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I've taken a taxi tour in Costa Rica that started around the same time, and was closer to the Nicaragua border, and had no trouble. So I wouldn't be concerned about safety, or at least no more than I would travelling the previous day. Make sure you organize it through your hotel and get them to pick you up there.
Your tour guide is going to have a much better idea of travelling time than we do, and six hours doesn't look grossly off either way.