White Water Rafting in Rio Sarapiqui, Class  III & IV (Adrenaline Junkies)

Enjoy our most challenging adventure, a white water rafting tour with rapids III & IV, this thrilling adventure of 2 hours is the best option for adrenaline junkies. Raft 9 miles (14.5 kilometers)  down the Rio Sarapiqui with over 30 continues rapids, while leaving enough time to swim and snack on Costa Rican fruit.

Afterwards, your guide rewards you with water, towels and takes you to a local restaurant at La Fortuna for lunch. Rio Sarapiqui is also surrounded by lush vegetation, giving the opportunity to observe a variety of wildlife during the tour; including sloths, iguanas, tucans and monkeys.

Afternoon Trip: White Water Rafting Class III on Rio Sarapiqui

If you are one of those people who sleeps late or want to take advantage of the morning for another activity,
then this is the best rafting option for your family and friends.

The activity begins by picking you up at your hotel or at our company office, located in Fortuna ave 333, st 460.
Then we drive in a modern and comfortable bus with AC for about one hour to reach the Rio Sarapiqui.

Upon reaching the Rio Sarapiqui we dress you up with the gear (lifejacket, helmet, and paddle) we also offer a full safety talk to make sure you enjoy a safe experience. Our guides are bilingual, certified, and with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

After the safety speech, we do a little practice, and start the descent of the rapids with 2 hours to down a section of 10 kilometers with an average of 25 rapids, full of fun waves and big splash. On the way, we stop to enjoy some seasonal fruit like pineapples, watermelons, or mangos, and resting at a nice spot on the river side.

As an optional activity, we also stop at a place where you can jump from a cliff, not too high and deep enough, where the guides will give you tips and secure measures to e safe.

During the tour, you can see a diversity of wildlife, as well as wonderful scenes of dense vegetation and landscapes also the water is clear and the temperature is perfect for swimming.

At the end of the tour, the driver wait for you at our take out point, with the bus, water, and towels, and we also offer tropical fruit, costarican snaks and coffee, also you will be able to observe the funny photographs of yourself on the rapids.

After enjoy some fruit and costarican snaks, we take you back to your hotel in La Fortuna.

The Canyoning Adventure:

This tour starts at a local farm where the locals will give you a warm welcoming, after the guides dress you up with the harness, helmet and gloves, we will take a short hike of 5 minutes to immerse in the dense vegetation in order to find our hidden canyon, once we get the first training rappel the guides will offer a safety speech, and start going down the first rappel of 49 ft. As skills progress and confidence grows, you will descent 3 more rappels every one with different challenges. The heights of the waterfalls on this tour are between 49 ft and 131 ft. First, you’ll descend into a breathtaking world of cascading waterfalls, hidden trails, and rocky cliffs. Rappel down vertical drops, leap into refreshing pools, and navigate through narrow gorges, surrounded by the lush tropical rainforest.

The Rafting Experience:

After an invigorating canyoning session, it’s time to take on the untamed rivers of Costa Rica in a thrilling white water rafting adventure. Board a sturdy raft with your team and paddle through rapids that will test your skills and teamwork. Feel the rush of Rio Balsa, with a class III section of 45 minutes rapid by rapid, and a lower section of one hour to relax on easier rapids, swim tropical waters, stop for eating fruit on the river side and watch wildlife like sloths, toucans and iguanas. Experience the thrill of conquering each rapid, working together to navigate the twists and turns of the powerful currents. At the end you will be rewarded with a delicious Costa Rican lunch.