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White water Rafting with Arassari Trek
RÍvers: The " Acequias" is a class 3, good flow and waves and excellent places to play with the rafts and rapids with small drops. Duration aprox. 1 hour.
Siniguis, is a class 4 to 5 with many technical rapids, exciting drops and a total of almost 200 alti meters descend in a short stretch. Duration aprox. 3 to 4 hours.

Who... Anybody older than 14 years old can team up ( only 1 or max. 2 14 years old per boat allowed with signed consent of their parents).

Where ...  The best Rafting rivers of Venezuela are in the foothills of the andes. Our Arassari Trek adventure camp is on the shore of the Acequias river 55 kilometers away from Barinas. The other rivers we raft are the Canagua (lower and upper), Siniguis  and Sto. Domingo.

What to bring...
- Be prepared for a hot and wet climate. Ambient temperature is usually around 26 to 38 centígrades.At night it can be fresh and sometimes even cool. (enough to bring a sweater too and rain gear.) 
- Sandals that tigh up well to your feet or light tennis shoes are compulsory to enter the rafts and will get wet. 
- Swimming costume or Shorts without metal gadgets. 
- Sun cream/block and a baseball hat are equally recommended to bring.

Programs
Intro
2 days - 2 rivers program
Rafting!!! 3 Thrills! (3d/2n)
Rafting & Wildlife (3d/2n)

Information
Arassari Adventure Camp
How to get there
Map of the river of rapids
Who ? what to bring?  prices

New - Rafting
Rio Doradas (3d/2n)

Rafting photo album
comment book
E-mail form

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- If you wear glasses bring a string to tigh them up around yyour head and helmet or change them for some contact lenses.
The outfitter Arassari Trek provides all helmets, rafting swimming vests, paddles and all other rafting material.

Other  recommendations ...  If you suffer from health problems (e.g. heart problems etc.) or others (non swimmers)  relevant to rafting please inform your rafting guide before the beginning of the trip.

Previous reservation is required by phone (0274 252 58 79), fax (0274 252 58 79), cel.(0414 746 3569) or e-mail: info@arassari.com

We accept traveller cheques, dollars cash, banc deposits and bolivares cash. No credit cards or other plastics.
 
 

The price includes:
- Rafting – in 2 or 3 of the best rivers of Venezuela .
- 1 or 2 nights in beds in our Arassari Trek adventure camp (or hammocks if you prefer).
- Lunch, dinner, breakfast with drinks and juices, snacks, refreshments.
- Transports to and from the camp to the rivers (and to and back to Merida or Barinas)
- Professional Pilots
- All rafting gear and equipment (lifesavers, helmets and paddles)
- Inflatable selfbailing rafts ( Brand :Incept) for advanced levels and repeating customers we also have a river banana, funkayak and kayaks.

Not included: Life insurance and tips.

Note : We always try to do the best possible and have our clients 100% satisfied. Sometimes nature and it's conditions can affect our tours and change favourable conditions to dangerous. (e.g. floods, excess of rain etc.) We reserve the right to change or cancel the rivers advertised in such special occasions.
The 3 days 3 thrills tour includes a long and exciting descent of the upper Canagua river !! Rafting can be combined with several other tours such as the 4 days llanos, condor to crocodile trek and some horseback riding or mountainbiking in the foothills.
 

We also offer expert guided tours climbing the highest mountains, trekking, horseback riding, kayaking, canyoning, paragliding, mountain biking, bridge jumping,  and bio tourisme  and eco adventures.


 
Como @#!?* tarde 33 años en descubrir este deporte (rafting) ? 
"Why @*?#! did it take me 33 years to discover this sport ?" (rafting) Juan E. Bello CCS


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Contact us  !  ARASSARI TREK  -  V.T. 2256
Raquel & Tom Evenou
Final calle 24, 8-301.  Mérida - Venezuela
Tel /Fax :  ++58  (0274) 2525879     Cel. (0414) 7463569
E-Mail: info@arassari.com  ó arassari@telcel.net.ve

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