La Fortuna: Serene Wildlife Spotting Float Tour on Peñas Blancas River

Embark on a serene 4-hour float tour on the Peñas Blancas River in La Fortuna. Spot tropical wildlife and enjoy a relaxing adventure with lunch and hotel pickup included.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • WAVE Rafting Costa Rica - Your safari float trip begins with a pickup at your hotel in the La Fortuna-Arenal area. The bus may make stops at other hotels to pick up other trip participants. At the put-in point, you’ll board a stable raft that provides your means to explore this gentle river. You’ll drift quietly for an hour and a half or so as…
What's Included
  • Driver and professional guide
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Use of life jacket
  • Beverages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Enjoy a delightful 4-hour float trip down the tranquil Peñas Blancas River, perfect for the entire family. This peaceful natural environment allows guests to observe tropical wildlife such as mammals, reptiles, and vibrant birds while leisurely floating downstream. The guide handles all the paddling during this gentle adventure. Lunch, along with hotel…

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
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Psztn
Jan 22, 2026
Cannot recommend highly enough, professional and wonderful excursion - This was an amazing experience from beginning to end. The guide pointed out every interesting views and gave so many facts and that was before we got on the raft boats! We saw monkeys, so many birds, iguanas, caimans and an otter. Fabulous experience, Jorge and Gustavo were both brilliant. We were a group of nine on two boats and we did a lot of laughing. It was the most relaxing trip and the delicious banana cake, coffee and fried fresh plantain with cheese brought our trip to an end. Thank you so much.
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63maddih
Jan 5, 2026
Great tour! - Thank you, Alberto! We had a great time, saw loads of wildlife, and Alberto was a great tour guide with lots of knowledge. The refreshments and home baked goods at the end were delish!!
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Inspire50367547313
May 27, 2025
A perfect way to spend a morning - We thoroughly enjoyed our morning float from La Fortuna along the Penas Blancas. Relaxing, peaceful and a great way to enjoy the wildlife from a different angle. Guide Moises and driver Hugo were friendly, knowledgeable and professional. At the end, the fruit and cakes at the little café were delicious and we spotted beautiful birds close by right from our table. Thank you for a great experience.
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Lynnelovestrav
Feb 19, 2025
Relaxing river “float” - lovely experience. - We booked a safari float and had a really excellent time. It was so relaxing floating down the river and seeing the forest from a different angle. Moises our guide was friendly and helpful and great at pointing out wildlife inc monkeys, birds and even a crocodile. We were picked up promptly from our hotel. At the end of the tour we finished at a lovely cafe with a drink and some delicious snacks. Recommended.
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Dennis_d
Dec 30, 2024
Fun on the River - Moises and Carlos were excellent guides. They were able to find sloths, white- faced Caspian monkeys, Howler monkeys, alligators, and many species of birds. They were very knowledgeable of the history of the area, and were lots of fun. Highly recommend this tour!
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Brian
Dec 22, 2024
River float 👍👍 - Not surprised to see the 5-star reviews. This was lovely. Diego was a wonderful guide. We saw monkeys, 30+ bird species, and a tayra.
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Paula_s
Aug 15, 2023
Fabulous experience - Carlos, our guide was amazing. We had a group of 5 ranging in age from 30 to 83. The river was moving fast due to recent rains. We saw Sloth, a group of at least 20 howler monkeys, ring kingfisher, a couple different types of heron, Jesus lizards, many other birds. Carlos got in the water to hold the raft still so we could get good views of the wildlife. The float was a little fast but not white water, it's usually slower. We had a nice snack at the end at a small Cafe with beautiful gardens & were served fruit drinks, plantain, cheese, and a baked dessert. Carlos made sure my mother was safely able to get in and out of the raft. They use larger rafts than others we saw go by and ours seemed more stable. There are 8 to 12 concrete steps to get down to the water, it can be a little muddy at the bottom. Bring binoculars, dry bag and keep hold of your cell phone or bring a holder for it around your neck. The outer rim on the floor of the raft holds water. Don't want to drop thing in the raft as it slides right into that wet area. Dry bag is helpful &,water shoes. Did not notice any bugs or mosquitoes. Carlos was very knowledgeable about all the wildlife, the river, etc. Great job!!
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Jennifer_b
Sep 14, 2022
Excellent guide - The river float tour was very enjoyable, we saw many animals including an otter, howler monkeys, caiman and birds. Our guide Josue was really knowledgeable and friendly.
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Ephjsh
Jun 6, 2022
Highly recommend! - What an amazing tour from start to finish!! Everything the guides told us we would se we did! We saw beautiful country and wildlife. We saw howler monkeys, white face monkeys, toucan, turtle, striker fish and owls. Guides were amazing. Highly recommend Enzo, Sevie and the driver Eduardo. We learned so much about Costa Rica and they also gave great recommendations for restaurants and other activities. We had ages from 87 to 17. Everyone enjoyed it. I would recommend going first tour of day to see more wildlife. We ended visiting with a local family and it was wonderful!
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Stephen
Feb 28, 2020
Safari Float - Have been on excellent tour today. Pickled up this morning by Jose our guide. Really funny and friendly guy. Cruised down the river at a gentle pace with another couple, saw howler monkeys, sloth, white faced capuchin, kingfisher, caracara, herons, toucan, bats and many other birds. Really safe, staff were very helpful, a good way to see wildlife, took plenty of pictures
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From $80
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).