Arenal Safari Float: Unique Wildlife and Rainforest River Ecosystem Experience

Come and enjoy this unique excursion on the Peñas Blancas River, immerse yourself into a rainforest river ecosystem watching a variety of arboreous and aquatic animals.

You will enjoy the best animals behavor and feel the real wild life in this amazing experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ruta Nacional Secundaria 141 - Floating for approximately 2 hours on a raft boat, watching gigantic kapoks, figs, rubber and shoreline trees which hosts many species of animal such as sloths, monkeys, bats, lizards, birds, Iguanas and more. Our expert guides will help us to spot some of these animals as we float down the river.
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What's Included
  • Water Bottle
  • Boat Safety Gear
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Location
Balcón Arenal Restaurante y Sport Bar Lazy Twins
Calle 468
Balcon Arenal Restaurant, Next to Hotel Las Colinas, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, 21007
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Relax35746071111
Aug 27, 2024
A must see tour on your trip! - This experience was among my favorites during my first trip to Costa Rica. Our guide, Carlos, was very engaging and knowledgeable regarding the local wildlife and ecosystems. We even planted a new tree. Carlos and Fabian, who has a great for sloths, took extra effort to ensure that we got to see these beautiful creatures. I can't recommend this tour enough for families and English-speaking tourists.
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Martaverdugo
Jun 30, 2024
Great tour and great tour guide! - We spotted many reptiles and monkeys, thanks to our great guide, Byron! This is not about racing down the river, but enjoying a great moment on the water - us and the wildlife. From the water we could see much more than hiking on land.
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Voyage02761965664
Jun 20, 2024
Pura vida :) - We had so much fun! Our guides were so kind, hospitable, and knowledgeable about the area and our activities. Would highly recommend!!
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C488huchristianh
Jun 3, 2024
River float Wildlife watching with experienced guide. - The absolute highlight of our Costa Rica trip. Floating gently down the river Carlos our guide really took time to show us as much wildlife as he possibly could. As well as being a fantastic person he is an outstanding guide with buckets of knowledge. We saw so much... Monkeys , sloths, cayman so many birds and more...also we stopped along the way to have some pineapple and in order to help rejuvenation along the river banks which do suffer from flashflood erosion ,we also planted a tree which they do with every single tour. A morning we'll never forget. Pura vida Carlos and Fabian thank you and hopefully see again at our next visit.
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Roslynh114
May 18, 2024
Best way to view wildlife - As we gently rafted along the river, our wonderful guide Byron pointed out the numerous animals up in the trees and in the water which I would never have spotted on my own. I especially appreciated the efforts of Caribbean Winds to restore the shoreline riparian area by planting a tree on each outing. This was absolutely one of the highlights of my time in Costa Rica.
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Y9236mfemmae
May 10, 2024
Amazing experience. - This was definitely a highlight of our holiday to Costa Rica, our tour guide Pepe was brilliant, his English was very good and he was very kind, warm and knowledgeable. Pepe helped us to see an amazing amount of wildlife and allowed us plenty of time to enjoy the surroundings. A definite highlight of the trip was climbing into the river bank to plant and name a tree, it felt incredible to be able to give something back to this beautiful country.
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Wharfvan
May 2, 2024
Safari Float wonders - Gerald and Byron were excellent guides for this amazing trip down the river. They went out of their way to make sure that we saw as many animals and birds as possible. The pace is linked to the speed of the river but they stopped the raft when we saw some creatures. Thier knowledge and enthusiasm was infectious and the whole group loved it. Definitely a high quality highlight of La Fortuna
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Lawrena34
Apr 6, 2024
Top experience in Arunel, a great choice for nature lovers - Did Safari Floats in Arunel, great experience, perfect river to float down spotting animals. Saw a sloth, howler monkeys, kingfishers, vultures, iguanas and others. Guides were super knowledgeable and were excellent at identifying and spotting all animals, including difficult to identify birds. Loved planting a tree aswell. Had a top time and would recommend. We had Fila as a guide, he was truly wonderful, loved having a chat with him, and Johnny was good at explaining all we would see and do.
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H1155symichelej
Apr 1, 2024
Awesome experience! - This was a fantastic tour from start to finish. The enthusiasm and passion by our guides Geraldo and Carlos, senior guides was incredible. We saw so much wildlife along the river and learned so much about the ecosystem of the river and banks. I loved that the kids were so involved and loved that we planted trees along the river bank. There was a lovely fresh fruit picnic at the end of the float down the river. I would highly recommend Caribbean Winds. Thanks so much!
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Eilishh2013
Mar 31, 2024
Great experience, would recommend - Great experience! The guides were friendly and knowledgeable and were passionate about finding the wildlife for us to see. Our guide Fi was very good! We were lucky enough to see a sloth, howler monkeys and a Jesus Christ Lizard amongst other things. They had water on board and served fruit at the end which was much appreciated! We arranged pickup from a nearby hotel and they arrived promptly. Water comes up through the bottom of the raft so if you take a bag it will most likely get wet.
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From $70
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).