06 Feb 2025
The van with our guide, Mao, picked us up on time at our airbnb in Manuel Antonio (Loma Linda, also highly recommended. Sonia hooked us up with this river rafting trip). We drove around an hour or so to the mountains and Mao was an amazing guide: he pointed out numerous interesting plants and animals along the way, and was diligent in reviewing safety protocols for the raft and coordinating our rowing efforts. We had perfect weather too. There was a delicious snack of pineapple, plantain chips and cookies at a triple waterfall, and lunch was also included at the end. The only downside was the additional employee in a kayak who went ahead of us and positioned himself at two of the larger rapids to take pictures, none of which came out. From pickup to drop off was around 6 hours. Highly recommended!