Rappelling or Abseiling down The Lost Canyon - La Fortuna, Costa Rica
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Today was the “action day” .. Well it was Desafío Adventure Company’s ‘Mambo Combo’where the morning was rappelling / canyoning or us Kiwis call it abseiling and in this case down a waterfall / stream bed and in the afternoon was white water rafting.
US $132 with the group discount for the day which included a cooked morning tea / snack and another hot meal for lunch after the white water rafting.
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Watch this Desafío Adventure Company u tube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-wH2In l1U#t=35
From their web site:
Make the most of your limited vacation time! Combine the exciting Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoneering and Rafting on the Beautiful Río Balsa – For a full-day of pure adrenaline… you’ll get to rappel, down-climb amazing waterfalls and river trace along a pristine, rainforest canyon and then go rafting on the beautiful class 2-3 Río Balsa. This is the perfect blend of whitewater and wildlife, fun, rolling rapids and vibrant jungle. We guarantee more wildlife than any other rafting trip in Costa Rica! You’ll finish off this fun-filled day with a delicious lunch.
This unique tour includes the Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoneering, rafting on the Río Balsa and a delicious, home cooked lunch.
The rappelling was down four drops. The second was 45 metres and the best was left till last at a mere 72 metres free falling most of the way.
Two extras were thrown in. First was to bomb or jump into the creek bed and the second we sat down on the river bed like a train one behind the other. One of the guides was at the top lying down across the water flow making a human dam. Then once we were all I place he would release the water and down it came!
En route to the white water rafting where we picked up some pineapple, we saw a sleeping sloth.
Dinner was across the road from the hotel at Rancho Perla. I had their special which was Lomito Parrilla con salsa de vino y tocineta y cellollinos - a 320 gm beef tenderloin steak in wine sauce with bacon and cheese. C$ 8,200 / NZ $ 20.04 / US $ 16.60.