Costa Rica Adventure! Canyoning with Serendipity
Costa Rica has waterfalls around every corner, and with Serendipity Adventures you'll play in picturesque waterfalls that few tourists see.
This sport of canyoning is pretty new in the USA, but well loved in Europe. Find a gushing mountain stream, hike up to the source, find some waterfalls and dense jungle, then descend, with ropes and harnesses, into the water, splashing in the waterfalls, sitting and sliding down nature's water-smoothed boulders, and feeling like you're ten years old and Tarzan's best buddy.
We've explored lots of streams, and found the best — deep jungle white water. Water both effervescent and so pure you can drink it, unfiltered.
And all this, with the security of Serendipity's adventure leaders, to take you through the learning, to give you moral support, so you know you can do it, no backing down now!
Descending down a high ridge on your vacation will instill confidence that you take home with you.
Canyoning with Serendipity is for beginners. You'll be exceedingly pleased with yourself that you can do it, even if you have a (very sensible) fear of heights. The photo on the left, above, is the "graduate" level, but we like to start you with something more reasonable.
We're proud that we have introduced canyoning and rappelling to people with physical challenges, including blindness muscular disorders. Not to mention little old ladies (like the person who these photos — she had to go first!). It's not a matter of strength — it's a matter of trusting others.
You get wet, and sweaty, and usually banged up and bruised a bit, but in the end there is a real sense of achievement from canyoning. Serendipity shares with you the satisfaction of accomplishing something thrilling, challenging, and that you never believed you'd ever try to do.
You can't escape getting wet when you canyoneer in the warm tropical streams of Costa Rica.
Pricing
For canyoning, we really need to get to know you, and the group you are bringing. Therefore, we do not offer canyoning except as part of one of our longer expeditionary adventure trips.
Serendipity's private trips and high guide to guest ratio mean the whole family can participate.
All Serendipity canyoning is PRIVATE, and pricing is dependent on the size of YOUR SELF-FORMED group. Since you will have three guides (minimum), lots of (very technical, and well maintained and inspected) equipment, plus a 4x4 to get to the canyons, the cost for one person is usually prohibitive (about $600 for a day, unless we need to add extra things because of your special needs); get a group of 6 together and it still costs $600. But we won't combine groups and we won't compromise on guides, equipment, or operation standards (like weather and water levels), so no, there's no way we will take you for less cost. And we can't recommend any other operator, because we would be violating our own standards.
The view from the top of a high waterfall can be a bit daunting, but you'll feel confident after you've taken on a few smaller descents.
For examples of how canyoning can be incorporated into an exhilarating Costa Rica vacation, see our sample itineraries of private holidays or our Challenge itinerary.
The first step to enjoying canyoning Costa Rica Serendipity style is to contact us.
