Piñipampa,middle VILCANOTA RIVER RAFTING: CLASS I & II
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(Family Trip)Piñipampa(middle Vilcanota River), section class I,II
We offer a one day and two days and multi days River rafting for beginners or well experienced rafters on River trips from class I to class III.Also we have multiday River trips from class (III.IV.V) on the Apurimac River and the Vilcanota River.Check the River conditions.
The great Urubamba River is a river in Peru. A partially navigable head water of the Amazon River. It rises in the Andes to the south-east of Cusco near the Puno region border( in a place called la raya pass at 4338 mts) in between the Chiboya snowcapped(5489mts) and the Mosaya snow peak at (5400mts),where is called the Vilcanota river. Also one of the main sources of water from this sacred river is the snowcapped mountain Ausangate (6384mts).In the sacred valley, between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, it is also called the Willcamayu (sacred river of the Incas).it is flow north-northeast for about 724 kilomters before coalescing with the great Apurimac river, another main source of the Amazon river to form the Ucayali river.
The Urubamba river is divided in the upper Urubamba and the lower Urubamba, the dividing feature being the Pongo(a place where the entire river go in to the narrow canyon called el Pongo de Mainique,a famous white water long section ,where the motor boats cross these sections filled with rapids class I;II,III,in the canyon.
Most of the commercial river trips and found in the upper Urubamba and lower Urubamba River. We offer a multiday river trips and one day river trips. We have easy floating trips and demanding river trips in different sections of this mighty and mystical river of the Incas.
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Middle Vilcanota River rafting Piñipampa (class I and class II):
- ITINERARY
- TRIP ITINERARY:
Middle Vilcanota River rafting (class I and class II)
We begin the day at 8, 30 in the morning. We will drive south of Cusco for about one hour to the beginning of our section. Along the way we have the impressive view of the snow capped called Ausangate (6384mts)which is one of the main sources of water for this river.After we pass several Andean villages and the remarkable Incas remains of Pikillacta, we will arrive to the place called Piñipampa, where we will have our put in point. After the safety instructions and getting ready all the equipment and rafts, we begin running class I rapids for the first section. Later we take the canyon of Piñipampa with spectacular views of the Vilcanota Mountains range. In this canyon, we will run some class I and class II rapids with some flats sections at the end. The rapids are nice and easy with few rock and several small waves. We will float for about 1, 30 minutes and we will cover a distance of 8 kilometers.
During the rafting we will have the opportunity to see part of the ancient suspension bridge of the Incas. As well we will see some flora and fauna tipical of the Andean forest. Along the canyon there is different species of Bromeliads (air plants) and Spanish moss (liquends) and some birds like the rufuos collared sparow.Also some Andean gulls and some species of Humminbirds.After the incredible journey we will change in to dry clothes and get some hot drinks. We will come back to Cuzco in 45 minutes. We will finish the trip at 1 pm in the afternoon. - Include
- Included
- Transportation
- Rafting equipment (paddles, helmets, lifejackets)
- Hyside raft
- Camera dry bag
- Hot drinks
- River guide
- Dry jacket
- Prices
- Prices
- What to bring
- What to bring
This is a list designed to advise you what equipment is appropriate to bring according to the weather conditions predominating at the time of your trip:
- Sun Block; Insect Repellent.
- Towels (Small; cotton).
- A pair of socks.
- One pair of trousers for the evening.
- Sandals for River use (Teva types).
- Reading material.
- Binoculars (always useful regardless of season and activity).
- Bathing Suit.
- Water Bottle (I liter capacity).
- Good Sun glasses
- A bandana for neck protection.
- Camera and plenty of film.
- ·At least one short sleeve shirt and one or long sleeve shirts
- A good waterproof jacket.
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