Published on Dec, 2024
Fun adventure-filled day with spectacular scenery and a good lunch. Reading other reviews, I would agree that the horse back ride was a bit unremarkable and short and the hot pools were good; the highlights were the zip lining and whitewater rafting. There were not that many tourists when we went, so crowds were not an issue — ratio of guides to tourists was high, probably 1:2, so lots of help guiding rafts and zip lining. Zip lining in canyon had spectacular views, as did rafting. However, the day we rafted the rapids were rough and a bit alarming. I fell off at one point and went repeatedly under water which was scary, though a guide dove in immediately and held onto my life vest and lead me ashore. Another women fell out and ended up with the tube over her head which scared her so much she burst into tears at the prospect of the next set of rapids (she was escorted through the rest of the rapids). Bum repeatedly scraped rocks underneath. Unsurprisingly, from reading reviews, some people get hurt in these rapids. So, the rapids are fun as long as you don’t get hurt. The many guides are great and do their best to steer you safely, but there’s no guaranteeing you emerge unscathed. And if you simply become too frightened to continue, there’s no option but to continue. I definitely would not take a young child down those rapids. Having said that, the guides were excellent (positioned themselves against rocks to push riders away, closely monitored each tube, blew whistles loudly whenever anyone fell in — which happened a lot). So, rafting was very professionally done, ditto zip lining. Just be aware of the risks involved. If I ever returned, I’d do the zip lining again but skip the rafting.