Apurimac River Rafting 4D/3N
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Tour details
River Rafting
River Rafting
- Type:
- Adventure Tours
- Code:
- AT01
- Visited Destinations:
- Cusco
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The Apurimac is rated, by those who know, among the world´s 10 best rivers to run for its variety of rapids and nice climate. The Apurimac-Ucayali-Amazon River is the longest river in the world, but too turbulent to be useful like the Nile. The name of the river may mean God Talking, or Thunder under the Mountain.
Itinerary
Below you can find a day-to-day description of the 4-day Rafting Apurimac River.
Day 1 We meet at 9:00 am in Cusco. From Cusco we drive 4 hours through the Andes to the put-in point at Huallpachaca bridge (2,000 mts.altitude) It will take us about two hours to prepare all the equipment, self-bailing rafts, oars, paddles, coolers, helmets, lifejackets, wet suits etc. You will be given a safety briefing, explaining different rafting techniques and safety procedures. We will put emphasis on training all the participants, especially on paddling techniques, how to get back into the raft, responses to a raft flip, how to safely swim a rapid.
We will raft for 2 or 3 hours, including Class II and III rapids. Then camp in a narrow gorge with impressive rock walls . Here the guides will prepare dinner, as you relax around the campfire (L+D).
Day 2 After a healthy breakfast we stat rafting around 10:00am. Today we will be in the water for about 4 1/2 hour doing mostly class III and IV rapids, dealing with another short portage stopping for lunch and arriving to camp between 3:00pm and 4:00pm, today we´ll have tea time 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 us ¨tooth ache¨, ¨you first¨, ¨last laugh¨, after 3 or 4 hours of rafting we will arrive to camp at another nice sandy beach at river night, lunch and happy hour before dinner are included. ( B+L+D ).
Day 4 After a good healthy breakfast , we will float down and encounter rapids class V such as "tooch ache", "you firts", and arriving for lunch at the the take out where we pack all the equipment and drive back to Cusco arriving around 6:00pm. ( B+L ).
Include
- Private Transportation to and from the river- Professional Class V Guides.
- State of the art self bailing rafts.
- All the meals whilst at the river .
- Water proof-bags for personal luggage
- Safety conscious techniques and procedures
- Wet-suit, spray jacket, helmet
- Double occupancy tents
Notes
YOU SHOULD BRING :
1.- Light tennis shoes or sport sandals and socks.
2.- Light volume sleeping bag and a sleeping mat.
3.- Cap or hat for the sun and sunscreen.
4.- Flash light with spare batteries.
5.- Water bottle.
6.- Mosquito Repellent.
7.- Sweatshirt / light pants & T-shirt for camping.
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