Aguas Bravas Rafting Company

El Tanque, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica

506-2292-2072

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Owner description: Since 1992, Aguas Bravas has been Costa Rica's Whitewater Professionals. We operate rafting and jungle safari tours in more rivers throughout the... more » Owner description: Since 1992, Aguas Bravas has been Costa Rica's Whitewater Professionals. We operate rafting and jungle safari tours in more rivers throughout the country than any other comapny, and are the only adventure company that can boast a perfect safety record! 100% Safe! With us, you are not a number - but part of our family!Be sure to choose Aguas Bravas, the only company hat offers Full Adventure with a Taste of Culture!

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Quasimama

Port St Lucie, FL

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49 reviews

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29 helpful votes

“What a gas!”

Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

I chose Aguas Bravas over other companies cuz it included a buffet farm lunch and a mini-culture tour of a hand-operated sugar mill (and samples!) as well as the Class II and III rapids I wanted. I'm a senior lady with a bad shoulder, and I still handled this excursion very well. Each raft had 4-5 passengers plus a guide... More

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Greetings! We are so glad you had such a good time on this tour! The Balsa river is a great option for first timers, families with children and seniors like yourself, but if you are looking to avoid that 1/4 hike to the river, next time choose, the Sarapiqui EcoRafting 2-3 adventure, in which walking is limited to less than... More

gatorchips

Houston, Texas

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3 reviews

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“The best Rafting company in area”

Reviewed 27 May 2013

The crew was so nice and fun and we felt safe and had so much fun! The best part was also after.... and the crew took us to a natural organic farm and we had the best food ever! I was so impressed and we learned how the owners made many things from sugar cane. It was the highlight of... More

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Thanks Gatorchips! (gotta love your screen name! :-)) Our happy customers are our best publicity - thanks for joining the many others who have taken the time to share their awesome experiences with future travelers, we truly appreciate it. And we are thrilled that we had a small part in turning your Costa Rican vacation dreams into lifelong memories! There... More

Anicupochino

Adelaide, Australia

1 review

“Fantastic day! Absolute highlight!!!”

Reviewed 25 May 2013

We did the sarapiqui white water rafting trip. We were picked up from our hotel and driven to the river where we met our guide. The entire experience was fantastic, the scenery was beautiful, the grad 3/4 rapids were perfect for beginners wanting something a bit more thrilling and the service was fantastic. We were served fresh fruit by the... More

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Thank you for your review of the services you received with Aguas Bravas! You are right Sarapiqui is a river with incomparable scenic beauty, this rafting tour is the perfect way to combine adventure and nature discovery in beautiful Costa Rica. And it offers a section for every interest level... Class 1 Safari float for nature lovers, Class 2-3 Eco... More

Luc V

Moscow, Russia

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3 reviews

4 helpful votes

“Fun and exciting”

Reviewed 25 May 2013

We joined the rafting activity as a family of 5. The staff gave good instructions and equipment, but above all ensured we had a maximum fun activity. We cheerfully shouted "pura vida" with paddles high, after conquering each exciting rapid. The scenery was beautiful with lots of wildlife to spot (in-between the rapids) and the activity was closed with an... More

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Hello all the way to Russia! One of the greatest things about our jobs is getting to meet people from all parts of the world, and share our little corner of paradise with you all. Thank you for choosing Aguas Bravas and for taking the time to leave your review of the attention you received on your adventure with us.... More

Trayken90

1 review

“The tour was fun & interesting.”

Reviewed 24 May 2013 via mobile

The tour was fun & interesting. We enjoyed ourselves and would definitely go back (and maybe try a more advanced trip) next time!

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Hello friends! We are glad to hear you enjoyed yourselves on a rafting trip with us. Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments. :-) We look forward to having you back to conquer an even more challenging rafting adventure... now that you are pros! :-D See you soon! More

TravelGeekGirl

New York

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4 reviews

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1 helpful vote

“Fantastic Experience in an Amazing Place”

Reviewed 10 April 2013 via mobile

Incredible staff and amazing experience. The day was full of small surprises with a visit to a coffee plantation and a serpertarium. The river rafting was perfect with kids (7&12) with just enough rapids and incredible scenery. Our guide pointed out dozens of birds, monkeys and flora along the way. It was one of our best family experiences!

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Hello TravelGeekGirl, thanks for your feedback and your review on this site. We are so glad you got to have this incredible experience with your family and that you were treated to the top notch attention that you and your family deserve. It is our greatest joy to share a bit of our paradise with our visitors in a way... More

Maxbooyah

Los Angeles, California

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3 reviews

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“Best activity/ tour company in la fortuna”

Reviewed 5 April 2013 via mobile

Four of us did the rafting class 3-4 sarapiqui river. It was amazing! We did an activity everyday in fortuna, and by far this was the best. The staff is so personable and go out of their way to make it a great experience, our guide was jadere. He was energetic fun and made sure we were always safe. The... More

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Hello friends! We have stayed small over all these years on purpose, because we truly believe that each of our clients deserves a great small group experience. We are not interested in doing low quality mass trips as some other companies do. We are glad you chose to let us be a part of your vacation and share some of... More

Alex J

Cullompton, England, United Kingdom

1 review

“A highlight of our family holiday”

Reviewed 4 April 2013

We are a family of five with mixed rafting experience .The guide Victor was humorous but very professional especially with regard to safety.During periods of calm between thenrapids he regaled us with information about the local flora and fauna and pointed out wildlife as we went.It was the end of the dry season so the river was low but still... More

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Hello Alex, Thanks so much for your kind review. We are glad each member of your family thoroughly enjoyed your trip with us! It is a huge honor for us to be considered the highlight of your trip... we work hard to make our guess feel that way! Hope to see you back next time to discover even more beautiful... More

Cynthia D

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

1 review

“Rafting the Sarapiqui”

Reviewed 29 March 2013

A fantastic experience! This was one the highlights of our Costa Rican adventure. We are a non athletic family of 4 and we are not swimmers so this was a concern before hand. Our guides put our concerns to rest as they focused on our safety and fun. The guides were humerous and very knowlegable about their surroundings, often pointing... More

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Hello Cynthia and family! Thnaks so much for your kind review... you were our favorite customers! (as are all of our customers!!!) , we love our jobs, our country, the beauty of our natural surroundings, and our rivers... and we love sharing them with our visitors. Glad you all had a blast and your fears were put to rest...and of... More

Esteban0589

San Jose, Costa rica

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7 reviews

4 attraction reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

1 helpful vote

“Nature and adrenaline intense experience”

Reviewed 25 March 2013

All the experience was awesome, the only lil inconvenience for me is that as we were on sunny season we drove for around 1 hour from fortuna to get to the closest river open but in rainny season there are more rivers open and some min away from fortuna. The rest was perfect, the adrenaline, the knowledge, and everything was... More

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Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments about the excellent service you received with Aguas Bravas. I just want to clarify about driving around to find open rivers; we operate in several rivers throughout the country, and while the dry season does affect the water flow to some extent, most of the sections are dam controlled and our... More

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