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🔥 SOMETHING AMAZING IS HAPPENING IN COSTA RICA! 🔥

MY PARADISE Costa Rica

An Adventure Base

Resort in Turrialba

Investor Overview and Timeline

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Since 2018 we realized that Turrialba, Costa Rica

was the best undiscovered group vacation spot in the world!

If You Build it They Will Come...

vs.

They are coming, so we should build it... (OUR REALITY)

In 2018 we saw potential in some young locals guides in Costa Rica and decided to give them a chance to do something Amazing. since 2018 this crazy idea has grown into one of the most respected Costa Rica Adventure Companies, sharing their country, their culture, food, and adventures with thousands of travelers from around the world.

When you take people on an AMAZING trip, they tell their friends...

5 star Google Reviews add up... (200+ 5 Star Reviews)

and after a few years, you start to ask...

What's Next?

You Build an eco-friendly Resort in the Jungle, near waterfalls, rivers, and

How can we share this experience without feeling

like a cruise excursion with lines of people?

Timeline

2026 Implementation Schedule

Continued growth in Group Vacations, expansion of logistical & office team expertise

Jan-Feb 2026: Finalize Purchase of Land

Feb-April: Site Survey & Work with Architect and Engineer

May-December: Permit Process and Initial Project work (Est. 7-9 months)

Jan 2027: Begin Construction

Dec 2028: Phase 1 Grand Opening

2025 Site Selection & Planning

Continued growth in Group Vacations, expansion of logistical & office team expertise

Jan 2025: Site Visit and Meetings with Engineers, Local Mayor, Landowners and Key Community Members

September: Partnership Agreement Finalized & Due Diligence with Escrow Company started

October 2025: Investor site visit + Meetings with Contractor to walk selected site

Nov-Dec 2025: Finalizing documentation and legal entities to transfer money into Costa Rica

2024 Looking to the Future

Continued growth in Group Vacations, Dealing with challenges of Scaling trips and products

Challenges of availability for lodging in certain areas

Identified Potential Properties for Hotel/Resort and began due diligence

Feb 2024: Entity Creation & Site Visit

June 2024: Team Site Visit

Nov 2024: Site Visit

2022 & 2023 Diversification

Consistent Repeat Group Trips, 10+ Summer Youth HXP Adventure tours, Expansion of Family Vacations, Mastermind Retreat Expansion, New Kayaks & Rafts, Acquisition of 14 Passenger Van, Expansion of Office & Logistics Team, Commencement of River Guide Training School

Nov 2023: Initial Site Selection Visit

2021 - COVID19 Reset & Recovery

Full Reset and Recovery Mode from complete loss of 2020 and continued hesitant travelers

2020 - Year of COVID

  • Completed Record Busy Season then COVID Shutdown the country from March-Oct

  • Maintained and "Creatively" Re-Assigned Guide Teams to Retain Key Team Members

  • Re-opened for trips in Late November

2019 - Year of Record Growth

  • Hired First Full Time Office Employee

  • Expanded Guide Team

  • Added US Based Sales Capacity

  • Completed first Official River Scouting Trip Near Dominical for Product Expansion

Summer 2018

Established Amazing Vacations Costa Rica

  • 20+ Brand New Kayaks, Rafts, and Duckies Purchased

  • Investment in Equipment & Safety Gear

  • Completed more than a dozen group trips

A Destination Jungle Resort for Small Groups

FOUNDING FAMILY MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE

🔥 SAVE OVER $3,000 ON YOUR COSTA RICA VACATION! 🔥

Founding Family Members Receive a

Special Founding Family Member Trip Package Savings $3,000+

on your visit in the first 3 years after we open in 2028!

  • Pre-Reserve Your Room or Cabin

  • Receive Preferred Room Location

  • 2 Excursions Including for FREE during your visit (Choose from 16 options)

  • Special Recognition on the Founding Family Member Wall of Fame

  • 20% Discount when you bring bring friends or family with you

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when the offer comes available.

COSTA RICA GROUP TRIP EXPERTS

In 2018, AMAZING VACATIONS COSTA RICA was created to help a few expert river guides in Costa Rica create their own tour company. It focused on helping small groups experience an incredible vacation with most trips including "Adventure" activities such as rafting, zip lines, canyoning/rappelling down waterfalls and more!

The original team has grown to employ more than 17 team members around the globe, running multiple trips each week, year round in Costa Rica. We've maintained a 5 star Google rating for the past 6+ years and helped thousands of people experience Costa Rica, even with the challenges brought by the COVID pandemic to the travel industry.
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WHAT IS A FOUNDING FAMILY MEMBER?

Our team has an outstanding track record and there is a significant market need for a larger hotel/resort in Turrialba. 

