Are you ready for adventure? If so, look no further! Today you will go on the Ultimate Waterfall Adventure Rappel with Pure Trek. This is an awesome canyoning tour near Arenal Volcano and one of the best of its kind in Costa Rica.
After being picked up from your hotel you will be brought to the base where you will switch into a 4x4 truck to make the climb up the mountain. The drive takes about 30 minutes and passes through beautiful countryside and a small rural village. Along the way you will have time to get to know your fellow adventurers. When you arrive at the ranch house your guides will suit you up with helmet, harness and the latest safety gear. This will be followed by a brief safety and instructional lesson.
After a short hike you will arrive at the waterfall to make your first descent. Your guide will fasten you and then you will be on your way. The first one is always the best and sure to get your blood flowing! No need to fear, your guide will have a second line for safety. Another guide will be waiting at the bottom to release you and then you will scramble through the canyon on to the next one.
The Pure Trek Canyoning tour offers a total of five rappels. One is down a canyon wall and the other four are down waterfalls. They vary in height from 45 to 165 feet. You're sure to enjoy the Monkey Drop propelling off the top of a waterfall and cannonballing into a refreshing pool below!
Following the canyoning and rappelling you will be led on a hike out of the canyon. If you take the morning tour, lunch will be served after the tour and if you take the afternoon tour it will be served prior to the adventure. Lunch is served at the ranch and which when weather permits has views to the world famous Arenal Volcano.
The tour ends with a 4x4 truck ride back down the hill and then you will be returned to your hotel. In total the tour usually lasts 3.5 to 4 hours though this is subject to change. This is an awesome tour for anybody seeking a thrilling and memorable experience. Please notify us if you weigh more than 200 pounds as restrictions may apply. In addition to lunch and round trip transportation this half day adventure includes back road 4x4 truck ride, guides, and equipment.
The Canyoning Pure Trek Ultimate Adventure Rappel is available from Arenal, Arenal Zone 2, Arenal Zone 3, and Nuevo Arenal
Age 5 - 87
Latitude: N 10° 25' 50.18"
Longitude: W 84° 38' 41.88"
11/09/2023
It was better than I could have ever imagined!
07/25/2023
My boys said this was the best excursion of our entire trip!
07/11/2023
Fabulous! They did it right. Fun experience and great crew
06/19/2023
This was a really fun adventure!
05/07/2023
The guides were fantastic and explained things well.
04/26/2023
Guides, food and experience were all amazing. Lov3d every minute of it from pickup onwards.
03/19/2023
Wonderful experience
03/09/2023
Had a great time with great guides.
03/01/2023
This may have been my absolute favourite activity! Very well organized, super easy-going guides who made you feel safe. And the rappels were a lot of fun, the first one being the most amazing (180 ft). Lunch was also fantastic. Honestly, the team at Pure Trek were outstanding!
02/20/2023
Tons of fun, even for Julia, who is terrified participating in these types of activities.
01/03/2023
Totally professional, fun guides who balanced fun with safety!
12/11/2022
Myron our guide was incredible. He was hilarious and very personable. The rapelling was pure adrenaline-filled fun!
08/14/2022
Fabulous!
07/08/2022
Thrilling, professional, truly enjoyed!
06/23/2022
This was the best part of our trip! We LOVED our experience and had a blast.
06/20/2022
Best experience of the trip by far. Safe and fun. Beautiful.
04/13/2022
So much fun! Great guides and fantastic experience.
03/04/2022
This was another highlight. Difficult and challenging but so fun!
02/24/2022
This company goes above & beyond from the beginning! Their beautiful headquarters with a delicious meal followed by an amazing repelling experience where we felt safe & secure with all the guides.
02/22/2022
This was so much fun. My 10 and 14 year old enjoyed it. The waterfalls were beautiful. The equipment is "idiot proof" so there is no risk of falling. You will get very wet. Bring water shoes and dry clothes to clothes to change into after. It was not buggy (February 2022). The food was great and the guides were friendly and experienced. It was a beautiful excursion into the jungle.
