Balsa River Rafting: Scenic Adventure with Lunch

Following briefings from your trained guides, refine your rafting abilities prior to starting this river expedition. Journey down the picturesque and thrilling Balsa river. Halt during the journey for lunch, fresh fruit, drinks, or to cool off in a refreshing dip in the Balsa River.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Experience the excitement and adrenaline of the white water tour on this half day adventure!! Located at 50 minutes from La Fortuna, Balsa River provides an excellent setting to enjoy rafting for whole family. Get wet and wild through rapids such as ¡“Magnetic Rock” and “Dredges”! A 15-minute break in the river allow us to taste delicious tropical fruit…

What's Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Professional guide
  • Equipment: Raft, Paddles, Rafting Vest and Helmet
  • Driver/guide
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Beverages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult and must be a minimum of 8 years old to take this tour
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Weather dependent. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is flooding or other government river closure….
Location
WAVE Rafting Costa Rica
Avenida 331
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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104tammiek
Aug 26, 2024
So Much Fun! - We had an amazing run down the river despite it raining almost the entire time. Saw monkeys, toucans, and a sloth! Jorge made sure to keep my 8 yr old safe and made sure my 13 yr old got splashed a lot!
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Maps623107
Aug 10, 2024
Amazing white water rafting trip!! - We had the most amazing day!! Kervin, our rafting guide and Emmanuel our driver went out of their way to make our family feel comfortable and safe. They had great personalities, and were very willing to share lots of ideas about things to do in the local area. The rafting was amazing, exciting and so beautiful! Kervin Was an outstanding Guide And we had a really exhilarating day! A bonus Was that we got professional grade pictures of our Whitewater Adventures at the end and that was a super cool surprise . Highly recommend! Highlight of our trip so far!
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Mariondu3664xo
Jul 31, 2024
Super cool experience!! - What an experience!!! Good explanation on the way in the bus through Moizes, and while rafting good instructions, seen many beautiful things, got a lot of information and especially well guided by Kervin. After the trip good care, towels, changing area, cool drink and a well catered lunch and safely brought back to our hotel by driver Martha. Really super cool experience!!
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Michigas1
Jul 29, 2024
Great experience (except for lunch) - I was so nervous to go rafting with my 3 kids ages 10-13. But Chris our guide made me feel so safe. He guided our boat impeccably all the while being funny and pointing out animals in the trees! Thank you Chris!!!! Edit: the lunch we were given on the tour gave us food poisoning!!
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107itap
Jul 28, 2024
Outstanding experience - We did a class 3-4 river rapid, i was a bit nervous 😬, but Brandon and our guide Jorge aka Momo… Outstanding!! Thank you sooo much for your support and understanding lol. , you are my new best friend 😂 you took the cobarde out of me and made it extremely fun for all of us🤗❤️, gracias, cannot wait to come back. Definitely recommend the entire team❤️❤️
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Trek29335432405
Jul 25, 2024
Outstanding - One of the most professionals staff and guides we encounter. The experience was amazing and everything coordinated perfectly. Our water rafting Christopher was hilarious and very accommodating and knowledgeable about the whole tour and safety related to our experience. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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Albggg
Jul 24, 2024
The best rafting experience! - An amazing and spectacular experience! and our Chistopher Guide gave us an amazing day... he is the Most Fun and Pro Guide in the World! Un crack! Pura Vida!!!
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Borjalsilva
Jul 24, 2024
Great Experience!!! - Great rafting experience. Very funny. Especially thank Christofer who made it very easy and super fun. Super recommended!!! Pura Vida!!!
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T1256dtmar_av
Jul 16, 2024
THE BEST OF THE BEST - After some weeks of stres and tiredness I decided to desconect from technology and responsibilities and connect with the most powerfull energy in life: Nature!!!! Speaking about rafting, I have done Pacuare, Sarapiquí, Savegre and now, La Balsa and I couldn't imagine La Balsa would be like this amazing. 😍😲 The level of the river is on top, night before it was raining so we got on the river with a sequence of rapids level ll and lll. There were a pair of splashes I swear I thought we would fall down, by Fortune, everything was ok and we had a very good and experienced guide, Moises, who knows how to make us laught, enjoying adventure and be prepared everytime. 🏞️🌊💕 Also, thanks to him, who has the First AID, so he was able to attend a kid who got a little injury on her foot while steeping on a rock. In this type of activities is important to have people with knowledged and tools.💯⛑️🩹 So, super recommended. If you want to scape from rushing, go to La Balsa for rafting. I promise you are going to be completely present there. 😍❤️🌊🏞️
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Mac8001
Jul 8, 2024
Awesome! - This was a fabulous first-time rafting experience for our 13 and 15 year olds. We were picked up promptly from our hotel in La Fortuna, and the day ran very smoothly. The guide used the drive to the river to explain the schedule for the trip and to discuss safety. After rafting, they had towels for us to use to dry off and stopped at a bathroom/ changing building for people to rinse off and change before heading to lunch at a local organic farm. The lunch was buffet-style with vegetarian options and was absolutely delicious. The staff at the farm did a brief talk on the traditional method of brewing coffee in Costa Rica as well as one on processing sugar cane, and we got to try samples of both. It was easily one of our favorite activities in Costa Rica. All of the guides were friendly and knowledgeable, and the day ran exceedingly smoothly. The rapids were II-III+ (per our guide) which was a great introductory experience. I consider the tour to be a great value for the cost and would highly recommend.
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From $92
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).