rafting & kayak in futaleufu

  I had never done any rafting before. The Bochinche team was very friendly and welcoming. My friend and I went for the Puente-Macal with other unknown people. Our guide was... read more super nice and the descent was awesome! Many impressive rapids and beautiful landscapes! The guide explained us what was going to come next and how to handle it. It was impressive but not scary. There is a whole team of rescuers going along just in case anyways.
It remains one the best experiences I've had in South America on my 4,5 months trip!
Thanks Bochinche guys!

  I'd recommend this experience either to experts or amateurs (like me).
Nice and skilled staff, incredible landscape.

  I am a former Vail, Colorado (USA) whitewater raft guide (30 years ago!). We went in unusually-high-water conditions. I am 55 and the rest of the guys were in their... read more 20s. We had a great time. The guide had good English-language skills and was an experienced professional; he made a perfect balance between excitement and safety. Training and equipment provided was excellent. We went through some big waves, but avoided unacceptable risk to the raft. We had one swimmer who was ejected, but he had fun and was picked up by the safety team in about 15 seconds. I would rate this company as having higher safety standards than one typically finds in the USA because they float a big safety team. 100% recommend Bochinche Expediciones as the company of choice in Futaleufu.

  We spent 3 days rafting this wild river in this unbelievably beautiful location.

At the very start of the season, Bochinche was the only operator that offered us... read more a multi-day rafting adventure, covering pretty much every main rapid the Futaleufu has to offer: Terminator section, Puente a Puente section, El Macal section.

Our local guide, Daniel, knew the river like the back of his hand and has 10+ years of experience guiding trips all over the world. The river is powerful and the high class rapids are technical, he takes the time to explain each section before we start and really draws you in the adventure.

We had some rainy days and the water levels were high, but the team did everything to adapt our trip to the conditions in a safe way, i.e. reshuffling some of the sections, changing the start time, bringing along extra safety kayaks, etc. I'm confident no other operator would have given us the same experience.

As for safety, every trip had at least one safety kayak and cataraft accompanying our raft.

At the end of the third day, Daniel and Giorgia invited us to their home for a great asado with the other guides. After a couple of days on the river, we definitely felt connected, and truly welcomed.

An unforgettable experience, thanks a lot!

  We went on the full day rafting, and it was incredible. Amazing views, great atmosphere with everyone, and so much fun in the water. Everyone was super nice and helpful,... read more from the girl at the reception that explained everything and answered all of our questions and concerns, through our rafting guide and the safety team. Absolutely recommended!