Anastasia McCulloch - Travel Agent - Costa Rican Vacations

02/11/2024

Oh my 👀 Lapa Rios just keeps getting better!

01/11/2024

I have 20% off at Lapa Rios Lodge valid for the rest of 2024 (until Dec 20) and several months in 2025. This is THE place for incredible, raw nature and wildlife in Costa Rica. Luxury accommodations and amazing service. All meals and loads of activities included. Email me if you want to plan! [email protected]

20/09/2024

Had the best surf lesson on Playa Grande last week! My son is only 5 and he got up several times. Our instructor was 100% focused on safety and getting everyone up on the board during the lesson. They set up a great sun tent with chairs and a cooler full of drinks. If you are considering a lesson during your stay, Playa Grande is a fantastic spot 🏄

02/09/2024

After taking several weeks away for maternity leave, I am back in action! I just celebrated 14 years of planning vacations with Costa Rican Vacations! Feeling so grateful for this job. It's given me endless opportunities to connect with people and help them make lifelong memories with their families. I've been able to travel, provide for my family, heck, I even met my husband at work 🤣 Thank you to everyone who has trusted me with their travel plans over the years. It's been an amazing journey.

21/03/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had the most amazing trip ever!!!!! SOOOOOO much fun! We loved every activity and the guides were incredible. The canopy tour, ATVs, fishing, and the waterfall tour were all a blast and the kids can't stop talking about our vacation. The food was delicious, the drivers who provided our airport transfers were amazing and our hotel was great...we enjoyed the proximity to the beach. The people of CR are so very kind, happy, helpful, accommodating and proud of their country and they taught us so much about the history, geography, agriculture, language, people and wildlife of Costa Rica. Everything was absolutely perfect and we can't thank you enough! Excited to return one day and for you to plan our next trip :)

Pura Vida!!!!

Mary and Marc

19/03/2024

Good morning from the Peace Lodge, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica ✌🏼

18/03/2024

Last family getaway as a family of 3 🥰🥰🥰

Peace Lodge, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Costa Rica

15/03/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anastasia, this trip was fabulous. I have already shared your contact info with quite a few friends. These pictures don’t even begin to do the trip justice and I can’t attach anymore to the email. From the beach to La fortuna and then the cloud forest, we did it ALL! None of us can pick which was our actual favorite part because they were so unique and all so wonderful. I can’t express my gratitude enough, this trip was beyond anything we could’ve imagined, and when we plan our next trip, you will definitely be organizing it! Thank you so much, this was a dream!

Please let me know where I can post reviews that will be beneficial for you. OUTSTANDING vacation, thank you again!

Neidre

12/03/2024

Considering Costa Rica for your baby moon? I have a great photographer I can recommend to capture those precious moments!

08/03/2024

🚨 Deal Alert! Stay 3, get 1 FREE at Amor Arenal! Book by April 15. Valid to travel in May, June, September and October!!

Email me to plan a trip: [email protected]

Amazing, adults only, private villa, jungle view shower and private plunge pool. The food is phenomenal and service is unmatched. They will make your stay a total dream.

05/03/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every time I go to Costa Rica is my favorite time - and this time was no exception. Everything went so incredibly smooth. All of our guides, drivers etc. were extremely professional, knowledgeable and showed up early! Arenas Del Mar and the Peace Lodge were both magical. Even our long transfer between properties was enjoyable. Thanks for planning the perfect trip. We will be back! - Kelsey 2nd Time Traveling with Anastasia McCulloch

04/03/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We travel a good amount and I plan all the logistics. That being said, Costa Rica really stumped me. I didn’t know where to start so I took a chance with Anastasia from Costa Rican Vacations.

She definitely rocked it! All we had to do was get ourselves to the airport.

All the excursions, and we had a bunch, were perfect. Each and every guide we had was truly a professional. They loved their job and their country and it showed. Chatting with one of the guides he also gave Costa Rican Vacations high praise.

We had a range of experiences from a tame, farm to table cooking class (excellent) to white water rafting (one of the favorites).

All suggestions from foods to try to restaurants to eat at were spot on.

The only thing I would do differently is add more days lol

We had 10 full days and I don’t feel like this was enough to scratch the surface of this beautiful country.

