The Pacuare River is one of the best choices for your adventure treks in Costa Rica.
Another trip in the country does not exist that offers you a perfect blend of wilderness exposure and excitement, both in one day.
Pacuare is world famous for its sheer beauty. A true river gorge, it is flanked by steep, green walls. Here you enjoy the feeling of total isolation from urban life and the realness of being connected with nature. You see waterfalls cascade into the river from both sides as colorful, tropical birds fly right over your head. Amazing views of this virgin tropical rainforest area, appear before your eyes as you descend this true exploratory land. Wildlife is abundant, with sloth, toucans, parrots, coatis, morpho butterflies and colorful frogs being common sights.
The white water that is equally exciting. It is not an overly challenging river, but it has a lot rapids, therefore giving you an adventure filled with lots of fun. The 18 mile one day run includes a total of 38 rapids. Few rivers in the world can offer you so many.
HOW TO GET THERE
Departing from your hotel in San José hotel, you will travel a breathtaking route through Cartago, the old capital of Costa Rica, before continuing on toward the town of Turrialba. The two and a half hour trip then skirts the slopes of the Irazú and Turrialba Volcanoes toward the north, and the Reventazón River Basin and Orosí Valley toward the south. The trip ends in Santa Marta, where you travel for another six-kilometer in gravel road journey to the banks of the Pacuare River.
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