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San José Province
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San José
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Pacuare River Whitewater Rafting from San Jose
1 day
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Stop At: Pacuare River, Cartago Costa Rica
The Pacuare River is one of the best choices for your adventure treks in Costa Rica.
It is not an overly challenging river, but it has a lot rapids, giving you an adventure filled with lots of fun. The 18-mile (29 kilometer) one-day run includes a total of 52 rapids. Few rivers in the world can offer you so many.
Upon arrival to the river, gear up with a life jacket, helmet, and paddle, and then attend a safety orientation talk. Then, it is time to take off down the rapids!
The first 4 miles consist of fun class II-III rapids that let you test your river skills and gain confidence in your team. Here you can find pockets of beautiful secondary growth forest. After about 40 minutes, you will enter the famous Pacuare River Gorge, a 5-mile (8 kilometer) stretch of some of the best white water Costa Rica has to offer. The rapids here are "Terciopelo Snake," "Double Drop," "Upper and Lower Huacas," and "Pin Ball," to name a few. You will also see the Huacas Waterfall, a 150-foot (45 meter) dramatic drop into the river.
After the gorge, the rivers opens up to a 5-mile (8 kilometer) stretch on the Valle del Pacuare, where the river has a different character. It is wide open, which gives you the opportunity to rest a bit and take the opportunity to do some wildlife spotting. The main rapids here are "Cimarrones," "The Play Hole," "El Indio," and "Magnetic Rock." The forest remains just as lush, and the rapids just as fun.
You will finish in Siquirres, where you can take a shower, change clothes, and enjoy the gardens and terrace while having a beer or two and reflecting with your new friends about the great adventure you just shared.
Stop At: Costa Rica Groups Travel Company, San Jose Costa Rica
HQ
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pacuare River, Cartago Costa Rica
The Pacuare River is one of the best choices for your adventure treks in Costa Rica.
It is not an overly challenging river, but it has a lot rapids, giving you an adventure filled with lots of fun. The 18-mile (29 kilometer) one-day run includes a total of 52 rapids. Few rivers in the world can offer you so many.
Upon arrival to the river, gear up with a life jacket, helmet, and paddle, and then attend a safety orientation talk. Then, it is time to take off down the rapids!
The first 4 miles consist of fun class II-III rapids that let you test your river skills and gain confidence in your team. Here you can find pockets of beautiful secondary growth forest. After about 40 minutes, you will enter the famous Pacuare River Gorge, a 5-mile (8 kilometer) stretch of some of the best white water Costa Rica has to offer. The rapids here are "Terciopelo Snake," "Double Drop," "Upper and Lower Huacas," and "Pin Ball," to name a few. You will also see the Huacas Waterfall, a 150-foot (45 meter) dramatic drop into the river.
After the gorge, the rivers opens up to a 5-mile (8 kilometer) stretch on the Valle del Pacuare, where the river has a different character. It is wide open, which gives you the opportunity to rest a bit and take the opportunity to do some wildlife spotting. The main rapids here are "Cimarrones," "The Play Hole," "El Indio," and "Magnetic Rock." The forest remains just as lush, and the rapids just as fun.
You will finish in Siquirres, where you can take a shower, change clothes, and enjoy the gardens and terrace while having a beer or two and reflecting with your new friends about the great adventure you just shared.
Stop At: Costa Rica Groups Travel Company, San Jose Costa Rica
HQ
Inclusief
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air conditioned transportation
- Equipment
Niet inclusief
- Gratuities
Aanvullend
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Minimum age is 12 years
Kenmerken
Adrenaline
90%
Sport
75%
Water
55%
Origineel
50%
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We booked this Tour because the Pacuare River is among the top rivers in the world to do rafting. When the guide picked us up in the morning, he told us that he is not sure if we will be able to do the rafting on that river. At 10 finally came the announcement that it was impossible to raft the river, so they brought us to another river which was in terms of rafting not exciting at all. What made me mad was that our guide during rafting told us that it has been like that for already 2 days, so they could have told us that when booking the ticket we booked one day before and finally what made me the most made was that they told us at the end that the day after it would be possible to ride the pacuare river... The communication was really bad from the service provider, in the morning it was too late for us to book another tour, knowing that we were only in costa rica for 5 days, so we had no option. They should have informed us the day before and we would have changed the rafting trip for two days later when it was possible to ride the pacuare river Finally after discussing the owner called us excused himself and refunded us the difference 15 dollars times 2 and promised us that we will get the pictures taken during the rafting for free. We never got the pictures... This tour operator is not to recommand. They were not transparent with us. We booked a tour and in the morning they only told us that we cannot do the tour and that they will give us another tour. We would like to decide about our tours and not the tour operator. Finally he promised to give us the pictures and we didn't get them... Take another tour operator!!!
What an amazing day we had white water rafting down the Pacuare River. I booked this before we arrived to Costa Rica on Viator site. Great experience that I had. Everything was very organized. I received contact information before we arrived confirming our trip and time of hotel pick up. We were picked up on time and the day was amazing. Our guide Roberto was awesome. Included breakfast and lunch half way down the river. Our entire family just loved this excursion. Highly highly recommended.
Be prepared to get wet, to work hard and to have a lot of fun!!! this trip is amazing and truly for adrenaline junkies