Chili River Rafting Tour - River Experience of Arequipa

Canotaje rafting en el río Chili de Arequipa

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Up to 20 people GROUP SIZE

2,335 m / 7,660 ft MAX. ALTITUDE

Easy DIFFICULTY

Book for our rafting tour on the Chili River in Arequipa, enjoy this adventure on the Chili River which crosses the city of Arequipa. The origin of the Chili River is due to the union of both Zumba and Blanco rivers, it is 121.7 km long and it has Class II to IV rapids.

Meeting place

We will pick you up from your hotel 08:00, 11:00 or 14:00 (You choose), as long as you are staying in the historic centre.

If you’re staying in another part of the city, we will arrange a meeting point.

If you have any questions or concerns, please refer to the Details and Notes tab.

Transfer from Arequipa to Charcani

You will depart by bus from Arequipa city towards the small town of Charcani located in the Chilina Valley, this bus ride lasts approx. 25 minutes.

Charcani — start of Rafting activity

At this place your Guide will provide you with all the river rafting equipment, after that your Guide will give you all the instructions about this adventure to finally start the activity. This experience lasts approx. 45 minutes along the Chilli river, you will paddle approx. 6 kilometers, there will be rapids from Class II to IV.

Return transfer to Arequipa

The transfer back to Arequipa lasts about 30 minutes.

Ending place

This excursion concludes three blocks from the Main Square, approximately three hours after the start time. The tour doesn’t end at your hotel unless you book a private tour.

PRICE

The prices shown in the table are:

Per person in US dollars ($).
Pple. = people.
Group = group service, shared.

Pple.	Type of tour
Pple.	Group	Private
1	$25	$110
2	$25	$55
3	$25	$40
4	$25	$35
5	$25	$30

If your group is larger than 5 people, just let us know!

DETAILS

Details	Type of tour
Details	Group	Private
Schedule	– 08:00 to 11:00 – 11:00 to 14:00 – 14:00 to 17:00	You decide
Days	Every day	Every day
Language	es/en simultaneously	en or es
Size	10 to 15 pax	You and your friends

Included	Type of tour
Included	Group	Private
Pick up from your hotel	✅	✅
Guide	✅	✅
Driver	✅	✅
Tourist vehicle	✅	✅
Personalized service	❌	✅
Boat, helmet, life jacket, and paddles	✅	✅
Wetsuit	✅	✅
Drop off at your hotel	❌	✅

Accessibility: This tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

What do I bring?

A full change of clothes to use when finish.
A swimsuit to wear under your wetsuit.
Towels and sandals.
Sweaters or jackets.
Anti-slip shoes.
Raincoats.
Caps or hats.
Sunscreen.
Sunglasses.
A bottle of water.

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NOTES

Pick-ups and timings

Group tours:

All pick-ups and tour ending times are approximate.
Pick-ups apply only for hotels located in the historic center.
Your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location.
If you are out of the historic center, we’ll arrange a meeting point.
If it’s hard for the vehicle to make it to your hotel, we’ll arrange a meeting point.
We don’t do pick-ups if there are festivals, strikes and car trafic.
We’ll arrange all pick-ups and meeting points one day prior your tour.

Private tours:

Pick-ups are sharp on time.
Pick-ups apply for all Arequipa city.
We’ll arrange all pick-ups one day prior your tour.
The tour ending time is still aprox; but, we’ll do our best to finish the tour as scheduled.

Type of vehicle and seats

Vehicles:

Authorized by the Ministry of Transportation of Peru.
Clean and modern ones.
Sedan looking auto, 4×4, H1, Van, Renault and Mercedez Benz (it will depend on the group size).

Seats – group tours:

You reserve a seat in the bus, not a specific number of seat.
If you get picked-up first, then you can choose some seats (your pick-up time will depend on your hotel location).
Couples seat together to 95%; however, we can’t warranty this will happen to 100%.

Operatividad e itinerario

Este tour está sujeto a variaciones sin previo aviso, debido a condiciones climáticas, huelgas y cualquier otro evento que no permita la operación normal del tour. También consulta nuestros términos.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellation of the tour is free as long as you do so at least 48 hours in advance, otherwise we will charge 100% of the tour price. See also our terms.

REVIEWS

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From $25

REVIEWS

Excellent Arequipa tour with Angela today! Thank you so much! I first started another tour but the guide got there late, I didn't like his energy & they let me out of the church because I was wearing short pants... (Well, let know before the tour or just skip it) So I escape & joined Angela's. She took us straight to some very nice & quiet areas. The tour was neither too long nor too short, very interesting mixing cultural, historical, architectural, artistic as well as cultural infos.

ThomasAbrahams748
On Tripadvisor
10/12/20

Buen Tour para explorar Arequipa a pie Este free tour a pie resultó muy interesante las historias del guía así como el recorrido, por ejemplo la fábrica de ropa de alpaca creo que es algo que no hubieramos visto si hubiéramos ido por libre. duró unas 3 horas. el guía controlaba de historia e hizo amena la visita, siempre dispuesto a contestar las preguntas, aunque algún chiste que hizo no tenía mucha gracia pero al menos lo intentaba!

Fernanda Cuellar
On Google
10/12/20

Interesting free tour in the city center! We went on this tour on our last day in arequipa. Our tour guide was Angela, a very nice girl who introduced us to the history and facts about Arequipa. The tour was very interesting and not boring at all. We really enjoyed the two hours! Not only we could discover some spots in the city we would not have found out otherwise but we could also receive information about places we had already been.The guide suggested places and gave us tips about the city.

BeverlyAndrewseq1456
On Tripadvisor
10/12/20
Interesting & informative! My biggest mistake on this tour was that I did it on my last day in Arequipa & hence I couldnt really make the most of it Our guide was super entertaining & funny and well versed with the history & politics of the place. He gave us lots & lots of tips. I was short on time so I couldnt really make use of his tips well. I think the only thing to improve is eating tips.

Larry Haggard1
On Google
10/12/20

¡Buena opción para empezar tu visita! El adjetivo FREE, se sabe es un gancho comercial ya conocido, son tours bien organizados por jóvenes guías que te llevaran por el centro de la ciudad en un tour relevante y dinámico, harán paradas en sitios que son, como diríamos, sus auspicios, algo de promoción para estos establecimientos, pero es comprensible, al final del tour siempre se puede dejar un tip voluntario.

Juan Izaguirre
On Google
10/12/20

A Fantastic Walking Tour! I did the spanish tour with Edgar, and it was about two hours walking around downtown Arequipa. We visited a couple of casonas and churchs, where Edgar explained about the architecture style and history of Arequipa. He also explained about Arequipa's cuisine, the volcanos and clothes stores which sells Alpacas!

Mauricio da Silva
On Google
10/12/20

Chili River Rafting Tour in Arequipa