
Avispas provided me with a cell phone of theirs for us to use while in Costa Rica so we could contact them at anytime.
They were at the beckon call of me and all my guests.
Anything our guests wanted they accomidated. I can not say enough great things about how wonderful they made the trip for all of us. All of my guests commented on how great they were!!
The guides they provided us for every excursion were very knowledgable and entertaining. Your Costa Rica adventure will not be complete without the assistance of Avispa's Adventures.

I see lots of Americans and Canadians recommending Avispa Tours. I am British and had read these reports before going on holiday. My husband is slightly disabled and so the idea of just the two of us on a trip where we would not inconvenience other people appealed to us. We were willing and happy to pay over the odds for this. I arranged with Amy to do a trip , designed it to our own specifications and time scale (as it says you can do on the Avispa website) and Amy e-mailed back agreeing to this with an agreed price for just two people on the trip. However, when we got there it turned out she would only take at least 8 people in one of their mini buses. You also had to go at the time they wanted - not what you wanted (again regardless of what it said on her website). No way would she take just the two of us, regardless of the agreement we had made - and she was also operating from America not Costa Rica as we were led to believe. The other word of warning is that the hotel will not allow Avispa onto the premises and you have to go outside of the hotel and wait on the road to be picked up and dropped off. Needless to say I cancelled all trips with her.

Just beware that if you book beforehand and come from Britain you might not get what you expect.

We were very pleased with the service from Amy, Jose and the other tour guides from Avispas Adventures.

Amy was so kind and helpful all week long. She even offered to assist with my luggage delay with our airline company the day we arrived. We booked their company to shuttle us from the airport to our hotel and back at the end of the week. They were kind to stop and allow us to pick up a few items from a grocery store on the way to our non all-inclusive hotel. We booked two full days of adventures with them. We especially enjoyed the Avispa's Miravalles Volcano Adventure trip. We did so much in one day. Had a blast! Highly recommended.

The team were very kind, helpful, and lots of fun to be around. We felt safe and in good hands in a country we were not familiar with. We enjoyed the experience and have many wonderful memories and pictures. Pura Vida Amy!

My wife and I along with some friends spent a week in the Guancaste region of Costa Rica at an all inclusive resort in the later part of October 2007. We were looking to take several tours away from the resort to see some of what Costa Rica has to offer and meet some of its people. We did not want to be put in a large tour bus and shuttled from place to place but were looking for a more personal tours suited suited to our grups small size.

Avispa Adventures filled the bill. They specialize in tours with no more than six people. It is owned and opertaed by Amy Lynn, an American living in Costa Rica for eleven years, and her partner Jose Moreno. They and their staff all speak English and are very personable and friendly. Their knowledge of the regions and the local culture provides an experience you will get no where else. Side trips on the tour to see local points of interest, sampling local cusine, stopping at a supermarket to allow us to shop for some needed supplies, and and pulling over so members of our group could shop for souvenirs. We were never rushed and told to take our time no matter what we were doing.

They are totally focused on your welfare, friendship, and providing you an intimate glimpse of the Costa Rica they know and love.