{"id":3541,"date":"2023-11-16T06:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ericadventures.com\/cusco\/cultural-tour\/cusco-city-tour-half-day-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:08:03","slug":"urubamba-river-rafting-full-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ericadventures.com\/en\/cusco\/rafting\/urubamba-river-rafting-full-day\/","title":{"rendered":"1D Urubamba River Rafting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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URUBAMBA WHITE WATER RIVER RAFTING<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rafting is a good option for your free reminder time in Cusco, we run this tour with all the safety procedures, appropriate equipment and professional guides\u2026, before book your tour, it’s necessary to know: there are 2 classic places to go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DESCRIPTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OPTION<\/strong><\/td>Ollantaytambo<\/strong><\/td>Cusipata<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Duration<\/strong><\/td>From 10am to 2pm(4 hours)<\/td>From 9am to 5pm Approx(8 hours)<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/strong><\/td>In the Urubamba Valley, northwest of Cusco<\/td>In Urubamba Valley Southwest of Cusco<\/td><\/tr>
Difficulty level<\/strong><\/td>III<\/td>III<\/td><\/tr>
Distance from Cusco Kms<\/strong><\/td>78 km(road goes up and down, curvy)<\/td>87 km(road goes inside the Urubamba Valley)<\/td><\/tr>
Time trip by car from Cusco<\/strong><\/td>1 hour and 15 minutes<\/td>1 hour and 15 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
Departures<\/strong><\/td>Daily(Private and Shared Groups)<\/td>Daily(Private and Shared Groups)<\/td><\/tr>
Season<\/strong><\/td>All the year<\/td>All the year<\/td><\/tr>
Number of Class III Rapids<\/strong><\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Recommendations according our clients\u2019 location: Cusco or Sacred Valley<\/strong><\/td>We recommend this tour for our clients who are in The Sacred Valley: Urubamba or Ollantaytambo, (this tour begins and ends in Ollantaytambo)<\/td>We recommend this tour for our clients who are in Cusco(this tour begins and ends in Cusco)<\/td><\/tr>
Price in US$ Dollars in Shared Service<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

LOCATION OF CUSIPATA AND OLLANTAYTAMBO:<\/h2>\n\n\n
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ITINERARY – CUSIPATA RAFTING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 8:45 AM we will pick up our clients from their Cusco<\/strong> hotels, and after that we’ll begin our trip by bus to the Urubamba<\/a> River (1 hour and 15 minutes more or less), once we arrive to the river, our guides will give you a safety chat (they will explain the equipment to you, navigation, river, rapids, etc), then, you’ll get prepared with the rafting equipment, and after that, we’re ready to run the river!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll put the rafts on the river and we’ll practice paddling with our rafting crew\u2026, then we’ll run rapids class II and III for 2 hours and 30 minutes more or less, after it; we’ll arrive to the end point, once dry and dressed, we’ll have lunch, then we’ll begin our trip back to Cusco<\/a>, arriving at 5pm more or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ITINERARY – OLLANTAYTAMBO RAFTING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the same than the Cusipata Rafting, the only difference is that our clients will be already in the Sacred Valley, and they will avoid the 2 hours trip by bus\u2026(in\/out Cusco to Ollantaytambo), so, the whole tour will last from 10 am to 2pm aprox.(4 hours)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapids Classification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Class I<\/strong><\/td>Flat water, lakes, flat river places<\/td><\/tr>
Class II<\/strong><\/td>Small Rapids with small rocks<\/td><\/tr>
Class III<\/strong><\/td>Rapids, Waves, Rocks, amazing to do rafting<\/td><\/tr>
Class IV<\/strong><\/td>Strong Rapids, Waves, really fun<\/td><\/tr>
Class V<\/strong><\/td>The hardest level that a person can run, really dangerous<\/td><\/tr>
Class VI<\/strong><\/td>Not for run!, avoid!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*<\/a> Always use your safety equipment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rainy season is a really good time to go rafting because the river gets faster and the waves and other hydraulics are larger. The rainy season lasts from December to April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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