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White Water Rafting Class 4 with Lunch - Arenal Tours Sarapiqui River
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19 Ratings
La Fortuna
Sarapiqui River is one of the cleanest rivers in the country and has been the base of national and international rafting and kayak competitions, due to the quality of the rapids and the gorgeous scenery.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ruta Nacional Secundaria 126 - We have a perfect outdoor adventure for those who seek to feel an extra dose of adrenaline. Rafting Class 4 level is recommended for paddlers with some experience, people able to swim and float on a rapid in case of need.
After driving less than one hour through rural areas, plantations, and towns, you will reach the entry point of the Sarapiquí River, where the safety gear and a safety explanation.
Our experienced guides combined with a well-synchronized team will experience together the emotions produced by the turbulent waters while the waves break over the bow, causing a splash that gets everybody wet.
A second guide will go ahead on a kayak, inspecting each rapid in advance and informing the guide about changes or preventions or simply to assist in the rescue of a swimmer.
After going through some rapids we stop to swim in a pool and eat some tropical fruits. As the river descends, the rapids get calmer, offering chances to observe some wildlife such as river birds, sloths, monkeys, toucans, or frogs. Upon returning from the river we stop at our restaurant “La Finquita” where we will taste a delicious Costa Rican style lunch.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Safety Gear (Helmet, Personal Flotation Device)
What's Not Included
- Photos (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Extra pickup fee for the locations that are listed Additional pickup details
Additional Information
- Water shoes, or any type of shoe that protects feet and don’t come out easy, are required for this experience.
- Children under 13 years old are not allowed on this experience.
Location
Jacamar Naturalist Tours
Main Office is located upstairs of Lava Rocks Restaurant, beside La Fortuna Church.
La Fortuna, San Carlos, Alajuela.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Danningg2015
May 29, 2024
Thrilling experience! - White water rafting in the Sarapiqui River was fantastic and our favorite outdoors activity in the La Fortuna area! Our guide Pablo E. clearly has a lot of pride for the area and gave us a tour of the local landscape during our ride. He was also very funny! The rafting was thrilling and fun (level 3/4) and it was just the two of us along with Pablo and Roman, the other guide who took pictures. The water was not too cold and we had a snack in the middle. Cannot recommend the experience enough!
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Markg627
May 9, 2024
Loving the Whitewater - Rafting with James was fantastic. Very professional, safety first. As an experienced rafter this was a fun trip. Not too challenging, but certainly worth going. If you want more of an adrenaline rush wait a few more weeks for the rainy season to kick in. Our photographer Jeffery kayaked ahead and took some great photos of our boat coming through the whitewater. Something you can’t do on your own. A delicious lunch to finish the trip. I totally recommend Jacamar.
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Shyamnitinb
Dec 30, 2023
Amazing River Rafting! - Amazing. Service was great, and the snacks were the icing on the cake. Loved the enthusiasm of the guides, and the lunch was amazing! Highly reccomend.
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Dudis_12
Nov 6, 2022
Great experience with lots of adrenalin - A bus picked us from the hotel right on time. On the way Yader the instructor explained everything we had to know. We drives around 1:15 hours to the spot where we started. After a short practice we started the rafting. It was so much fun and full of jumps and adrenalin. Yader was profesional and funny. We stopped on the way for some fruits. The first part is really fast and the second part is easier and them you can spot the jungles around with plenty of animals. At the end we came back and a nice lunch in a local typical restaurant. Buy water shoes at any shop in La Fortuna for 12$. Completely worth it.
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Neicey_girl
Oct 1, 2022
Exhilarating ! - Lucked out that our hotel recommended them. Everything was perfect. We were rafting newbies but James and Rommel took such great care of us.
It was exhilarating. Loved every second, even the intense ones. Jacamar is very fortunate to have both of them. Rommel takes great photos. Do notice when you can't see him up ahead as he's getting ready for photos which means you have some exhibiting rapids coming up.
Note:. You will get drenched. Bring dry clothes. They provide towel.
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955nataliea
Aug 28, 2022
Challenge yourself to Class 4 rapids! - We enjoyed the knowledgeable staff who also ensured we had fun and felt confident and safe. We thought the class 4 was amazing and we’ll never raft less than a class 4 going forward! It was a wonderful day mixed with excitement on the rapids and some rest time on the river to enjoy the trees, wildlife and hop in for a swim! All of our guides were approachable, patient, and there for our questions and whatever we needed. The lunch at the end was delicious and a great way to wrap up the adventure.
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Jeremyc840
Jul 30, 2022
Amazing whitewater rafting experience! - Amazing experience! Francisco and his team did an excellent job! These were some very challenging rapids and these did a great job keeping us safe. The fresh fruit break and lunch afterwards were great! Definitely book this!
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Kb81742015
Jun 20, 2022
You have to try this! - Miguel gave a brilliant safety briefing, keeping it entertaining but informative on the journey to the river,
plus stopped to show us some sloths and monkeys! Roverto was our crazy but fun rafting guide, who we felt very safe with and he made the experience extra fun with his antics! A really great team, would highly recommend to anyone - we hadn’t been rafting before and this level was great!
Lunch was delicious and the whole day was fantastic.
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Arwitherspoon
Jun 1, 2022
Seamless, safe, and FUN! - Such an awesome experience end-to-end! We were picked up at our resort, transported to our shipping off point, fed a fantastic local lunch, and transported back.
The guides and staff were incredible, fun, and went out of their way to ensure we not only enjoyed the local wildlife but also were able to enjoy a high-adrenaline activity with safety being top of mind.
Would highly recommend to anyone who's visiting CR!
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Mszomstein
Feb 3, 2022
Fantastic experience - Super fun, beautiful river, excellent guide, very organized, succulent fruit at the half way point.
Very safe if instructions are followed.
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