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four-day exciting, whitewater rafting expedition is rated among one
of the best world-class rivers. Drive across the Andes down to the Apurimac
River (Speaker of the Gods) to begin your expedition from a spectacular
and isolated canyon where you may find river otters, bob cats, foxes,
torrent ducks, cormorants and, with some luck, the majestic condor.
Most runs are rated class III and IV with some reaching class V.
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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). |
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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). |
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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). |
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4 After a good healthy breakfast , we will float down and encounter rapids class V such as "tooch ache", "you first", 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). |
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| Departures: Monday (from May to December) | |
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Apurimac River Rafting: What is included and what to bring, please click here |
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| 2008 Rates per person : Rates available upon request | |
