Canyoning

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.

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

Descending down a high ridge on your vacation will instill confidence that you take home with you.

Descending down a high ridge on your vacation will instill confidence that you take home with you.

through the learning, to give you moral support, so you know you can do it, no backing down now!

Canyoning with Serendipity is for all levels, from novice to advanced canyoneers. 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 and muscular disorders. Not to mention little old ladies (like the person who took these photos — she had to go first!). It’s not a matter of strength — it’s a matter of trusting others and the equipment.

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.

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You can't escape getting wet when you canyoneer in the warm tropical streams of Costa Rica.

You can’t escape getting wet when you canyoneer in the warm tropical streams of Costa Rica.

For canyoning, we really need to get to know you, and the group you are bringing. Therefore, we normally do not offer canyoning except as part of one of our longer expeditionary adventure trips.

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 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.

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.

The first step to enjoying canyoning Costa Rica Serendipity style is to contact us.