Brazil · RAFTING & WHITEWATER
Good rafting & whitewater tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Raft the Jacaré-Pepira River in Brotas with expert guides, safety gear, nature views, and a four-hour adventure for $37.08.
“Morning with plenty of adrenaline in the company of Ricardo and Amanda! Careful guides, fun guaranteed! It's worth it!Auto-translated”
Review of Brotas rafting on the Jacaré Pepira River, with safety details, family appeal, guides, price, itinerary, and practical booking tips.
“Great team and awesome place and the good staff Laura, Katia and Edgard the best professionals with us. Brotas Rafting lovely challenge!”
Try beginner-friendly rafting on Rio Cubatão near Florianópolis, with trained guides, warm water, scenic views, and strong value at $35.31.
“The whole day great staff all spoke good English very helpful and rebeca was a great instructor and very helpful”
Raft 5km through 14 rapids near Florianópolis with transport, guides, gear, fruit snack, insurance, and optional photos.
“This was an amazing experience. Our guide (who was the owner of the company) was excellent. The boat and life jackets were new and in great condition. He gave us a good briefing (we were first timers) and it was clear he knew the river very very well. The river itself was amazing. The views while you’re winding through the jungle were stunning. The rapids were brilliant and while bigger than we expected were navigated very well by our our guide. We got lovely fruit when we stopped on the river and got to jump off rocks into the river. We also got to get into a cave underneath a…”
Review of Rio rafting with hotel pickup, two hours on the Paraibuna River, lunch, guides, safety gear, and practical booking tips.
“this experience was amazing. both of guides were excellent and entertaining. they took us from easy to hard. you definitely get wet and experience the gushing river. worth every penny.”
Review of Rio’s Paraibuna River rafting tour, with Class 2 to 3+ rapids, hotel pickup, guides, GoPro video, and practical booking advice.
“Rafeal YOU ARE AMAZING. We loved the tour and had so much fun with you. Thanks for being informative and allowing us to stop and take many pictures and enjoy the environment, we appreciate you so much.”
Raft 6km of Paraty’s Mambucaba River, visit a ruin, swim, cliff jump, and enjoy homemade snacks on a private guided adventure.
“The guide was very friendly, spoke excellent English, and was very knowledgeable about the river and kept us safe and entertained throughout the rafting experience.”
Trade Rio’s beaches for Atlantic rainforest rapids on an 8-hour rafting trip with hotel pickup, safety training, gear, and guides.
“The rapids were amazing to go through even though it was the dry season. Guides were super fun and clearly loved what they do. Would love to come back during the rainy season to see how much crazier they get.”
Raft 7 kilometers of Rio’s Atlantic rainforest rivers on class II and III rapids, with transport, guides, wildlife, and lunch included.
“The rafting was a great overall experience and definitely something that I’d recommend. The traditional lunch after was well worth it and quite delicious. It was our guide, Renato’s, first time so it was a bit of a learning experience for him too. We got lost for a short while on the way there. I’m sure he will be more confident about the activity on the next booking :)”
Raft 12 km through Rio’s countryside near Três Rios, with Class 1 to 3+ rapids, mountain scenery, lunch, and round-trip transport.
“Excellent tour, the staff was friendly and very professional. 100% recommended!”
Review of RioXtreme’s Rio rafting tour, with river rapids, countryside views, lunch, pickup, costs, safety, and practical tips.
“Foi o melhor programa que fiz em familia!! Uma experiência inesquecivel!! Parabéns para a equipe!! Muito bem estruturado!!”
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