I swear this was the one of the thrills of my lifetime, after skydiving, mountain rapelling and the like. Do not go in jeans or tennis shoes. Wear closed toed Tevas or hiking water shoes. You will get soaked and stay soaked. Take a water proof camera or if yours didn't work like mine (after I got back home in... more

In July my husband, 9 year old son and I went to Costa Rica. We had 3 days planned for the Arenal area and wanted to do white water rafting, canyoneering, and zipline. We went to the DeSafio office and discussed this with them since my husband is a little older, wanted to be sure that we got booked on... more

When my family of four (48, 47, 15 and 13) decided to do rapelling, our hotel, Silencio de Campo recommended either Desafio or Pure Trek but steered us towards DeSafio as the entire hike takes place through a stream and "you're always wet." Boy did we have a great time, our youngest son had a smile the whole time. The... more

This was by far our favorite activity we did in Costa Rica. The combination of repelling, hiking and sliding through a stream as it goes through the canjon, and the beautiful scenery made for a great day. Guides were fun and helpful. Loved it! more

I bought my whole Costa Rican vacations with Desafío. I spent 9 days in Costa Rica visiting La Fortuna, Monteverde and Sámara beach. Desafío arranged everything, from hotels, transportation and on-site activities for me. Greg (the sales person) was very receptive of our needs, and proposed different activities and hotel alternatives, he was very fast responding my emails and very... more

Great vacation with our 10 and 12 year old kids. White water rafting, canyoneering, and hiking in the volcano region. All of the guides with Desafio were just incredible. They told us about the area, the animals, the trees and made sure that the kids were having a great time. Safety always came first, these guides love what they do... more

The whole crew made our white water rafting trip a fun adventure. Our raft had our family of 4 (2 teens) and a guide. He skillfully got us through the rapids and was playful (swinging on ropes and jumping out of our raft when it was calm) . He and the kayaker were very social - chatting with us in... more

We went canyoning with Desafio last month and thought it was one of the best activities in all of Costa Rica. Having tried Pure Trek Canyoning a couple years back, we decided to try Desafio on our last trip so that we could compare and contrast the two. We are very glad that we did, as we ended up liking... more

We just got back from a great trip to Costa Rica. We bought the 4 day Monteverde/Arenal package through Desafio and could not have been more pleased with the whole experience. We changed the package a little to accomodate what we wanted to do, and they were very flexible with our changes. We booked everything, including transportation, tours, and hotels... more