Costa Rica Expedition

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Review received from JL of Aylesbury on 11/01/2008

	Ride Review
Unicorn Trails sales staff Professionalism     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Friendliness     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Speed of response     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Efficiency     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Knowledge     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Other(please specify)     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Riding tour leader Professionalism     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Horsemanship     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Pacing of Ride     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern for Safety     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Leadership     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Friendliness/availability     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Culture     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Flora/Fauna     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern with Environment     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Language skills     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Additional Comments outfit very professionally run. Alberto and rest of guides were brilliant and knew so much about the area and its wildlife. Horses and Tack Condition of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Condition of Tack     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Performance of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Additional Comments Horses were fantastic, ridden western style Meals Meal Quantity     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Quality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Punctuality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Accommodation Camping Equipment     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hotels/Lodges/Inns     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hygiene standards     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Miscellaneous Transfer arrangements     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other office staff     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other ride staff     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Weather     (   ) Excellent     (X) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Was this trip accurately described to you beforehand?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response Was there anything you should have known and were not told?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response Bring totally waterproof boots and clothing - the Costa Ricans wear wellies! The rain can be absolutely torrential. Get very good insect repellent too. What could we do to improve this ride? How would you rate the difficulty of this ride out of 10 where 1 is very easy and 10 is very advanced? 7 Please explain why you scored it as you did This is not for novices. Some difficult terrain but horses really brave Would you recommend Unicorn Trails to your friends?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response May we use you as a reference for other people wishing to go on this ride?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Any other comments The accommodtion is very varied. Some stunning places and others much more basic. No hot water on occasion. Unicorn comments We have updated the packing list and further details with the help of these comments. Hot water issue is being dealt with.