Getting a loan from a bank in Costa Rica presents a variety of challenges including interest. We visited 7 banks to better understand our options. After many conversations we were discouraged to learn that a best case scenario would result in 9+ months of decision making from the bank and if we were lucky enough to be approved for a 10 Year loan interest rates could range from 16-24%. This would mean that if we had a $1 million loan, we would pay much more than $1 million in interest, making the project nearly impossible!
With options for interest rates over 20%, we were starting to feel like building a resort wouldn't be an option. We knew we had an amazing team but you have to be reasonable when it comes to numbers, right?

We were feeling discouraged and then remembered a story marketing guru Dan Kennedy had shared about how the Stratosphere Casino in Las Vegas was funded.  Instead of using bank loans to build the Stratosphere Resort, the owner created what some have called an "Irresistible Offer" that included a 2 night stay at the resort, tickets to a show, a steak dinner, free alcohol and money to gamble with at their resort. This offer was mailed to thousands of couples and ended up paying for the casino and filling the resort for years. 

Learning from the Stratosphere, we've decided to create our own irresistible offer for our past guests who we consider family, and make it available to a small group of people who also might be interested in becoming part of our family. 
Click Here to Listen to the excerpt where Dan Kennedy shares the story about the Stratosphere Resort was build with nearly ZERO debt.

CHECKOUT WHAT PAST GUESTS HAD TO SAY ABOUT TRAVELING WITH US

Many have made a trip to Costa Rica with our team an annual event!

Meet the Team - Key Players Behind this New Resort

If you are planning to build a resort, you need the right team in place to help it be successful. We've highlighted just a few of the key players that are working behind the scenes to ensure this is successful. 
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Jason Tonioli

HOMETOWN: Ogden, Utah

Expertise:

Marketing/Sales, Operations,  Finance, Strategy

Idea Guy, Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Amazing Vacations USA and Costa Rica. 16 Yrs Experience in banking + former software company founder + Composer/Pianist. Jason has traveled to nearly every corner of Costa Rica and helped launch Amazing Vacations and continues to be actively involved in its growth and strategic direction.


Click Here for Bio

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Ben Lakey

HOMETOWN: Orem, Utah

EXPERTISE:

20 years Army as JAG Attorney, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY, HOTEL & RESORT DEVELOPMENT, REAL ESTATE

Ben has overseen construction and development of projects around the USA and Honduras. He brings a unique skillset to the team

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BRET TINGEY

HOMETOWN: Salt Lake City, Utah

EXPERTISE:

Investor, Operations, 

A Retina Surgeon and business owner by day and avid whitewater kayaker and traveler by weekend. Dave is one of the original co-founders of Amazing Vacations Costa Rica and has been visiting Costa Rica for 6+ years with group and families.  
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Walter "Pate" Centeno

HOMETOWN: Turrialba, Costa Rica

EXPERTISE:

Head Guide, Travel, Manager, Operations, Logistics Logistics, HR

Walter has been leading guests and travelers in Costa Rica for more than 15 years. He is one of the Co-Founders and a key piece of the success of Amazing Vacations. In his younger days he trained and competed as an Olympic Kayaker and also a member of the international rafting team that competed and represented Costa Rica at international competitions. 
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DON SPAFFORD

HOMETOWN: Idaho Falls/Ammon, Idaho

EXPERTISE:

Finance, Investments, Hospitality, & Real Estate

Don is the guy that seems to know everyone. Don spent over 20 years in the corporate finance industry and is now a Parter and Investor Relations specialist for an investment fund called Beyonder Holdings that specializes in the outdoor hospitality industry, primarily working with RV Resorts, Campgrounds and the marina industry. 
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DR. DAVID FABER

HOMETOWN: Kaysville, Utah

EXPERTISE

Communications, Operations, Travel Expert, AirBnB Hosts

A Retina Surgeon and business owner by day and avid whitewater kayaker and traveler by weekend. Dave is one of the original co-founders of Amazing Vacations Costa Rica and has been visiting Costa Rica for 6+ years with group and families.  

CHECKOUT SOME VIDEOS FROM OUR TRIPS AND WHAT OUR GUESTS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THEIR TRIPS WITH OUR TEAM.

Our #1 source of business has been repeat customers and referrals.

FAQ's ABOUT THE PROJECT

Here's a list of the most common questions people have had for us:

Q: How Long will the hotel take to build and when do you anticipate opening? 

Our team has been working on this project since February of 2023. We've identified the land and it is AMAZING! As of 2026 our team was in the final stages of working with key members of the community in Turrialba.

As soon as zoning receives final approval, we will be moving as quickly as possible to begin work with engineers and begin planning utilities and infrastructure around the project.

Q: Are there investors involved in building the resort?

Is this a crowd-funding project?

