APURIMAC RIVER RAFTING
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After breakfast at your hotel, transfer from Cusco to Inca bridge of Huajachaca (Apurimac river), used by
the antique Peruvians to exchange goods between the Pacific Ocean coast and Cusco as the capital of
the empire at (2100 meters). Lunch will be served at the river shore. At this point we will meet the other
part of the crew, our river rafting guides and all the equipment and gear to continue with our expedition
by the river. After lunch our river rafting guides will provide us with our river equipment and will give us
a safety briefing before getting to the class 2-3 rapids of this fantastic river. We will star to paddle and
find bases of old bridges used since centuries by Incas until now. Dinner will be served at the campsite
around the campfire. Full meals included.
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After a healthy breakfast we will walk around the campsite to admire the vegetation like bromeliads and
orchids. In the morning we will some easy rapids and pass the nice part of the canyon and admire some
waterfalls and have the chance to explore a little creek. Then, after cross calm waters and black rock for
about 2 to 3 hours will meet a tributary call Santo Tomas River and continue by an amazing limestone
canyon. After lunch, we will run quite a few class 3 rapids and to have the big chance of find river otters,
some deer, cormorants, torrent ducks and other tropical Andean birds. Will have lunch at a sandy beach.
In the afternoon we will pass many old suspended bridges along the river and have another set of rapids
like 3 condores, before set up camp in a nice sandy beach.
Full meals included
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After breakfast, we will run the most intense sets of class III to IV pool-drops rapids, called "The other
right" among others. Also time to explore a couple of waterfall creeks. We will have lunch at the end of
our adventure, followed by a four-hour drive to Cusco in our private vehicle. We will drop you off at your
hotel. End of our services. (Breakfast, Lunch)
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Timing:
7.00 am transfer Cusco to Apurimac river
12:00 meeting at Huajachaca (Apurimac river)
14:30 After safety talk, We start our rafting trip for the next 2 hours.
4.30 pm Camping
Sunset about 5:50 PM
APURIMAC RIVER RAFTING
- 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
2019
PRIVATE SERVICE: NET PRICE PER PERSON:
DISTANCES:
First 5 kms to Rocoto village with a gentle down hill
Last 5 kms to reach the river with more inclined down hill
Total hike altitude lost during hike: 1,200 meters in 5-6 hours.
Total section of the river to be run in the next days 52 kilometers
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Timing:
5.00 AM sunrise
6.30 AM Breakfast
8:30/9:00 am start rafting after load the rafts
10:30 AM continue rafting and snacks at Santo Tomas river join.
12.30 PM lunch
14:00/416:30 rafting
16:30 set up camp
Sunset about 5:50 PM
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Timing:
5.00 AM sunrise
6.30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Load boats and start rafting
APURIMAC RIVER RAFTING
- 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
2019
11:00 AM Arrive to take out
12.00 leave the river for our 4-5 hours drive back to Cusco.
13.00 Lunch in a sightseen point.
18:30 Arrive Cusco
115 Kms to drive back to Cusco city
What’s included
Transportation to and from the river
All meals and excellent diet during the expedition (2 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 2 Dinner)
All professional rafting equipment (dries bags and class V river gear)
High quality rafting equipment and self-bailing rafts
One Safety Kayak for each 2 boats
All camping gear (screen dinning tent, double person tents, mattress, etc)
Safety and professional river procedure
Best Peruvians class V river guides (International training, swift water rescue and wilderness first responder courses)
Professional First aid kit
Environmental car
What’s not included
Hotels or meals in Cusco
Sleeping bag
Tips and Extra spends or services don’t describe in the program
All types of personal insurance