White Water Rafting

Product Code: RAFGMIT
Location: Italia:

THE EXPERIENCE:
Rafting it is the more popular fluvial sport between the extreme sports as it lends more to the friendship and group spirit. It’s an activity that is suited to all, no practical skills are required for being able to face the waves . An experience being involved, that allows you to approach the course fluvial for the first time is an exciting feat  in a rubber dinghy that it moves with amazing agility. A guide will maneuver the rubber dinghy and will coordinate the group in the maneuvers on the river.

IMPORTANT:
The minimal age varies from center to center, and goes from the 12 to the 18 years. The weight limit is about 100 Kg. It’s necessary to be able to swim. It’s advised against women pregnant and those who suffers from problems to the back and those with any type of heart condition.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:
The rafting is practiced in nearly all the atmospheric conditions, with the exception of those extreme. In that case, or in the event of a river in flood, the experience will be postponed.

DURATION:
The duration of the experience varies from one to three hours.

NUMBERS:
The descent is carried out in 6/8 persons, plus a qualified instructor.

SPECTATORS:
Spectators are the welcome and will be in a position to enjoying several performances.

ADVISED CLOTHING:
Bring swimwear, a towel, a pair of old trainers and a change of clothes. You WILL get wet, but there are hot shower facilities at our venues. Buoyancy aid and helmet will be supplied. If you wear glasses, remove them or firmly secure them.

AVAILABILITY:
Usually the season goes from March to October. For the high demand during the weekend we lively advise to reserve with 6-8 advance weeks.

LOCALITY:
Vicenza, Aosta, Turin, Bolzano, La Spezia, Terni, Cosenza, Belluno (Snow rafting), Trento, Vercelli.

OTHER INFORMATION:
Occasionally the experience could be cancelled with little notice. We advise therefore to contact the center some day before the reserved date.

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	EXPERIENCE TOTAL		25000pts

Fascinating Facts

White water rafting started accidentally in the mid 1800s. It's said that Major John Wesley Powell, whilst exploring a river system, ran into the wild rapids of the Colorado River running through Glen Canyon in Utah and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In spite of the expedition's fragile wooden boats and lack of safety equipment Powell made it through the 'white water' - a fitting testimony to the courage of the pioneers of the American West. And the first recorded incidence of this great sport. However the big surge in river running began 100 years later. In the 1950s World War II rubber pontoon bridges were used as the bases for massive rafts. Gradually these crafts evolved into rubber rafts of all sizes useful for running all types of rivers. The 1970s saw the sport grow dramatically, first in the USA and then wherever in the world there was an exciting stretch of river to run. Today, rigid safety standards among the operators ensure that this extremely exciting sport can be enjoyed in confidence.