Name: Rios Tropicales
Address: Costado de Río Pacuare Turrialba, Siquirres, Siquirres, Siquirres, not available, Costa Rica
Rating: 10

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Rios Lodge has a beautiful location right on the Pacuare River. The waterfall pools are great! We also loved the food. The servings were generous and the meals were simple and delicious. Go in May; we were the only people there.

On the Pacuare in May

Our 3 day trip to the Rios Lodge (formerly Rios Tropicales Lodge) was the highlight of our trip to Costa Rica.  The Class 4 rafting was exhilarating but always felt safe, and the lodge is lovely set amidst waterfalls.  We took the optional horseback ride to the village to have lunch with a family which was very special.  We also learned a great deal about the lodge's extensive conservation work and toured some of their reforested areas.  

Rios Lodge - Amazing 3 Days

A great overnight stay while rafting the Pucuare River. The beds were comfortable, the room clean. We had a great view of the river. The meals were delicious. There is a small bar. We only had wine, but they were prepared to make cocktails.  We especially enjoyed watching four varieties of hummingbirds flitting about the gardens from one of the several platforms that overlook the river. 

A Peaceful Rest along Pucuare

The lodge is in an incredible place, that can be reached only by the river. Rooms are essential, but clean and very comfortable and generous in size. Staff is professional, amazing and made us live an unprecedented experience. It was my first time ever rafting, so I was initially concerned, but I realIy suggest it, I would do it again and again. I will treasure this experience for many years to come.
Thank you all for this amazing experience.

Absolutely a MUST!!!

Besides is stunning location, the exhilarating ride down Class III rapids to get here, and the pure thrill of staying in the rainforest, the high point is the all male team of five guides/chefs/rafters who oversee your Rios Tropicales experience.

Yes, its isolated which is all part of lodge's endearing charm. You can choose to join the guides on their conducted forest walks, including bathing in rock pools, or do your own thing on the local trails. But the lodge team do provide an indepth insight which you might not other wise enjoy.

The daily 'happy hour' is a real hoot. Every meal was prepared with great care and highly enjoyable. The team do cater for food allergies but the options are limited. The well laid out lodge is a real wow. Basic rooms and cold showers, but the sound of the river, at night, made it all a wonderful experience.

This is great opportunity to spot sloths and very many of the array of colourful birds. On day 3 we all left and rafted out towards Siquirries down Class IV rapids in the safe hands of our very accumplished guides/rafters. A totally awesome ride along a stunning backdrop of river canyons and wild forest. The highlight was running though the rapids and gorge! (Picure are taken of your expereince [$20] but a water-proof is what you need.)

Can't recommend this place enough and the endearing Rios Topicales team. It was one of the highlights of our amazing Costa Rican experience.

It's your loss if you don't stop here. An amazing place.

Stayed here with my G adventures group. SO MUCH FUN! It was my most favourite thing to do and I also did canyoning, zip wiring, mountain biking and other stuff.The raft guys are also the chefs and work so hard to prepare varied, delicious meals. So impressed and stunning setting too.Go go go!!

Seriously, go here!

Fantastic rafting and Fantastic guides/chefs. The food was outstanding and they even accommodated my food allergy by making me different food. The lodge was beautiful and really comfortable. We had so much fun and loved this part of the trip the most. Would 1000% recommend this if you are going to Costa Rica.

Best part of the whole trip!

We'd only flown in from UK the evening before so our rafting experience, or rather the stay at Rios Tropicales, was an immediate wind down.

We had to repack our bags at Turrialba, just needed clothes etc for 2 nights, whilst the rest of our holiday luggage was kept safely in storage.

Max was our guide throughout, also our cook, host and all round good guy! Georg was our support kayaker and took great photos too. 20usd for them all on a stick or by email at the end if you want them. 

The lodge location is a real wow and though our room was basic it had all we needed, except hot water, though it was so hot outside we didn't mind. In the mornings before breakfast we walked to neared waterfall for a dip instead! 

Great locally sourced home cooked food, eaten in an open sided kitchen/dining area overlooking the River. Great opportunity to spot sloths and birds, as well as wave at passing rafters. 

Max took us on two hikes, the second slow and long though we loved it. He is so passionate about birds especially and always carried his well thumbed guide books, we were privileged to spot a couple he'd not seen before! 

Day 3 we rafted out to Siquirries. A full day of exciting rapids and a stunning gorge too. A Stopped for home prepared lunch by all the crew.

Can't recommend Max and his crew highly enough, it was quite simply the highlight of our holiday 😊👌

Just the best start to our Costa Rican holiday

After reading other reviews, I agree with all the positive comments. We stayed two nights at the lodge as part of a river rafting trip. Our understanding was that river trips had recently restarted due to Covid-19 and a change in lodge ownership. We did have hot water in our shower. The rooms were as described by others. We and our friends each had rooms in the three story building fronting the river. What a wonderful view. On our relaxing day we walked/hiked several trails. As we traveled during the rainy season we spent the afternoon under the roof of one of the relaxing areas watching the rain, relaxing in a hammock and generally decompressing. Our primary guide was Ivan and he was very good - very good and concise with instructions on the river, a very good cook as food was delicious and a darned good person as he loaned me his personal binoculars for my use during our relaxing day as my so-called waterproof binoculars failed during the rafting. He also suggested the Columbia store in the City Mall as a place to purchase replacement binoculars. The ability to have functioning binoculars was of utmost importance as our trip was primarily birdwatching. One of the highlights for us was the Sunbitterns as they foraged along the river's edge right in front of the lodge. While the rapids of the second day were the most exciting part of the trip it was also interesting watching the water levels on the rock across the river the morning we were supposed to leave. Due to the heavy rain of the previous evening and night there was some doubt as to whether we would raft out or have to walk up the steep hillside/mountainside. Thank goodness the water level dropped sufficiently and we had a grand experience on the class 3 and 4 rapids. Many thanks to Louis, our safety kayaker and Gustavo, who manned the oar boat with our equipment and lunch supplies.

Excellent rafting, guides, lodge, food and birds

The lodge was incredible, the location was gorgeous, and the rafting was exhilarating, but the most outstanding part of our trip was the guides.

Gustavo, Walter, Kenny, Fernando, Ronald... I cannot thank you guys enough for such an incredible and memorable experience. Gustavo was not just our guide, but our chef, host, and friend. It was a privilege to get to know you guys. Thanks for everything.

This was the highlight of our trip to Costa Rica and I am already planning to return.

Pura Vida

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