White Water Rafting Pacuare River Full Day Tour From San Jose | 10 hours

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White Water Rafting Pacuare River Full Day Tour From San Jose
2 Adults x $121.00
$242.00
Approx Total
$242.00
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Rafting equipment
  • Transportation from Hotels in San José
  • Breakfast
  • Tour Guide
  • Special Option: °Vegetarian |° Gluten Free |Let us know if you have some special meal restriction |
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Overview

This one-day trip is a full day of paddling exciting whitewater past cascading waterfalls and the spectacular rainforest. The Pacuare’s class 3 and 4 rapids are suitable for beginners and experienced paddlers, ages 12 and older, who are ready for adventure and being physically active all day. After an early pick-up at your San Jose area hotel, we will drive to Cartago – Costa Rica’s historic capital city – and through small towns and countryside to the rafting hub of Turrialba. We’ll stop for breakfast (included) and afterward head to the Pacuare River put in. At the river, your guides will outfit you with rafting equipment and give a paddling explanation and safety talk. Then the fun begins! We’ll paddle 18 miles downriver through class 3 and 4 rapids like “Huacas,” “Rodeo,” “Pinball,” “Cimarrones,” and “Dos Montañas.” Along the way, we’ll stop for a riverside picnic lunch. After finishing rafting, you’ll be able to change into dry clothes before driving back to San Jose.

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Itinerary

  • Pacuare River

    During this trajectory you will enjoy a combination of enthusiasm and extreme adventure. The Pacuare River is recognized worldwide for its beauty flanked by its green canyons bathed on both sides by its lush waterfalls. Within its abundant flora and fauna in sight: sloth bears, toucans, parakeets, coatis, a colorful fan of butterflies and frogs, is not out of its exciting crystalline waters that make it an unforgettable adventure trip.

    9 hours

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Additional Info

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • What to bring: Come with rafting clothes on (light shoes that will stay on, swimsuit, shorts, nylon shirt), sunscreen,water bottle, change of clothes, towel, insect repellent, some money for personal expenses.
  • Tour operate with a minimum of 2 people
  • Not persons under 12 years old

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

4.8

173 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 151 reviews with 5 stars

Highly recommended!

Published on Feb, 2025

Such an amazing experience! Kay was our guide and made sure we had the best time! I highly recommend this trip. We stopped for breakfast at a local restaurant In a small town on the way to raft and it was great! It is a long ride from San Jose so bring water and snacks for the trip. We rafted for about 4 hours and were offered to buy pictures at the end. The cost was extremely reasonable and you get to keep all pictures. Will be back! 10/10!

One of the top Excursion in Costa Rica

Published on Jan, 2025

Please book this tour and no other rafting tour. I booked this tour without knowing this river is the top 10 river in the world for Rafting, and its beginner friendly! Operators were super friendly and constantly looking out for your safety. The drive take quite some time but is definitely worth the while.

Do it, you won’t regret it

Published on Dec, 2024

Almost didn’t go due to fear of the intense rapids - but oh boy I’m so glad I made myself go. You drive for a couple hours, end up at a cafe in someone’s house in the middle of nowhere - clearly a friend of the tour guides, where they make you a home cooked meal with the best coffee you’ve ever had in your life. You then continue onto the rapids, where they prepare you and then off you go ~20 miles down the river, only stopping halfway for a meal prepared by an indigenous tribe out of a handmade hut. Absolutely incredible. May be the highlight of my life.

Safe and fun activity!

Published on Dec, 2024

Very fun day! I was scared being a solo female and told the main guide and he put me with a great team and made sure I didn't fall out of the raft. Highly recommend! If you need transportation to or from San Jose and Fortuna you can take this tour and they will drop you off in the city you need to go to. I didn't know this and would have saved a lot of money had I known beforehand. Otherwise, professional tour operators :)

One of the best white water rafting rivers in the world!

Published on Nov, 2024

This tour was awesome. Parcuare river is one of the best in the world for white water rafting (I’ve been to 8 other white water rafting destinations) and it genuinely was grade 4. It was a long river with lots of rapids. The trip was on time at 6am and the drop off was by 4.15pm. Everything ran smoothly. It was about 1hr drive to breakfast. Breakfast was good - rice, beans, egg, plantains with coffee. After breakfast it’s another 45 mins to the river. You leave your valuables on the bus. Rafting felt safe and there was a safety kayak watching us and taking photos. You get completely soaked so don’t bring anything you don’t want to get wet. There’s a decent chance of getting thrown off the raft since it’s class 4 rapids, but it’s super fun!! We rafted for quite a while on the water before lunch. Lunch was good - the guides packed a sandwich bar which was tasty. Then 25 more minutes of rafting before you finish up. There is a shed at the end with hot showers if you want to quickly rinse off and change. Photos are available for 40 usd (you’re allowed to split the cost with your other raftmates). Then you get driven back. Great tour, would definitely recommend.

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