Costa Rica

 
Rio Reventazon  
Costa Rica’s most frequently rafted river, provides one day or multiday trip choices between moderate and difficult whitewaters on four sections—Powerhouse, Tucurrique, Peralta, and Pascua.
 
Rio Pacuare  
One of Central America’s most difficult whitewater stretches, with more than thirty Class IV-V rapids, is an adventure reserved for physically fit paddle rafters.   
 
Rio General
Costa Rica’s longest tropical river adventure features dozens of Class III-IV rapids that may be enjoyed on three and four day trips.
 
Rio Corobici
Walt-Disney style nature float trip with hundreds of species of birds plus iguanas, other species of lizards, and playful  howler monkeys.
 
Rio Sarapiqui
Choice of two popular easy river trips that include easy whitewaters through jungle and pastoral farm environments.
 
   

 
Costa Rica, with some of the world’s best preserved and most accessible tropical rain forests, also has some of its best whitewaters. On its many river trips, rafters are treated to unusual sights and sounds of active volcanic peaks and tropical forests with exotic jungle flora and fauna.
     Costa Rica’s raft trips, most with sufficient Class III-IV whitewaters for all-year rafting, are now being enjoyed by visitors from all over the world.
  • The Rio Reventazon, Costa Rica’s most popular whitewater river, offers one-day and multiday raft trips on four sections—Powerhouse, Tucurrique, Peralta, and Pascua. The Tucurrique, the Reventazon’s favorite whitewater trip, has exciting, yet not intimidating, Class II-III waters that can usually be run all year.
  • Rio Pacuare, one of North America’s finest multiday whitewater adventures, offers an abundance of mostly Class III rapids through a gorgeous rain forest.
  • Rio General, sometimes called the Rio Chirripo trip after a nearby mountain and principal tributary, is Costa Rica’s longest tropical river adventure. Its miles and miles of Class III-IV rapids should satisfy the most ardent of whitewater enthusiast.

Costa Rica’s outfitters also provide two float trips for bird watchers and nature lovers. Rio Corobici and Rio Sarapiqui in northern Costa Rica offer swift flowing, yet moderate, Class I-II waters which provide a very long-remembered jungle perspective.