Upper Naranjo River Rafting: Tropical Adventure in Mini Canyon During Dry Season (Dec.15-May15)

Experience a tropical adventure in the mini canyon of Upper Naranjo River during the dry season. Raft through class 3 and 3+ rapids, float in calm waters, and enjoy cliff jumping. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Manuel Antonio - The Upper Naranjo River “Chorro” section is a great for rafting during the dry season (Dec. 15th -April 15th). The rapids are class 3 and 3+ and are a lot of fun for the whole family. The starting point is only a half an hour away from Quepos and Manuel Antonio. We take you down a pristine mini canyon with high rock walls. This is truly one of the gems of Costa Rica!
What's Included
  • Safety briefing with complete instructions
  • All taxes, fees, and handling charges included
  • Transportation from hotel, Airbnb, or vacation rental
  • Safety kayaker accompanies the raft
  • Driver and bilingual guide
  • Equipment: life vest, helmet, paddle, and raft
  • Snacks: snack, fruit, juice, water, and cookies
Additional Information

We are a local and independent boutique tour service. Our goal is to maintain smaller to medium-sized groups for a more intimate and distinctive tour experience. This tour offers a secure rafting experience, ideal for those wishing to relish a tropical river adventure without traveling too far. The launch site is just a brief 30-minute journey from…

Location
Manuel Antonio
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carrie
Mar 1, 2026
Highlight of our trip to Costa Rica! - The day we spent rafting with Costa Rica Tropical Adventures was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. We rafted the el chorro section which ran through a beautiful canyon. The guides, Damien, Mel and Joshua were outstanding - expert raft guides, super knowledgeable of the area and just nice people. Highly recommend!
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Michaelmd8346rh
Feb 27, 2026
Amazing dry season gorge trip - The river is amazing. Beautiful, clean, challenging, wild. The guides are even better: personable, skilled, and totally fun. They are intimately familiar with the river and paddle it with confidence and with attention to safety. This is no float trip, it’s an authentic river adventure and it exceeded our expectations. Thanks!
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Abigail
Feb 27, 2026
Awesome Rafting on El Chorro - We did this trip with a group of 12 people ages 14-50 and we had an absolute blast. We were originally scheduled to whitewater raft on the Savegre River, but we were afraid that it would be too tame for our teenagers because it is dry season. Rafting on El Chorro is exactly what we were looking for. Damian, Mel and their team were fantastic. They did an in depth safety briefing in the beginning so everyone knew what so do in case they fell out of the raft and it turns out we needed the advice 🤦🏽‍♀️. Our raft flipped, but the team immediately sprung into action and got us safely back into the raft. There were calm parts of the river where we could jump out and swim and even a place where we could cliff jump. All in all a really fun day and one our favorite adventures in Costa Rica
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Julia_t
Feb 17, 2026
Great first time experience! - AMAZING white water rafting!! Perfect for beginners but super exciting too! The whole team was amazing from start to finish, and we saw more nature on the ride there than in the national park we went to! We never felt unsafe at all when going down the river, and it was our first time rafting! The food at the end was delicious, and we loved the optional cliff jump (feels way higher than it actually is!) Everyone speaks perfect English too! Would be the ideal experience for anyone looking for a little adventure on their trip!!
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Miriam_p
Feb 9, 2026
My favorite experience in... - My favorite experience in all of Costa Rica! We had so much fun on our rafting tour. It was adrenaline filled, but we felt very safe the whole time.
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U1208surichardp
Feb 7, 2026
Upper Naranjo rafting experience - Mel our guide was very thorough in his safety briefing and with instructions of what we had to do. This trip is not for children or infirm as there were some very challenging rapids. An adrenalin filled activity that was overseen by a safety team in a professional manner. Thank you Mel for all your experience and wisdom in guiding us through some tough rapids.
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Christiegaskell
Feb 7, 2026
Amazing Rafting Experience - Had an incredible rafting experience. The guides were very experienced and got us down some quite big rapids, it was great fun! They also took loads of action pictures. All in all a great trip, I would highly recommend. Thank you!
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Johng_k
Jan 21, 2026
Great day rafting yet not overwhelming for seniors - Excellent day on the river with wonderful guide Mel and his son Joshua. Not too rough for senior citizens yet plenty of exciting moments. Highly recommend
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Guide52309920234
Jan 17, 2026
A must do in Manuel Antonio - we had an amazing time on this trip. The rapids were so fun our guide Mel did a great job of directing us and also giving us background on the area. We had so much fun floating on our backs through some of the calmer parts of the rapids. One of our favorite activities of our trip, highly recommend. Mel, Sady, and Joshua took great care of us. Mel also gave us some great recommendations for restaurants around the area he went above and beyond just white water rafting!
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Gavin
Jan 5, 2026
Great team of guides. Amazing river experience! Highly recommend. Very adventurous but exciting experience - Great guides and amazing and adventurous river experience. The whole family enjoyed it. Highly recommended this excursion
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From $111
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).