02/20/2022
A real blast to rappel down waterfalls. The challenge was actually to slow ourselves down, to enjoy the moment!
02/18/2022
I loved how they cheered for us. It made the experience more fun.
02/05/2022
The staff were very reassuring for the scary experience. They gave us great confidence
01/21/2022
Terrifying but fun
01/12/2022
My first time doing this and it was a blast.
01/09/2022
FUN, FUN and more FUN!!! The whole staff made sure everyone had a great time. They made you feel comfortable and kept the energy level high. The lunch was delicious (such a bonus)!!!
12/31/2021
You can't really change the setting, but the best rappel was the first and we were told we had to keep on our masks, so the pictures were not great compared to 4 other excursions earlier in the week.
12/29/2021
The staff was great and kind. The park was visually beautiful. I really enjoyed rappelling
12/16/2021
Very professional guides.
12/10/2021
Most terrifying thing I've done but so glad we did it.
12/06/2021
Frightening…. Scarey….. thrilling. I was so glad that I had learned some moves at Pacuare Lodge because these guys were not as helpful in telling me what to do. The CR dinner that they served before our experience was delicious…. And really…. It was a fantastic experience.
12/01/2021
This was my first time waterfall rappelling and had an amazing time. The food afterwards was delicious. Would recommend to anyone.
11/28/2021
The lunch was surprisingly really yummy on this tour. Some of the best food we had in Costa Rica. The part of this tour that was disappointing was the photo logistics. We had planned on buying the photo package before we even went on the tour, knowing that we wanted pics from this excursion. However, upon arriving back to the tour office, there was only one person to help us purchase the photo package, and there were at least 5 families in line ahead of us as we went to the lockers and changed before going to the office. My son was freezing from being in wet clothes and we needed to get him dry and warm. We couldn't wait 30 minutes to buy the photo package, so we had to leave with out purchasing it. If there was a way we could buy the photos digitally from the comfort of our hotel after getting dry and warm, we would have bought them. Or if there was enough staff to help us not have to wait so long to make the purchase we would have bought them, but we couldn't stand there cold and wet for that long.
11/27/2021
An exhilarating experience. Highly recommend.
11/22/2021
Felt a little rushed between repels. The experience was very safe and very well organized. Repelling was fun, but it felt like they were doing the work, not you.
11/04/2021
It was so exciting and fun. I’m 60 and I was able to do it all. Not sure any older would really be ok though…
10/06/2021
Exhilarating experience, staff was great
09/20/2021
This was exhilarating! $30 to buy the videos and pics they take of you on the excursion.
08/17/2021
This was awesome. Met all of my high expectations. So much fun and the guides were great. Always made us feel completely safe. Such a great overall experience.
08/07/2021
This was probably our favorite activity of all. My husband and I went on a canyoning trip our last time in CR and this one was more spectacular. I was surprised that the first rappel was the highest at 165 feet (for people with a slight fear of heights it was a little scary to start off so high!) and it was really absolutely gorgeous. I'm glad I stopped and took some photos there.
We had to leave our bags in the vans and just carry with us what could get wet. I'm glad I bought a waterproof phone holder so I could take my own pics! They had a photographer take pics for us too and I bought those as well - seemed like a steal for all the pics ($25).
My family of 4 loved it!
08/04/2021
Wearing masks while repelling seemed a bit much and it was a struggle to breath with the water in our face. Otherwise it was a great tour
07/23/2021
This was by far the coolest thing we did the entire vacation. I am so glad our travel agent at PTW recommended this activity. It was seriously unbelievable.
07/06/2021
This expedition was incredible and I'd say it was by far my favorite of all the ones we did! Pure Trek needs to keep on with they are doing. They have it nailed down.
06/06/2021
Lots of fun, hard hike.
05/27/2021
This was an absolute blast! An active and fun activity, and a great way to make new traveler friends!
04/17/2021
The hiking was not very exciting. The rappers were amazing though!
04/05/2021
This was the most fun we’ve had in a long time. We almost went again the next day. Would recommend to everyone.
