The tour guides and drivers - their friendly dispositions, concern for safety, and ability to create the FUN experience makes this tour group top notch. Company training is evident by the consistency of tour guides and timeliness of their pick ups. Thanks to the following tour guides: Rain forest hike - Cedro, Jose, Charlie White water rafting - Fabian, Carlos,... More

After seeing the reviews, we knew we wanted to try this. At $95 per person, this was a combination hiking/waterfall rappelling adventure. My friend and I were picked up at our hostel, rode a bus for 5 minutes to a terminal, then sat in the back of a jeep for a longer ride up the hill. Once there, we dropped... More

Throughout my trip I did several activities with Desafio Adventure Company and was never let down! Canyoneering, white water rafting, ziplining, kayaking... they were all incredible! If you like adventure and enjoy having refreshing life experiences I definitely recommend participating in any of these tours!

Since we were in the rainforest in the rainy season, it started to rain as soon as we got off the vans to do the rafting on the Balsa River. The guides remained in good spirits and so did we. We had never been white water rafting before and felt totally confident in our guide and the brief training we... More

When I was heading to Costa Rica this was the day that I was looking forward to the most. I had read all the TripAdvisor reviews and I was pumped! Desafio's Canyoneering and Waterfall repelling in Arenal did not disappoint - it was my FAVORITE day in Arenal!! The day started out by getting picked up at our guesthouse at... More

This was really fun. You repel down huge waterfalls and hike thru the canyon. My husband and teenage kids had a great time. I was pretty scared on the first waterfall, but the guides are great and gave me confidence and encouragement to go down the first waterfall. After the first one I loved it. The guides are friendly and... More

We did the Mombo Combo tour. Canyoneering in the morning and white water rafting in the afternoon. This was our first time rappelling. The guides were fantastic. They were patient and exploained everything well. We felt very comfortable and safe. They spoke English very well. Good equipment and a nice small group. We would absolutely refer and use Desafio again.... More

I am a 70 yr old woman in fairly good shape, but have never done rappelling. The equipment was top notch and the 4 guides were unbelievably patient, personable, and committed to our safety and sense of security at all times. Prepare to get wetter than you can imagine! Wear good, closed toe water shoes; I had yoga pants over... More

We booked our second river rafting trip with Desafio and also requested our guide from our first one, Hernan. Since we never had the experience of river rafting before, we did the 2-3 level for our first one on the Balsa. Hernan was a great guide and the tours perfect English speaking tour guide also! We had such a great... More