Our Famous Mambo Combo Canyoning and Rafting near the Arenal Volcano
Overview
Inclusions
- Hotel or vacation rental pickup and drop-off within La Fortuna area
- Lunch
- Local guide
- Photographer (photos available for purchase)
- Use of safety equipment
What to expect
The MAMBO COMBO Rappelling and Rafting is our top adventure in La Fortuna here in Costa Rica at the base of the Arenal Volcano. The are very few places in the world where you can rappel from amazing 100-ft tropical waterfalls, descend through a deep rainforest on an adventurous jungle tour and then head out on an exciting rafting trip. Don; t miss this amazing day in Costa Rica!
Stop At:
• Desafio Adventure Company, 1 Kilometer South of the Redondel Rio Fortuna - El Salto, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna de San Carlos 21007 Costa Rica
• Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoning, Unnamed Road, C9M5+95J, Alajuela Province, San Ramon, Costa Rica
• Rio Balsa Javillos Private Take Out Desafio Adventure Company, 9FG7+JPF, Provincia de Alajuela, Colonial Trinidad, Costa Rica
• Hunters & Gatherers Costa Rica, 702, Alajuela Province, San Carlos La Fortuna Alajuela CR 21007, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age is 10 years
- Not recommended for people over 65
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Ask about our "Pure Private - Pura Vida" upgrades to make your tour completely PRIVATE. We also have locally-handmade, 3-ply fabric masks and plastic masks for sale. Let us know if there is anything we can assist with for making your travels as safe & comfortable as possible.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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My family of 6 loved this adventurous day!! Everything from the pickup to rappelling, breakfast snack, white water rafting and lunch with the return to our hotel was perfect. We had so much fun. These guides work hard - I am so glad tourism is coming back. This was a fun filled day with adven...
My family of 6 loved this adventurous day!! Everything from the pickup to rappelling, breakfast snack, white water rafting and lunch with the return to our hotel was perfect. We had so much fun. These guides work hard - I am so glad tourism is coming back. This was a fun filled day with adventure!What an adrenaline filled and amazing day! The rappelling and canyoneering was like nothing I have experienced or imagined, having only done very 'manufactured' rappelling. This was literally rappelling down waterfalls, jumping in a plunge pool, walking through crevices and rock pools through be...
What an adrenaline filled and amazing day! The rappelling and canyoneering was like nothing I have experienced or imagined, having only done very 'manufactured' rappelling. This was literally rappelling down waterfalls, jumping in a plunge pool, walking through crevices and rock pools through beautiful scenery. Our guide David and the whole team had such positive energy. My 10 year old and 14 year old loved it. The white water rafting was awesome. My 10 year old was quite nervous and our guide went to a huge effort to convince her to 'try' one rapid, and after that she reluctantly agreed to carry on. After the 2nd rapid she had a huge smile and was squealing with delight the rest of the journey. The safety kayakers also helped set her at ease. Our 12 and 14 year olds had a great time as well. It was more intense than grade II we had done (as we expected) but we felt very safe the whole time. Our guide was outstanding. We had a little break about 2/3 in with fruit, which was a nice break. The whole day was amazing but pretty tiring for the whole family. The drive to rafting is 45 minutes, but it goes quickly and you have a great view of the volcano on the way back. I think we could have spread this across 2 days and enjoyed that a bit more, but I wouldn't want to miss out on either experience as they were great. The reservations team perhaps needs a little work. The day we booked they had told us 7.55 pick up but never showed up. I called and they said it was meant to be 7.05. Luckily we were flexible and re-booked the next day. The next day they showed up at the wrong place. Luckily we found them within 10 minutes and made it. I spoke to another person who didn't get collected that morning. Obviously most people don't have flexibility in their plans, so I recommend you make extra effort to confirm the time and location of your pick up. We wore swimsuits for rappel / canyon but could have just worn clothes / rash vest and board shorts. You get soaked through pretty quickly. I'd recommend closed toe shoes with thick soles. We work sneakers. We got a bit cold staying in wet clothing for the wait and drive to rafting, so maybe bring an extra set of clothes to change into. We were given some plantain chips and breakfast burrito between activities, fruit during rafting and nice lunch after. We were charged $30 for photos for each activity, which we felt was quite high given the high cost of the activities. We negotiated to $25 each so $50 for about 50 photos, of which we'll probably only use a few in an album / framed. They are great photos but it doesn't feel great when you've spent so much on the day.Cannot describe how fun this tour was!!! All the guides were great…never a doubt we were in safe hands. The guides clearly enjoy their jobs and made the day a fun experience for all!!! Would do again if I had the chance!
Cannot describe how fun this tour was!!! All the guides were great…never a doubt we were in safe hands. The guides clearly enjoy their jobs and made the day a fun experience for all!!! Would do again if I had the chance!Cannot say enough about how exciting and memorable this experience was!! Marcos, our guide for the rafting, kept us 100% safe but still managed to help us have a totally thrilling ride! WE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW AWESOME YOU GUYS ARE!!!! THANK YOU!
Cannot say enough about how exciting and memorable this experience was!! Marcos, our guide for the rafting, kept us 100% safe but still managed to help us have a totally thrilling ride! WE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW AWESOME YOU GUYS ARE!!!! THANK YOU!Thrilling! Excellent guides ensured we felt safe and confident throughout. Rappelling was scary as two of us are afraid of heights and with the gentle encouragement of the guides we were able to do it joyfully! Rafting was a thrill, continuous scale 2 and 3 rapids for most of the ride, lots of pi...
Thrilling! Excellent guides ensured we felt safe and confident throughout. Rappelling was scary as two of us are afraid of heights and with the gentle encouragement of the guides we were able to do it joyfully! Rafting was a thrill, continuous scale 2 and 3 rapids for most of the ride, lots of picture opportunities to capture many great moments. Highly recommend!This was absolutely amazing! Never had an experience like this. The scenery was incredibly beautiful and our guide for the white water rapids, Estevan, was funny, knowledgable and very friendly. I would do it again for sure!
This was absolutely amazing! Never had an experience like this. The scenery was incredibly beautiful and our guide for the white water rapids, Estevan, was funny, knowledgable and very friendly. I would do it again for sure!