Apurímac River Rafting Tour is a three-day, adrenaline-filled adventure on the mighty Apurímac River. Do you love adventure? Then don't miss out on this rafting holiday, which is considered one of the best adventure experiences in Peru!
In the Quechua language, Apurímac means "the oracle" or "the speaker of the gods." The Apurímac River is the main source of the Amazon River, which is the longest river in the world. It has carved a canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States, measuring over 3,000 meters. The powerful rapids make the river impossible for ships to navigate, but perfect for thrilling rafting adventures. These conditions guarantee an unforgettable whitewater rafting experience in Peru.
During this tour, you’ll enjoy daily rafting trips, breathtaking scenery, and unique wildlife along the river and in the canyon while camping under the stars. Our professional rafting equipment and experienced river guides will support you throughout the tour.
This tour is ranked among the top 10 rafting trips in Peru, offering a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Would you like to experience rafting that's even more thrilling than in the Grand Canyon? Get ready—these unforgettable rafting holidays are waiting for you!
Accommodation: 2x campsite.
Meals: 2x breakfast, 2x lunch, 2x dinner.
Transportation: Van, a river raft.
Day 01:Cusco - Apurimac River Canyon
Day 02: Apurimac River
Day 03: Apurimac River - Cusco
At 9 am, we start out our rafting holidays by a 4 hour ride northwest of Cusco (3,400 masl) across the Andes down to the Apurimac River Canyon - a 3,000 metre deep canyon, twice as deep as the U.S. Grand Canyon!! The 690 km long Apurimac River is the main source of the Amazon River making it the world´s longest river! These ensure us much better rafting contidions than a Grand Canyon rafting tour could offer us!
When we reach the Huallpachaca Village (2,000 masl), we get ready our equipment (self-bailing rafts, paddles, oars, helmets, coolers, life-jackets, wet-suits and others) which takes about 2 hours. Then, we are given a talk on safety and rafting techniques such as know-how on getting back into a raft, a flip of a raft, swimming rapids, etc. Then, we have lunch to afterward start a water ride for about 2 hours doing rapids of class II and III. Later the afternoon, reach our first campsite situated in an impressive narrow gorge. There, we have dinner and overnight.
Next day, we start rafting Apurimac at around 9 am after a healthy breakfast. Today, we enjoy being in the white water for approx. 6 hours doing mostly class III and IV rapids! During that, we stop to have lunch and then we continue rafting down the river towards our second campsite. On the way, we get to a really narow canyon with a very difficult rapid that cannot be overcome so we have to carry our rafts for a while (approx. 7 minutes). At about 4 pm, we reach the campsite. Tonight, we enjoy dinner and campfire on a sandy beach under the sky of the southern hemisphere!
On the last day of this amazing white water rafting vacation, we raft through a few of V class rapids. Except this adrenaline sport, we can also observe the local wildlife such as river otters, bobcats, foxes, torrent ducks, condors and cormorants in this remote and isolated canyon After 3-4 hours in water, we have to finish and pack our river raft and other equipment. We finish our adventure trips by a return to Cusco on our private vehicle reaching it at about 5 pm. There, you are taken back to your hotel and thus your tour finishes. Or, maybe you can ask us about our other rafting tours.
Meal budget: Please allow USD 20 for meals not included.
Single room: Please note that if you have booked the "Single Room" option for this tour, you receive your own single tent.
Local flights: No flights are included in the price of tour!
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Av Tupac Amaru PP-10B, Santiago, Cusco, Peru 
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