If you were given the powers to create a land and you wanted it to be perfect, you might create Chile - the land of milk and honey. It is one of the nicest places on earth. The country side varies from the worlds most arid desert in the north to the fertile central valley where fruit grows abundantly, to the temperate rainforests of Patagonia and the glacier fields of the very south - Tierra del Fuego. The landscape is dominated by snowcapped volcanoes. The many rivers that drain the mountains make Chile a kayaker's paradise. Rivers run clear and clean. The relatively underpopulated expanses of wilderness in Chile make it one of the last places where pristine nature persists and mountain peaks remain un-named and yet to be climbed.

Rafting the Futaleufu

What sets the tone for Chile are its warm hearted and hospitable people. From the Auracaria Indians to the Spanish descendants one finds a culture varied; rich in texture and language. They are humble, and welcoming and love their country.

The Futaleufu river valley was uninhabited until the 1920's and the Chilean cowboys (huaso) proudly preserve their identity today in the valley. They live simply using traditional oxen carts for transport and each summer welcome a handful of adventurers to the Rio Futaleufu. Its azure colour and frothy white water are the stuff that make up some of the most continuous rapids on a river anywhere. It is a large volume river with huge holes and powerful hydraulics, yet with skillful navigation and aerobic paddling, rafts burst through the white water and crest the peaks of mighty wave trains only to leave the paddlers drenched and grinning with pure pleasure. Come and paddle the Rio Futaleufu. There really is no other river like it.

Adrift and Water by Nature
We are delighted to add the Water by Nature trips on the Rio Futaleufu to our portfolio. Water by Nature share our enthusiasm for exploring wild rivers, for the safety of those running those rivers and for preserving these wild waterways and their surrounds for future generations. Water by Nature will ioperate the trips on the Rio Futaleufu and Adrift will continue to operate all others. We look forward to working closely with them in the future.