Whitewater Rafting Naranjo River from Manuel Antonio Class III-IV
Description
The Naranjo River is a Class III/IV half day challenge for more experienced paddlers. The Naranjo River drops steeply from the coastal mountain range above Quepos through a beautiful jungle gorge, and takes you on a wild ride to sea level, passing nearby farmlands and palm plantations. The river banks are overgrown with jungle and the canyon walls meet the water at 90 degree angles. The whitewater, jungle, canyon, and sky, make for an unforgettable day. For the advanced rafter, this is an exciting and refreshing ride through the Naranjo canyon. As well, if you are a first time paddler who welcomes a challenge and is looking for the excitement of big waves, hydraulics and stunning scenery, then this whitewater rafting trip is for you! It includes a snack, lunch, bilingual guides, safety kayak, photographer (pictures available for purchase), and A/C transportation to and from hotels or houses in Manuel Antonio or Quepos.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will pick you up from your hotel or house in Manuel Antonio or Quepos, and bring you to our office where you will sign in, eat a meal (breakfast or lunch, depending on time of the tour), and then you will ride to the river put in. Once you arrive at the river, you will be fitted with life jackets, paddles, and helmets and then the guides will give a safety talk before entering the river. The time spent rafting is approximately 1.5 hours. The trip will finish, you will get into the vans and head back to our office. The morning tour will include lunch after the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free pick up in all Manuel Antonio and Quepos Area
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 12 years
- Dress code: swimsuit, towel, change of clothes, water shoes, tennis shoes or sandals with ankle straps. No flip flops.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- A minimum of 4 people per booking for the 11:30AM tour is required
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- Largest lifejacket fits a size 52" chest
Reviews(231)
best staff/guides ever! reasonable value. soooo much fun!
We loved it!! Very good organization, the entire Amigos del Río team was very kind, approachable, and professional. The office staff, driver, guide, kayak safety team, and photographer made it a great experience. Our guide Leandro was super good, very beautiful tour, fun and very safe. If we return we will definitely repeat with you. Many thanks to everyone! Pura Vida!
Loads of fun on the river with hardly any gaps requiring hard paddling. Would tour with them again anytime.
What a great trip. We really loved our time with Kenneth, Jayson and the rest of the crew...even the bus driver helped make the trip fun. We hi-sided at one point and the crew's ability to react efficiently and well in stressful situations was impressive. I have rafted many rivers and worked as a guide and I feel this is one of the best experiences I've had on river. Safety, fun, seriousness combined with levity and professionalism were all superb. Thank you Friends of the River (Amigos del Rio) in Costa Rica!
We had a superb morning of white-water rafting on the Naranjo river with Amigos del Rio. Our guide (Nicolas) was great fun, very professional and really made the experience memorable. The river was category 3 which was just right for us - plenty of exhilarating sections without being too technical. The kids (16 & 13) loved it.
Leandro, Moises, Jason, and the driver Carlos made for a fantastic day on the river. My family of 4 had a great time. Some fun rapids, a bit of play and swimming in the water, and some great sights. These 4 are full of humor, professionalism, and skill. We felt very safe with them as our guides. They were also very knowledgeable on the animals, trees, plants, birds and history of the community that the shared with us while on the float. I would highly recommend this team. As a bonus, we were fed a fantastic lunch back at their headquarters after the trip. It was a memory we will keep close to our hearts from our trip to Costa Rica. Donovan and Family.
It was a great experience, they helped a lot to make sure we understood what we needed to do. Made sure there was clear understanding, very wonderful experience definitely recommend to do !
Super nice, we had a great time! They moved fast and gave all of us food at the end it was great!
We had never been whitewater rafting before and this was amazing. We never wanted it to end. Our guides were knowledgeable, kind and funny. They worked so hard to make sure our experience was top notch.
Great trip with really friendly, knowledgeable and fun guides. River wasn't that high but still great fun. Small group made it even better.