12/11/2020
amazing guides and tour
02/28/2020
This was a great adventure!
02/18/2020
Guides were great and the overall experience was fantastic. Too bad the first descent was the longest, it would have been nice to do the longest one at the end.
01/26/2020
A lot of fun! Staff was great and fun to be around. Meal included was delicious
01/03/2020
Excellent ..
01/01/2020
Activity was fun and the guides were great. It was very full because of the time of year, would've preferred a smaller group. Spent most of the time waiting on others.
12/30/2019
We LOVED this adventure!
12/24/2019
Great fun for all. That first big waterfall was the bomb. Only wish we could have done the course backward to really be able to enjoy the big one last. Fun times & the lunch was amazing. Got photo pkg for $30.
12/23/2019
Tour group was too large and long wait times
12/20/2019
Another great experience.
12/19/2019
There were almost as many guides to take care of us and make sure we were safe as there were participants in the group. It was another thrilling, scary and fun adventure, and ranks right at the top in terms of highlights of the trip. The guides took tons of pictures, never left us unattended for even a minute. I felt very safe and would do this again in a heartbeat! Such a beautiful area. Buy the photos! Well worth it for the memories.
12/13/2019
Guides were knowledgeable and efficient even with a group of 18. Great expereience
12/01/2019
We had so much fun on this tour. The guides made it extra fun as they were so friendly and made it more enjoyable
11/11/2019
I've rock climbed before which means I've rappelled a fair amount. And I've never had any trouble but this was quite different. I had to work to get the rope to loosen enough to let me drop. The guides said it was because I didn't weigh very much, but that made it a little disappointing.
11/09/2019
Staff was very patient with people who had apprehensions regarding the rappeling.
10/30/2019
Fantastic value and guides.
10/21/2019
The guides were faboulous !!
10/13/2019
Amazing experience exceeded our expectations!!!
Thank you PURE TREK ULTIMATE ADVENTURE!!!
Highly recommend.
08/31/2019
Everything was very well organized. The equipment was good quality so we felt safe. The guides were very experienced but also joked with you to put you at ease. Our family of 5 including teens and young adults all loved it. Lots of hiking so be prepared for a workout.
08/22/2019
Staff were excellent and it was best activity of the trip
08/04/2019
Awesome tour! From the shuttle driver, to a great lunch, all tour staff were very friendly and seemed to love their jobs! The waterfalls were amazing!
07/24/2019
Terrific experience! Food was delicious.
07/03/2019
What can I say too good to be true..... Out of this world experience and everyone has got to try this. Again all the guides were too good to be true and were all awesome and thank you to all of Costa Rica.
07/02/2019
Wow I have never see. A waterfall until this. Very fun. Always felt safe one of my favorite tours. Wished we had time to do this adventure again
06/14/2019
This tour was professional, safe and thrilling. It was everything I wanted it to be and more!
06/06/2019
Ultimate adventure, Initially I was afraid but as I started first decent for rockwall, I enjoyed the more and more and became pro. I loved this tour.
05/25/2019
So good. Wish there were were more rappels. It was over before we knew it. Also the place was amazingly beautiful.
04/14/2019
My whole family loved the experience! Excellent, attentive and fun staff. asty lunch was a nice addition.
03/26/2019
May have been the best day on the trip - intense and exhilarating
03/23/2019
Felt rushed through the experience, little time to enjoy the scenery and learned little about the area
03/21/2019
this tour was fantastic for all of us. The guides knew how to handle a large group and were very efficient and fun. The lunch was a nice touch. photos should be viewable online to allow a more informed purchasing decision.
02/03/2019
This was the best excursion we have done! The guides were very knowledgeable and were able to keep us moving without too much fear! Was a beautiful part of the world to see it this way! Lunch was great too!
02/02/2019
Exciting
02/01/2019
The guides were fun. I especially liked the guy that told us all About the birds and the photographer. I felt we could have used a little practice before repelling down the 1st one but once we had a couple under our belt, I wanted to do the first one again!
