Safari Float: Experience Costa Rica's Wildlife in a Rainforest Raft
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100 Ratings
La Fortuna
Embark on a unique adventure in Costa Rica's rainforest with a Safari Float. Slowly float down the Peñas Blancas River, surrounded by nature and wildlife. Enjoy a bilingual nature guide, a fruit break, and a delicious Costa Rican lunch.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Costa Rica Descents - Prior to departing for the river, our facility provides restroom facilities for your convenience.
  • La Fortuna - En route to the river, we will pass through the town of La Fortuna, where you can view the local park and church.
  • The Boat House Bar & Grill - Indulge in a sumptuous organic buffet lunch at this exceptional two-story restaurant, which offers views of the Arenal Volcano.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Transportation
  • Hotel pick up / drop off La Fortuna
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the untouched splendors and distinct wildlife of Costa Rica in a unique manner by gently rafting down the Peñas Blancas River. Enclosed by a lush rainforest on either side of the waterway, you’ll feel immersed in the natural world. A perfectly suitable outing for the whole family, your bilingual guide will walk you through the environment’s intricacies.

The journey to the Peñas Blancas River is just 20 minutes long. The rafting voyage lasts about two hours, interspersed with a brief fruit-based break midway. Once we return to La Fortuna, you’ll be treated to a traditional organic Costa Rican lunch. We also prepare fresh homemade coffee and take you on a brief stroll behind the restaurant to exhibit our organic growth methods. The day concludes with a sugarcane presentation where you will taste the raw sugarcane juice and liquor.

Location
Costa Rica Descents Adventure Company
Via 702, 500 meter south from the Catholic Church of La Fortuna, next to Supermarket "Super Rosvil", 21007, Alajuela Province, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emilygd4254pt
Apr 23, 2024
Amazing value for money! - Absolutely amazing trip! Saw so many animals and birds! Our tour guide, Tala went above and beyond to make the trip special! We were on the water for over 2hrs and it was such great value for money! Great food and drinks afterwards!
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310julietc
Apr 23, 2024
Incredible experience - Really lovely trip, saw loads of great wildlife and had the best tour guide. Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend
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Y3277slamyc
Apr 18, 2024
A great day on the water and seeing wildlife! - Warner and the team were amazing! We got on the river and immediately saw a crocodile and we continued with howler monkeys and iguanas. Lunch after the safari was also delicious. The team took great care of us. Would highly recommend this tour if you love being on the water and seeing wildlife in their natural habitat.
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Cheyanne_i
Apr 16, 2024
Warner was an amazing... - Warner was an amazing raft guide. Helped us stop for great pictures. We saw so many cool animals with the help of him.
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497amyi
Apr 15, 2024
Great experience - Warner was a great guide. He pointed out all the wildlife and gave great information. We saw monkeys, an owl, lots of different birds, lizards and an iguana plus a crocodile.
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Z9133maalisonm
Apr 11, 2024
Highly recommend the safari float - I was worried that the safari float would be boring but it turned out to be my favorite activity from La Fortuna. Our guide, Kevin, was fantastic. Knowledgeable, observant, funny, and great with our whole family (we went with our two kids - ages 7 and 9). We felt safe throughout the entire experience. We saw lots of animals (sloth, monkeys, iguanas, toucans, etc), enjoyed our fresh fruit snack, and the kids got a huge kick out of swimming in the river. The lunch and farm-tour were an added bonus but I wouldn't say the highlight for us. Overall, highly recommend.
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Nancy_l
Mar 4, 2024
Wonderful way to spend a few hours - This was a fun relaxing adventure. Drifting down the river was serene and beautiful. Sara did a great job answering so many of our questions. The lunch and farm tour were an added bonus!
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Granta154
Feb 28, 2024
A pleasant way to spend the morning. - Our group very much enjoyed the Safari Float trip. It happened to be raining the morning we went (it is the rainforest) so that may have kept some of the wildlife home in bed. Pretty float through the jungle on a slow moving portion of the river. Excellent guide and equipment. Picked us up and dropped us off at our VRBO. Nice typical Costa Rican lunch provided at the end.
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276mikeg
Feb 22, 2024
Safari Float - Our guide Sara took us for a beautiful and informative Safari float where we had the chance to enjoy a relaxing trip down the river, seeing the beautiful birds and a distant sloth. This was followed by a delicious lunch and a tour of the farm. We had a great day and recommend this experience if you are looking for a low key way to see the natural beauty of Costa Rica.
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Katherine_c
Mar 7, 2024
Don't Expect to See Animals - This wasn't a great experience. Our tour guide Sara seemed to be in a hurry to get it over with. We saw other safari floats from other companies on our way and they were stopping so that they could get a close up look at animals. Sara ridiculed the other tour guides and how they were stopping at every single creature (which is what we wanted to do because it's a SAFARI). Meanwhile we never stopped when we saw something interesting, which wasn't much because Sara didn't point out anything that wasn't already obvious. At one point, we came across a different safari float tour guide checking out bats in a tree and he motioned for Sara to let us see it, but she didn't even stop in the spot for us to see bats. The same happened with an owl other people were looking at. Suffice to say, at the end of the tour, everyone in my group wished we had booked a different safari float.
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