Rafting Pacuare River Eines Tages von Turrialba

We had a perfect experience with AR. An impressive team, we felt safe in the van and in the raft all the time. The rapids were spectacular! The pictures were great!!! Thanks Manfred for the hotel pickup!!

The amazing: the white water was wonderful. There were enough heart-pumping level 4 rapids to get the adrenaline going, and many many milder rapids too. A calm steep-sided gorge stretch where we could jump in and float downriver was a delightful antidote to the bum-clenching drops of some of the other rapids. Definitely to be recommended. The good: our guide Adriano was great fun and instilled a strong sense of teamwork. He produced fresh fruit at the halfway point stop, which was delicious. There was also a safety kayaker/photographer who accompanied the group and took hundreds of photos that can be bought at $60 per boat (can be shared between different families/groups if there is more than just your group) - this was the price in July 2025. Delicious typical local ‘casado’ lunch awaited at the end of the rafting, after a chance to shower and change into dry clothes. The ‘could be better’: Safety briefings beforehand were cursory - and we were only instructed on how to recover someone from the water after it had happened to the other boat in our party. And no briefing on what to do if you fell out in a rapid. Really that info should be given before setting off - and this is the reason I am giving only 4 stars. Because as a rafting experience it is top notch, and I stress that the guide was great fun and skilful. Just the safety side needs to be better - a few minutes more briefing is all that is required. The weather was terrible the day we did it but don’t let that out you off - you’re gonna get wet anyway! We also saw lots of birds on the river and a distant sloth. Go dressed ready for the water and with your dry things and towel already packed away as not much time or facilities for changing at the start. There is a toilet though.

The amazing: the white water was wonderful. There were enough heart-pumping level 4 rapids to get the adrenaline going, and many many milder rapids too. A calm steep-sided gorge stretch where we could jump in and float downriver was a delightful antidote to the bum-clenching drops of some of the other rapids. Definitely to be recommended. The good: our guide Adriano was great fun and instilled a strong sense of teamwork. He produced fresh fruit at the halfway point stop, which was delicious. There was also a safety kayaker/photographer who accompanied the group and took hundreds of photos that can be bought at $60 per boat (can be shared between different families/groups if there is more than just your group) - this was the price in July 2025. Delicious typical local ‘casado’ lunch awaited at the end of the rafting, after a chance to shower and change into dry clothes. The ‘could be better’: Safety briefings beforehand were cursory - and we were only instructed on how to recover someone from the water after it had happened to the other boat in our party. And no briefing on what to do if you fell out in a rapid. Really that info should be given before setting off - and this is the reason I am giving only 4 stars. Because as a rafting experience it is top notch, and I stress that the guide was great fun and skilful. Just the safety side needs to be better - a few minutes more briefing is all that is required.