Full day Chaltén Adventure Rafting

I lived a different adventure in El Chalten!! We propose a transfer from El Calafate to El Chaltén, round trip, which can be combined with the southernmost RAFTING experience in America.

We will pick you up from your hotel in Calafate starting at 6.30 am. We will arrive in Chalten at 10:00 a.m. and go directly to the Comarka operational base.

The experience begins at the operational base located in El Chalten (Av. San Martin 872). The guides provide the technical and safety equipment necessary to carry out the activity. Once equipped, they will travel by van about 5 blocks to the river.  On the banks of the Río de las Vueltas, a technical and safety talk is given, such as how to hold the oar, the instructions to go forward, bend, go back, so that the entire team rows synchronized. The first section of the river is calm waters, with meanders that allow for beautiful views of Cerro Fitz Roy and its satellite needles. In total, about 6 km in which you can enjoy crossing areas of Andean forest and exiting towards the steppe. It is common to spot birds (condors, cauquenes, bandurrias, among many others) and native fauna (foxes, mulitas, guanacos). In this section you can contemplate the landscape and practice rowing and safety techniques. In the second section, 10 km, the river is enclosed in a natural canyon, generating about 20 rapids from class III to III +.

It is approximately two hours of navigation along the Río de las Vueltas, with time to contemplate and a good dose of action and adrenaline.  Upon disembarking, a comforting snack is offered (hot drink and something delicious to eat). From the RP 23 bridge, the vehicle waits to return to the operational base.

We will be back at the Comarka base at 1:30 p.m. Then they will have free time to have lunch, tour the town or go on a short trek. At 6:00 p.m. we will meet at the Comarka base to return to El Calafate.

NOTES:

• Minimum 4 people.
• Pick up in El Calafate: from 6:30 a.m. only central hotels.
• Meeting place in Chalten: at the Comarka operational base (Av. San Martin 872).
• Transfer time: Calafate – Chalten or vice versa 2.30 to 3.00 hours.
• Total duration: 15 hours.

06.30 am Our service begins in El Calafate. We pick them up at their hotel at 06.30 am and once the entire group is there we leave for El Chalten along the RP11 and then take the emblematic RN40 north to the RP23 that will take us to the town of El Chalten.

10.00 Once in El Chalten we will stop at our operational base* where the group will be divided between those who took the rafting option and those who will be free to explore El Chalten.

18.00 We meet at the operational base* to return to El Calafate.

21.00 Arrival at hotel.

* Saint Martin 872

INCLUDES

• Transfer Calafate – Chalten – Calafate with waiting.
• Guides during the Rafting or Kayak activity.
• Snacks after the Rafting or Kayak activity.
• Technical and safety equipment for Rafting or Kayak activity.
• RC and AP Insurance

NOT INCLUDED

• Guide service.
• Meals.
• Trekking clothing.
• Does not include entrance to the National Park.

We recommend:

• For rafting and kayaking activities, bring a towel; change of underwear or swimsuit; thermal shirt; sunglasses (with strap) and sunscreen.
• For those who are going for a walk, comfortable clothing, a jacket (waterproof if possible), trekking shoes or sports shoes, gloves, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, small backpack and water.

Restrictions for rafting, kayaking and trekking activities:

• Children under 12 years
• Not suitable for pregnant women
• Not suitable for people who suffer from diseases that cause respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc.).
• People who suffer from central or peripheral cardiovascular diseases, or when their cardiac or vascular capacities are diminished, use stents, pacemakers or other prostheses cannot participate; (for example: medicated with anticoagulants, grade III varicose veins – those that are thick and multiple, cardiac arrhythmias, etc.)
• Children must have sufficient psychophysical capacity to spend several hours doing physical activity.
• People with obesity will not be able to participate. In the case of adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as such when a person has a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. The BMI is calculated by dividing the weight of a person in kilos times the square of their height in meters: (kg/m2).
• Not suitable for people with any degree or type of physical or mental disability that affects their attention, gait and/or coordination.