Exceeded high expectations! August is the rainy season, but the early morning starts meant that we fitted a lot in before the impressive downpours that sometimes happened later in the day.
The range of wildlife we saw was astonishing; I'd picked this trip because of the visit to the Sloth Sanctuary, which was disappointing compared with the number of sloths that we saw in the wild. Our excellent guide was complemented by eagle eyed boat 'drivers' who also appeared to be keen and knowledgeable about wildlife and were ready and willing to nimbly propel the boats around to see something on the bank they had spotted: monkeys, lizards etc.
The accommodation, in places, was not 5 star, but had its own charm and there is not that I would not happily revisit for one reason or another, even the very friendly one in Cahuita with its temperamental showers but very friendly owner.
On the whole, the trip was wonderful, notwithstanding quite a lot of rain and grey skies (detracting from some of the photogrsphic opportunities).I would recommend spending a bit more time in a couple of places at the expense of removing Golfito. The weather was terrible in Golfito (not uncommon we were told) and even when we were out there really wasn't much to see there although we did see a fair amount en route to and from there.
If you ever doubt about doing a group travel, please please please go on a trip with this company and especially Lau!!! She was amazing person with such a kind heart. She did everything she could to make everyone feel at home and the vibe in our tour group was so amazing because of it! She is truly a superwoman who can do everything and she made the trip go very smoothly. I would 11/10 recommend going somewhere with her!