Put your planning in Anastasia's hands and you will not regret it.

I should also add if you need anything while in the country you have 24hr access to a contact person.

We wanted to change our shuttle to Manual Antonio for an earlier pick up and all it took was an email. No problem at all!

01/02/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are all still on a high from our adventure. It was BEYOND amazing. Everything we could have hoped for and MORE! We are not people that typically go back to the same destination/country because the world is wide, and we have so many new places to go. However, Costa Rica will be one of those exceptions. We will be back. No. Doubt. About. That.

The hotels you put us at were ALL unbelievable! We knew they would be great, but they all exceeded our expectations. From our very first transfer from the airport to Arenal Kioro, we knew we made the right choice of not renting a car. Everything was so flawless - from the hotel check-in and check-outs, to the tours, to the transfers...it was perfect! I am usually the one that does ALL the planning for our trips, and it was so nice for me to just lay back and have everything done for me. I did not worry at all on the trip. I knew when we needed to be ready for pick up, and it was all so flawless.

I truly understand Pura Vida now, and my heart was left in Costa Rica!

Thanks for everything,
BH.

30/01/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You guys set up the perfect honeymoon for us!!

It exceeded all of our expectations!! We learned so much about Costa Rica from our guides and locals we met, such an amazing country. El Silencio was awesome - it felt like a gigantic spa with a restaurant and bar in the middle of it, I could’ve never drove there my self, driving thru the clouds to get there and crossing over the continental divide was pretty wild. An absolutely beautiful resort being in the clouds was pretty amazing. Excellent food, great massage and we loved Kenneth our guide for both excursions.

Amor Arenal - we are so in love with this place and will go back!! WOW - we did a private Chefs Corner dinner there and learned so much about the resort, owners, employees, and the vision, they are expanding in about 3 years and already working on things. This resort is hands down our favorite resort we have ever stayed at, food was soooo good, excursions were amazing we saw sloths, monkeys, learned so much about the rainforest and plants truly amazing. We wanted to never leave Amor Arenal!! We will be back.

WESTIN - was nice I won’t complain, but it’s like you said Anastasia in the beginning. Costa Rica isn’t about the all inclusive, and I see why now. Boutique resorts are the way to go! We hung out at the pool a lot which was great, we did a fishing trip and saw a humpback about 30’ from the boat which was so cool!! We did enjoy the Westin but nothing like the first 2 resorts leaving Amor Arenal coming here was tough lol - I think the order you set things up in was perfect though, thanks again !

Everything was so smooth, as far as transportation and all the excursions you guys planned - we will definitely book with you next time and have already given your contact to a few other couples looking for a vacation!

Bryan and Michelle

29/01/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anastasia, I can’t thank you enough for helping me plan our vacation and making all the arrangements. Our last vacation in Costa Rica was on our anniversary in September,
so I was quite (but pleasantly) surprised for all the special arrangements for our anniversary. Your attention to every detail did not go unnoticed.

Every transportation arrangement, both air and ground was like clockwork.

We loved Lapa Rios. We had full days with all the guided tours and the guides were fun and interesting and incredibly knowledgeable. Because of the unusually hot weather, it was a bit warm but fans were provided and the nights were cool. The monkeys were worth the trip. They showed off every evening. There was plenty of wildlife. We saw a large group of peccarys running through the forest.

It was absolutely beautiful.

The room at the plantation had an unbelievable view. The tour was fascinating and the coffee and food was amazing.

Please accept my sincere appreciation for the fantastic job!

-Vicky G

26/01/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good morning Anastasia,

I must email and let you know what an AMAZING time we have had in CR!!

The itinerary you put together has been OUTSTANDING!!

Thank you so much are inadequate words to tell you how so very much we have loved this adventure ❤️❤️

The national parks are beautiful the people are the kindest!!

PURA VIDA
Karen Sue and Ken F

24/01/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anastasia, you all did a fantastic job. We had a great time. Excelente!

Every driver was exactly on schedule. The drivers and the hotel personnel were always friendly. They were so patient with my attempts at Spanish.They really tried to make our stay comfortable and pleasant.

The food at all places was very good. Pineapple and fruit at every meal was a plus.

