Costa Rica Whitewater Paddling School
1 Day Beginner- Part I | 1 Day Beginner Part I & II | 2 Day Beginner | 2 Day Intermediate
Meet the Kayak: [top]
One Day
Beginner Course: Part I
The day begins with a review of kayak equipment and instruction on river safety. The first day will be in a calm spot where you can meet the kayak and learn the Eskimo roll. We call it the "key" that allows you to get into the rivers for you to discover the magic of kayaking that the world has for you to enjoy! We will teach you the basics of kayaking: self rescue, the Eskimo roll, and brace paddle techniques. With these kayaking skills, you will gain more confidence with paddling on the river and start enjoying this fun sport. After learning the basics of kayaking, we will do a 3 miles river descent in class I on the Pejivalle River.
Includes:
» Private Transportation
» River lunch
» Equipment
» Bilingual guide
» A 3 mile river descent
Meet the Kayak course, teaches you:
- How to roll a kayak (Eskimo roll)
- How to avoid flipping on rapids (braces)
- Quick wet exits and self rescue techniques
Trips depart daily
Prices are per person
Turrialba pickup time is at 8:00am, and we will return at 4:00pm. Price: $110
San José pickup time is at 6:00am, and we will return at 5:30pm. Price: $125
Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions. 
We recommend bringing:
- Sunscreen
- Sandals with ankle straps or tennis shoes (No flip flops)
- Swimsuit or shorts (No Jeans)
- Strap to secure your glasses
- One extra pair of dry clothes for the take out
- One small towel
Meet the River : [top]
One Day Beginner Course: Part I & II
This trip is focused on getting you familiar with how the kayak moves along the river in combination with catching eddy lines. You will learn how to ferry across the river as well as learn other various paddling techniques. This will be a 4 miles river descent in class I & II on the Pejivalle River. We will spend most of the day paddling and getting more confident in the kayak. This lesson is for those who can perform the basic techniques (roll, brace, and self rescue). These techniques will be tested on the river when we get to the put-in. This ensures that you are ready for your descent down the river.
Meet the River course, teaches you:
Includes:
» Private Transportation
» River lunch
» Equipment
» Bilingual guide
» A 4 mile river descent
- How to roll a kayak (Eskimo roll)
- How to avoid flipping on rapids (braces)
- Quick wet exits and self rescue techniques
- Ferry across the river
- Various paddling control techniques
- Peel out moves
- Quick turns and catch eddy lines along the river
- Simple river reading
Trips depart daily
Prices are per person
Turrialba pickup time is at 8:00am, and we will return at 4:00pm. Price: $110
San José pickup time is at 6:00am, and we will return at 5:30pm. Price: $125
Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions.
We recommend bringing:
- Sunscreen
- Sandals with ankle straps or tennis shoes (No flip flops)
- Swimsuit or shorts (No Jeans)
- Strap to secure your glasses
- One extra pair of dry clothes for the take out
- One small towel
Control the Boat: [top]
Two Day Beginner Course: Part I & II
The two day beginner course will help you get familiar with different paddling techniques. The first day starts with the basics techniques on calm water. We begin with a review of basic kayak equipment and instruction on river safety. We will have a 3 mile river descent in class I on the first day. The second day reinforces and adds to these techniques learned from the previous lesson and concludes with a 5 mile river descent in class I & II on the Pejivalle River .
Includes:
» Private Transportation
» River lunch
» Equipment
» Bilingual guide
» Two river descents
Control the Boat course, teaches you:
- How to roll a kayak (Eskimo roll)
- How to avoid flipping on rapids (braces)
- Quick wet exits and self rescue techniques
- Ferry across the river
- Various paddling control techniques
- Peel out moves
- Quick turns and catch eddy lines along the river
- Simple river reading
- How river currents and features affect your boat
Trips depart daily
Prices are per person
Turrialba pickup time is at 8:00am, and we will return at 4:00pm. Price: $220
San José pickup time is at 6:00am, and we will return at 5:30pm. Price: $250
Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions.
We recommend bringing:
- Sunscreen
- Sandals with ankle straps or tennis shoes (No flip flops)
- Swimsuit or shorts (No Jeans)
- Strap to secure your glasses
- One extra pair of dry clothes for the take out
- One small towel
Surf the Wave: [top]
Two Day Intermediate Course
If you already know that kayaking is a great thing to know and want to have a great time on any river around the world, then this course will be perfect to "power up the blade" and become an independent, confident river runner. Our goal is to reinforce your skills learned on beginner’s courses part I & II. We will set you on a course for a 100% roll (both sizes and hand roll), more advanced river reading, and more difficult whitewater descents to confidently practice whitewater kayak techniques (roll, ferries, peel out, catch eddy lines, brace and more…). This course will be two river descents on class II & III water to get more confidence in your paddling skills.
Includes:
» Private Transportation
» River lunch
» Equipment
» Bilingual guide
» Two river descents
¤To take this course you should be able to perform normal rolls, self rescue, brace techniques, ferries and catch eddy lines along the river.
Surf the Wave course, teaches you: [top]
- How to roll a kayak (Eskimo roll)
- How to avoid flipping on rapids (braces)
- Quick wet exits and self rescue techniques
- Ferry across the river
- Various paddling control techniques
- Peel out moves
- Quick turns and catch eddy lines along the river
- Simple river reading
- How river currents and features affect your boat
- More advanced river reading
Trips depart daily
Prices are per person
Turrialba pickup time is at 8:00am, and we will return at 4:00pm. Price: $220
San José pickup time is at 6:00am, and we will return at 5:30pm. Price: $250
Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions.
