This was out number 1 experience - We had the best time. The guides were so friendly, knowledgeable and patient. Thr whole experience was first class. We saw do much wildlife and the stopped to show us and tell us about their river and country

Amazing and a Must do!! - We had the best trip adventure on this combo. Decided to book directly with Desafío due to high reviews and did not disappoint. The Guides were phenomenal and made us feel at home Romel, our rafting guide was beyond amazing and the rest of the staff as well!! Shout outs to the English translator (we speak Spanish ) he kept it so positive and informed us well. Definitely would do again if I'm back in Costa Rica

Godfather. - The adventure of spectacular rafting and canoying. . Professional guides. They taught us perfect, helped us and were nice. We saw beautiful places and had wonderful experiences. Thanks to Rolo, Romel and Dani

Great experience - Our entire family (parents and daughters aged 17 and 20) loved this adventure. We were picked up at our resort and driven to a central location; after everyone arrived, we took a truck up a long, bumpy road to a sort of base camp where our efficient guides made sure we had all the equipment we needed. After that, we repelled down 4 waterfalls, the highest of which was about 200 feet. In between falls there was a lot of hiking/scrambling down the canyon; this was arguably even more fun than the repelling, and our guides had a couple of fun surprises in store. This portion of the adventure was fairly demanding physically, and there were about 300 stairs to climb to get up to the base camp at the end. We loaded back in a truck for the trek down the mountain, where those of us continuing on to rafting transferred to another truck. There we were given tasty burritos, plantain chips, and juice. George, our fantastic guide, spent much of the 40 minute drive sharing safety/rafting tips so we showed up ready to go. Again we were greeted by a large team of guides who quickly outfitted us with gear. Our family of four was in one raft with our guide. George was extremely knowledgable and made the entire experience fun and safe. He also pointed out one sloth and several large iguanas in the tree tops. At the end of rafting, there was a 5 minute walk to a camp where we rinsed off and changed before being driven back to the original starting point where we enjoyed a delicious meal of rice, beans, and vegetables. The guides were pleasant and efficient, and the day really couldn’t have went any more perfectly, although we weren’t really clear if we were expected to tip the waterfall/rafting teams separately (or how to tip the waterfall team at all since there were so many of them). For any gluten free peeps: the burritos were not gluten free, so it’s a good idea to bring a small snack if you book a full day adventure. It’s also useful to note that there are separate photo packages for the morning and afternoon(the pictures were terrific and you can review them before deciding whether to purchase.)

Unbelievable Adventure ! - BEST adventure ! Rappelling and canyoning exceeded expectations. The Costa Rican shower will be never be forgotten. The hiking through the streams, around the rocks and through the forest was once in a lifetime. Rafting down the Balsa was an intense but the guide was confident and knowledgeable. Midway fruit was the best we had our whole stay. We saw TONS of wildlife and a living green wall which was breathtaking. Can’t recommend highly enough. Kids age 13 LOVED it. Don’t miss this !!!

Best part of my trip! - Loved this combo tour! The Gravity Falls tour was so much fun, a great mix of rappelling, rock climbing, and free jumps. The guides were amazing, lots of safety checks and very personable so you never got bored. Be aware there is an uphill hike out of the canyon afterwards. We did the rafting afterwards and it was also great but we were there during dry season so the river was a bit more tame than it could have been. It was still a lot of fun though and our guide knew how to push our raft into the rapids to get us soaked. He was also great at spotting wildlife from the river for us to see. The photos and videos we got from the Gravity Falls part of the tour turned out great. We used Desafio a few times and the experience was always excellent.

Worth it. Don’t think. Book - Epic. I can’t tell you exactly. I just travel a lot and have been on many tours. This one is one to remember! For instance the canyoning portion we were two of 6. Plus they are the only company that goes to gravity falls. So you won’t be watching and waiting for multiple tour groups. The rafting was a private tour since we were the only people. Other rafting tours had lots of boats and that’s miserable. The guides were fun. Felt completely safe. If you’re comparing tours and you have another favorited that’s maybe $20 or even $50 cheaper, go with this one anyway. Trust me it’s worth it!

Great fun, guides excellent in a crisis that was not of their making! - Canyoning was great as expected - experienced guides, gave you the freedom to be as adventurous as you wanted to be, always felt safe. However, I mainly came here to review Gustavo, our guide for the rafting. We were unfortunate in that, whilst we were rafting, a large tree fell down maybe 20-30m in front of us as we went down the river at speed - a few seconds later and it would have landed on our raft. Gustavo was excellent in the crisis, thinking quickly on his feet and getting everyone out of the raft safely (involving jumping from the raft and climbing on the fallen tree to an embankment). He then ran upstream, ensured no other rafts went down the same patch of river, preventing other rafts getting stuck in the tree like ours had (see picture), as well as helping other rafts and other rafting companies get down an alternate path and helping ones that got stuck on said alternate route. He and the other Disaffio guides then climbed back across the fallen tree to our trapped raft, attached ropes to it and enlisted our help pulling the rope to free it from the tree from a safe distance. This was successful, and we continued and had a great time, with Gustavo guiding our steering and getting us down quickly but safely, all the time with a big smile on his face. Really couldnt have asked for more, ended up having a fantastic time, would thoroughly recommend!

Exhilarating family adventure! - We spent 9 days in Costa Rica as a family of 4 with two teens. This was their favorite tour of all that we did. They loved the big rappel, all the cliff jumping and the rafting! The tour group did combine us with another group and shift us around a bit but it was no trouble and they made sure they got us a hot burrito in between activities to keep us going! The tour was also the most physically demanding one we did, climbing hills and rock faces was required to move forward. I would not recommend this to anyone who isn't in fair physical condition. The guides were excellent as well, for both morning and afternoon our guides were both "David" (different David's) and we really enjoined both! We did not purchase the canyoning/cliff jumping pictures but we did buy the rafting ones, the pictures were excellent with short video's of us crashing through waves.

Nice Experience but... - Great adventure experience, i went to the Gravity tour, the only element that was not positive was related to the photos. They used a cellphone to take the tour photos and never sent them after paying them. I did the tour in march, and i followed up constantly for the photos but they were never shared. Do not pay for it. You will loss your money with no way to get it back. Really more than the money, the photos of the experience were what I wanted the most.