Arrive at Cascada de Las Animas. Meet your guides and get outfitted with your rafting gear: wetsuit, helmet, splash jacket and life preserver.

The lead guide will give a safety instructional talk to the group and then we will walk to the river where our rafts are waiting. The Maipo River is rated as a class 4 from November to February (snow melting season) and as a class 3 the rest of the year; in both cases “first timers” are welcome (no experience required), as well as experienced rafters.

From November to February, this fun and exciting trip runs some 16 km, passing through beautiful gorges and agricultural terrain typical of the Chilean countryside. The take-out point is the town of San Jose de Maipo, from where we transport you back to Cascada de Las Animas. From March to September the take-out point is at El Melocoton, 9 km downstream from the put in . In both cases, the time in the water is around 1 hour.

After we exit the river, we will have time for a snack before boarding our waiting transport bus for the quick ride back to Cascada de Las Animas.  Hot showers and changing rooms are available for you after we return.