Upper, Upper Pacuare
Includes:
» Private Transportation
» River lunch
» Equipment
» Bilingual guide
» Safety kayaker
» Poisonous Dart Frog Hike
Description:
Difficulty: Class II - III - IV
Distance: 15 Km /10 miles
Number of rapids: 28
Approximate river time: 3 Hours
Minimum age: 12 years
Activity level 3. No experience is required to join.
Click here to view a slide show and a video of this trip
The Upper, Upper Pacuare has beautiful jungle scenery with a combination of great whitewater rapids, wildlife and clear warm water coming from the rainforest. This rafting trip is a 10 mile river descent with a difficulty of class II, III, IV rapids. We will descend about 3 hours down river, where we will provide a river lunch and take you to a short hike to see the poisonous dart frogs.
The drive to the river is very beautiful where you can see the jungle roads and the Indian community (Cabecars). Depending on the group, we can stop for drinks and snacks after our rafting trip in a local restaurant. (Pocho's restaurant).
Our whitewater rafting trip include: Transport from San José - Cartago - Turrialba. Breakfast is included only for those who are coming from San José and Cartago. Lunch is provided on the river for everyone. Top of the line river gear, only experienced guides, and a private photographer ready to capture the awesome natural beauty and the amazing collection of memories for you to take home.
When we get back to our office in Turrialba, we play a slide show of your rafting pictures. CD’s and DVD’s will be for sale at the office. It takes about one hour to get to the river from our office in Turrialba, one and half hours to return.
Prices are per person
*Minimum group of 2 people.
Turrialba pickup time is at 8:00am, and we will return at 4:00pm. Price: $75
Cartago pickup time is at 7:30am, and we will return at 5:00pm. Price: $95
San José pickup time is at 6:00am, and we will return at 5:30pm. Price: $95
Trips depart daily
We recommend bringing: [top]
- 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
Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions.
*Ask about our special rates for groups of 6 or more.
Click below to view a slide show and a video of this trip [top]
