Lost Canyon Adventures: A Life-Changing Canyoning Experience in Costa Rica
By Selina Walker
Desafio: To Challenge, To Explore, To Inspire, or is it… Desafio: To Challenge, to Explore, To CHANGE LIVES?
After last week’s challenging canyoneering tour in the Lost Canyon of Costa Rica, I strongly believe the latter is correct.
Sonja D. from the United States wrote us a heartfelt thank-you letter detailing her challenging and life-changing experience in our Lost Canyon. She expressed, “It was really important for me to do the waterfall rappelling. But, our first attempt at the tour resulted in me having a panic attack.”
Though she didn’t complete the tour as intended, our guides supported her, allowing her to still enjoy aspects like a small cliff jump, the canyon’s surprise “Tsunami,” and maneuvering through the rocky terrain. While happy, she didn’t feel complete because she didn’t achieve her initial goal.
Sonja recounts, “The following day (after the tour), I felt like I had failed and needed to go back (and do it again).”
And so she returned to the Lost Canyon, completing the entire tour, including the most challenging parts like the 200 ft waterfall rappel! “It was a LIFE-CHANGING experience that I so desperately needed,” says Sonja.
We are immensely proud of Sonja and all the adventurers on this tour, as it truly is Costa Rica’s MOST Extreme Tour.
Sometimes, we observe clients hesitating at the top of the waterfalls before rappelling, recognizing that these are the individuals who may undergo the most transformative experiences. They have the potential to overcome what is holding them back: fear.
This is why people leave this tour feeling refreshed and energized. There is something about facing your fear that leaves you inspired and renewed. Jumping off a cliff can be that symbolic “leap of faith” you may have been seeking in your life.
As Eliomar Duran Vargas, the Canyoning Leader, says, “On this tour, you can’t think; you just have to do it. Don’t let fear control you. And when you are at the bottom, you will be so happy and proud of yourself for doing something you never thought you could do.”
And this is true. We witness it every day.
So, whether you’re up for the challenge of our classic Lost Canyon Adventures Canyoning or our more extreme Gravity Falls Waterfall Jumping, we eagerly anticipate providing you with plenty of life-changing experiences on your vacation in Costa Rica.
