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White Water Rafting on Balsa River: An Exhilarating 2.5-Hour Adventure in Costa Rica
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1,364 Ratings
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Experience the thrill of white water rafting on the Balsa River in Costa Rica. Navigate rapids, swim, and enjoy fresh fruit on this 2.5-hour adventure. Perfect for the whole family!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Arenal Rafting - The rapids at Balsa River are the best for action adventure people who want to challenge the limits of adrenaline 2.5 hours of only rapids where our clients finish very scare or very happy , our professional guides with more than 18 years each doing rafting will make sure you are going to remember your outstanding action adventure of your vacation super fun and safe ,a lot of paddling a lot of work your biggest rafting adventure. \n\nINCLUDES:\xa0fruit on the river ,towel beers water and a delicious most popular Costa Rican lunch Casado and PURA VIDA time.\n\nDEPARTS:\xa0every day at 09:00 until 14:45\n\nWHAT TO BRING: Changing clothes, clothes to get wet, tennis shoes or water shoes.
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What's Included
- Towel
- Bottled water
- Professional guide
- Transportation from hotels located less than 6 km away from our main office
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase) at the end of the tour.
- Pick up service at hotels located over 6 km away from our main office
Meal Options
- Costa Rican Casado Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on a 2.5-hour voyage down a vibrant Costa Rican river with an experienced guide, packed with hair-raising waves and family-friendly fun. Cover a distance of 10 kilometers tackling exhilarating white water rapids, take brief breaks to swim, and savor some fresh Costa Rican fruits. Cap off your white water rafting adventure with a traditional Costa Rican lunch at a local eatery.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age 5 years old
- Maximum weights 220 pounds
- Please bring changing clothes, water shoes, clothes to get wet
Location
Arenal Rafting
If you do not need to pick up, you can get to our office at 9:15 am. We are located 100 meters north from the police station, avenue 333 street 460. You can find us On Waze or google maps as ARENAL RAFTING COMPANY.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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973taram
Aug 20, 2024
So much fun and worth every penny!! - This was our 10 year anniversary and Arenal Rafting made it one to remember!!! From Ramon picking us up from our hotel to our very charismatic and fun rafting guide, the mid paddle fresh local fruit snack, and traditional Costa Rican Lunch! We couldnt have asked for anything more!! We also did the combo with ATV's on the Arenal Volcano. Our guide Harvey was excellent and even showed us the most dangerous snake in Costa Rica, the Eyelash Viper! Thank you to everyone involved for making our special day the MOST special day!!!
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Tbv7930jl
Aug 19, 2024
Incredible!! - It was our first time white water rafting and it was absolutely fantastic! We had so much fun with our guide, and excellent teacher, Gonzalez. His enthusiasm and cheerfulness on the water rubbed off on us, and we’d love to go again!
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Excursion35932886979
Aug 19, 2024
White water rafting - Fantastic experience today with Arenal Rafting. Our raft guide Jason was great; really knowledgeable about the wildlife and the area, and fun, and felt like he was in control of raft the whole time. The transport guys also great and stopped to show us a low hanging sloth. Highly recommend.
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Sightseer04571437811
Aug 16, 2024
Great experience with Fox! - It was an unforgettable experience and the whole family had a great time (2 adults and our children aged 14 and 11). Everyone very friendly and helpful. Our Guide Alejandro (Fox) accompanied us throughout the raft as he explained the different species of animals and flora that could be seen during the activity. Fox gave us a great time, we dropped the rapids safely while intense! We had a great Guide and a 100% recommended experience!
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L1072msalexisd
Aug 16, 2024
River rafting - Yader was an amazing tour guide! He made rafting so fun and a complete experience! Would definitely do it again! We did a 2/3 tour and it was just enough splashing with getting to observe the wild life.
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Chavichigu
Aug 15, 2024
Very funny - Jayson y Edwin. 5 stars both. Very fun and enjoyable. We have felt very safe. We got wet, we laughed.
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157kamrank
Aug 15, 2024
Water Rafting - The views were amazing, the instructor made the experience super fun! For someone who was nervous I. The beginning, now I want to do a higher level next.
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Brennank421
Aug 15, 2024
Must do!! - Definitely one of the best rafting trips we’ve ever been on, also one of the best on our trip to Costa Rica overall. Highly recommend. Staff was amazing. One daughter was scared and they were so extremely nice to her. Carlos Rosales was an excellent guide and made the trip so much better. I’m so glad we decided to do this trip and can’t recommend it enough. From beginning to end we had a great time. Lunch was also delicious. 10/10
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844leanab
Aug 14, 2024
ARENAL WATER RAFTING 2024 - Thank you to carlos amazing host snd picked us up. TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY AND EXPERIENCE!! Please give these guys a lot of love! Pura vida they are amazing and so sweet very kind. The lunch was great after and the fresh fruit too! Alejandro was a great and super funny water guide. The rapids were awesome. Bring your water shoes and change of clothes!
Thank you guys! Hope to see again
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Rakesh_s
Aug 11, 2024
Great 👍 - It was a nice experience. The team was excellent. Very well planned and safe. We enjoyed rafting as the guide Fox made it very exciting.
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