Tours & Experiences in Costa Rica

Exciting Excursions in Manuel Antonio

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We are Costa Rica’s waterfall experts! In addition to our renowned waterfall tours, we offer guided tours in Manuel Antonio National Park, pedal kayaking, paddle boarding, surf lessons & more in and around Manuel Antonio. We pride ourselves on offering unique adventures, accessible to all types of guests with safety and sustainability in mind. Navigate our tour options below to choose the adventure that’s right for you and your group. Let the adventure begin!

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Why Book with Paddle 9?

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SAFETY FIRST

With Paddle 9 we do everything we can to ensure the safety of our guests, so you can focus on relaxing and adventuring.

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BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE

We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and having the best guides. All of our friendly and fun guides are bilingual and certified.

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ADVENTURE

Whether you are looking for a wildlife, waterfall, paddle or kayak adventure in Manuel Antonio, we’ve got you covered!

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Private Tours

Looking to plan a custom tour in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica? Check out our private tour options and start planning your adventure today!

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Private Tours

Looking to plan a custom tour in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica? Check out our private tour options and start planning your adventure today!

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Don’t Just Take Our Word For It!

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Declaration of Sustainability

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Paddle 9 is a company committed to customer satisfaction and excellence in tourism. We pride ourselves on the staff’s shared values including a culture of leadership and active participation in promoting conservation and protection of our natural, cultural and social environments.

Our Mission

Paddle 9 seeks to foster a unique brand of ecotourism through paddle-boarding, kayaking, surf lessons, nature hikes and waterfall interaction to showcase the natural wonders of the Central Pacific of Costa Rica to our international clients in the form of a full service tour company that practices the principles of sustainable development.

We consider ourselves the pioneers in waterfall and paddle boarding in the area, leading in the field with excellent customer service, a commitment to innovation, constant education of our collaborators and the environment.

Our Vision

We envision becoming the leading operator of all tours and lessons we operate in Costa Rica through compliance with all government requirements for our company and guides.

Through our involvement in social and environmental activities, we will lead the industry as an example of a profitable, yet environmentally friendly company.

About Paddle 9

Established in 2012, Paddle 9 is a full service adventure tour company in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. Paddle 9 is considered the waterfall excursion expert in Manuel Antonio and the surrounding areas as well as the pioneers in stand up paddle boarding tours in the ocean as well as the mangroves. Through the success of these tours we have begun offering other tour activities in the area.

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Paddle 9 operates in SAN JOSE & PUNTARENAS
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How to tell a horse has a Costa Rican passport…
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THEY’RE BACK! 🦕
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HAPPY TUESDAY 🙃
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This isn’t filmed in Costa Rica, but we still thought you might enjoy this ADORABLE seal, our friend @cooperlost filmed in Australia a while back 🙂
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CHECK OUT his page for other insane animal content including Bears in Alaska and animals on safari in Africa! 😍😍😍
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5️⃣ MUST SEE 👀 PLACE IN COSTA RICA 🇨🇷
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CHECK ✅ #3 OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST!
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BECAUSE IT’S FRIDAY AND THIS IS 🔥
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The bat 🦇 at the end was a paid actor!
Try to spot @mattyruggz and the bat!
The music goes too well with this clip!
#IAMBATMAN
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DID YOU KNOW WE STILL HAVE DINOSAURS 🦕
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Just kidding - but how hilarious is this reverse video of pizotes looking like mini dinosaurs running across the beach 🏝️ 😂
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SHARE if we had you going for a second 😝
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Paddle your way to paradise with @paddle9
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Waterfalls - Where gravity meets beauty in Costa Rica. Another day of defying the mundane at @paddle9, one waterfall at a time 😊 #puraVida
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DEFY THE MUNDANE:
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Typical views in Manuel Antonio. Complete with a local lovers-quarrel!
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Scarlet Macaws are seen regularly all over this postcard paradise 🙂 come see for yourself!
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@filipe_deandrade with another work of Hummingbird Art. UNREAL
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🚨FRIDAY🔥FIRE🚨
At PADDLE 9 we will NEVER push you PHYSICALLY, but we will always MENTALLY CHALLENGE you to go outside your comfort zone! We have a version of this conversation, almost daily, on tour with clients hesitant to take the leap on one of our Waterfall Tours. We live for the moments when we get to help and see customers overcome their fears and the changes within them afterwards! The look on peoples faces when they came, they saw, they conquered 💪🏽- is what Paddle 9 is all about 🙏🫡
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COME CONQUER YOUR FEARS WITH US!
TAKE THE LEAP!
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Nice little MASH-UP edit of our two most POPULAR waterfall excursions, THE FULL DAY & NAUYACA, done by the newest member of the Team, Photographer & Content Creator - Johan @johansc__
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PADDLE 9 GUIDE @ismaelj_morav enjoying one of Mother Nature’s creations yesterday!
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😊HAPPY SUNDAY😊
PROOF THAT ALL ANIMALS LOVE A GOOD BELLY RUB
INCLUDING TAPIRS aka “DANTAS”, which can be found here in Costa Rica, in THE WILD.
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🚨PLEASE NOTE: This tapir is being cared for at a wildlife refuge and can not be returned to the wild, hence the human contact! AT NO POINT should you attempt to PET OR TOUCH a wild TAPIR or any WILDLIFE for that matter 😊 PURA VIDA!
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SHARE THIS IF IT MADE YOU SMILE!
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SOMEBODY GET THESE PIGGIES
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ONLY GOOD ENERGY HERE 🙂
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BRING US SOME OF YOURS!
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