Day 8:We woke up very sore from our hike yesterday. Every muscle in our legs was screaming pain. But, that didn´t stop us from taking another tour with GEOTours. This time it was white water rafting ($40 each) on the Rio Pastaza river. We signed up for a Class IV & V rafting tour. This was pretty adventerous of us since we´ve only been rafting once before a couple of years ago in Oregon.
We drove out to the river which is approximately 45 mins from Banos. After our safety briefing we were ready to hit the water - sorry no pictures of the trip because our camera isn´t water proof. We had a few test runs as 7 of us (3 guides and 4 customers) made our way around the river.
We all got the hang of it pretty fast as our 7-man team charged the Rio Pastaza river. At first, your mind is simply on paddling and staying in the raft. The river was rough as we barrelled through several Class IV waves and a couple Class V waves. It was so much fun!
Originally, we signed up for a half a day tour. However, since we did so well as a team the guides asked us if we want to continue at no extra charge. Further along were several Class V waves which would be challenging but we did so well in the first half of the trip. We took the challenge and hung on for dear life as we streamed down the river.
The river scene is absolutely beautiful. You´d pass several waterfalls and suspended bridges. The best way to describe it is riding the Jungle Tour at Disneyland where everything is man made to perfection for 2 hours. Simply stunning. The white water rafting trip was by far the best activity we´ve done on vacation.
After rafting we went to the hot springs again to soak up our sore muscles. Aaaah!
Later we had dinner with someone we met on the rafting trip at his uncle´s hotel called The Sangay. The hotel is right across the street from the hot springs. The meal was delicious and we´ve made some new friends.
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