Canyoning

REPELLING DOWN CANYONS AND WATERFALLS

Canyoning is a spinoff of spelunking in which you repel down narrow canyons or waterfalls. The topography of the region is very important for canyoning and Ecuador offers a plethora of ideal sites, especially in Baños where you will find mountains, volcanoes, rivers, and waterfalls.

All of our guides are trained according to the International Safety and Security Standards and they will teach you the techniques of repelling so that you can feel safe while showing off your new skills.

CANYONING PROGRAMS

Full Day
(Río Blanco and Chamana)

9:00am to 5:30pm

The tour includes: PROFESSIONAL GUIDE, CANYONING EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, LUNCH

HOURS SPENT CANYONING: 4 to 5 hours

DESCRIPTION: This tour involves canyoning at two different locations.

We will leave from Baños and drive 10-20 minutes to Río Blanco (White River), passing the Chamana Waterfalls on the way. When we arrive at the river the guide will give a safety talk and explain how to use the equipment. At the end of the day we'll provide food and then drive back to Baños.

The canyoning equipment includes a helmet, harness, wetsuit, ropes, locking carabiners, and a windbreaker.

 

CHAMANA CANYONING

Half Day: Chamana
Canyoning is very similar to repelling except that it has one more element- waterfalls. Combine an adrenaline rush with the natural beauty surrounding you for a great canyoning adventure.

We leave from the Geotours office at 9:00am and drive to an area known as Chamana where your first repelling descent will be 7 m. down a stone wall.

When you've finished repelling down the practice wall we will continue on to the first waterfall, a descent of 15 m. The next two waterfalls are slightly smaller at 10 m. and 6 m.

We save the best for last… a 45 m. descent where you can flaunt your skills. After we finish at the waterfalls we return to Baños for a delicious boxed lunch.

The tour includes:

• Equipment (wetsuit, jacket, helmet, shoes, harness)
• Professional guides
• Transportation
• Boxed lunch
  

RÍO BLANCO CANYONING

Half Day: Chamana

We leave from the Geotours office at 9:00am and drive to an area known as Río Blanco (White River). You will be given your canyoning equipment and we'll walk about 15 minutes to the first descent. The guide will give a safety talk and you will practice repelling down a stone wall.

When you have finished repelling down the practice wall we will continue on to the first waterfall, a descent of 15 m. The next two waterfalls are 18 m. and 25 m. descents and our last waterfall will be the largest at 45 m. where you can really show off your canyoning expertise.

After we finish at the waterfalls we'll return to Baños for a delicious lunch.

The tour includes:

• Equipment (wetsuit, jacket, helmet, shoes, harness)
• Professional guides
• Transportation
• Lunch
  

CASHAURCO CANYONING:

Cashaurco Río Negro (Black River)

We leave from the Geotours office at 9:00am and drive to an area known as Cashaurco. You will be given your canyoning equipment and we will walk about 5 minutes to the first descent where the guide will then give a safety talk.

The first descent will be just a 5 m. jump and then we will continue on to a 7 m. descent. Here the guides will put up a 35 m. zipline and the group will descend one by one. Continuing down the canyon we will go through a few more small descents until we arrive at a 23 m. waterfall. We'll repel 20 meters and jump the last 3 into a deep pool at the bottom of the waterfall.

We'll continue on to the next waterfall, a descent of about 14 m., again repelling 12 m. and jumping the last couple of meters. At the end of the canyoning tour there is a 2 meter jump where you can play in the water or climb up and jump again and again.
To reenergize, we`ll have a grilled trout lunch waiting for us and from there we will return to Baños.

The tour includes:

• Equipment (wetsuit, jacket, helmet, shoes, harness)
• Professional bilingual guides
• Transportation
• Lunch

What to bring:

Bathing suit
Towel
Sunscreen