Highlights

This magnificent proposal includes trekking through the Cordillera Vilcanota until reaching the Mountain of 7 colors; On the way you will have a great chance of seeing condors and vicuñas as well as meeting Quechua natives who live at 14,000 feet.

You will also live an exciting adventure rafting in class III and III + rapids in the Urubamba River, which rises in the heights of the Andes and crosses the Sacred Valley of the Incas to finally reach the jungle.

TRIP ITINERARY

DAY 1:

CUSCO - CUSIPATA

We will pick you up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Cusco. Our tourist service bus will take you to the south of Cusco, to the town of Cusipata; the transfer lasts an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes on the Cusco-Sicuani highway.

We will arrive at our destination “Cusipata River Lodge”, where you wil find all the facilities such as: toilets, dressing rooms, sauna, lockers and all the boating equipment will be provided, such as: helmet, life jacket, wetsuit and a waterproof jacket. Then the guides will provide you with all the necessary information and we will proceed with the tour of the river in self-evacuating inflatable rafts for an average of 2 hours. The rapids in this section are Class III and III + – we also send a safety kayaker.

At the end of the rafting, you will return to “Cusipata River Lodge”, where you can relax in our sauna and then have a delicious lunch in our dining room (Option: vegetarian lunch).

Then the guides will provide you with all the necessary information and equipment to ride the zip line that consists of 2 cables of 100 meters long each crossing the beautiful waters of the river. Then you will spend the rest of the afternoon at the lodge where we will provide dinner and campfires and spend the night in double or multi-bed rooms. (L + D)

After breakfast (5:00 am) our transport will pick you up from the lodge to take you to the Mountain of 7 Colors passing through the town of Chillihuani.

Continuing by road and with a very beautiful landscape you can see a small canyon, then we arrive at Phulawasipata where we will rent horses if needed. The hike up is 1 hour and 30 minutes approx.

Continuing with the walk we appreciate snowy mountains and wonderful landscapes in the distance. Arriving at the mountain of colors from the highest part you can appreciate this scenic attraction in all its magnitude.

After appreciating the view and taking photos we will begin the return with a walk of 1 hour and 30 minutes, arriving at Phulawasipata and then returning to the lodge to have lunch and relax in the sauna.

Our transport will be waiting for us to return to Cusco arriving at 4:00 pm approx. (B + L)

Inclusions

Included

  • Transportation to and from the river in a Tourist Service bus.
  • All the river equipment such as: Life jacket, waterproof jacket, wetsuit or weit suit, helmet, paddle,
    Neoprene wetsuit or weit suit, helmet, paddle (we have totally renewed equipment).
  • 1 full lunch, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner (optional vegetarian food).
  • Professional guides of trekking and Rio class V, safety kayaker.
  • Lodge facilities: Sauna, Dressing rooms, Lockers, SS HH, Zipline, Dining room and rooms.
  • Trekking to Vinicunca accompanied by a professional guide.

Pricing

2 Persons
$ USD 239.00

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3 Persons
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5 Persons
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7 Persons
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8 Persons
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9 Persons
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10 Persons
$ USD 239.00

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$ USD 239.00

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What to Pack

  • Mask and face shield
  • A complete seth of clothes
  • A pair of sandals or slippers for the river
  • Sunscreen
  • Small towel.
  • Swimwear to wear under the wetsuit

Reviews about Rafting the Urubamba River and tour to the Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca (2d/1n)

