White Water Rafting with Lunch

Experience thrilling Class III white water rafting on the Balsa River in the stunning Arenal Area of Costa Rica. Lunch included. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bajo Rodriguez - You will have an expert guide as your captain who will control the direction of the boat and give the team the necessary paddling commands in order to follow the best river currents. Be prepared to ride the waves that will break in front of the boat slashing everyone inside. There will be an additional guide in a kayak ahead of…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • National Park fees
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

In the northern region of Costa Rica, stunning landscapes and fantastic river rafting await.
Balsa River, known for consistently good water levels all year, is fantastic for those new to rafting. Experts will also find pleasure riding its lovely rapids and sizeable waves, which may occasionally demand skilled maneuvering.
The best part: It’s a mere half…

Location
Jacamar Naturalist Tours
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Culture22169016530
Sep 26, 2025
Thrilling outdoor experience - Exciting rafting in beautiful environment and sunny weather conditions. Delicious fruit snack offered by our amazing guide.
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Whitneyn871
Sep 18, 2025
Rafting experience 10/10 - Perfect trip! My husband was new to rafting and it gave just enough excitement without scaring him away from rafting completely. :) Then, lunch afterwards is probably the best Costa Rican meal we have had. The classic Casado meal is what is served. It was great. Highly recommend.
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Schloss
Aug 31, 2025
Amazing experience with fantastic tour guides! - This experience Rules! It was our first time ever going White water rafting but our guide, Adrian made us feel safe and treated us as true friends. He spent the car ride to the location getting to know us and teaching us about rafting and the expectations. Our driver Javier was also a huge bonus. We laughed together and he pulled over when spotting wildlife to allow us to check it out. With Adrian, we felt confident tackling the class 4 rapids that delivered thrills at a comfortable pace with enough time to take in the incredible scenery in between rapids. At the finish line, we were greeted with a freshly cut pinnacle, cookies and beer. I mean, what’s better than that? Well I’ll tell you. The surprise at the end at an exclusive restaurant that is farm to table and had some of the best food we’ve had here. Cannot recommend this enough. If we are ever back it is the one experience we will for sure be doing again.
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555marycarmena
Aug 15, 2025
Magical experience !!! - A super experience for families. People treated us spectacularly in our case we took girls and wanted to continue they didn't want to come down and the guides took care of us, explaining and doing the most because we lived a super experience
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Billblitch8256123
Jul 13, 2025
Extremely fun rafting trip. - Our guide Adrian was very knowledgeable , and helped guide us on the adventurous rafting trip!!! He made the trip very enjoyable from start to finish. Our group of 4 were so excited to do this trip ,and we all decided that on our next trip to this area we would do the same rafting trip again.
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Lousie98kt
Jul 7, 2025
Great tour guides in Arenal - We booked several tours with Jacamar Tours and they were all excellent. We saw lots of sloths and birds on an enjoyable and informative tour with our guide Gustavio. Kayaking with our guide Hugo was an a great way to see Lake Arenal. The volcano hike was fascinating with incredible views. The highlight was white water rafting with our guide Andrey, who made it a great day, which was fun and safe for everyone.
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E785qmlouises
Jun 27, 2025
Adventure of a life time! - Complete and awesome fun! We were picked up by bus from downtown La Fortuna. Our bus tour guide Andrey Coto, was so captivating and funny that it made the 2 hour roundtrip busride feel like 5 minutes. We were split into 3 boats and we were fortunate to get Adrian as our rafting guide. He was so knowledgable, humble and made us all feel safe yet having the experience of a life time! Adrian maneuvered the river with ease and was the best coach! Our family loved every moment. They had a very special treat midway that tasted like a real Pina Colada! To finish off we were taken to this special restaurant were we enjoyed phenomenal Costa Rican meal cooked to perfection! Food and company was outstanding!
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W9481uooscars
May 18, 2025
An amazing experience!!! - Just IN CRE I BLE !!!!!! the experience was the best!!!!! We are a family of 5 (the youngest 11 years) I decided that we would take that tour to surprise my children because it was something I dreamed of doing, it turned out to be me surprised by how happy we were and the great moment we enjoyed, the river was suitable for that and definitely Andrey (the guide) was a fundamental piece in this adventure. The cherry on the cake??? the photos!!!! I lived it, we lived in the moment and now I have the photos to remember it and that was thanks to the photographer I managed to capture the essence of the moment and I managed to capture us as a family to the natural. (it pays extra for the package but definitely worth it!) very grateful to Jacamar Tour and absolutely grateful to Andrey.
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N8340cxtrishc
Mar 31, 2025
Fun in the rapids - Cristian was a fantastic guide. Made the trip so fun. The camera guy was also entertaining. Strongly recommend that you purchase the pics when you book. He takes great photos.
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Alvaromk8751qy
Mar 10, 2025
Funny and exciting experience !!! - Great service provided by Aimon and Jaison "Perezoso de Rio" excellent guys! Funny and exciting experience! Pretty much recommended !
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From $93
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).