Itinerary
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Stop At: Boquete, Boquete, Chiriqui Province
Enjoy a whitewater rafting day of adventure after meeting at the office at 9am to get properly prepared and briefed. The brief safety demonstration will highlight proper paddling techniques, review guide commands such as "forward" "back" and "stop," and give tips of how best to stay in the raft
The journey through the jungle will start with some excellent high-volume first rapids to get the heart racing.
The day will pause around noon for a buffet lunch riverside when the guides will cut up fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as provide assemble-your-own sandwiches with the best local ingredients. All personal dietary restrictions can be easily accommodated. Once the fresh food has settled and break time is finished, you will load back into the rafts to continue the day's excitement.
At approximately 2pm, after around 8.5 miles (14 km) the trip will finish up at the take-out with beers and sodas to the guides. Your vehicle will be waiting to return you to Boquete around 3:30pm.
Duration: 7 hours
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Boquete, Boquete, Chiriqui Province
08:45 AM
7 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Meeting location is in the Boquete Outdoor Adventures office located in Boquete, Panama
Minimum age is 5 years
A current valid passport is required to bring on the day of the tour to pass immigration check point
Subject to favorable river conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
Due to uneven surfaces and river conditions, this tour is not for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
We need a 2 person Minimum to CONFIRM the Trip
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATERSHOES
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Posted By : ChoHa13
Great fun for the kids. The guides were fun, and helpful, and very skilled. I saw one guy haul two big adults out of the water simultaneously. The rapids were really mild and not terribly exciting for adults. However it was the end of the dry season, and Panama was experiencing a drought. So perhaps your trip may be wilder.
Lots of beautiful birds.
Tips: it is over an hour bus ride from Boquete. So if you are in David, sign up and save some driving time.
Our valuables were safe on the bus while we rafted. We were told to bring clothes to change into. There was nowhere private to change. No bathrooms before or at the end of the trip. However that did not stop any of us from having a fabulous time.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Ashley_P
An amazing fun experience, great guides, good quality rafts. Laughs had by everyone. Good for all abilities and really well organised. The bus journey is about an hour and a half from Boquete but well worth it. The rafting catered for all ages.
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Posted On : 2024-04-02
Posted By : annikadietmayer
We booked the Rafting-Tour and it was absolutely amazing. The atmosphere was brilliant, we felt super safe and Tini our guide was absolutely funny. He managed everything perfect and did many jokes. We laughed all the time and had an amazing day. Also he gave us all advices in spanisch and englisch.
Everybody who wants to go rafting in Panama should go to Boquete Outdoor Adventures.
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Posted On : 2024-03-29
Posted By : YVETTE_A
It was so much fun. It was our first time river rafting. We cant wait to fo it again. The tour guides were phenomenal
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Posted On : 2023-12-04
Posted By : yvette a
We had a fantastic time. It was our first time rafting, and our guides were patient and fun. We highly recommend this attraction. It was our number 1 experience in Panama
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Posted On : 2023-09-13
Posted By : AishaAbudu
This was the highlight of my family's trip to Boquete! It was a fantastic experience. My son (12), my daughter (6), my husband, and I were given a detailed orientation before entering the raft. The guide also reviewed and improved our paddling techniques and did a drill run of what to do in any emergency.
I was thrilled with how professional this was. My children enjoyed it and they also took pictures and videos for us to be able to remember the experience. Yes, my six-year-old was also participating in the paddling under the guidance of our guide. Our guides for both parties, our family in one raft and two other tourists in another raft prepared such a wonderful picnic which we took on a small river island.
They were knowledgeable about the names of the rapids, the history of the area, and the wildlife we encountered. They were gracious and fun.
We plan on making this an annual trip and the rafting adventure 'Our family thing." We made new friends with the other party and the guides. I can't praise this enough.
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Posted On : 2023-08-24
Posted By : Patricia_V
Great experience! It was quite a drive but the river raft was spectaculair! Be aware of falling out of the raft
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Posted On : 2023-08-13
Posted By : betteskid
We used this group for a 4x4 drive close to the summit of Vulcan Baru when we were in Boquette and had a wonderful time. We were picked up at our hotel very, very early (3 am) and the drive to an area just below the summit was long and very, very bumpy. Our driver and guide were wonderful though and very experienced. We then hiked a short distance to the summit (some in our group elected to watch the sunrise from the parking area - also beautiful). The views were amazing and worth the incredibly early start. I recommend doing this while you are in Boquette.
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Posted On : 2023-05-01
Posted By : jefflN753VQ
The rafting is nowhere near Boquete!!!
I'll try to give Boquete Outdoor Adventures the benefit of the doubt and I hope they are not intentionally being dishonest but at the very least, they are extremely misleading and have zero respect for people's time or money.
(Edit: now I do believe they are intentionally being dishonest. I expressed my frustration with the intent of showing them why it's misleading and their response was, "ed told everyone that it’s an hour and a half away. Also, we cannot control traffic..." Ed would be the guy who gave a briefing just before we all got on the bus the morning of, when everyone was already there and locked it.
I could not find anywhere in which 'Boquete Outdoor Adventures' explains the river is over 90 minutes from Boquete, all the way back through David and then another hour, then all the way back again. In fact, 'Boquete Outdoor Adventures' suggests in many places, including on their website and TripAdvisor description, that the whitewater rafting is an activity in BOQUETE!!
I.e. (I'll try to include the screenshots)
Website: "It doesn’t get better than the whitewater rafting in Boquete, Panama"
TripAdvisor: "We offer amazing Whitewater Rafting trips. Rafting is the most popular activity in Boquete"
I specifically came up to Boquete to do the whitewater rafting as described by your company. To find out I investment the time and money to come all the way up to Boquete, pay for accommodations for a couple of days, only to go all the way back through David, then another hour past it, then all the way back through David and up to Boquete, and I still have to head back to David after coming all this way to do your tour?.
Absolutely infuriating. Complete garbage. Do better.
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Posted On : 2023-04-10
Posted By : H6980QJannam
We went at the end of the dry season and rapids were class 2 at best. The guides are very careful and do not want you falling out of the boat at all - we had to get down in the boat during the bigger rapids. Lunch was delicious. Good excursion for someone with no experience, soso if you have had been white water rafting before.
It was about 2 hours there, 4 hours of Rafting, and 2 hours back. They do have water shoes, life jackets and helmets.
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Posted On : 2023-04-01
