VILCANOTA WHITE WATER RAFTING: CLASS II & III
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- Category: Rafting Hits: 346
(good for beginners and first timers)
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 fro this sacred river is the snowcapped mountain Ausangate (6384mts).In ht e sacred valley, between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, it is also called the Willcamayu (sacred river of the Incas).it is flow north-northeast for about 724kilomters 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.
ITINERARY
DAY ONE: Cusipata section
- ITINERARY
- TRIP ITINERARY:
We will drive south out of Cusco city, through farmland and valleys for about 1,30 minutes until we arrive at the small village of Cusipata (“happy place”) in the vicinity of which we will begin our rafting trip. After the safety instructions and all the gear ready, we put in to the water and paddle for about two hours in class II and III rapids.We will run the introdution rapid which is a class III rapid. Then we begin runing a section of class II rapids untill we reach the Canyon of Cusipata. In this canyon we will find a good rapids class III.
Some sections of waves with some good flat sections of class I and class II. Later we float in the class II rapids with beatifull views of the Vilcanota mountain range.Also there will be a good chance to see some of the flora and fauna of the Andean forest.We cover a distance of 15 kilometers. Afterwards, we take out in a place suitable to change into dry clothes and have lunch, Drive back to Cusco in one hour and a half.
- Include
- Included
- All river equipment.
- Wetsuits.
- Wind breakers.
- Helmet and Jackets.
- Paddles.
- Rafting equipment (paddles, helmets, lifejackets).
- Safety instructions.
- Safety Kayak.
- Class V River Guide.
- Hyside boats
- Cell phone,Trasportation,Lunch.
- Radio communication.
- Prices
- Prices
2 pax $120 for each person
3 to 5 pax $110 for each person
6 to 8 pax $100 for each person
9 to 12 pax $90 for each person
- 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:
- Flashlights (at least one headlamp among them).
- Sun Block; Insect Repellent.
- Towels (Small; cotton and hygienic).
- Rain Gear (Pants and Jacket) though not necessary during the months of July and August.
- A couple of pairs of socks, perhaps even an extra pair.
- One pair of trousers for the evening plus two more pairs for trail use (zipp-offs).
- Sandals for River use (Teva types).
- Low ankle height hiking shoes or regular hiking boots (check the season).
- Reading material.
- Binoculars (always useful regardless of season and activity).
- Bathing Suit.
- Water Bottle (I liter capacity).
- Good Sun glasses, perhaps two sets.
- A bandana for neck protection.
- A couple of sets of underwear (perhaps an extra pair).
- Camera and plenty of film.
- Passport (plus a couple of Xerox copies).
- At least one short sleeve shirt and one or two long sleeve shirts (dark colors, depending on the place and destiny chosen).
- A good waterproof jacket.
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