Day 1: Cuzco - Puente Hualpachaca
- Apurimac River
From Cuzco, 5 hour journey through the Andes to arrive
at the Huallpachaca bridge located at 2000m. Lunch followed
by preparation of all the equipment including a safety talk.
Rafting in the evening for about 2 hours to your first camp,
which is close to some first class VI rapids. Technical instructions
on class III and IV rapids. Dinner.
Day 2: "Space Oddysey" and "Purgatory" rapids
After breakfast, a short time admiring the bromeliads
and orchids before starting the rafting on a technical rapid
called "Space Odyssey" and many more class IV+ rapids. At
lunch time you will run the "Purgatory rapid", a class V rapid.
After lunch a run of class III rapids in an amazing white
water granite canyon. Camp and then dinner, sleeping on a
sandy beach under the night sky.
Day 3: "S", "Labyrinth" and "Toothache" rapids
Today your rafting starts early. You will run quite a few
class IV and IV+ rapids, with chances of seeing river otters,
dear, foxes, torrents ducks and many other species of bird.
Lunch on a sandy beach followed by the great "Labyrinth" class
V and "Tooth Ache" class V+ rapids. Before running these,
several scouts will be necessary. Set up camp and then dinner.
Day 4: Puente Cunyac - Cuzco
After breakfast a final run of class V rapids such as "Rock
Gate" and "Babalua Carajo" plus some more class IV and III
rapids. Lunch and then private transport back to Cuzco. Transfer
to your hotel.
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