01/01/2019
right on time; it was the best experience; safe fun and exhilarating;
12/20/2018
Great outing. Lunch was awesome. Rappelling super exciting
12/17/2018
Our favorite of the three adventures, despite the 7 AM pick up! Beautiful hike and exciting adventure... followed by a great lunch right by our hotel which was a bonus for us.
12/15/2018
AWESOME!!!!
11/11/2018
Great experience!
09/16/2018
Highly recommend Pure Trek. The only sag was that we paid $25 cash for photos that we should have received via email within 2 hours of our excursion, and we didn't get them. Had to email when we got home. They did eventually send them.
08/09/2017
Tour was exciting. Guides were great-felt safe with them. Lunch afterwards was delicious. We purchased the pictures, and felt this was a bit disorganized. Did not like having to go through all the pictures to simply get the ones of our family. They were also difficult to load onto my phone through the program they used. We purchased the zipline pictures, and only had pictures of our family, and were easy to load.
06/14/2017
We had so much fun on this trip! The guides were so much fun! We loved the lunch provided.
06/02/2017
Again, the guides were superb. I personally was very scared on first rapel and the guide Jorge was very professional and patient and gently eased me over the edge. It went from the scariest thing ever to the best thing ever. Highly recommended.
05/12/2017
SO MUCH FUN! Each guide was enthusiastic and friendly. The trails were amazing and the rappelling experiences were breath-taking! Some of the trails were steep so be prepared for some exercise!
04/17/2017
This was the highlight of our trip. Amazing guides and so much fun! So glad we booked this!
03/25/2017
The tour guides were great. It was a little less exciting than I thought it would be and it went very fast.
03/18/2017
Not much individual attention from guides if you are having some challenges on the rappels
03/17/2017
Guides were very efficient
03/12/2017
Awesome!
03/06/2017
Best activity for me of the trip. Unique experience, great guides (very funny), and met some very nice families while waiting for each rappel. Highly recommend this activity to others!
01/27/2017
Guides were so much fun and the adventure was amazing!
01/07/2017
this was my one of my top 2 favourite activities
12/03/2016
Guides were very knowledgeable and always had our safety in mind.
11/17/2016
A lot of standing in line and waiting for other people to rappel. The actual canyoning experience was very short. I wish we could have done more!
10/30/2016
The guides were very knowledgeable and easy to talk to, kept us laughing, they exceeded all expectations. Would have rated them high if possible.
10/23/2016
What a great experience! We had a blast!!! We felt VERY safe with the tour company.
We would recommend informing people to wear water shoes or the outdoor open shoes
10/08/2016
Such a unique activity, a must do! The group was a little large so it seemed to take quite a while between rappels but would definitely do again!
09/26/2016
WOW. What an experience! More than met my expectations.
09/17/2016
Amazing.. Must do tour
07/20/2016
So worth the money...and fun. I will never ever forget such an experience. We older folks showed those newlyweds that we could do it! Everyone was VERY SAFETY conscious.
07/04/2016
Each rappel is pretty short and there were a lot of people in the group so it was a lot of standing and waiting and not a lot of rappelling. The guides were fine but not as fun as some of the other tours I've been on.
06/26/2016
I only wish there were more cliffs to rappel
05/21/2016
Super fun, exiting, and adrenaline pumping. The guys were a riot to be around, very safe, and really made this one of the best excursions we've ever taken. I would highly recommend this to anyone. On a scale from 1 to 10 these guy's get a 15, they really knocked it out of the park.
01/07/2016
We wish it would have been longer.
07/28/2015
Rappel went well. We appreciated the guides knowledge and attention to individual safety.
07/15/2015
Wow an experience of a life time. Loved the guides, they made us feel safe and they made the experience incredible.
06/23/2015
Highly recommend! Johanthon went above and beyond. I cannot say enough good things about the guides.
05/29/2015
fantastic guides!
04/17/2015
Excellent
12/30/2014
This is more adventure than our family is accustomed to--it was a really big deal. SUPER fun, challenging and scary--SO glad we did it! We haven't really stopped talking about it. Guides were top notch--best gear, very thorough.
12/02/2014
Very fun!