Chili River Rafting from Arequipa, Class II to IV Rapids
From €10 per person
See availability →Chili River rafting from Arequipa on a 3-hour trip with bilingual guides and a safety kayaker: Class II, III and IV rapids, then a snack before the drive back.
Chili River rafting in Arequipa starts with a hotel pick-up and a stop at the gear house, where you put on a wetsuit and the safety gear. A ride along the Chilina Valley ends at the river bank by the little chapel of the Virgen de Chapi-Charcani Sanctuary, and the rafting starts from there.
Before anyone gets in the boat, the guides run through river safety and rescue, and describe what each of the guides and the safety kayaker does. The river then builds up in steps. The first stretch of Class II rapids is for practising rowing. A Class III section follows, and you will certainly be splashed, and then the Class IV, the strongest rapids of the trip.
- Three grades of rapids, from II to IV, in one outing
- A stop where swimming and cliff jumping are optional
- A final stretch of about 15 minutes of Class III before you leave the river
After the Class IV run there is a halt with swimming or cliff jumping as an option, for anyone still wanting more water. At the end you change out of the wet gear, have a snack at the storehouse and ride back to the Plaza de Armas. The whole outing takes about 3 hours. Bilingual professional guides, the safety kayaker, round-trip transport, certified river gear from helmet to booties, a snack and a photo service are covered. Non-swimmers, children under 8, pregnant women, people with limited mobility and anyone recently operated on should choose another activity.