Beautiful Adventure Honeymoons Start Here on the Pacuare
This special package – just for honeymooners – includes the private honeymoon suite, rafting on the Pacuare River or hiking into the lodge if rafting is not your thing, and all activities at the lodge. You’ll stay in our private and secluded Honeymoon Suite, complete with your own private, covered riverside balcony, hammock, and sitting area.
The Honeymoon Suite has a king bed, walk-in stone-tiled shower, and view of the river from both the bedroom and the shower.
After rafting or hiking into our remote rainforest lodge, you’ll check in to your room, then enjoy a lovely lunch ordering off our frequently updated restaurant menu.
All Lodge-based Activities Are Included!
Enjoy your honeymoon package on your schedule based on what you’d like to experience at Rios Lodge. Our guided activities at the lodge are all included, and available daily (weather or water levels permitting). Enjoy guided ziplining, tubing, day and night hikes. You can also enjoy hanging out in hammocks overlooking the river, soaking in nearby waterfall pools, practicing your yoga moves on the decks, and more.
The Honeymoon Package includes Pacuare River rafting to and from the lodge. (If you prefer not to raft, no problem, you can hike in, instead.)
Rafting on the world-renowned Pacuare River is an experience not to be missed! It’s a truly unique and exciting way to get to and from remote Rios Lodge. Your lodge stay includes shuttle transportation from San Jose to the Pacuare River Linda Vista put-in. At the put-in, you will get your drybag for the luggage you are bringing to the lodge. Any luggage you want to store will go back with the driver to our Turrialba Operations Center. It will be returned to you at the river takeout. At the put-in, you’ll also get your rafting gear and a safety briefing from guides. There are bathrooms at the put-in. You’ll raft approximately 16 kilometers of Class 1-2 whitewater for a 2-3 hour paddle to the lodge, depending on the water levels.
Rafting out of the Lodge
Rafting out of Rios Lodge on the final day of your stay brings the fantastic excitement and incredible scenery of the Pacuare River Gorge. Enjoy thrilling Class 3-4 whitewater, tropical wildlife and birds, and mesmerizing canyon high waterfalls. National Geographic rates the Pacuare River one of the top 10 whitewater rivers in the world. The second half of the river will take between 2 and 4 hours depending on the water levels, and takes out near the town of Siquirres. Your transportation shuttle back to San Jose will meet you at the take-out, and any bags you stored at our Turrialba Operations Center while at the lodge will be brought to the takeout for you. Bathrooms and changing rooms are available at the take-out.
We make it easy for you to get to Rios Lodge, deep in the Pacuare rainforest. Getting there is part of the unique adventure! All lodge packages include shuttle transportation from San Jose to the start of your rafting and hiking trip into the lodge, where our expert guides take over. In addition, transportation shuttles are available as separate custom add-ons for your trip to/from other locations in Costa Rica. Just tell us what you need at check out online.
See our FAQ – How Do I Get to Rios Lodge and Airport and Hotel Tips for Traveling to Stay at Rios Lodge for more details.
PACKAGE INFO
- Stay Length: 3 Days/2 Nights (longer stays available!)
- 2025 Price: From $1583 LS / $1848 HS for 2 people
- Room Types: Honeymoon Suite
- Transportation to/from San Jose
- Lodge Access: Fully Guided Rafting (or Hiking) In & Out
- Meals: Included
- Activities at Lodge: Included
- Price doesn't include taxes, fees, bar, or gratuities.
Itinerary
Today is the day! Fantastic white water rafting on Costa Rica’s most famous pristine jewel – the Pacuare River – awaits you! After an early pickup from San Jose, you’ll get to the at the rafting center to change clothes, store unneeded luggage, and get drybags for luggage you are bringing to the lodge by mid morning. At the put-in, you’ll get your rafting gear and a safety briefing from guides. There are changing rooms and bathrooms at the put-in.
The wonderful, fun Class 1-3 rapids and scenery of the Pacuare River will entertain you for the next couple of hours as you raft right to the Rios Lodge. You’ll arrive by early afternoon to the Rios Lodge with a delicious traditional Costa Rican lunch awaiting you. Actual time on the river will vary pending water levels.
Settle into the Honeymoon Suite, and relax there, or explore the lodge property at your leisure for the afternoon. Waterfalls, hiking trails, swimming holes, and hammocks on the decks all beckon. If you’ve booked an afternoon zipline canopy tour, you’ll do that anytime before 5pm. The zipline canopy tour is an hour long and onsite. Cocktail hour is 5pm at the dining pavilion, followed by dinner about 6-6:30pm.
Today is a full day at the lodge and you’ll get to jump in with any Guided Activities that look good for today! Start with fresh Costa Rican coffee and listen to the jungle awaken with birdsong, howler monkeys, the river and weather. Coffee is ready early by 6am, and breakfast starts at 7am. If you want to do a Dawn Patrol Canopy Tour, you’ll be off to do that after coffee and before breakfast.
