River Rafting on the Chiriqui Viejo River, (2 person Minimum )

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Itinerary

1. Enjoy a whitewater rafting day of adventure after meeting at the office at 7:45am to get properly prepared and briefed. The brief safety demonstration will highlight proper paddling techniques, review guide commands such as "forward" "back" and "stop," and give tips of how best to stay in the raft The journey through the jungle will start with some excellent high-volume first rapids to get the heart racing. The day will pause around noon for a buffet lunch riverside when the guides cut up fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as provide assemble-your-own sandwiches with the best local ingredients. All personal dietary restrictions can be easily accommodated. Once the fresh food has settled and break time is finished, you will load back into the rafts to continue the day's excitement. At approximately 2pm, after around 8.5 miles (14 km) the trip will finish up at the take-out with beers and sodas to the guides. Your vehicle will be waiting to return you to Boquete around 3:30pm.

   7 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 103 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Fun Filled Adventure

  We enjoyed our adventure on the Rio Chiriquí Viejo. We went during the raining season (June – December) when there is plenty of water to enjoy the rapids. It is about an 1½-hour drive to the start of the river. The guides speak only a little English yet are very professional. I felt perfectly safe with them. The lunch served was very good. Bring dry clothes that are easy to change into as there isn’t a changing facility once your adventure ends. It is not cold, so you don’t need to bring extra warm layers for the return trip back to the Boquete Outdoor Adventures. Once you return, pictures taken by the team of your adventure are available online for free. I would recommend Boquete Outdoor Adventures for this tour.

  Trigirl612September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Excellent family rafting, Tini is the guide to request

  This was really excellent. The 1.5-hour shuttle ride out was comfortable, well air-conditioned, and the driver was safe the whole way — even had seatbelts, which we appreciated. We waited about 10 minutes for the dam to start releasing water, then we were off — 10.5 miles of rafting with a nice stop for lunch and drinks at the end. We got lucky with Tini as our guide. He kept our 6-year-old close and safe while still letting the rest of us have real fun — pointing out birds by name, spotting monkeys and snakes in the trees, and taking a ton of pictures and video along the way. The first rapids were the most challenging, and there was some crying from our 6-year-old early on while we experienced some "eddy surfing" — purposeful according to the guide, inadvertent according to my wife. As the guides mentioned, water levels were low, but the river was still genuinely fun, and that held up the whole trip. I've run some big rapids before, and this was still a great fit for the family. Safe, well-guided, and a lot of fun — would recommend to anyone.

  rbrucepsuAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Team Tini had the most fun.

  Had a blast with our guide Tini, don’t call him Tiny. Made us feel safe, comfortable, and young again, Highly recommend, well worth the time and money

  jorgemN4976MNJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5White water rafting is a great day

  Had a fun time I was the the only person from the US. Other gals were from somewhere that they speak German. Very nice group and Tini was informative and hilarious funny. I laughed when he had us rest under a tree where a rainbow viper was snoozing on a limb. I had a good time with a great driver Ed and a fun raft guide Tini!

  teresacE8328ADJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Tinni is the king of the Chiriqui Viego River!

  Tinni was absolutey fantastic. My family had a terrific time. Tinni made us all feel safe and we enjoyed every aspect of the river. I highly recommend this experience and ask for Tinni!

  stevebR8877NLJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great day in rafting

  Excellent experience. Funny, adventourous day, great guys, perfect service, really everything was awesome.

  MonikaPapanovaTNApril 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Boquete

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 41 experiences we list in Boquete.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 41.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Boquete

Boquete is a cool highland town in western Panama, in a valley of coffee farms beneath Volcán Barú, with cloud forest, waterfalls and hot springs.

Boquete lies in the Chiriquí highlands of western Panama, at about 1,200 metres, in a river valley beneath Volcán Barú, which at about 3,475 metres is the highest point in the country. The air is cool and often misty, and the hills are covered in coffee farms, flower gardens and orchards. A small town of cafés, bakeries and shops serves as the base.

Top-ranked sights in Boquete: Los Ladrillos, Barú Volcano National Park.

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