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River Rafting in Cusco

1 day rafting in cusco

A day of rafting will teach you some basic techniques, show you some nice scenery near Cusco, and give you a wet, thrilling ride.

river rafting in cusco Itinerary:

At 9:00 AM we leave for the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (north of Cusco), where our guide will give us an introductory chat on safety and equipment for our trip running the Urubamba. We will raft for around 2 ½ hours in Class II,III.IV+ and V rapids, depending on which route we select.

We could be on Huambutio, Class II, Ollantaytambo, Class III (We run it from May to December), Quiquijana IV and V (Dec to May). For the last one, which is the hardest, we always take a safety kayak with us, so it means one extra guide for the safety of our clients. After lunch we return to Cusco, arriving at around 5:00 PM.

The rainy season is a really good time to go rafting because the river gets faster and the waves and other hydraulics are larger. The rainy season lasts from December to April

Included :

Professional English speaking guides, paramedics qualified for Class V rafting

Full Rafting equipment (helmet, life jacket, raincoat, paddle, wetsuit, Hyside Self Bailer Boats)

Private Round Trip Transportation.

Lunch (Meat, salad, sodas, tea, coffee, dessert, fruits)

Optional: Video and Photos Services

We recommended to bring:

Bathing suit.
Towel.
Sandals or running shoes.
Shorts (to use over the wetsuit).
Hat, sun block cream.
Camera.

WHITE WATER RIVER RAFTING (APURIMAC CANYON 3Days 2Nights

This exciting whitewater rafting expedition is rated among the 10 best Rafting trips of world . We start the trip from Cusco 3,400 m.a.s.l. driving for 4 hours across the Andes down to the apurimac river canyon ( in the native quechua language meaning “ Speaker of the Gods “ ). This river is also the most direct source of the Amazon making it the longest river in the world .We put-in at 2,000 m.a.s.l. It will take us about two hours to prepare all the equipment using only state of the art self bailing rafts and catarafts. We'll have lunch and raft down to our first camp. All the meals are prepared by our staff on a campfire under the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere. At one point we arrive to a narrow canyon with an impossible rapid where we have to do a portage for about 300m.a.s.l. This means that we will have to carry everything across. Most of the time we will be rafting class III+ and IV rapids , but we also have a few class IV + and V rapids. Among the wildlife , in this remote and isolated canyon we could find river otters, bob cats, foxes, torrent ducks, cormorants etc.

Itinerary

DAY 1 : We meet at 9:00 am. From Cusco we drive 4 hours through the Andes to the put-in at Huallpachaca bridge 2,000 m.a.s.l. altitude. It will take us a couple hours to prepare all the equipment , self-bailing rafts, oars,paddles, coolers, helmets, lifejackets, wet suits etc. you will be given a safety talk and drills into rafting technics. We will put emphasis in training all the participants, in how to get back into the raft, flipping the raft, swimming a rapid etc. You will be floating for 2 or 3 hours , doing class II and III rapids. Camp in a narrow gorge with impressive walls . Here the guides will prepare dinner . (L+D).

DAY 2 : After a healthy breakfast we start rafting around 9:00am. Today we will be in the water for about 6 hours, doing mostly class III and IV rapids , stopping for lunch and arriving to camp around 4:00pm , today we´ll have tea time and dinner and sleep on a sandy beach under the night sky of the southern hemisphere (B+L+D).

DAY 3 : After a good breakfast we are going to be rafting through a couple of class V rapids with names such as “tooth ache”, “you first"," last laugh” .After 3 to 4 hours of rafting we will arrive to the take out where we pack all the equipment and drive back to Cusco, arriving around 6:00 pm (B+L)

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