La Fortuna Chocolate Tour and Class II-III Rafting: A Diverse Costa Rican Adventure
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9 Ratings
La Fortuna
Experience the best of Costa Rica on a full-day tour that combines a chocolate tour with a thrilling whitewater rafting trip. Discover the chocolate-making process and enjoy a fun rafting adventure on class II-III rapids. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- WAVE Rafting Costa Rica - Immerse yourself in the aromas and delicious flavors of the world of chocolate. During your taste tour you will discover the history of chocolate. You will love to see the transformation of the Cacao bean into the dark chocolate products. While participating in the hands-on demonstration of the chocolate-making process, you will get the opportunity to get crazy mixing chocolate with different exotic ingredients such as Jamaica flower, natural cinnamon, nutmeg and chili powder.
Once you have sampled these delicious treats, we will drive you to the adventure going paddling your way through the fast flowing rapids on class II-III Balsa River. Get wet and wild through the rapids. Tops off with hearty Costa Rican lunch and some fun surprises.
What's Included
- Rafting equipment included (tube, vest, helmet)
- Guided by professional rafting experts
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)
- Enjoy a tasty lunch and snacks
- Travel comfortably with in-vehicle air conditioning
- Purchase memorable souvenir photos
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks
Meal Options
- Costarican typical food
Additional Information
Experience the best of Costa Rica on a full-day tour that combines a chocolate tour with a whitewater rafting trip on the Balsa River. You’ll get a hands-on demonstration of the chocolate-making process and see a cacao farm, then get wet during a fun rafting trip on class II-III rapids. Includes lunch at a countryside estate, rafting equipment, snacks and lunch, and round-trip transport from La Fortuna.
- A minimum of 1 person per booking is required
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Weather dependent. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is flooding or other government river closure. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Participants will get wet, please dress ready to raft in bathing suit and shoes that will stay on feet.
- Not responsible for items lost or damaged on river, please do not take anything on the river that you are not willing to lose
- Not responsible for items left on transfer bus or on tour, please check carefully before getting off bus and at end of tours
Location
WAVE Rafting Costa Rica
Avenida 331
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(9 Ratings)
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Jenna_h
Jan 5, 2024
Adventure Fun! - Gustavo, the bus guide, was kind. Momo our river guide was funny and fun. He pointed out wildlife along the way and made the trip adventurous. Alex, our chocolate guide, did a fantastic job sighting in birds for us to observe and taking photos through the lens. He was knowledgeable and made the chocolate experience wonderful. Ask all the questions! Highly recommend this combo tour.
*recommendations: If taking van to Don Juan first for chocolate tour, they didn’t make it clear that we should have brought bug spray with us. We were told we didn’t need anything. Also, bring canteen water (with carabiner - not necessary) for the raft. Also, we were not told until after applying, do not put sunscreen on backs of legs, due to being slippery in raft.
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Brigidnoelle
Apr 2, 2023
Perfect blend of adventure and Costa Rican beauty - Such a fun day! Jairo, Javi and our raft guide Werner were great. Our family of four (two teens 13 and 15) all enjoyed. Jairo gave great info about Costa Rica on the bus ride, Werner took care of us on the river and it was the right amount of scary and fun, and the lunch on the ride home was enjoyable as well. Highly recommend
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Thomas
Mar 17, 2020
Wonderful Rafting Trip - Great crew and very nice rafting trips, All the guides were just amazing they really knows all the rapids, thank you for such a wonderful day.
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Rdu_david
Dec 15, 2019
Amazing experience! - My wife and I had an amazing experience with this team. As soon as we were picked up at our hotel I knew we were going to have a great time. Romel and his team are extremely knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining. For this tour, we started the day with a chocolate tour which included some history and taste testing (yum!!). The rest of the day was on the water with Mario, the best river guide! This was an awesome rafting trip and included some water jumps, swimming, and an AMAZING lunch. If you are interested in white water rafting in Costa Rica, this team is the best!
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Rachel
Oct 29, 2019
Pura vida! - We had such a great time doing this tour! The chocolate tour was at Rainforest Chocolate Your and Kevin was our tour guide. He was fantastic at explaining everything and we are all the chocolate we could ever want! Then, the bus took us to the Wave Expeditions Rafting office and we were able to purchase some water shoes before our rafting trip. Everything went smoothly thanks to Jairo, Mario, and Horacio. This was our first time rafting, but we never felt nervous and had so much fun! We are ready for class IV rapids next time! They even provided cold drinks and cervezas and watermelon and pineapple. Lunch afterwards was delicious and we were able to try sugarcane. This was easily our favorite and most well rounded tour of our trip and would wholeheartedly recommend to everyone going to La Fortuna. Thank you again!
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Martin
Jul 24, 2018
Great Day Out - We had a 1st time river rafter with us so we opted for the class ll-lll trip. Worried it was going to be a little slow and basic, I was pleasantly surprised the class lll part was enough work and fun while the class ll part gave time to chill and enjoy the scenery. Jorge our guide was funny and knowledgeable and just when it seemed like our day was over, we were taken to an organic farm/restaurant where we were treated to a delicious buffet and an overview of Costa Rican coffee, sugar cane juicing, and a sampling of the sugar cane based local spirits. Turned out to be a full day of fun. Highly recommend.
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Charles
Dec 27, 2017
Great adrenaline packed day - This tour group is super concerned about your safety. The trip starts off with serious rapids which make you feel like you will be thrown from the boat. The guides are so good that you never feel unsafe. This tour company is first class. Our guide Carlos was wonderful. My daughter who is 11 was nervous and never did this before and he made us feel great. Dias ran our bus group and also did a great job with planning the day and keeping us entertained.
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D8134kyjamese
Aug 12, 2022
WAVE Rafting looking out for the bottom line and not their rafters - Unfortunately, WAVE Rafting didn't warn us the river was unexpectedly high, the flooring was ripped, one of the benches was not attached to the side. We were told we were not told about the high water level, because it would require WAVE Rafting to refund our money or reschedule us on a different river. The unexpectedly high water caused our boat, six rafters, and the boat behind us, of five rafters, to be completely thrown out of the boat and required one of our rafters to visit a doctor.
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