The northern zone of Costa Rica is blessed with the most beautiful landscapes and incredible rivers for rafting.
With an excellent level of water throughout the year, Balsa River will allow you to enjoy the best rafting experience if you're a novice. If you are an expert you will enjoy it the most, thanks to its beautiful surroundings, challenging rapids, and good waves that may request you a good maneuver from time to time.
Best of all: just 30 minutes from your hotel in La Fortuna.
Posted By : Go23012125486
We had an amazing day white water rafting. The highlight of our tour was the amazing team at Jacamar--Pablo Ezeta, Alvaro V and Romel. They stopped along the route to and from the river many times so that we could see sloths, toucans and monkeys. The rafting along the river was very fun and beautiful. Pablo taught us alot about the wildlife along the river. The lunch was also great with many options to choose from (chicken, pork chop, fish or vegetarian casados). The entire experience was very safe, fun and well organized.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 18:04:18 
Posted By : N0madSc0t
Four members of our Collette tour group rafted the Sarapiqui River Rapids. The adventure was thrilling, but we never felt unsafe. Our guide Abel was the best. Gave the paddling commands in English and following his guidance we were able to navigate the river successfully. Fresh fruit and lunch at the end of the trip was a bonus. You will get wet so dress accordingly and bring a dry set of clothes that you can leave in the transport vehicle. Photos turned out great and I was able to capture some great gopro video.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 16:24:44
Posted By : Jennifer J
James and his crew created a fun day for us on the Sarapiqui River in small rafts! The water was warmer than I thought and the class 2/3 rapids were very fun for all. There was a pineapple snack break and there were howler monkeys in the trees above. The lunch at the end of the float was delicious and the photographer caught some great shots of our family having fun!
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Posted On : 2024-03-23 19:19:59
Posted By : JEFFREY_R
We had an outstanding time on our white water rafting trip in Arenal. The team of pros who lead our journey were so professional as well as amusing. We split up and had four adults in one raft and put our four teenage kids in another raft. We had a great day, stopped along the way for some fruit, and had a delicious lunch at the end. I feel like we found a gem with this one and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a memorable white water rafting trip.
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Posted On : 2023-12-23 15:52:54 
Posted By : HP_P
From start to finish the Jacamar Naturalist company did an excellent job. They were all upbeat, friendly, focusing on safety & ensuring everyone was okay &.enjoying themselves. Loved the break to relax & eat fresh fruit cut up upon arrival to the stop area. The photographer did an awesome job capturing memorable moments. Needless to say we purchased the option to have link sent to our email with over 70 shots taken specifically for our canoe. Each group got their own set of photos & a very reasonable price. We received the link for the shared photos about 48hrs later & so happy we purchased. You get a chance to view the group’s photos while having lunch.
Lunch was plentiful and so delicious. You get the option of casado plate with either chicken, pork, vegetarian, etc. We had chicken & entire dish was perfect.
We had pick up at the resort & shuttle bus in tip top shape & so clean including windows inside & out so they must clean them each night :)!
Was the best excursion out of 5 we did in La Fortuna area. Will never forget the day & staff for their hard work, enthusiasm, and attention to all detail. Miguel was our canoe guide & he was fantastic!
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Posted On : 2023-12-19 20:58:18
Posted By : Linda B
We had a wonderful time on this raft trip. There were 5 of us and we were able to ride in a raft with just us and our great guide Miguel! Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-08-16 22:10:14
Posted By : kristendB8406AD
We originally found Jacamar through the Mytanfeet blog. Everything Jacamar set up fro us was fantastic. This was one of our favorites and it was because of the guides. We had rafted before numerous times and MIguel made this one special. My 12 yr old got to ride the bull (up front) and so did my daughter. My daughter accidentally fell off the raft while riding the bull and Francisco (who was our safety guide in his kayak) was super quick to grab her and her shoe as it was floating away. Miguel also went above and beyond to show us nature including a sloth, toucans, and a monkey. Thank you Diego, Miguel and Francisco.
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Posted On : 2023-08-07 23:57:15
Posted By : Gissela B
We had a fantastic time today with Francisco and Luis. Francisco was with us for the day and our guide on kayak while Luis was our guide on the raft. Both super knowledgeable about the terrain, local hot spots and agriculture. The rafting was amazing. Our teen kids were laughing and and said that this was our best rafting excursion so far and we’ve done a few. We enjoyed the snacks prepared mid-journey and the lovely lunch in their private park area too. We would definitely recommend going with Jacamar.
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 22:03:11
Posted By : munchrn1820
We had an amazing first time experience white water rafting with our guide Carlos. He made sure we were safe and had a good time. His 30 uears.of professional experience was very reassuring. The kids had so much fun and it was their favorite adventure of the entire trip. A must do with Jacamar. Pura vida!
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Posted On : 2023-07-09 16:20:34
Posted By : Allissa S
This was an incredible excursion!!! The tour guides were so attentive and I’d recommend booking with them!! We passed several other groups with tons of tourist, but our group was small and they had attention to detail!
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Posted On : 2023-06-29 20:39:27