Guided activities typically start about 10am and can take several hours. You’ll have lunch back at the lodge. Lunch is served between 12pm and 2pm at the open air dining pavilion.
Afternoon activities typically start about 1:30pm, and you’ll be back to the lodge by late afternoon, and certainly in time for cocktails on the deck at 5pm!
If you are doing self-guided activities, the day is yours to be as active or relaxed as you wish.
Sipping rich Costa Rican coffee on your private deck as you listen for howler monkeys and watch toucans flying overhead is an awesome start to your day in the rainforest! If you booked a Dawn Patrol Canopy Tour, you’ll be off to do that after coffee and before breakfast.
Coffee is ready early at the lodge, about 6am, while breakfast is served at about 7am – enjoy stretching or yoga moves on the river viewing deck. Checkout is at 9am.
You will depart about 10am to raft the spectacular lower Pacuare Gorge. The Pacuare River Gorge includes thrilling Class 3-4 whitewater, tropical wildlife and birds, and mesmerizing canyon high waterfalls. National Geographic rates the Pacuare River one of the top 10 whitewater rivers in the world. Your rafting trip on this lower section of the Pacuare River from Rios Lodge will take between 2 and 4 hours depending on the water levels. The trip takes out near the town of Siquirres. Your return shuttle to San Jose will meet you at the rafting takeout. Bathrooms with showers and changing rooms are available at the take-out. If you booked a return shuttle to somewhere else, those arrangements will be ready for you, as well.
More Info
- Lodging for each night of your stay.
- Meals during your stay.
- Guided hiking or Pacuare rafting into and out of the lodge.
- Professionally trained, bilingual (English and Spanish) guides.
- Access to conservation lands and hiking trails on our 2,000 acre Pacuare River Conservation Area.
- Transportation to and from San Jose.
- All Guided Activities at the Lodge: You can choose to experience any of our guided activities daily at the lodge, based on your preferences. These include various day and night hikes, river tubing (water level permitting), ziplining, and more.
- All unguided experiences at the lodge: soaking in nearby waterfall pools, use of yoga mats, hammocks, etc.
- Luggage transportation into the lodge and secure storage of any luggage you don’t want to bring to the lodge.
- Note: All guests’ luggage will be rafted into and out of Rios Lodge, for both hikers and for rafters. Guests will get a dry bag at the river put-in for the luggage they want to bring to the lodge.Pack light with one soft sided bag. Hikers will want to keep their daypack with them separately, for hiking into and out of the lodge. See our detailed FAQ Packing List for more information.
- Transportation shuttles to other locations: La Fortuna, Puerto Viejo, Siquirres, or Turrialba. These are available separately if desired, just let us know when you book your reservation.
- Additional gratuities for lodge staff: A 10% gratuity is already included in your package price for meals. Additional gratuities for lodge staff are always appreciated, but not required. All lodge tips are shared across all lodge staff. See our helpful Tipping Information here.
- Gratuities for guides: Gratuities for your guides are always appreciated, but not required. A typical tip is 10% to 20% of the cost of your guided activity. See our helpful Tipping Information here.
- Beverages from the bar (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Note: Coffee/hot tea, morning breakfast juice, and filtered water are available free.
- Additional food beyond the single serving of entrees and desserts per person, are available at a la carte costs.
- Closed toe shoes (sneakers or river specific shoes) or strapped water sandals (for example Chacos, Astrals, Tevas). We strongly recommend closed toed shoes for every activity at the lodge, including rafting, for better protection.
- Quick drying swimsuit or shorts and top. We recommend shorts for protection against chafing while sitting on the raft, and a long sleeve sun shirt for protection against sunburn.
- Sunglasses and eyeglass strap retainer, especially for prescription glasses! (for example: Chums)
- Optional: Lightweight ball cap with visor to wear under your helmet for helpful sun protection.
- Ecofriendly, waterproof sunscreen.
- Small day pack
- Light hiking shoes or sneakers for hiking
- Light and quick drying hiking clothes
- Croakies and Sunglasses
- Ecofriendly, waterproof sunscreen
- Light rainjacket
- Insect repellent
- Water bottle
- Flashlight or headlamp – a must at night at the lodge.
- Optional: Binoculars. We have a pair at the lodge for guest use at the pavilion.
- Clothes (evenings can be a little cooler depending on time of the year)
- Medications and toiletries (All rooms have biodegradable shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner. If you bring your own soaps, please make sure they are environmentally friendly.)
- Quick drying swimsuit or shorts and top
- Closed toe shoes (sneakers or river specific shoes) or strapped water sandals (Chacos, Astrals and Tevas are the most common) for the river. Note: We strongly recommend closed toed shoes for every activity at the lodge, including rafting, for better protection.
- Books
See our detailed FAQ Packing List for more information.