A raft and a safety kayaker float through the Pacuare's steep jungle gorge, cliffs and rainforest rising on both sides

About Jungle Flow

Two owners, a few hand-picked guides, and the rivers we know best.

Jungle Flow is Kayla and Manuel. We plan every trip ourselves, and most days one of us is on the river with you.

Kayla and Manuel, smiling in whitewater helmets and paddling jackets, on a green river in a jungle canyon

The two of us

Kayla Angstadt has been guiding since 2008 and living in Costa Rica for fifteen years. She also runs Cross-Cultural Connect, a nonprofit bringing students through the country.

  • American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 4 Kayak Instructor
  • ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Pennsylvania
  • CPR and First Aid
  • Yoga instructor
  • Certified school teacher

Manuel Fallas Calvo was born and raised in Turrialba and has guided just about everything here — rivers, trails, bikes, birds. If there’s a better way to do a day, he knows it.

  • Certified Costa Rican tour guide
  • ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
  • CPR and First Aid
A rafter in a helmet and life jacket jumps from the lip of a jungle waterfall while a guide waits in the pool below

The guides we choose

When it isn’t one of us, it’s a highly qualified guide we picked ourselves, one by one. We pay our guides among the best in the country, on purpose. A good guide is the biggest part of a safe trip, and of a great one.

The rafting group celebrates on the riverbank with arms in the air, jungle-covered hills behind them

5.0

36 Google reviews

2008

Guiding these rivers since

ACA

Certified · swiftwater rescue

“After more than 40 years as a whitewater guide, I can confidently say this company is truly exceptional—their skill, professionalism, and attention to detail shine through in every part of the trip.”

Google review · Pacuare

Still working out what you want?

That’s most people. Fifteen minutes on a call and you’ll know whether we’re the right fit — and if we’re not, we’ll tell you who is.