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River Adventure Half Day Tour
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River Adventure Half Day Tour

By Adventure Tours Hacienda Guachipelin
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This tour starts with the excited Tubing Adventure. Enjoy non-stop fun and excitement bouncing and splashing down 5 km (3 miles) of class 2 and 3 rapids along this narrow, rushing river of crystal clear water. There are plenty of quiet pools along the way to appreciate the beautiful tropical scenery of the Rio Negro (Black River). Our special, individual river tube rafts are designed with handles and protective bottoms. Guides go with you and ensure your safety. After that, you will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at La Hacienda restaurant. Finally, you will relax into the volcanic hot springs at Hacienda Guachipelín wich bubble up on the Rio Negro, naturally heated by the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano - the largest and most active volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. You can use hot volcanic mud, which allows you to have a spa-like treatment on your entire body.
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Ages 8-99, max of 60 per group
Duration: 5h
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Live guide: English, Spanish
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  • Lunch
What's not included
  • Dinner


Start:
  • Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin & Adventure Center, 208-50101 Guanacaste Curubande, Provincia de Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica
    Check in at the Adventure Center of Hacienda Guachipelin
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15501P8

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 15501P8

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    • Adventure Tours Hacienda Guachipelin
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      Costa Rica
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      A truly epic adventure! From start to finish, this was one of the best planned and executed experiences we have ever had. The staff is exceptional, highly trained, and very attentive. The experiences themselves, from tubing to zip lining and repelling, were thrilling, and, exceeded our expectations. Lunch was terrific! Ending the day at the Hot Springs was the ideal therapeutic conclusion to an exhilarating day. This is truly one of the best values in Costa Rica
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Incredible
      This by far was the best part of our family trip to Costa Rica. It rained heavily during our journey, which honestly added to the fun. The guides were amazing, putting my families safety first but also goofing around with us to to take off some of the edge for those who were a little nervous! You start off over a tree canopy, and then next thing you know your zip lining through a canyon over a river. My family had 7 people ranging from 10 yrs old to 62. Anthony (Tony) was a great guide, thank you ! Can’t wait to come back! Pura Vida!
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    • soleils506
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      favorite activity of the trip
      absolutely my favorite activity of the entire trip! closed toe shoes are required so i bought some water shoes at the shop for $20. we went during off season so luckily it was just our personal group of 5 and we each had our own guide. jackson made my experience so so SO much fun and exciting!! the rapids were rough and rocky with a few calmer areas in between. the surrounding nature was beautiful. i would absolutely do it again. it was not a chill or calming experience, so i recommend if you are into fast paced exciting adventures. thank you jackson and everyone else! <3
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    • Luis O
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Wow is all I can say!! This was an ADVENTURE!! We LOVED it!! The zip lining was one of the most amazing experiences. We will never forget it!!! Our drive and guide was George and we loved him also. He was fantastic!!!! The tubing was intense but such a blast. The hot springs were beautiful even in the rain. This is a MUST DO excursion!!!
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    • X558TVcatherines
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      Exciting for adrenaline seekers!
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    • P4189TBkristenb
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      Great Family Adventure
      This was such a wonderful experience! We did the horseback riding, tubing, and zip lining tour, and we had the best time. The staff did a wonderful job making us feel safe and taken care of the entire time. The lunch was also very delicious. Would definitely go back! And I highly recommend staying at the hotel -- it was so nice to be able to go back to the room between events.
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      Pura Vida! Best choice in Rincon de La Vieja for adventure and relaxation!
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      Adventure day ! Splurge and book the private trip and the staff are always so great! Loads of fun
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    • victoriasQ400EJ
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      5 Star Water rafting and Zip lining Staff, the others 3 Stars.
      I wanted to give this day and all the adventures 5 stars as there were several pieces that were indeed 5 stars! The guides for the tubing and zip lines are incredible! Knowledgable, patient, friendly and made you feel very comfortable and safe, coming from Boulder, Colorado I can say they use solid equipment. We felt very safe on both of those activities. The horse back riding however was not well coordinated, there was very little instruction and not much time spent on checking that everyone was safely mounted. Noone knew what to do if a horse went rogue which did happen. The environment is very pretty though I had hoped for more colorful landscaping. The HotSprings are a bit over hyped, and the Mud Bath is a definite "pass". The food at lunch was basic though there were good choices for a variety of tastes. The most unfortunate part was you get mixed information from staff, some say do not bring anything with you, no camera, no phone, no snacks etc. This was not the case as several other people had their phones, Go Pros and cameras to capture their experiences. It was upsetting that the only photos you could get of your day is by purchasing them from the dedicated photographers for $50-$60 US dollars. That actually would have been ok if you were allowed to preview your photos (they do show you some from one activity) but if you do not like those they pretty much move on to the next person who is willing to pay sight unseen. All in all it is worth the price to do the all day adventure.
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    • chaitanyay2018
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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    • I1486ZGbrandonb
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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    • travis23be
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great time with my teens
      The horseback riding was just okay. The guides never really interacted and the horses kind of did their own thing and my party was split up. Seemed a bit unorganized. The tubing was great. I unfortunately lost my GoPro along the way but that was my fault. Lunch was a buffet and was fantastic. Zip line was good except for the fact that it seemed super rushed which made it a bit uncomfortable and hard to take pictures and enjoy what we were doing more. Seemed like photos were discouraged because they were trying to get take their own photos of us to get you to purchase the photo package. After all that we were on our own for the waterfall and hot springs. Waterfall was $10 extra and was cool but there was a security guard at the fall that did not want us exploring. The hot springs were a bit dirty and water was not the temperatures that were posted. It went from warm (posted sign said 104) to scalding hot (113). It would have been great to have an in between. Most of my complaints are minor but worth noting. I think it was a great time overall.
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      Highly Recommend Adventure Tours. It was a great day!
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    alice1234557
    Cambridge, UK9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Friends
    The tubing was very well run, exciting and a lot of fun. The staff at reception were very helpful. The buffet lunch was exceptional. The hot springs were a lovely way to relax at the end of the day. Again this was very well run. Clean dry towels were provided on both activities which was a real bonus. If we had stayed in the area for longer we would have done more of the activities and stayed at the hotel. You could easily have two days here and not run out of things to do.
    Written 5 January 2020
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    Thank you for your review. We appreciate your comments. We are glad that you had fun tubing and that you enjoyed the hot springs. Thank you for your preference . Pura Vida !!!
    Written 14 January 2020
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    Leslie L
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2022 • Family
    Such a fun experience. That tubing trip down the river was the highlight of our vacation here. The lunch was great too and so was the hot springs and mud.
    Written 11 July 2022
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    Harold v
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Family
    Great trip down the river full of adrenaline. Lunch was good. And then relaxing in the hot springs. This activity is absolutely recommended!
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    Written 9 August 2024
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    Hartelijk dank voor uw geweldige review! We zijn blij om te horen dat u zo genoten heeft van de spannende riviertocht, de heerlijke lunch, en het ontspannen in de hot springs. Uw aanbeveling betekent veel voor ons. We hopen u in de toekomst opnieuw te mogen verwelkomen voor nog meer onvergetelijke ervaringen!
    Written 14 August 2024
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