Adventure
Naranjo River Whitewater Rafting
Class III-IV whitewater on the Naranjo. For guests who want the rapids, not the gentle float.
The river that does not ease you in.
The Naranjo is the middle of our three rafting trips and the one most people mean when they say they want whitewater. Class III-IV, four hours, and a stretch of river that keeps asking something of you rather than letting you sit and admire the scenery.
It runs through steep jungle canyon most of the way. Between the rapids there is time to look up at it, and the walls are close enough that you notice how little of this valley anybody has built on.
Four hours that ask something of you, rather than four hours of scenery.
More about this tour
The guides are the operator's own and they run this water constantly. You paddle, they steer and they call it, and a raft that listens gets through cleanly. That is most of the fun of it.
Our own operational notes put the minimum age at twelve and ask for some swimming ability, which is the honest shape of this trip. If that rules out somebody in your group, the Savegre trip is the gentler river and it is a genuinely good day rather than a consolation.
Here's how the 4 hours unfold.
Every step is planned so you can focus on the experience, not the logistics.
Picked up at the hotel.
Two departures a day. The van collects you from the lobby and returns you the same way.
Gear and the safety talk.
Helmet, buoyancy aid and paddle, then the briefing on commands and what to do if you come out of the boat. Nobody launches without it.
Through the canyon.
The main run, with the guide calling the strokes. Quieter stretches between the rapids to catch your breath and look at where you are.
A meal at the base.
A full breakfast or lunch depending on which departure you took, served at the operator’s base once you are dry.
Everything that's included, and everything to bring.
What is included
- Hotel pickup
- Equipment and trained guide All officially certified guides.
- Meal after the trip
What to bring
- Swimsuit For when you fall out of the raft.
- Quick-dry clothes
- Water shoes or sneakers Ones you don't mind getting wet.
- Sunscreen
Photographs from this trip
Real photos from this tour. Click any image to open the gallery.
The local shortcut.
The right river for your group
Three rafting trips run from here. Tell us who is coming and we will say which one.
Same rate, no markup
You pay what the operator charges direct. Our value is the coordination.
Door to door pickup
Collected at the hotel lobby and dropped back the same way, on both departures.
A weather call
River level decides whether this runs. If a departure moves, you hear it from us.
Before you book, a few answers
Let us get you out there.
Reserve your spot, or message the concierge team with questions.