Chile is not only famous for its magnificent scenery and delicious wines, but also for its whitewater rivers, which make many adventure enthusiasts flock to the Chile who love to test themselves against the flowing rapids and whitewaters of Chile. Also, white water rafting through Chile is one of the most exciting and dramatic ways to explore the beauty of the Chilean Andes.
The best whitewater river rafting region in Chile is undoubtedly the Futaleufu River Valley. Offering one of most culturally stimulating and exciting rafting experience that is replete with spectacular alpine lakes and gushing mountain streams. |
The Futaleufú, (which means "Big River" in the local Mapuche dialect) with its aqua blue water, alpine setting, and combination of large waves and boulders, is a rafter's playland. The water is comfortable, wetsuits are necessary only on cool days, and the rapids are long, with large pools after almost every one.
The Futaleufu River Valley boasts of some of the Class V rapids, such as Cañon del Infierno, Terminator, Casa de Piedra, and the Throne Room that are generally considered to be one of the world's most difficult rapids to negotiate. On the whole, white water rafting in Futaleufu Chile is an enjoyable experience. The raftable section of river is about 40 miles, and multiple access points allow the adventure enthusiasts to break the trip into sections with different levels of difficulty. This makes it possible to tailor each day's rafting to the comfort level and desires of the participants.
The Rio Maipo is also popular with whitewater enthusiasts who travel to Chile because of it's challenging class III and IV whitewater rapids as well as its and proximity to the city of Santiago.
Be enchanted by its natural rhythms of the gushing rapids, where condors soar in southern thermals high above turquoise rapids thundering through rarely explored granite canyons only during a thrilling water rafting trip to Chile.
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