Half-Day Small-Group Rafting Experience in Petrohué River
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Come and join us to row in one of the most beautiful rivers in Chile: Petrohué River. You will descent a type III river and will be able to admie the beauty of Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. Experts guides will take you for an hour and a half of descent, admiring Calbuco, Osorno and Puntiagudo volcanos.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hotel drop-off
- Professional guide
- Tour escort/host
- Driver/guide
- Snacks
- Helmet
- Hotel pickup
- WETSUITS
- PFD
- Beverages
What's not
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Ratings come from 147 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Showing reviews written in English.
5Beautiful Day at the lake & National Park.
My family of six went rafting & had an amazing time. They said it was gorgeous! They also organized a trek for my granddaughters & I. It was a beautiful day.
5A lovely afternoon with great views of Osorno Volcano
This is a lovely scenic rafting experience. As I was staying at a hotel in town I was told to meet at the office for 14.15. The office is very close to the centre of town so this wasn't a big issue. It then took us about 50 minutes in a minibus to get to the rafting centre. We were given wetsuits, shoes, life jackets and helmets and changing rooms were available. You could get an extra wet jacket but it wasn't that cold so I didn't opt for it. After a quick change we jumped on a minibus that took us a further 10 minutes away to the starting point. The rafting session lasted around 40 minutes as you work your way down the river. There's a reasonable amount of rapids with a few relaxing sections. The rapids are stated as level 3 although they didn't feel very extreme to me. This of course depends on nature and the time of year you go etc but it was still fun. We had some older people in the session who enjoyed it too. You do get some lovely views of the osorno volcano as you go down the river. After reaching the end you had changing rooms to swap into your dry clothes and there was a little buffet provided with various juices, hot drinks and biscuits. The photographer sells photos by the raft to the group. This costs 30,000 CLP per boat so if all 6 of you from your boat want photos you pay 5000 CLP each. It includes a photo of the group at the start and photos taken from 2 points during the journey. He sends you them via email and a Dropbox link within a few hours. We returned to town just before 7pm
5Amazing
What a great experience! Lovely guides, gave super clear instructions, provided gear and transport and an incredible experience. Could not recommend enough!
5Great experience. It’s a...
Great experience. It’s a fun and relatively easy river with gorgeous views, if only it were a bit longer!
5Top experience
Top experience. Very funny. River of level 3, even with my limited rafting experience it was very safe. The team, Fabian, Claudio and Oskar did an excellent job. Highly recommended.
5Fantastic rafting experience
I did this excursion from a Holland America cruise. It’s been the best excursion of the 31 day cruise (so far). Our guide Steffi was great. The rapids were safe enough for beginners but still thrilling. I do wish the actual time on the river were longer. I was surprised when they said it was over (I think about an hour long)
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Right beside Hotel Wyndham Pettra in Aconcagua st., our office is a blue house.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 18 travellers
- Operated by
- Alsur Expediciones
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children 12 year min age must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Puerto Varas
- Its from-price is 63% below the median of the 112 experiences we list in Puerto Varas.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 112.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas is a lakeside town in southern Chile, set on Lake Llanquihue beneath the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes with a German-settler stamp.
Puerto Varas sits on the shore of Lake Llanquihue, one of Chile's largest lakes, with the snow-capped cone of Osorno volcano standing across the water and the jagged Calbuco close by. German families settled the region from the 1850s, and the wooden houses with steep shingled roofs and the gardens full of roses along the lakefront still show their influence.
Top-ranked sights in Puerto Varas: Llanquihue Lake, Calbuco Volcano.