George O
George O
2022-11-06
Value for money The zip line and the rafting were both enjoyable experiences. They were loads of fun. To top it all, after the rafting experience one can then warm-up in an home-made Sauna!
Tjay1
Tjay1
2022-09-15
Great Fun, Brilliant Day Out We had an excellent day with these guys! The rafting was brilliant, friendly staff, good equipment, clear instructions, great setting and scenary, fun zip line, good food, on time... recommended!
Necia S
Necia S
2022-08-02
The perfect activity The River was fantastic and our guide made it just an over the top experience! We laughed so much! I highly recommend booking with them!
Jonathan S
Jonathan S
2022-07-28
Amazing rafting trip What an incredible experience! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who is considering it. Rafting on the Apurimac River was beautiful and the rapids were exhilarating. Our guides Willy and Gabriel were also absolutely amazing. They were both very experienced and made us feel safe throughout the experience. Plus, they were genuinely friendly and fun to hang out with. They even sent us photos and videos from their GoPro after the trip! Overall, this is a top tier tour company and I feel more than comfortable recommending it to everyone!!
Alex In Wanderland
Alex In Wanderland
2022-07-20
Rafting Apurimac with Amazonas Explorers The Apurimac is sporty with incredible scenery. In 3 days, other than camping, I don't think we ever went more than 10 minutes between rapids. Six portages and watching one where the guides sent the rafts down unmanned, a wave caught the 6 man raft and tossed it upside down onto rocks several feet above the river level, glad I wasn't in it. You don't want to do anything stupid here, it's a long way to the hospital. The only other people we saw were 3 gold miners sluicing with 5 gallon buckets, who told us it was a 3 day walk for them to get from the top of the canyon down to the river. At the top of the canyon before driving down to the river my i-phone read 13,400 feet elevation.Our outfitter was Amazonas Explorers, the guides professional and food good. The rafting equipment was top notch with foot pockets, which you need.Amazonas Explorers organized another 14 days of Peruvian sight seeing, from Paracas on the coast, through Cusco and the sacred valley, and on to the Tambopata eco-lodge in the amazon. Everything was on time, all of the employees were extra friendly and the guides spoke excellent english, put us up in excellent hotels, good food, just a first class organization. I asked the different guides how long they've worked there, and almost all of them had been with the company for 10-15 years We sprang for the private guides and transportation, good choice. One other thing, the airport at lake titicaca went down for maintenance at the last minute and after some frantic emails, Amazonas Explorers changed the itenerary. got us different hotels and kept the ball rolling, the only extra cost was for changing Latam tickets. I was impressed they were able to pull that off during high tourist season and didn't soak us for it. Hat tip for that.
Choosewhatever
Choosewhatever
2022-06-21
Excellent rafting for beginners This activity included river rafting, lunch and ziplining. The river rafting was an incredible experience with class 1-3. This was ideal for our family with teens. The teens had never been rafting before so it was a fun experience for them without much danger. We were followed by a safety raft in case any went overboard. Américo was a great river guide and gave great instructions on what needed to be done. After rafting there were showers and bathrooms available as well as a sauna. We were then treated to a nice lunch followed by ziplining. I had never ziplined across a river so it was a great experience even though the climb up to the first line was not very safe. If you are doing this activity with children I highly recommend skipping the ziplining. Unlike other eating trips we have done there was no one trailing along to take pictures although there was a GoPro mounted on the raft. There was also no one to take pictures during the ziplining.
Courtney P
Courtney P
2022-05-14
HIGHLY RECOMMEND -- AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! SO MUCH FUN!!! Cannot recommend this experience enough! Everyone was very informative, approachable, patient, and tons of fun to work with! As first-time rafters, we had no idea what to expect. After an ~1:40h drive to the lodge we received information regarding what to expect and safety measures. Everyone was given gear and then we headed out to the river, where we spent ~2h (which was the perfect amount!). Our guide Willy was absolutely awesome -- he made sure everyone had a GREAT time all the while ensuring everyone felt safe. Views were spectacular. After rafting we had time to spend relaxing in the sauna (!!) and showers before a tasty, traditional Peruvian lunch in the lodge. Zip line was a fun "bonus" activity at the end!
Dave
Dave
2022-04-29
Brilliant 2 day rafting and rainbow mountain experience We did the 2day/1night whitewater rafting and rainbow mountain tour. The rafting was great fun and had bilingual safety talks and guiding. The rainbow mountain tour was beautiful. Our guide, Juan Carlos was exceptional, being both our rafting leader and our guide for rainbow mountain. Cusipata river lodge was very comfortable and the food was very good.
Diego Aviles Sanchez
Diego Aviles Sanchez
2021-09-20
Rafting y Montaña de Colores Estuvimos dos dias, rafting y el tour de la montaña de colores, el raftin seguro y con todas las charlas de seguridad, llegamos a la montaña de colores bien temprano cuando todavia no habia ucha gente, la combinacion perfecta
Diomer B
Diomer B
2021-06-01
RAFTING CON AMERICO Hicimos Rafting por dos horas. Americo fue nuestro guía y la pasamos de ptmr. 5 estrellas buen servicio demasiado recomendable

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