White Water River Rafting Day Trip from Quito

Recommended by 90% of travelers

Quito, Ecuador

11 to 12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

This full-day private adventure from Quito to Banos includes whitewater rafting, waterfall hikes, a visit to the Amazon jungle and a cable car ride across the Pastaza River. Start early from your hotel to reach the Class 3 rapids and join a group to shoot the chutes. Float between national parks to arrive at the “Avenue of the Waterfalls” where lunch and a hike down into the Ecuadorian Amazon basin awaits. Ride a 500m cable car over a roaring river before heading back to your hotel.

Private full-day river rafting tour in Baños
Float Class 3 rapids with the guidance of a certified naturalist
Breakfast and lunch included
Enjoy round-trip transportation from your hotel

What's Included

Private transport
Lunch
Safety equipment
Local guides
Entrance fees

Breakfast

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

You will be picked up from your hotel or address, within Quito's district, at 5:30 a.m.

Operating hours
.5:30 am

Itinerary

Quito

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Banos

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pastaza river

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Cascada El Pailon

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cascada el Manto de la Novia

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Quito

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Our guides and drivers will follow vehicle cleaning and personal care protocols, with disinfectant products during the tour.
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 10 reviews

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Wild water great fun

CEDAR_K, Dec 2025

Outstanding crew. This was an excellent experience, safety was a priority, so was humor and helping people learn to raft in Wild water.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

It was our pleasure!! Thank you!!

Our guide was...

Brittany_A, Oct 2025

Our guide was amazing!!!!! I was amazed by their safety briefing and ensuring everyone was equipped to take on the river. Had a blast and definitely recommend!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you very much for joining us on this unforgettable adventure!!

Exciting Amazon trip!

Sacha_N, Jan 2025

Our guide, Luis, picked us up right on time in a nice and clean vehicle with area in the back for our valuables like cameras and phones to be stowed. We had an unavoidable delay getting to the rafting site from Banos due to a rock slide, but our local tour guides made the most of the time by showing us a local site where sugarcane candy is made, and how they make it. The Whitewater rafting itself was exciting, with class five rapids. The environment was beautiful, and it felt very unreal. The surrounding mountains and vegetation looked beautiful. The local guides, William and Edwin, kept us safe and helped us to enjoy this experience to the maximum. Edwin was even able to take videos and photographs of the experience from a kayak that accompanied us for safety. After White water rafting, we had a delicious local lunch, and then Luis picked us up again. He extended our experience to make up for any delay from earlier. We went on a short but beautiful hike to the devil’s cauldron waterfall, and saw several other waterfalls along the valley. The suspension bridges to the waterfalls were amazing! We then took a gondola across the valley, which was breathraking. Luis took us on a nature hike, showing us how the indigenous people live. It was definitely a highlight of our trip, and a great way to get a flavor for the upper Amazon.

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Dear guests, Thank you very much for coming to Ecuador!! We are very glad to know you loved your trip into the Upper Amazon basins on a boat!!! All our team is very professional, and always they do their best to make our new friends having great memories... Thank you for sharing with us your beautiful experience with them!! Kind regards, Your Ecuadorian friends,

Wonderful

Katharine_M, Dec 2024

Our guide Jimena was amazing! We had such a wonderful time in and around Banos. Highly recommend it!

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you very much for sahring your experience with us!!! It was a pleasure! Happy New Year!

Awesome, fun, but still challenging

Dainni_S, Apr 2022

The guides were awesome and funny and restock care of us all. I will definitely use this company again.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Dear guest, Thank you so much for your helpful review!! We always try to do our best for our new friends that trust on us! A big hug, and thank you very much for visiting our beloved country! Gaby & Luis,