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!

Had the best experience at Naucaya Waterfall with the most wonderful tour guides— Ken, Alejandro, Gustavo, and Hiace! They were super nice and extremely knowledgeable, always pointing out different wildlife and vegetation! They paced the tour perfectly, allowing time to enjoy the scenery but never dragging on. After the hiking and swimming the chicken and rice lunch was delicious!
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Amy McLaughlin
3/04/2025
Ken, Tyler and Roberto (Rista) were phenomenal tour guides. Not only did they provide us with a SAFE waterfal jumping experience but they also provided us with great information about Costa Rica 🇨🇷. The lunch was out of this world! Mike did a great job of capturing our adventures on film. Well worth the cost of the excursion. Highly recommend it!
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Gail FreidhoffBohman
2/27/2025
We used Paddle 9 for an all day tour to Nauyaca Falls. Pick up was timely and Carlos, Roberto and Tyler showed us just the most incredible time! We visited the upper falls first and enjoyed the refreshing waters after the beautiful short hike to get there. We enjoyed a fresh pineapple snack before heading to the lower falls. Tyler and Roberto let us each figure out our own comfort levels of enjoying the falls. A few of us chose to swim right up to the falls and they made sure we had good and perfect footing for sitting on the rocks under the falls. Definitely a highlight of mine! The next highlight was watching Tyler and Roberto cliff dive 30' off the falls! Truly incredible to watch! They not only watched out for us but we watched the care Roberto provided for someone in a different group that fell and got injured. He made sure to help her get safely out of the water. Not only that but another older woman got overwhelmed on the trail. He made sure she wasn't left behind and arranged a ride out for her. Such care is not found in many companies. I'd choose Paddle 9 for any excursions in Manuel Antonio! PS~lunch with fresh blackberry juice at the end was awesome!
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Tammy Rinaldi
2/27/2025

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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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