San Jose

San Pedro, San Jose

Wild, untamed, big, brash rivers plunge through spectacularly beautiful, largely unexplored tropical wilderness in Costa Rica. Enjoy our tropical rivers, as an expert or beginner, nature lover or thrill seeker, rafting enthusiast or active kayaker.

Environmentally Responsible Adventures Since 1985

National Geographic Adventure Magazine rated Rios Tropicales the #1 Adventure Outfitter in Costa Rica, and #4 Rafting Outfitter in the world in November, 2007. Rios Tropicales is the most experienced and largest river rafting outfitter in Costa Rica and is still operated by its original founders since 1985. The company has expanded into a complete eco-adventure company offering whitewater rafting, riverside hydro-powered eco-lodge, sea and jungle kayaking, hiking, canopy tours, wildlife safari, biking, and conservation & sustainable development tours. Tour locations include the most treasured natural areas of Costa Rica:

Central Costa Rica at the crossroads of some of Costa Rica’s best whitewater rivers:

*The Reventazon, Pacuare, Sarapiqui, and Tortuguero
*La Fortuna: (at the base of Volcano Arenal and Arenal Lake)
*Canas: (Guanacaste region in western Costa Rica)
*Quepos: (Pacific Coast)
*San Jose: Main Office
*Cairo: Tour Operations Center (near Siquirres)

OUR UNIQUE TRIPS:

Sustainable Tourism and Eco-Adventures:

When you choose a Rios Tropicales experience you are choosing a company who has quietly and consistently made environmental responsibility and sustainable business practices the foundation of their company’s operations. With local engagement and collaboration the rule, not the exception, Rios has always employed local guides (now 95% of the company staff), and works to protect the rivers, land, and communities in Costa Rica where they operate. Rios Tropicales adventure trips offer naturalist interpretation on all of our tours. Expert local guides carefully explain the wide variety of flora and fauna, bringing guests directly into a world that they cannot experience from a bus or a luxury hotel. Join us for a trip of a lifetime in Costa Rica.

WHITEWATER RAFTING TRIPS:

Eight Tropical Rivers, Expert Guides, Family-Friendly to High Adventure.

Costa Rica offers some of the best whitewater rafting in the world. Rios Tropicales has operations on ten diverse rivers, from easy Class 1-II float trips to thrilling Class IV-V high adventure trips. Costa Rican rafting trips allows you to explore the intimate nature of the rainforest from the river perspective. The warm water, cascading waterfalls, and opulently lush rainforest with its brilliantly colored plants, animals, and birds make rafting trips in Cost Rica exquisite for your senses. Add in exciting whitewater rapids on many of these rivers and you have a tropical adventure packed with rich experiences that last long after you’ve returned home. The rivers Rios Tropicales operates on include:

1. Rio Tenorio
2. Rio Corobici
3. Penas Blancas
4. Rio Sarapiqui
5. Rio Reventazon
6. Rio Pacuare
7. Rio Savegre
8. Rio Naranjo


RIOS TROPICALES LODGE:

Rainforest Eco-Lodge on the Pacuare River
Our multi-day Pacuare River trips treat you to an exceptional adventure vacation experience combining rafting on the Pacuare with a stay at our remote eco-lodge, tucked in the rainforest on the banks of the river. Our Rios Tropicales Lodge, complete with electricity and hot showers thanks to our hydro-powered generator system, is a model of eco-tourism and sustainable business practices. Our lodge invites you to relax, explore, and enjoy Costa Rica’s natural paradise. Its all quality time – your way - at its very best. The longer you stay, the more refreshed you return to your daily routine - we guarantee it! The only ways in to and out of the Rios Tropicales Lodge are via raft or hiking.

From our lodge you can choose to experience zip lines through the canopy, rainforest hikes with naturalist guides, tours to our reforestation project and tree-planting, horseback riding to a local community with tours of their sustainable farming and conservation practices, relaxing in a hammock overlooking the warm Pacuare River, reading your favorite book, bird watching, or sustainable development insights. The best whitewater of the trip awaits you below the Rios Tropicales Lodge. From our eco-lodge setting, we offer tropical cocktails every afternoon at 5, open air dining with wine and exceptional meals, more stars than you can imagine, and the vibrant sounds of the jungle.

FAMILY ADVENTURES:

Explore, Learn, and Experience Costa Rica Together
Rios Tropicales, ranked the #1 Adventure Outfitter in Costa Rica by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, offers all-inclusive, affordable, multi-sport vacation packages that introduce families to the extraordinary natural riches of Costa Rica. Kids, parents (and yes, grandparents too!) enjoy affordable, magical adventure vacations in Costa Rica’s tropical paradise, designed especially for the needs of families. Every logistic is cared for by your bilingual guides, leaving all your time for intimately experiencing Costa Rica. Family options include biking, hiking, evening wildlife safari Float, jungle kayaking in Tortuguero- a protected turtle nesting region, sea-kayaking on the Pacific Coast, and rafting throughout the country. Accommodation choices range from deluxe lodges to camping on beautiful beaches.

MULTI-SPORT ADVENTURES:

Biking, Hiking, Canopy Ziplines, Kayaking, Rafting, Wildlife Safaris, Birdwatching, Rainforest Conservation Projects.

Rios Tropicales is every bit the expert rafting company, and so much more. Our multi-sport adventure tours include experiences across the most compelling regions of Costa Rica in biking, hiking, canopy ziplines, sea-kayaking, inland jungle kayaking, whitewater rafting and gentle float trips, birdwatching (a wonderful pastime), and rainforest restoration through tree-planting (fast becoming a favorite ‘sport’ of eco- citizens). Here’s a sample of the multi-sport adventure tours we offer:
• Jungle-Kayaking in Tortuguero, a protected turtle nesting region on the Atlantic Coast
• Sea-Kayaking in Curu National Wildlife Refuge on the Pacific Coast
• Mountain Biking around Lake Arenal, at the base of the Arenal Volcano in the near La Fortuna

With every tour we provide dedicated naturalist interpretation by well-trained, friendly, and bilingual guides. Rios Tropicales sets you up for an incredibly successful vacation with exceptional quality time that you’ll treasure with family and friends for years to come. We invite you to visit our website www.riostropicales.com for detailed information on about our company, tours, staff, and the international awards we have won for our sustainable business practices and rainforest protection.