Our guide Samantha made this walking tour a real delight. Her shared knowledge and love of the botany, birds, geology and animals made this walk full of interesting tidbits of information. She was a total pleasure to spend time with and never made us feel rushed or that our questions were too unimportant. I would recommend this tour to anyone who has thirst to understand the rainforest and all of its magical interest.

Juan David and Randle were great! They were very educational,attentive and reassuring! Plus the lunch was delicious!

I had an unforgettable experience, accompanied by Rolo. The rafting was everything and more than I expected. We received a clear explanation of the instructions in advance. Once on the water, our activity began with a water fight. A good way to just get to the refreshing temperature of the river. Rolo was a very funny man, who knew for sure what he was doing. He did his best to make our experience as positive as possible (which certainly succeeded). The nature is incredible, especially if it rains I would recommend this activity extra!! Rolo also gave us more information about the animals and nature during rafting. After the effort we were spoiled with a delicious lunch and fresh fruit. I would like to thank Oscar, our driver, aswell for the safe trip to San José. Thank you all for this great day!

"Desafío Adventure is truly a pioneer in rafting, and it’s clear they know exactly what they’re doing. From the moment the activity starts, you feel you're in the hands of experts. The thrill of going down the rapids is indescribable, and the entire team ensures the experience is both safe and exciting. If you’re looking for adrenaline and fun in nature, this is the perfect activity!"

We took the extreme day hike from la fortna and it was an amazing experience with knowledge helpful guides. It is a very difficult hike so beware.

Trip was great, driver was very accommodating by stopping at sights to take pictures and explain where we are and whats in area. Rapids were a blast, our guide there was great with explaining all the safety measures in place and what to do when he calls out commands to us. Very intense and exciting experience, lots of laughs and smiles. They also took photos on kayaks of us and they came out amazing. Not included in trip price but as an add on for $10/person for 100+ pictures it was completely worth it. Great food included as well, highly recommend 👍🏼

We had never been paddle boarding before. Otto the guide was great at teaching us. He was very knowledgeable about the area and at the end, taught us how to Merengue!

Fantastic rafting tour!! They were so attentive to everyone, from scared adults to excited teens to smaller kids. Felt completely safe the entire time and had a blast. Will cherish these memories forever. We even saw sloths on our tour. Lunch was great too.

My wife and I found the cooking class to be pretty elementary, particularly for the cost, but our kids found it to be one of the highlights of the trip. The fact that it got the five of us around the same table doing (relatively) the same thing and chatting all the way was worth it in and of itself. The end result was tasty too!

The best thing about this tour was our guide, JP, who was interesting and engaging. The tour itself, while a nice boat ride, just didn’t feel like more than that. I’m not quite sure what I expected, but the tour itself was kind of, well, boring. Had it not been for JP, with whom I engaged on a variety of topics of Costa Rican life and government, I think it would have been a bust. Great if you’re looking for a boat ride, but it wasn’t much more than that — not much flora and fauna (though that also could have been the weather).

Our tour with Kristel was spectacular She was very friendly and extremely informative. She hand a keen eye and spotted animals we would never seen on our own. Additionally she shared facts specific to the rainforest and Costa Rica. Her English was exceptional. We would highly recommend using a tour guide on your excursions.

We were a 3-generation family (kids 7 ad 10, grandparents over 70), and had a fantastic day with Samantha and Joseth as our guides for the day. These 3 activities complement each other nicely, and was the right amount of physical activity for our mixed group. Having the guides to spot wildlife (I don't know how they are so good!), explain about the ecosytems, and make the the timing all ran smoothly made it so we could just enjoy ourselves and not worry. A delicious morning fruit snack and lunch at Desafio were added bonuses. The only downside was I would have liked to spend more time at each place, but this was the best way to fit in a lot of different things.

Went with 10 year old grandkids! It was the most exciting and adventurous thing we did on our entire trip. The crew was great at explaining how to do everything. The walk from falls to falls and back up to the top was really cool too. The late lunch was terrific after our adventure

This trip was truly amazing. Amazing view. Otto was amazing, truly made the experience 10/10. Very knowledgeable on kayaking and the volcanos. Thank you Otto for a wonderful trip!

If you want to learn a little about the Costa Rican culture and learn to cook some great food this is a wonderful class. Katherine did a great job helping us cook and teaching us about traditional food in Costa Rica. Even our teen boys enjoyed the class. The food was really good too!