Waterfall Rappelling in La Fortuna: 5 Rappels Down to 230 Feet

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 15

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PickupAt your hotel

The final rappel is 230 feet straight down into a pool at the base of Infinity Waterfall.

Waterfall rappelling in La Fortuna combines five rappels down cascades between 50 and 230 feet in the Peñas Blancas River Canyon, with certified safety gear, bilingual guides, hotel pickup and a traditional lunch included. The activity runs five hours and starts at a local farm 30 minutes from La Fortuna, where guides outfit you with harness, helmet and gloves before a short hike into dense rainforest. Children from age 7 can join; moderate fitness is required.

The Experience

Pocosol Forest sits 30 minutes outside La Fortuna, and the day starts at a local farm near La Tigra where guides fit you with harness, helmet and gloves. A five-minute hike takes you into the dense vegetation to find the hidden canyon. The first rappel is a training run at 50 feet, with a safety speech and instruction before you descend. As your confidence builds, you tackle three more rappels, each one steeper or more technical than the last — some drop through narrow gorges called "La Caracola," others let you leap into refreshing pools between descents.

The highlight is Infinity Waterfall, a 230-foot rappel that closes the day. You descend the full vertical drop into a pool at the base, surrounded by the roar of water and the rainforest canopy. That final descent is where guides mark you as a professional Costa Rica rappeller. All five rappels together take roughly five hours, with the canyon itself doing most of the work — you move between waterfalls on foot, rappel down each one, and the guides manage the ropes and safety checks at every stage.

At the end, a local family serves an authentic Costa Rican lunch. The package includes round-trip transport from select La Fortuna hotels, bottled water throughout the day, and all certified canyoning gear. Guides speak English and Spanish and carry deep knowledge of the local ecology — they share it as you move through the canyon, so the day is not just the rappels but also the forest and the rivers that hold them.

What’s included

Certified canyoning safety gear including harness, helmet and gloves.
round-trip hotel pickup from La Fortuna.
five waterfall rappels ranging from 50 to 230 feet.
professional bilingual guide.
bottled water throughout the day.
traditional Costa Rican lunch at the end.
free secure parking with camera surveillance.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by ABC Canyoning

Is this one for you?This tour is built for travelers who want to rappel waterfalls without arranging the logistics themselves — guides handle the ropes, timing and safety checks, so you focus on the descents and the canyon. Moderate fitness and comfort with heights are what make it work; children from age 7 can join if they meet the fitness requirement.