Tubing · About 2 hours
Naranjo Tubing Tour Class I
Class I. An hour floating down the lower Naranjo in your own tube, 20 minutes from town.
Tubing · About 2 hours
Class I. An hour floating down the lower Naranjo in your own tube, 20 minutes from town.
This is the quickie. Two hours from start to finish, and for one of them you do nothing at all.
It's a 20-minute drive to the river, and then you sit down in your own tube. Then the Naranjo takes over. This is the bottom of the river, where the canyon has opened out and the water has slowed down. There are no rapids to speak of. The current just carries you, and it feels a little like flying.
Lean back and look up. Big old trees on the river shores. There are kingfishers on the bank and white ibis in the shallows, and whatever else is out that day. Your guides float along beside you. They keep the group together and get you moving again if you stop on a rock.
About halfway down we pull over on the bank for a snack: fresh pineapple, cookies and something cold to drink.
After an hour on the water you're out, with the rest of the day still in front of you.
Families with children from age 6. Anyone who has never been on a river and wants an easy first time. People with one free morning or one free afternoon. Anyone who wants the river without the rapids.
If you want rapids in a tube, look at the Savegre Jungle Tubing (Class I–II+, age 12 and up).
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Private is your group only, with pickup at your hotel in Manuel Antonio or Quepos.
Small Group costs less per person and needs a minimum of three or four people, depending on the trip.
Just Rafting is for guests with their own car. There is no transport: you meet us at the river. It needs four people and is offered on El Chorro and the Naranjo.
Go by the youngest person. The Savegre Safari Tour is from age 4. The Savegre Rafting Tour and the Naranjo Tubing Tour are from 6. The Naranjo Rafting Tour and the Savegre Jungle Tubing Tour are from 12. The Chorro Rafting Tour is from 14.
El Chorro runs December 15 to April 30, depending on water levels. The Naranjo rafting trip runs May 1 to December 14. The Savegre trips and Naranjo Tubing run all year.
The Savegre Rafting Tour includes lunch, and so does the private Savegre Jungle Tubing Tour. Morning trips on the Chorro and Naranjo Rafting Tours finish in Quepos near noon, a great time to go explore the local restaurants.
A swimsuit or quick-dry shorts, shoes that strap on and can get wet, sunscreen, a towel and a full change of clothes. Flip-flops do not stay on in a river.
Yes, at extra cost, from Herradura, Jacó, Playa Hermosa, Esterillos, Dominical and Uvita. Ask us when you book.
A 50% deposit confirms your trip and the rest is paid on the day.
Cancel at least 24 hours before. For 8 people or more it is 72 hours. From December 20 to January 5, in Holy Week and in Thanksgiving week it is 7 days. There is no refund for no-shows.
A photographer comes along on the rafting trips. Photos are optional and cost extra.
Where we meet
On Private and Small Group trips we pick you up at your hotel or rental in Manuel Antonio or Quepos. Small Groups on the Naranjo Tubing meet at the H2O office.
*2027 prices per person, plus 13% tax. The lowest price of each trip: Just Rafting where offered (you meet us at the river), otherwise Small Group.
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