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Costa Rica Adventures
The Upper Gorge of the Rio Toro Amarillo
I had just begun my first season in Costa Rica as a video kayaker for Costa Rica Rios, the premier kayak guiding company based out of Turrialba. Upon the insistence of my new employers Jane and Fraser we had been sent to scout out new, more challenging runs that would be suitable for our more … Continue reading The Upper Gorge of the Rio Toro Amarillo
READ MORECosta Rica Vacation Packages
As promised in one of our last posts we are occasionally going to post reasons of why it makes sense to book a Costa Rica adventure through an outfitter based in the country year round. Reason 2: The best local guides. Operating and living in Costa Rica gives us a unique take on the country. … Continue reading Costa Rica Vacation Packages
READ MORECosta Rica Adventure Tours
We thought we would occasionally use this blog to give you a reason or two as to why it makes sense to book a Costa Rica adventure tour through an outfitter based in the country. Reason 1: Being based here year round we have our fingers on the pulse of what is happening in the … Continue reading Costa Rica Adventure Tours
READ MOREAdventure Guide Daniel Rodriguez
Many of our Costa Rica guided tours throughout the season are led by our head guide Daniel Rodriguez (Danny). Danny comes from a long line of family members who have worked in the tourism industry in Costa Rica for many years. Danny’s mother worked in tourism when he was growing up, so the outdoors and … Continue reading Adventure Guide Daniel Rodriguez
READ MOREChristmas and New Year Adventure Trips in Costa Rica
Are you planning on getting away from it all this festive season? Then look no further than Costa Rica! We know it seems crazy to be talking about the holiday season in August but at Costa Rica Rios we are already gearing up for December. Traditionally this is the busiest time of year in CR, … Continue reading Christmas and New Year Adventure Trips in Costa Rica
READ MOREKayak Costa Rica
With some of the best whitewater anywhere on the planet why not join one of our Week of Rivers trips? Our trips are geared towards all types of paddlers. We can offer class II/III and III/IV trips and this season we are offering our first class IV/IV+ weeks. With a mixture of local and international … Continue reading Kayak Costa Rica
READ MOREWhy Costa Rica?
Thinking of planning your next vacation? Look no further than Costa Rica. Costa Rica will fascinate anyone interested in exploring Latin America’s cultural diversity and witnessing some of the best wildlife anywhere in the world. Costa Rica is a small country, with about 0.25% of the worlds landmass, but boasts almost 5% of the worlds … Continue reading Why Costa Rica?
READ MOREManuel Antonio – Beaches, Wildlife, Adventure Tours
This week we packed up the kids and headed to Manuel Antonio for a mini break. It is a great location for kids with tons of wildlife, a great National Park and some fantastic beaches. Yesterday we visited the National Park for some family adventures. We saw howler monkeys, white faced monkeys and titi monkeys, sloths, … Continue reading Manuel Antonio – Beaches, Wildlife, Adventure Tours
READ MORELiving in Costa Rica
As owners of Costa Rica Rios we live and work in Costa Rica 365 days a year and what a great place it is to live. Our two children were born here and are 100% Ticos. Having not grown up bilingual ourselves it never fails to amaze us that we have two wee boys who … Continue reading Living in Costa Rica
READ MORESuper Guide Davis!
For all of you out there lucky enough to have been on one of our trips in the last 4 years you will have met one of our top guides Deivis Montenegro. We thought it would be nice to give you a quick update on Deivis as he is doing some great things when he … Continue reading Super Guide Davis!
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