Si Como No was a good start. Beautiful views of the valley down to the ocean. Pools to relax by. Zip line tour and the spice tours were great. Manuel Antonio had lots of people but that’s where we saw sloths!

The Osa Pennisula at Copa de Arbol was our favorite, an adventure for sure from coming in by boat to flying on the 12-seater Sansa outbound.

We loved being part of the jungle at the hotel, which seemed so organized.

We took the trip by boat to the Corcovado beach entrance. I got to see the macaws and toucans, one of my goals for the trip.
Max got to snorkel, one of his goals.

And we saw monkeys, all 4 kinds, some were rascals.

We so appreciate your efforts in putting together this trip with little notice. It wasn’t possible to know ahead of time if our daughter would be able to come with us-she’s in nursing school-until the school told her in December she’d have time off.

So thanks again so much. You did a great job.
Laura, Max and Zhi

09/01/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a wonderful time and thoroughly loved Costa Rica. Everything you planned for us worked so well. We had no hiccups at all. The tour companies and our guides were amazing. My wife and I commented several times during our trip how happy we were that we used your services instead of trying to plan the trip ourselves. You will be highly recommended to all of our friends and family in the future.

Thanks,

JC

16/11/2023

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08/11/2023

Only those who know go to the Caribbean coast of CR. Golden sand beaches, laid back lifestyle, amazing music and the food!!! 😋😋😋 The best part, weather is amazing in September and October! Perfect for fall honeymoons and anniversaries!

13/10/2023

It has been fantastic! Thank you for always taking care of every detail so we can just relax and enjoy.

A.M.

09/10/2023

🥰🥰🥰 Anastasia, I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for planning the most terrific trip to Costa Rica! From the breathtaking rainforests to the pristine beaches, every moment was filled with wonder and adventure.

Your meticulous planning, attention to detail, and thoughtful recommendations made this journey truly unforgettable. I appreciate your dedication to ensuring that every aspect of the trip exceeded our expectations.

Costa Rica’s beauty, culture, and cuisine were all the more enjoyable because of your expertise. Thank you for your hard work and for making this trip a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

With warmest regards,
C.S.

22/09/2023

We had the most wonderful time celebrating my son's birthday at Nayara Tented Camp. This gem of a boutique resort is entirely unique and 100% focused on service. The 1700 sq foot "tents" are anything but roughing it! Each unit has a spacious indoor and outdoor shower, soaking tub, canopy king bed, 2 individual sleeping nooks and your own plunge pool fed by volcanic hot springs water!

Onsite, they offer a variety of experiences like sloth spotting, morning birding, night hikes, coffee tasting, tortilla making, additional hot springs for guests, several amazing pools, morning yoga overlooking a rainforest canyon and the spa is like nothing you've ever experienced! They have 5 restaurants, 4 pools, a wine bar with an extensive selection and a coffee/ice cream shop.

You can get complimentary in-room breakfast served on your lush balcony, poolside, at no charge. They also offer laundry service during your stay and bring everything back neatly folded with a bow on top.

The tents are extremely private and perfect for couples or families. I 100% recommend this resort for any special occasion.

31/08/2023

Have you heard about the world's 5 BLUE ZONES? These are parts of the world where people regularly live to be over 100 years old, and one of them is found in the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. Netflix has a new show about it in case you'd like to check it out!

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28/08/2023

I would love to help you create an extraordinary experience!

Here's a wrap up of my most recent stay Pacuare Lodge Costa Rica ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Just wow! The arrival and departure by rafting were so exciting. The rooms were beautiful and incredibly comfortable for being totally off the grid in the middle of the jungle. No AC needed. We slept to the sound of the jungle!

The food and onsite activities are definite highlights. I have several food restrictions and they were always telling me “yes, we can make that for you!” There wasn’t one meal that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy.

We hiked to a waterfall, enjoyed rappelling down other waterfalls, did a night hike, and a 5 hour trek up the mountain to spend some time with an indigenous community. I also dedicated 2 afternoons to the spa. BEST HOT STONE MASSAGE OF MY LIFE!

Everything about this experience was 5-star. Real, raw nature and the best of Costa Rican hospitality. You will not be disappointed.”