Location

“Very good value for money and the river guides were great, too!”

The views from the lodge are incredible - the best of all the lodges we came past when rafting downstream from Pacuare River Lodge, even better than the one from Buena's Pacuare Lodge. The food was very good too - simple, but fresh and cooked from scratch.

This place was everything we could have expected and more. We loved everything about it! The people, the activities, the atmosphere, the view, the location.

“Digital detox, peace and nature.”

If you want a place in nature, with very basic facilities, this is it. There is no electricity so by 6.00pm when it gets dark you can just have your dinner and turn in early. We stayed 3 nights, which seems to be unusual. Most people raft in one day, and raft out the next. This is a shame...it's so nice to take some time just doing nothing...bird watching and reading basically! Saw lots of toucan and many small colourful birds, including humming birds. Walter was our guide and cook. A man of few words and a great cook. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were excellent every day. Then he was our rafting guide as we opted to take the raft trip out...20kms down the Pacuare River, with lots of white water. I was really scared to do this, but Walter was so experienced and gave such clear instructions that I soon relaxed and really enjoyed the trip, even though I fell overboard! Walter made the whole trip feel safe and I cannot recommend him highly enough. I have read many complaints about the place, but I think if you read all the info before you book, then there is no point in complaining about how basic it is. They make everything very clear.

“Amazing jungle experience for price, but room for improvement in logistics and hospitality”

The location was unreal. I loved the candlelight dinners, the beautiful garden, the waterfall hike and the chorus of the jungle as we were falling asleep. Magical place to be.

“Amazing place to get away from it all!”

The remote location and the views! The escapism with no WiFi and no electricity. Basic but stunning. Hummingbirds in front of us ans other birds. Incredible night skies of stars!

“Unbelievable”

Rafting

“Incredible experience, we loved our 3 nights there, highly recommended”

Increíble location, really nice set up. We had two rooms with private bathrooms that worked very well. Great food and nice to have communal meals. Great walks around the property and we loved to go in and out by rafting. Staff were all super friendly and helpful. An absolutely lovely place even without wifi, not much electricity and rainy days.

Immersion in nature

Amazing stay. Beautiful view from the room as well as from the common area. Organization of the rafting was perfectly managed and a lot of fun. Vegegtarian diet was taken care of and overall super friendly staff. Food and Drinks are taken care of. Alcoholic drinks you need to bring yourself or buy when you are tranferred to the lodge.

“Perfect location to switch off”

Positioning of the lodges on the hills above the river was beautiful. It was secluded, peaceful and surrounded by nature. So many birds and butterflies around the property.

“Loved the location, food and staff.. so helpful.”

Loved the location and being able to sit on our balcony watching the birds and river

“It was magical to switch off from the modern world and reconnect with nature.”

Loved being out in the middle of nowhere to take in the wonderful scenery and beauty of the wildlife. I enjoyed the food cooked at the property. Moses was the best host we had at the property. Tony the driver was also very friendly and helpful. The volunteers at the property were also great.

Pacuare River Lodge is a beautiful place. Very special to raft to the lodge. Great place to relax, sit, watch, read and take pictures. Take an extra day there, it is worth it. Johanna and Kirk do a really good job. They helped me as well with my bike. Thanks also to the stuff at the lodge who did a really good job. Muchas gracias! And, DON'T try to drive there, the road is REALLY bad!!

“A never-to-forget experience”

The rafting and stay at Pacuare Lodge is 100 per cent top-class and can be recommended to those willing to enjoy an adventure and stay in the rainforest. The rafting for us (a group of 8 friends, rafting for the first time in our life) was one of the highlights of our 20 days trip in Costa Rica. The guides navigated the rafts so easily that it did not really matter if we paddled as instructed or confused commands – were were safe in their hands and could trust the guides completely. The guides Moses and Walter were very professional, entertaining and great communicators; as well as very attentive and sensitive at the same time. Everybody should give a try to this experience! Much has been said about the Lodge and its surroundings in other reviews – the praise is well deserved. This place is unforgettable and the Lodge should be added to everybody‘s itinerary as the atmosphere and the feeling you get there is beyond words.

“What a beautiful place to stay after Whitewater rafting.”

Fantastic views , super home cooked food. Great staff .

“Amazing off-grid experience. Friendly staff and tasty food”

Simple but beautiful setting, off grid (no WIFI or cell phone signal) made it easy to properly relax. The guided walks (no additional charge) were fun. Staff extremely friendly, freshly prepared proper food was really tasty. Excellent value for money.

“Lodge surrounded by natural beauty, birds and nice people. Rafting - exciting and stunning.”

If you want to combine an amazing pacuare river rafting experience with a stay in a wonderful cabin set in the middle of nature. You want AC and cocktails go somewhere else. If you want views to die for (our cabin was No.2 and had a lovely little outside porch and two chairs and we couldn’t budge from it. This is a little paradise but I want to stress that above that Joanne (who runs it with her husband Kirk) seems to have a magic touch with her staff and guides. Moises (spelling?) cooked with a lovely light touch friendliness and was a star on the raft, made it fun and safe. But everyone there was perfect. I foolishly lost my phone and cards (nightmare holiday scenario) and Joanne went beyond to track them down and arrange for us to pick them up. I can’t thank her enough. And I can’t recommend this highlight of our holiday highly enough!

Amazing unique place in the middle of the jungle. Breakfast, lunch, dinner are nice and tasty additions - though necessary as well. Well isolated from everything else, hence good to experince the forest (pretty loud, especially at night), many animals are around and good for those, who is looking for adventure. There is a nice pond on the creek approachable with few mins hike, where you can swim. Overall it is a great experience with likeminded young people.

“Overall loved the location and relaxing space. However suggest the rooms would benefit from an upgrade to include some h”

The remote location was fabulous with river view and access for a swim and a waterfall visit . Lots of bird life to watch and very relaxing. Good rafting with experienced helm. We were well fed but suggest fruit for pudding would be a welcome addition.