This is not a crowd-funding project. There are multiple private investors involved in funding and financing the resort. The resort will be financed by investors, and we have additional investor options to build later phases of the projects. Crowd funding projects typically require a goal to be met before a project moves forward and the project depends on receiving financing from their "crowd". If a founding family member is interested in being more involved in the project at an investor level, they are welcome to reach out to our team to find out if there might still be opportunities to join the project.

Our resort and project will be built with or without Founding Family members. By providing this amazing offer to potential founding family members, it allows us to pre-fill and pre-schedule future trips to the resort and better plan for numbers of guests once the resort opens. Founding family members funds may be applied to some costs of the building the resort, but the reason we are doing this offer is to help us market, promote and increase our occupancy once we are open. 

Founding family membership will receive multiple benefits with the resort and with Amazing Vacations Costa Rica. In addition, Founding family members will receive FREE trip planning and Concierge booking services with Amazing Vacations Costa Rica as soon as they signup to become a member. Planning services are available immediately and are valued at $600+. Planning and concierge booking services are also available to friends and family of Founding Family members and we would love to have you visit us in Costa Rica and have us help plan your trip anywhere in Costa Rica that you would like to go to. Amazing Vacations has been running trips for more 6 years and has a solid track record. Our team in charge of funding and building the resort has decades of experience and a solid track record of launching successful resort projects. 

Q: What if I don't want to come to the resort? Can I get a refund?

Founding family members receive free trip planning and concierge booking services for any trip planned by Amazing Vacations Costa Rica. This benefit alone is valued at more than $600. Our team is ready to help you plan a trip for you or help organize, plan and book a group trip anywhere in Costa Rica.

Once the resort opens, in the event you decide you DO NOT want to visit the resort after it is opened, you can opt to receive a $400 trip credit toward a trip planned and booked through Amazing Vacations Costa Rica within Costa Rica. If you decide you'd rather not be a founding family member after you join, you can request a full refund within 60 days of purchase of your membership.

After 60 days from your purchase, you can request to have a $400 credit applied to a future trip booked with Amazing Vacations Costa Rica. If you have questions about the membership benefits, especially the trip planning and concierge booking services, please talk to our team. The amount cannot be applied to airfare, but can be applied to a trip that our team plans and books for you that could go towards lodging at any hotel in Costa Rica, excursions, and transportation. Keep in mind that most trips in Costa Rica that are 7 or more days cost $2,000+ per person and our average weekly trip prices per person as of 2023 ranged between $2,100 - $2,600 (avg price included: lodging, excursions, transportation, guides, driver fees, some food, & taxes - be sure to add 13.5% tax when comparing prices online.).

Q: How do I know the location and resort site in Costa Rica is a place I want to visit?

It's hard to explain without standing on the property and seeing it. The location is just south east of Turrialba, and sits on the side of a mountain less than 2 miles away from our current Headquarters of Amazing Vacations Costa Rica. Several of our team members grew up playing in the surrounding canyons of the property. Turrialba is one of the primary reasons so many people come back over and over again to this beautiful place.

During our November 2023 final scouting trip, our consultant when asked about the location and potential of the project rated it a 10 out of 10 and said that this was quite possibly the most exciting project he has ever seen and had the opportunity to be part of. Click Here for a short video with that conversation. We realize this is a risk, but we wouldn't be asking for help if we weren't confident in the potential and feasibility of this amazing project. 

Q: How will the Founding Family Members be Recognized and Featured at the Resort? 

We are building a special wall to feature every name and recognize those individuals who helped us fund this project. Once you signup as a founding family member, you will have an opportunity to list your family name or the name of someone special as a tribute to the power of families. This will be a permanent fixture at the resort meant to inspire and remind every person who visits the resort that we are all one big family.

Q: How Long will I have to redeem and use my Founding Family Member Visit?

You'll be able to come and visit us and use your FREE 4 day 3 Night stay as soon as we have our grand opening. We expect to be able to do a soft opening in 2025 and a full grand opening by the end of 2025. Founding Family members can reserve a date when they join, but until we have a final opening date, please understand that your date may not be available if the rooms are not finished. We encourage you to book early to ensure room availability but members will have early access ahead of the public to reserve your date and rooms. You'll be able to use the stay anytime within 3 years of our grand opening. 

Q: What if I Can't Travel? Can I Gift my Founding Family Member Trip Visit to someone else?

We would love to have you visit us, but you also have the option to assign your visit to someone else. In order to do this, you will need to send a request to our team and we will also reach out to confirm the transfer. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you. 

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANGE TO BE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL!

OVER $4,240 IN VALUE FOR JUST $895 WHEN YOU JOIN TODAY!

There is a limit of 3,000 Founding Family Members for this project.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED AT A LARGER SCALE, YOU CAN EMAIL US AT [email protected] or you'll have an opportunity to become a bit more involved once you become a family member.

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