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RAFTING DEEPEST CANYON IN THE WORLD-COTAHUASI
RIVER RAFTING (11D/10N)
TOUR 4
Explore the living past while thundering down one of the wildest
rivers in the world!
Join us for a 14 mile hike on an ancient Inca trail deep into
the earth, then enjoy the adrenaline rush during a 6-day Class V
raft trip down a steep river through a gorgeous Canyon
If you are looking for a real adventure and true expedition:
this is it! This river features some of the most continuous run
able whitewater on earth
Some of the trip highlights
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100 miles of
continuous class 4 and 5 white water.
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Deepest
canyon in the world - twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.
Deeper than the
Colca Canyon.
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Every night
camp is set up on Inca Terraces. The Cotahuasi canyon has
more Inca ruins than we can explore during one trip. On the
exploratory trip we discovered Inca textiles, skulls,
perfectly intact pottery, wooden cups, tombs and Inca
tunnels.
Rafting Deepest Canyon in the World-Cotahuasi River Rafting
Trip Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive
in Lima
Peru and take a connecting flight to Arequipa. Explore this
beautiful town hewn out of white stone; spend your first
night at the Hotel Del Lago.
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Day
2: Afternoon departure
Start drive to Cotahuasi canyon. We drive through many small
Peruvian villages and pass through beautiful countryside.
You'll eat dinner in the town of Aplao - 3 hours from
Arequipa.
Camp at
a developed campsite in the Colca valley.
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Day 3: We
take a 7 hour journey by road to Cotahuasi.
You go over a 15,500 foot pass before dropping down to the
village of Cotahuasi. Along the way we get incredible views
of mountain Coropuna (21,000 ft) - Cotahuasi is a remote
high Andean village far removed from everyday crowded
Peruvian life.
You will sense that you have discovered Shangri La when
walking into this tranquil and clean village . Explore the
narrow streets and the masonry work obviously descended from
the Incan culture - hot springs - and dinner.
Stay at La Sipia Inn.
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Day 4
The mules get loaded with our personal gear and then we
start our 10 hour hike around the Sipia Falls into the
canyon. We follow ancient Inca trails 3000 feet above the
river level and then descend to the start of our river
journey.
This hike is one of the highlights of the trip. The views
from the trail are dramatic and the trail is an engineering
wonder.
Our hike
ends at a footbridge called Valinga
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Day 5
through Day 10
The next 6 days will be spent rafting through the Cotahuasi
canyon. This canyon is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon
and, according to the Peruvian government, it is the deepest
canyon in the world. Another selling point for the Cotahuasi
are the Inca ruins scattered throughout the canyon, some of
which are yet to be explored.
Aside from the Archeology treasures, you'll enjoy more than
a 100 miles of continuous class 4 whitewater, estimated 1500
CFS. The river flows 221 miles, from 12,000 feet up in the
Andes to the Pacific Ocean. You will encounter three class 5
rapids and a few rapids that we may have to line the boats
around.
Each night we will camp on Inca terraces and explore the
ruins. But please remember that proper etiquette regarding
archaeological sites is the same as all of nature: Take
nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.
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Day 10
The Pacific Ocean breeze becomes prevalent and we know our
take-out is getting close. We reach the vans, load up, and
drive 2 hours to the nearest big town and have a nice sit
down meal at a restaurant before driving another 2 hours
back to Arequipa.
Hotel del Lago.
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