Top Central Valley Water Tours

"The best tour I ever have! Everything was coordinate to the details! The crew was excellent and the tour guide Jordan was in control of everything and his team was ready to take care of us! Carlos was always giving his attention to us!"

"Wonderful experience! Very friendly and knowledgeable guides! We ended it a lot! Highly recommended!"

"Excellent guides, well organised, fabulous experience!! We would recommend for families. The amount of wildlife we saw was amazing."

"We had a good time on this tour. Our tour guide Harlem has great knowledge on Costa Rica and made sure we were taken care of. We saw sloths. Hummingbirds and toucans, and leaned coffee plants. The highlight of the tour is the canopy zip lining, an unforgettable experience!"

"Wonderful experience, gentle float with great guide. My family of eight range of age 13 to 76 participated. We saw sloths, crocodiles. Following the float, our guide demonstrated how chocolate is made. We sampled cocoa beans and chocolate. ."

"Nice park, many animals. Better price on Viator than other options. A good ending to our Costa Rica vacation"

"This trip was so much fun! The island didn't disappoint...beautiful beach, views, great waters, excellent lunch and breakfast (breakfast is not free), and amazing pineapple and coconut drinks available for purchase. Bring towels, soap, shampoo, and sunscreen."

"Both the tour guide and the boat guide were excellent. Saw lots of wildlife. Lunch was very good. Would do the tour again."

"Great guides, very attentive and invested in a wonderful experience. Awesome vegan snack afterwards. River is beautiful, saw Monkeys, Sloth, Tucán"

"Good food, great drinks, music, dancing. One of the crew sang really well for us! Gorgeous views of the volcano and sunset. Crew took photos of everyone. Fun!"

"This tour was great and well worth the price. We saw some interesting and beautiful animals that we would have missed if it weren’t for the experienced and knowledgeable guides. Our guide was incredibly friendly and hospitable, and he taught us a lot about the local wildlife."

"Alexander our guide made it easy and fun. I loved the ecosystem and Laguna Lodge. Great mix of ecosystem education and resort relaxation"

"Our tour guide was so knowledgeable! He was able to spot a rate snake in a tree that the naked eye would've easily missed. Definitely recommend this activity."

"We started our day with a hotel pick up and a ~1 hour drive to the Sarapiqui River. Plan to eat before arriving as you will be served lunch when you finish (90 mins after arrival). I would also suggest that you pack a change of clothes and wear a swimsuit/water shoes as you have the option to swim in the River. We then loaded into a large raft and set off down the river. Our guide for the day was Gabriel. He did a great job instructing us on how we would row together, finding and teaching us about animals on the journey, and keeping the experience fun for all ages (we had a 9 year old on our trip). During the River float we saw howler monkeys, iguanas, a sloth, and countless birds. The rafting was very easy and relaxing. Once finished, we drove back to base camp, changed clothes, ate lunch, and traveled back to our hotel. Overall a great experience!"

"It was wonderful tour. So many interesting and exciting things to see and experience. Alberto was fantastic as a tour guide and driver, great knowledge of flora and fauna and very pleasant personality to spend the day with. Highly recommend to people who appreciate wonderful nature and the great adventure!"

"This was an excellent all day trip from our hotel in San Jose (Marriott Hacienda Belen). We were picked up at 5:45am and brought back to the hotel by 8:30pm. The coach bus was comfortable. 2 hour trip to the coast. 2 hour boat ride to the island. Same coming back. The breakfast was good; though light, so I recommend you bring something to supplement. Drinks on the boat bar were good. The island is stunning and we were on there for 5 hours. Did the snorkeling and banana boat activities (for extra fee). Both were fun and worth the nominal fee. Gift shop with shirts, sundries, and sunscreen was on the island. They accepted credit cards. Paid for a wifi password and it was worth it. Lunch (included) was more than expected: salad, potato salad, rice, chicken, and fish. Tasted good and did not leave us hungry. Cash bar on the island was good too (nice that you could start a tab on the boat in the morning, continue it to the island, and then continue it on the boat back!). The ONLY downside to the trip was the location of the volleyball court. It was literally right in front of our beach chairs (chairs provided by our tour). I can't tell you how many times the ball hit people trying to relax. Other than that it was really a perfect trip. Bring your own towel. There were some street vendors selling kabobs and a small convenience store selling snacks before we got back on the bus home. I entertained 9 co-workers and 14 clients. I would recommend again!"

"Edgar and Tony were great! The family restaurants food was amazing and all staff was just so nice. Finished super tired and weather wasn’t ideal but overall great time. :)"

"As a first time rafter, I had no idea what to expect. The guide was amazing and made the trip super fun. Be prepared to get wet!"

"Excellent experience. Guide was the best I have encountered. Also, he was an excellent photographer."

"We had the most amazing day with our guide JP. Extremely knowlegable and he took remarkable pictures he shared with us!"

"Wonderful people. Very friendly and knowledge. Would highly recommend. The whole crew was well trained with a focus on safety and fun!!"

"All members of the staff and rafting team were super friendly and helpful. The breakfast and lunch were great and as I am a Vegan the yogurt and chicken were the only things I couldn’t eat. There were plenty of options to satisfy my appetite! Our rafting guide, Andres was excellent! He had knowledge of the history, people, flora and fauna of the area. He guided us with humor yet professionalism and I had one of the awesomeness experiences ever!"