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Desafío Adventure Company

Tours & Adventure · Arenal & La Fortuna · Lost Canyon canyoning ($119)

Long-running adventure company in La Fortuna that runs its own rafting, canyoning and river float tours, plus transfers around Arenal and Monteverde.

Start times
07:00, 10:00, 13:00
Takes
3 h–8 h
Best time
morning
Booking
Book ahead

Tips

  • Canyon & rafting: ages 8+
  • Closed-toe shoes, no sandals
  • Prices + tax

Prices (as published)

Lost Canyon Canyoning — + tax · per person · 5 h$119
Balsa River White Water Rafting Class II–III — + tax · per person · 5 h$85
Gravity Falls Waterfall Jumping — + tax · per person · 5 h$134
Sarapiquí River Class III–IV Whitewater Rafting from La Fortuna — + tax · per person · 8 h$109
Mambo Combo: Lost Canyon + Balsa River Rafting — + tax · per person · 8 h$169
Lake Arenal Kayak or SUP Tour — + tax · per person · 4 h$85
Lake Arenal Mountain Biking Tour to Tumbas — + tax · per person · 3 h$85
Sarapiquí River Wildlife Safari Float — + tax · per person · 6 h$82

Contact & directions

Secret spots nearby

  • San Juan Bosco Church & La Fortuna Central ParkLandmark · FreeLa Fortuna's white church faces the town park with Arenal's cone right behind it: the classic church-plus-volcano photo.
  • Bogarín Trail (Sloth Trail)Nature spot · about $20A family-run patch of regrown forest a short walk from downtown, famous for its resident sloths, plus herons, basilisk lizards and colorful tanagers around the ponds.
  • El Salto Rope SwingSwimming spot · FreeA deep jade swimming hole on the Río Fortuna with a rope swing hanging over it, a 15–20 minute walk from town.
  • Termales del ArenalSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
  • EcotermalesSwimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.
  • Pozas termales de La Palma, La Fortuna (1)Swimming spot · hidden gemA hot spring near La Fortuna, Alajuela province.

Sources: https://www.desafiocostarica.com · https://www.desafiocostarica.com/service/canyoning-in-the-lost-canyon-in-costa-rica/ · https://www.desafiocostarica.com/service/balsa-river-white-water-rafting-class-ii-iii/ · 0012_partner_sites.sql