Awesome Class 3 Balsa River Rafting 5-Hour Tour in La Fortuna
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Experience thrilling Class 3 rapids and stunning wildlife on a 5-hour Balsa River rafting tour in La Fortuna. Perfect for all skill levels.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • La Fortuna - The Balsa River is a gem of a river rafting trip, offering a fun, family-friendly experience on Class 3 rapids rich in natural beauty. Our 11 km long trip departs daily from La Fortuna. The Balsa River rafting trip is perfect for first-time rafters ages 8 to 108. Previous rafting experience is optional, and you do not have to know how to swim. Join us on the Balsa River for a day filled with fun whitewater surrounded by majestic jungles teeming with wildlife, including monkeys, sloths, and toucans.

Our shuttle vehicle will pick you up from your hotel at 10:00 AM with an approximate return time of 3:00 PM. Our Balsa River trip includes a fruit stop riverside and many wildlife viewing opportunities, especially on the journey’s second half. A traditional Costa Rican lunch and beverages will be served after the trip. Our rafting trips are unmatched and are operated with our client’s safety and comfort as a priority.

The Balsa River is conveniently located less than an hour’s drive from La Fortuna. If you’re seeking adventure and natural beauty, rafting the Balsa River is the perfect choice for your Costa Rica vacation.

What's Included
  • All Rafting Equipment including Lifejacket, Helmet and Paddle
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Lunch
  • Clean Dry Towel to dry off after the Trip
  • Shower and Changing Rooms after the trip
Additional Information

The Balsa River is dam-controlled and is renowned for its relatively continuous Class 2 and 3 rapids, providing an exciting yet safe adventure for all skill levels. Most rapids are found in the first hour of the trip. These rapids offer excitement and safety, ensuring a memorable journey for beginners and experienced rafters. As you travel down the river, you’ll be surrounded by the captivating beauty of Costa Rica’s lush rainforests, pristine waterfalls, and a rich tapestry of exotic flora. You’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the abundance of wildlife that calls this area home. Bird enthusiasts will delight in the toucans, kingfishers, and herons as they dart and soar along the riverbanks. Howler monkeys might greet you with their distinctive calls from the treetops, and you might even be lucky enough to spot the elusive, slow-moving sloth hanging lazily from the branches overhead.

  • Minimum Ages is 8 years old
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Tamara
Apr 24, 2024
Amazing river rafting experience - Thanks to Esteban, Dionis and the rest of the wonderful crew. We had the most memorable experience rafting with our family and friends. The crew went out of their way to make it fun, enjoyable and safe experience for us. Kids were literally shouting that it was the best trip they’ve ever done.
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Sarah_m
Apr 17, 2024
Fun fun fun - Absolutely fantastic activity and the team were excellent from start to finish This is a new company and we had a really personal experience rather than booking with one of the bigger companies we had the raft to ourselves This was our first time rafting and we felt safe and reassured but also had lots of Fun The snacks provided were a nice touch and the lunch was amazing - very authentic Costa Rican food Would highly recommend this company over the bigger ones for Sure!
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J3864vyjaye
Apr 11, 2024
Amazing Rafting Experience - It was me and my wife’s 31 year anniversary. This was my wife’s first time rafting and the staff was amazing making our experience an amazing one. Alonso in charge of the boat gave clear instructions and educated us about Costa Rica, its rich history, and nature. Dioniz scouted the river ahead to ensure we had a safe ride and helped with taking professional grade picture so we had amazing memories. Estevan was our driver and all together made an amazing team. We are making Costa Rica our yearly vacation and we are definitely booking a rafting activity with them when we return. Thank you all for your hard work.
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Emwin78
Apr 5, 2024
Brilliant experience - Brilliant trip - all the guides were great, beautiful scenery and wildlife, lovely lunch, and fantastic, exciting rafting. Perfect, we all loved it!
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227rebeccar
Apr 3, 2024
Rafting Costa Rica - Excellent!! We were picked up by Alonso (bus tour guide) and Dionis (driver) at our hotel. During the drive to the river we were told about facts of Costa Rica and the safety measures of rafting. Then at the river we had Esteban as our rafting leader. He also gave us safety instructions and a lot of nature details. We rafted down the river with ease, fun and few challenges. We also floated a while down the river, had fruit and chips for snack and finished with Costarican lunch ! Recommend it!!
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Anita
Mar 28, 2024
Exceptional Small Group River Rafting Experience - What a fantastic company! Highly recommended! Lovely staff highlight the experience, starting with charming and interesting conversation in the transport van, detailed and thorough safety instructions, and skilled safety paddler, guide, and photographer (the one experience where we found the photos to be well worth the price…best pictures of our holiday). Throughout the day the staff shared stories of their extensive experiences guiding rafts down rivers around the world, as well of stories about growing up and living in Costa Rica. Loved these personal touches! We were guided down the Balsa River with skill and safety. We enjoyed a huge, fresh snack part of the way down the river and then one of our best meals in CR at the pull out. Such a positive, fun experience for my entire family and a highlight of our trip to Costa Rica.
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Allen5512
Mar 12, 2024
Fun time on the Balsa - Wonderful town rafting the Balsa with the Rafting Costa Rica crew. They specialize in small groups and give great personal service… the people going with the large group operators were jealous of us! Lunch afterword was very good and right at the take out. No long bus rides like the others.
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Klara
Mar 11, 2024
From the Swedish girls!! - The best things so far on our trip!! The guide Marcos was the best and the most friendly guy we have been meeting on the trip. He learn us so much about Costa Rica and was so nice to us. We got some fruits, drinks and good food! And we had a photographer with us the hole tour that’s was so nice, and a “safe” guy that’s took so good care of us. We 4 girls from Sweden give the hole company 6/5 stars. PURA VIDA!
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V1339hvcristianr
Feb 29, 2024
Great for first timers!! - The team here are the best! Safety is always first and the customer service is top notch. One of the best tours we ever had!!!
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Traveler574798
Feb 26, 2024
Pura Vida Experience - Amazing! We had a great time! Guides were knowledgeable and kept us safe. Good food for lunch! Saw sloths and iguanas. We had a great time!
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