Adventure Park & Hotel Vista Golfo

My wife and I were vacationing in Jaco with another couple and decided to rent a car to go zip lining at Vista Golfo. We are so glad we made the almost 2 hour drive! It was well worth it! This is exactly the experience we were looking for! We started with a delicious lunch overlooking breathtaking scenery. We then took the ride up to the starting point. The ride over rough mountain terrain was a fun part of the adventure—the views were amazing and we were afforded a glimpse of life in this remote region. After that— 25 lines over 11 waterfalls—the scenery was beautiful and the ride amazing! Emerson, Wagner, and Martin—our guides—were knowledgeable, attentive, and a lot of fun! We were a group of 4 retirees who are in decent shape but still not spring chickens. Our guides were patient and gave clear explicit directions at every station. We felt completely safe in their hands. When we returned to the restaurant/ hotel site we had the opportunity to talk with the owners—a lovely German couple. They were very gracious and welcoming. They shared more about what they offer to visitors. They have a small hotel on site—simple but comfortable. There is a pool, a garden maze, ropes course, and a rock climbing wall. They offer extremely reasonable packages that include hotel stay, zip lining, and other activities. When we returned to Jaco we were speaking with other travelers who had done zip lining closer to Jaco. When we described our experience the universal response was “Our experience was fun but nothing like that! We wish we had known about Vista Golfo!” If you are traveling to Costa Rica and zip lining is on your list, Vista Golfo is the place to go. It far exceeded our expectations!

This was to be an experience of a lifetime. I always wanted to zip line in the rain forest of Costa Rica. It was a 45 minute drive from our ship. From the drop off point at the hotel it is a rugged 30 minute drive to the first zipline. Harnesses and safety instructions were given at the hotel. There were 25 zip lines in total over 11 beautiful waterfalls in addition there were two repelling stations. It is an arduous and at times slippery walk from one zip line area to the next. It can be quite dangerous for anyone with some mobillity issues. Two of the group of approximately 16 were in their 80's and found it extremely difficult. I completely understood that this was going to be a physically challenging adventure. What I was not prepared for for the negligence on the part of one of the guides. At each station one of the guides is placed at the landing area to apply the 'brakes' should an indiciall require it - coming in to the landing too fast. In my case my brake hand slipped off the cable and I was unable to brake. Unfortunately the brake perspon on the landing was inattentive / not paying attention and I crashed into a tree doing approximately 20 kph. I was flung back approximately 30 feet. There is no need to go into detail other than to say I am back home and I am receiving medical attention. The guide admitted his being in attentive and being responsible for the my crashing. The situation required me to be tandemed zip lined over the remaining 6 zip lines. It was quite painful. It appeared as though there was no medical equipment available to them at site and in fact there was no cell service. If limbs were broken or worse, it would would have been an drastic rescue situation. Upon my return to the hotel I was offered two bags of ice and nothing else. The owner / operators avoided me like the plague! I was not even offered a bottle of water. Upon the groups full return lunch was served as if nothing had occurred. Up to the writing of this review I have still not received even the slightest of apologies from this tour operator. Good adventure - so long as everything goes well. Accidents happen. But you can tell the quality of a company with how they deal with situations and people when things don't go well. In this regard this company FAILED miserably. Nice people - but it is easy to be nice when things are going well. Nice people can still do negligent things. They were relieved to see me dropped off at the cruise terminal. I am being encouraged to seek legal advise. Merry Christmas everyone.

Eigentlich wollte nur mein Mann die Zipline-Tour machen. Ich hatte viel zu viel Angst, vor allem Höhenangst. Allerdings haben mir alle, angefangen von den Eigentümern bis hin zu den Angestellten so viel Mut gemacht und versichert dass es absolut sicher ist, dass ich mich dann doch entschlossen habe. Meine beste Entscheidung! Mein Mann und ich haben so viel Spaß gehabt, haben uns jederzeit sicher und gut aufgehoben gefühlt von dem zugewandten Team!! Es war einmalig schön und ist einfach jedem zu empfehlen. Wie ich von einem erfahrenen Traveller gehört habe ist es sogar die beste Zipline-Tour in ganz Costa Rica. Sehr zu empfehlen ist auch das ausgezeichnete Essen im Restaurant mit unvergleichlich schönen Blick auf den Golf. Wahnsinnig kitschig'schöner Sonnenuntergang.