Many enthusiastic ones by the extreme sports choose to spend their vacations in Mendoza. It is that the region cuyana is well-known like a paradise for the practice of these activities. The cuyanos rivers and their fast ones constitute the most seductive attractions for any lover of rafting. The Mendoza river is the star of the film, famous by its degree of difficulty and its adrenalin level. Simply irresistible! The companies of tourism in Mendoza are in charge to organize different types of excursions from rafting, with different levels from complexity, according to the abilities of the visitors and to the water obstacle that want to try.
One of most classic is the excursion to the Mendoza river, classified like of class III or IV. The hard trip around 4 hours throughout the 30 kilometers of this current, from Black Hill to Potrerillos. The day of rafting begins early, with a brief shutdown in the base. There, each one of the participants receive their equipment of security and a series of instructions to avoid risky situations on the raft, and all can be amused. Immediately afterwards, each guide leads to his group towards the raft and everybody taking an oar. The initial part of the Mendoza river is quite calm, which allows the occupants to delight with the view of mountains and colorful hills.
Then, the current becomes a little more violent and begin sacudones. The direction of the raft must stay at all costs, reason why a concerted effort of the group is required to maintain it in way. Luckyly, the fast ones alternate with sections calm more, and the participants take advantage of the moments peace to take a breathing. After one he cuts pause to have lunch, the excursion retakes his course. The second part is still more exciting and surprising, due to the great amount of cascades, some fast ferocious and complicated and enormous rocks that appear in the way. The adventure continues between waves and shocks, for great joy and entertainment of the occupants of the raft. Meters advanced more, the river is high and mighty and it becomes more barren. Signal that the raft is next to arrive at destiny and it travels has finalized. It is time to return to the hotel in capital Mendoza and to recover energies for the strolls in the following day. Mendoza provides sinfn to us of activities that the lovers of the sports outdoors will know to enjoy.