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Whitewater Costa Rica Rafting
After the beach, the Cloud Forest and
the Arenal Volcano, let's go rafting!
Costa Rica is a land dominated by mountains and has an abundance of
water: annual rainfalls totals, reach as high as 350 inches in parts of
the country and the Central Valley is considered to be "dry" area because
it receives "only" seventy to ninety inches of rain per year! The
significance of this, is not so much that big whitewater is available, but
that even small watersheds gather enough runoff to be able to paddle. More
important, the flows for any particular month of the year are more
reliable than those in North America. The reason for this reliability is
the fact than the variability of precipitation is quite low throughout the
humid tropic of Costa Rica. That's why rafting is so great in Costa Rica,
not mentioning great biodiversity and lush rainforest!
The rugged terrain combined with the drainage network
and the great volume of runoff provide more opportunities for whitewater
paddling than any other area of comparable dimensions. Surely no other
land contains as much whitewater per square miles as Costa Rica.
It's recommended, if you consider going to Costa Rica on your own, to
hire a guide for at least your first trip on our rivers. It is simpler safer, cheaper, and far easier to take a rafting or kayaking tour
with a licensed Costa Rican outfitter. They have the top-of-the-line boats, kayak and equipment and, more importantly,
the experience and expertise to provide a great river trip. For a
reasonable price they will provide equipment, guides, shuttles, and superb
food.
White water rafting, from an ecotourism point of view, offers
low-impact on the environment, access to the most remote and pristine
rainforest, chance to see birds, animals and flora from a very unique
point of view.
One day Rafting tourto Sarapiqui River.
From: San JoséorLa Fortuna (Arenal Volcano).
Rates includes transportation, guides, equipment, meals, &
taxes.
Sarapiqui river, Class I & II. Chilamate & Puerto
Viejo Section. Bird watching rafting. No restrictions.
Binoculars and a camera are all that you need as our local guide points
out more than 25 species of birds while cruising down the crystal clear
waters of the Sarapiqui river.
PRICE FROM SAN JOSE: $75 per
person, breakfast + lunch & tax included. Add $10 pp and we can bring you to your hotel in
Arenal at the end of the day instead of back to San Jose. Price vary
with location of your hotel, send us an email for a quote.
FROM LA
FORTUNA (Arenal Volcano): $70 pp. Add $10 for your group (not per
person) if Staying at Tabacon Resort, $30 for Arenal Lodge & Lost
Iguana Resort, and $40 for the Observatory Lodge & the hotels in
Castillo. Add $10 pp and we can bring you to your hotel in
San Jose at the end of the day instead of back to Arenal. Price vary
with location of your hotel, send us an email for a quote.
From
Sarapiqui: $50 pp without transportation or lunch, you drive yourself: 2
hours east from Arenal Volcano or 2.5 hours north from San Jose. Meet at
La Virgen, see top right on the map to
Arenal & a local map Arenal to Sarapiqui .
Sarapiqui river, Class III. La Virgen & Chilamate
Section. Beginners and Advanced, Ages: 12 to 60 years old. A
delightful full day, more than 20 rapids in a spectacular setting
in the tropical rain forest. Sarapiqui is the rafters dream; natural
whitewater, challenging rapids and crystal clear pools. Enjoy the
natural splendor and abundant wildlife. Great bird watching.
PRICE
FROM SAN JOSE: $ 75 per person, breakfast + lunch & tax
included. Add $10 pp and we can bring you to your hotel in
Arenal at the end of the day instead of back to San Jose. Price vary
with location of your hotel, send us an email for a quote.
FROM LA
FORTUNA (Arenal Volcano): $70 pp. Add $10 for your group (not per person) if Staying at
Tabacon Resort, $30 for Arenal Lodge & Lost Iguana Resort, and $40
for the Observatory Lodge & the hotels in Castillo. Add $10 pp and
we can bring you to your hotel in San Jose at the end of the day
instead of back to Arenal. Price vary with location of your hotel, send
us an email for a quote.
From Sarapiqui: $50 without transportation
or lunch, you drive yourself: 2 hours east from Arenal Volcano or 2.5
hours north from San Jose. Meet at La Virgen, see top right on the map to
Arenal & a local map Arenal to Sarapiqui
Sarapiqui river, Class IV & V. San Miguel & La Virgen
Section. Advanced, experience required. Ages: 14 to 50
year old. Our most exciting trip! Only for those in good physical
condition, prior experience a must. Many technical rapid, holes and
hydraulics. Minimum of 4 persons required.
PRICE FROM SAN JOSE: $ 95
breakfast + lunch included. Add $10 pp and we can bring you to your hotel in
Arenal at the end of the day instead of back to San Jose. Price vary
with location of your hotel, ask for a quote.
PRICE FROM LA FORTUNA:
$ 95 lunch & tax included. Add $10 for your group (not per person)
if Staying at Tabacon Resort, $30 for Arenal Lodge & Lost Iguana
Resort, and $40 for the Observatory Lodge & the hotels in Castillo. Add $10 pp and we can bring you to your hotel in
San Jose at the end of the day instead of back to Arenal. Price vary
with location of your hotel, send us an email for a quote.
From
Sarapiqui: $70 pp tax included without transportation or lunch, you
drive yourself: 2 hours east from Arenal Volcano or 2.5 hours north from
San Jose. Meet at La Virgen, see top right on the map to
Arenal & a local map Arenal to Sarapiqui
Full one day Rafting tour on the Toro River.
Available from San Jose or La Fortuna (Volcano Arenal).
Toro river, Class III & IV. Recreo Verde (Marsella) &
Pital Section.
Costa Rica is the birthplace of
eco-tourism and Aguas Bravas is a company with a unique vision of
Costa Rica adventure tourism.
We are interested in offering not just new options for exploring
non-traditional areas of Costa Rica, but a new alternative, combining
sport activities with a broad knowledge of local flora, fauna and the
culture of these regions. We promise that this will enrich your
visit to Costa Rica.
We are the first rafting tour company in Costa Rica to establish
an operation on this region of the Sarapiqui river. Aguas Bravas
has been pioneer in ecotourism of the La Fortuna area (near the Arenal
Volcano), with local bilingual guides who offer extensive knowledge of the region and its diversity, as well as being qualified in rescue
techniques and CPR.
Aguas Bravas' motto is "Safety Always Comes First". We place special
emphasis on accident prevention. In 15 years of operating whitewater
rafting tours in Costa Rica, we have never needed to issue a claim against
our accident insurance policy. Aguas Bravas Rafting is covered by of the
Costa Rica National Insurance Institute (INS) (Policy number 57868).
As safety measures, Aguas Bravas Costa Rica
Rafting adventure tours
ensures that:
Our clients, prior departure, are informed on all of the
instructions and procedures to perform in case of any emergency
situation on the river.
The fact that we have local guides allows us to keep constant
vigilance of the river to ensure the optimal conditions for your Rafting
trip.
Each group is escorted by a safety kayak to insure the rescue
of anybody that may fall from one of the boats during the trip.
We use high-quality rafting, kayak equipment from well-known
name brands, such as: Northwest River Supplies and APEX.
Sorry but we have a strict trip cancellation policy in
the event that the river conditions present a potential danger to
participants, safety first!
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