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Peñas Blancas River Safari Float: Immersion in Wildlife & Forest Tranquility
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121 Ratings
Penas Blancas
Embark on a tranquil river safari float along the Peñas Blancas River, immersing yourself in the beauty of the forest and encountering a variety of wildlife. Spot monkeys, sloths, iguanas, turtles, caimans, and a plethora of bird species. Capture stunning photos and learn about the hidden treasures of this natural paradise from our knowledgeable guide.
Embark on a tranquil river safari float along the Peñas Blancas River, immersing yourself in the beauty of the forest and encountering a variety of wildlife. Spot monkeys, sloths, iguanas, turtles, caimans, and a plethora of bird species. Capture stunning photos and learn about the hidden treasures of this natural paradise from our knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Penas Blancas - Discover the vibrant tropical river ecosystem and enjoy the peacefulness of the forest as you gently float down the Peñas Blancas River. This journey offers the chance to see a variety of arboreal and aquatic wildlife, including monkeys, sloths, iguanas, turtles, alligators, and numerous bird species such as herons, cormorants,…
- Penas Blancas - Discover the vibrant tropical river ecosystem and enjoy the peacefulness of the forest as you gently float down the Peñas Blancas River. This journey offers the chance to see a variety of arboreal and aquatic wildlife, including monkeys, sloths, iguanas, turtles, alligators, and numerous bird species such as herons, cormorants, American darters, and passerines. Additionally, you might spot the fascinating basilisk lizard, known for its ability to walk on water. The lush vegetation features dense branches of ficus, luehea, and kapok trees, adorned with lianas and epiphytic plants, creating tunnels of diverse shapes and vibrant green hues where minimal sunlight penetrates.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Snacks
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Snacks
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This tour is ideal for those who prefer minimal walking but desire ample chances to observe and photograph the stunning natural scenery and wildlife. The raft offers a serene and tranquil journey, requiring only occasional light paddling to navigate around obstacles. Its construction ensures it is lightweight, highly buoyant, and stable, without…
This tour is ideal for those who prefer minimal walking but desire ample chances to observe and photograph the stunning natural scenery and wildlife. The raft offers a serene and tranquil journey, requiring only occasional light paddling to navigate around obstacles. Its construction ensures it is lightweight, highly buoyant, and stable, without impacting the riverbed or disturbing the resident wildlife.
The boat captain is a seasoned naturalist guide, possessing extensive knowledge to interpret the ecosystem and share fascinating insights about it. His expertise also enables him to spot species within the dense vegetation, even those with camouflage and mimicry adaptations.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Penas Blancas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(121 Ratings)
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Chad
Jul 19, 2025
See ALL the wildlife you want to see it Fortuna/Arenal!!! - The safari float at Peñas Blancas River is a fantastic way to see all the wildlife on your list, on a chill float, with amazingly knowledgeable guides - particularly if your guide is Diego, with Christian at the wheel of the van! Diego was incredible from the minute he picked us up. We stopped within 5 minutes of the drive to float… why? To see a sloth in a tree someone had clued him into! He pulls out his telescope and captured some professional quality photos with our phones. Amazing. Then he spots a toucan! (2 of the list - check!) He and Christian got us in the water without getting wet. Then a nice float… every now and then he’d get excited, pull us over, and there is a group of monkeys! Or a basilisk! We watched one run across the water right in front of us! (That was not even on the list.) A couple more sloths, a cayman, an otter, countless birds… and all while telling us important history and stories of the region. We learned, we laughed, and my kids LOVED IT! (Make sure to follow his instructions on paddling… it will pay off to see the best of the float.)
This isn’t the adrenaline tour, but if you wanna see some great wildlife, it’s the right choice.
Wrap it up with some incredible food, juice, coffee, and great people at a local farm. Beautiful end.
Safe, friendly, educational, and we saw all the things!
Thanks again to Diego and Christian!
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T2769xrmarioc
Jun 1, 2025
Safari Float - La Fortuna - The shuttle bus picked us up from our hotel on time.
The 2 guides were friendly and informative.
We saw tropical birds, monkeys, lizards and one person saw a crocodile.
Back on land, we were treated to an amazing snack before being dropped off at our hotel.
Would definetely recommend this tour as a safe and fun excursion.
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Angela_w
May 22, 2025
Fantastic adventure! - This was an outstanding adventure. This company was very organized and everything was well thought out. Clean Restrooms were available along the way and the snack at the end was amazing. Pablo, our tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable about all aspects of nature. I highly recommend this tour for everyone!
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Emilyw691
May 21, 2025
Amazing day on the river - Amazing day in the river. My husband myself and our 5 year old went on this tour. The weather worked out. Saw so much wildlife. Guides were amazing.
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Susan
Apr 11, 2025
Awesome experience! Snacks at end were delicious - Diones, our guide,found an owl, crocodile, 2 kinds of toucans, iguanas, numerous kinds of birds, two set of howler monkeys and more. It was a great float!
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497macyp
Apr 4, 2025
Great guides and wildlife spotting! Relaxing and fun! - This was our favorite experience of our trip to La Fortuna! The guides were fantastic, and the river experience was unmatched. We saw so much wildlife, including birds, bats, lizards, crocodiles, and monkeys. The rafting experience isn’t challenging, as the river is calm, but do expect to help your guides paddle! You won’t get soaked head-to-toe, but you won’t be able to have extraneous stuff with you on the raft or be able to use your hands much. We each had a small backpack or fanny pack that fit under our life vests. The float was in full sun at times and is about 2 hours long. Sunscreen is essential!
Thanks to our guide, Orlando, we learned about all the wildlife we spotted and were taken care of from start to finish.
Small snack, coffee, water, and tea are available at the end. They also have a small cacao demonstration, which we loved.
Our driver, Alonso, even stopped in the city center afterwards to drop us off near a restaurant we were planning to try. That flexibility in drop off was so appreciated, and definitely not a given, so we loved the attention to detail and support of our itinerary!
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Tempexplorer
Mar 20, 2025
Wonderful wildlife and great guide - This was a fun and educational river float. We were shuttled from the tour office to the site where the rafts are put into the water. All gear is provided and note that you can bring your cellphone without it getting wet (your feet and butt might get wet only). The guides did a great job of controlling the rafts while also pointing out wildlife like monkeys, iguanas, birds, crocodiles (no swimming!), and more. At the end there is a little food and drink experience, and a very short presentation about chocolate (not at the level of going on a chocolate farm tour). This tour was worth the price.
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Nadine_g
Mar 18, 2025
We did the river tour on... - We did the river tour on our first day of vacation, and we saw all the animals in those two hours that we had hoped to see our entire trip. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and could answer everyone’s questions. He was able to point out so many animals that we would have missed on our own. If you’re looking for a relaxing float down the river to see many different animals, this is definitely the tour for you!
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Z4041ansarac
Mar 15, 2025
Lots of wildlife! - Amazing tour! We saw a lot of wildlife, and our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The meal included was lovely as well. Thank you!
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B_2newhampshire
Mar 7, 2025
Excellent way to spend a morning in Costa Rica - The tour is a leisurely two hour float over on the slow jungle river on a six person raft ( you will be dry but some water will slosh at the bottom so wear flip flops or water shoes vs sneakers. In general the nature guides in Costa Rica are excellent naturalist and storytellers, and our guide Paolo was exceptional. Not a boring moment on the raft. The stars of the show in our cases were howler monkeys and tiny “blue-jean” poison arrow frogs, but of course we saw a lot of other creatures, from birds to bats. On thé practical side: only a few mosquitoes; and take the first tour in am when the animals are more active.
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