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Renee & Steve
Renee & Steve07-23-2016 07:40AM
Best White Water Rafting Ever!!!

This was my first experience white water rafting, and I was a bit apprehensive. The guide in our boat, Tavo, was awesome! He quickly eased my fears. What a great trip! It was balanced with excitement and opportunities to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Our visit to the waterfall was amazing! It was my first experience white water rafting, but it won't be my last! Also, breakfast and lunch was delicious. The pictures taken during our trip were professional quality and captured a truly wonderful tour.

Renee
Renee07-14-2016 08:52PM
Amazing experience

This was my first experience white water rafting, and I was a bit apprehensive. The guide in our boat, Tavo, was awesome! He quickly eased my fears. What a great trip! It was balanced with excitement and opportunities to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Our visit to the waterfall was amazing! It was my first experience white water rafting, but it won't be my last! Also, breakfast and lunch was delicious. The pictures taken during our trip were professional quality and captured a truly wonderful tour.

Anonymous
Anonymous11-20-2014 01:30PM
Fun trip on the Savegre River

A group of 10 of us did the Class III river rafting trip on the Savegre River and it was a blast. We ranged in age from mid 40's to early 60's and every single person had a great time. It took a little convincing to get some of the people to sign up, as they were a little concerned if it would be too much for them to handle, but I assured them it wouldn't (I've done Class III's before). Everyone of them was so thankful that they did it and agreed that it was one of the highlights of our trip.

All of the guides are so energetic, helpful, and informative - they're constantly entertaining and educating you. Usually a bus ride to the put in spot isn't too exciting but these guys make it an experience to remember by pointing out all the flora & fauna along the way (with some interactive experiences too). And then there's the "main event".....the river and stop at the waterfall. It was all so fun, there's an independent photographer that captures all of the excitement and smiles (you have the option to buy the photos at the end of the trip). If you are up for a little adventure this is a great tour.

Oh yeah, if you have a GoPro Camera be sure to ask them for a helmet with the mounting clip before leaving the office. Here's a little tip though, our protective case fogged up which I believe was caused by getting cooled off quickly going under the waterfall. Check if yours has done this before getting back in the raft and take that opportunity to clear it before getting back in the rapids :-)

Mike
Mike09-12-2014 12:35AM
Had the best time

My kids, wife and I had the best time. The guides were great with kids and made them little animals out of leaves. Non of us fell out of our raft and we all had such a blast. Great food too. added bonus.

foreverlilou
foreverlilou09-07-2014 11:23PM
“Coolest family outing” ~ TripAdvisor Review

We went with our 2 kids 6 and 9 on the rio savegre river. I was a little apprehensive for my younger son, but they all had the time of their lives. Pick up was on time, the breakfast was good. We had eggs and rice, typical tico breakfast, they serve juice, coffee. The guides are very entertaining during the ride. It was a long way to get to the river. But they were very amusing, William a.k.a Chino and William a.k.a Will.I.Am were our guides during the bus ride with Boubou as our driver. They told us about the palm, teck plantations, spotted a sloth for us, took some plants for some costa rica biology basics. I will not get into details as you should go and be entertained without spoilers and have a good laugh with them.

Gear and instructions was pretty hectic but the minute you get in the water, it gets better and better. The river was a little on the low side, but our raft team was great. We gave our 100% and so did the guides. They WORK HARD on the rafts. While I couldnt see my guide behind me, seeing the other guides on the other rafts, I realized how they break their backs to direct the rafts. Give your all, it will be great. We were on the safety raft because the kids were there. We were with Will.I.Am on the raft and he was GREAT. Lots of fun, lots of getting wet and lots of encouragements from the guide to keep us going. I felt my kids were in safe hands. He said he prefers to have everybody on board rather than in the water.

On a few occasions, you could jump off the boat to take a swim. The water was refreshing. We spotted a birds, lizards, iguanas, a boa. Just great stuff. Took a few minutes to tell us about the river and families living around it. Very interesting. Everything said was appreciated and every attention towards my children were even more appreciated.

The raft run took about 2 hours i think. There was a snack stop with big waterfalls, a quick swim in there, picture ops, the best pineapple I have ever eaten in my life and cookies my kids loved so much they took a few more in their pockets.

This should not be considered a float tour. It is not a river with so strong rapids max class III, but you should know that you need to paddle! PADDLE HARD! Make it fun for you and the guide accompanying you!

We bought the pictures for 40$us and only then could we see how we all had smiles stuck in our faces the whole time. We paddled so hard, we paddled in the air sometimes, but it didnt matter.

It was too bad the tour was over, we wanted it to be longer! The kids loved it! I would recommend highly. The way back was easier about half and hour back to the office where we had lunch which was great. The buses on the way back were very nice and clean with big windows. Very comfortable.

Thank you Will.I.Am - you were the BEST. My kids kept your grasshopper origami made of palm leaves. Thank you Chino for the great entertainment. You were the best guides of our trip

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