Rafting in The Andes - Rio Grande - Valle Hemoso, Malargue

A rafting experience for experts on big adventures!

Sailing in inflatable rafts along white waters  has always been an adventure with a great quantity of followers. But this activity is  usually done in  2, 3 or 4 hours . Here we suggest  you an adventure that is seen very rarely. A decent of a mountain river for three uninterrupted days, camping and enjoying the maximum expression  of The Andes. Rio Grande, from its origins, in Valle Hermoso, is the main character. Sections of degree 2, 3 and 4 of rafting. Previous experience is not required for this journey. Several dates exist during the summer and they all can be combined with our Horseback riding Crossing the Andes.

-Consult for special dates

-Minimum groupof 5 people required

-Consult for our 2-day rafting adventure

Day 1: We leave Malargue city towards Valle Hermoso(100kms away from the city), where we will begin the navigation of the Rio Grande in inflatable raft  (rafting). Arriving Valle Hermoso we proceed to deliver the equipment  to every passenger and we set up  the rafts . Later, we will have a safety talk and about 1 p.m. we start the navigation, from the joint  of  rivers Tordillo and Cobre which form  Rio Grande , up to  the zone known as ¨la estreches del cura ¨ where Rio Grande is closed in a canyon of big walls.After this first part , we will have a slight lunch and we will keep paddling a couple of hours. On this  day we will navigate the ¨Cajón de los Oscuros ¨ up to Noble Valley, where we will camp on the banks of the  Rio Grande, with mates, coffee and tea; we will talk about the rapids of the first day :grades II, III and some IVth. Dinner:asado and  roasted vegetables . Time of navigation on day 1: 3 hours. 
 

Day 2: Breakfast and about 11 a.m. we return to the river. On the side of Noble Valley the river changes direction and dyes  because of its  tributaries that enter from this Valley where we will find many birds, ducks and  goats. Rapids are softer that ones on the first day.

After the first hour and a half of navigation we find a good place  to have lunch , to rest and to enjoy the local sight. We  embark for other three hours up to the second camp. Again we prepare the place, look for fuelwood, while we have a snack. This second night the dinner will be a rice stew. 
 

Day 3: The last day of the journey is the shorttest on navigation. Once we have  breakfast, we will sail a few hours up to the end of the expedition. Rapids  are more remote one from the other  and  we continue finding birds and also volcanic ashes, which  seem to be  sandy dunes. End of the journey.
 Transfer back to  Malargue. 

Optional:consult for hotel or hostel reservation and the program on the following day Horseback riding Double Crossing of the Andes.