nous sommes au costa rica pour une semaine depuis vendredi , apres une visite des musees d art precolombien tres interressante , il n y avait pas que des mayas en meso amerique, nous sommes alles a turrialba pour une semaine de kayack pour moi et de raft pour anne marie
voici le programme , evidemment em americain , car c est un sejour americain , qui nous fait travailler les muscles la journee et les neurones le soir , en petit comite ca va , mais en groupe , cest dificile de comprendre.
week of river costa rica rios
Settling In
After breakfast, we outfit you with your reserved paddling gear from our wide selection. We start out at the
Rio Pejibaye, a calm jungle river with clear water and spectacular scenery. This river is an excellent introduction
to Costa Rican whitewater with two distinct sections. The Lower Pejibaye is class II/III with fun surf
waves and deep pools for practice. The Upper Pejibaye or Taos section is class III/IV with creek like features
and steeper rapids. Both are equally scenic and allow plenty of time to get warmed up for the upcoming
week. When we return to our Bed & Breakfast we kick-off the week with a BBQ dinner fiesta and discuss all the activities planned for the upcoming week.
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Day $ ~ Sarapiqui
All Warmed Up
We will hit the road just after an early breakfast and travel to
the Sarapiqui River, located on the north side of the Caribbean
slope. The Sarapiqui is often referred to as the “Jewel of
Costa Rica” with clear water, deep pools and excellent whitewater.
There are 3 distinct sections on this river that we paddle, generally the more difficult whitewater is located upstream while the lower sections provide fantastic opportunities to practice and improve in the warm tropical water and sunshine. Paddlers sometimes have a difficult time with this section of river because they are so distracted by the beautiful scenery. Tonight we will lodge riverside at a hot spring resort. To soak in the thermal pools is the perfect end to the day.
Day % ~ Toro
Stepping it Up
The Toro is unique to other Costa Rican rivers both for iťs yellow water color and innumerable cascading tributary waterfalls. Its source is high on Volcan Poas and as it tumbles towards the Caribbean Sea it passes over iron-rich soils giving it iťs trademark rust color. The whitewater is excellent with challenging class III and IV rapids found upstream and rolling class II and III on the lower sections. After paddling today we will return to Turrialba in time for a home-cooked Costa Rican dinner.
Day & ~ Top Pacuar#
Remote Jungle Settings
Today we travel to the remote and absolutely beautiful mountains
of the Pacuare headwaters. This rarely paddled section
of river starts with class II and III rapids and progresses in
difficulty as we continue downstream. Not a problem for class II paddlers as there is a small road following the river during the first several kilometers – a quick shuttle gives plenty of opportunities for surfing the friendly waves again and again. Experienced paddlers will love the steep rapids and super-fun playspots of the Upper-Upper Pacuare.
Day ( ~ Lower Pacuare (Day !)
Our Jungle Hide Out
This 24 kilometer (17 miles) class III/IV section is your paddling gem today. This is the most popular run on the Pacuare, often said to be one of the top five river sections in the world. We will put-in a bit higher than other groups and enjoy an additional 4 kilometers of whitewater and rapids as we paddle to our riverside Jungle Lodge. To spend a night along the shores of the Pacuare river is an experience every person should enjoy in their lives. We light the camp with candles and prepare delicious tropical cuisine in our kitchen with all amenities. The camp is complete with flush toilets, showers, raised platform tents with mattresses and fully landscaped grounds. The whitewater on the first day is class II and III, fun surf waves and rolling rapids are abound.
Day * ~ Lower Pacuare (Day ")
World Class Experience
After our delicious breakfast we launch and begin preparing for the action downstream. There are about 3
kilometers of warm-up rapids before we enter Huacas canyon and the first of several class IV rapids. The river then opens up as we play and paddle mostly class III whitewater until Cimarrones, a steep and technical class IV drop. There are still 5 more kilometers of whitewater action before we arrive in the Caribbean flatland town of Siquirres where we take out. Class II/III paddlers will experience all these thrilling class III and IV rapids in a guided raft or shredder. We then return to Turrialba for an evening goodbye fiesta at our headquarters.