An incredibly beautiful place! One of the best days of my life!!!
We had a raftin tour+Basins canyon. At first there was rafting, what a thrill: a mountain river, funny instructors, picturesque views, chilling invigorating water, well, unrealistically cool!!!!!! Then there was a wonderful lunch: carbohydrates, protein, fats, fiber- everything you need for the body, no frills, but you come so hungry after rafting that pasta with chicken kebab is the food of the gods! At the base where lunch is taking place (we were on a Dallas rafting trip), you can use the changing room and toilet. If you are waiting for golden toilets and bidets, they are not here.... This is a temporary residence base, the most ordinary toilet. Before rafting, I bought aquashouses there, because in Russia I just forgot about them, it was more expensive at the hotel than at this base. It was possible to swim in crocs, but there were not even them. Before the tour, the guide from Pegasus completely wrote down the list of necessary things, everything is clear and reasonable. Well, we also bought a waterproof phone case, this is already our whim, then we took a bunch of videos with it in the pool)
We also took a ride on a small zipline at the base, it's fun and not scary)
We rode a buggy, it was interesting, fun, and just cool! We really liked it) everything is safe)
Then there was an ascent to the canyon in open jeeps: gorgeous views, top atmosphere! Well, the canyon itself is something unimaginable) The nature of incredible beauty, we are in the wildest delight.
We visited this wonderful place. Our tour cost $40 for 1 person from Konakla. It included a trip to the canyon, a zipline and rafting on the river.
The pros and cons are below.
And so, the road took about 2.5-3 hours in one direction, a lot depends on the location of the hotel and how many people you will gather at the hotels. Our hotel turned out to be the first in the beginning and the last in the end, for a very long time. But it was good that there was air conditioning and a supply of water.
At the base in the mountains, you are transferred to an open jeep and driven another 25 km to the canyon itself. The road itself is serpentine. It is very beautiful and you can say a separate entertainment and attraction. On the canyon, they give about 20-25 minutes per photo.
Then they take you back.
The zipline is normal.
Then they feed me. Everyone's food is the same. There is no separate VIP-powered group. We were given pasta / rice to choose from + vegetable salad + chicken kebab. You buy the drinks yourself. Prices are like everywhere where there are no other options))))).
The coolest thing is rafting. I really liked it. Be sure to take waterproof phone cases. It's not so much getting wet from the river as getting sprayed by neighboring boats. There are places where people swim. The water is icy, but everyone was swimming. Unfortunately, the bus arrived at the finish line without our belongings, we did not change our clothes, but the clothes dry instantly. We were loaded onto a bus and taken back to the base. There we were waiting for a part of the group that was going to ride bugs. They arrived all dirty, terrible. But happy ones.
At about 17:00 we were taken back.
I really enjoyed the tour.
Beautiful views, but unfortunately not on our arrival.
We took a rafting tour + jeep safari + the canyon itself. Rafting turned out to be 100%! Active rafting on the river, the water temperature by the way is 12 degrees, but at an air temperature of 32 degrees it was not so cold. Be sure to take water with you, it's paid everywhere, no one will give you anything just like that. Before you start, you will be told not to take anything with you, but do not listen to them. It is quite possible to take the phone in a waterproof case, of course), as well as a bottle of water, you can also take it with you, since when you descend you will have a stop "for a smoke break", where alcohol, drinks and snacks will be sold, of course for an expensive price. After that, all wet (instructors like to spray both into other people's boats and into their own to annoy others, and they, in turn, will spray all of you), sailed to the base, from where jeeps were supposed to pick us up and go on safari.
Safari is one word, because it was a regular transfer from rafting to the canyon, no more. We rode along the serpentine for 30 minutes and ended up at the canyon.
About the canyon itself: directly, the views here are stunning, mesmerizing. This is definitely worth seeing and coming here. Only now it seems that we got into the wrong tourist season, from which the workers decided that it was time to equip observation decks there, occupied all the aisles with lumber and various tools, after which we had to admire these views to the sounds of a grinder and gasoline generators, class.
Speaking of the zipline, the guide mentioned a certain zipline, according to the guide, free. So, the zipline here is paid and no other. By the way, the price tag is also quite impressive, $ 80. It turns out to be more expensive than the tour itself.
After that, we were also taken back to the base, where the promised lunch was finally waiting for us (it's hard to call it lunch, rafting started at 10:00, and we sat down to eat around 16:00), chicken kebab and pasta with salad flew away with a bang. Also at this very base, there was some kind of children's inflatable obstacle course and "fishing", where for all the time 15 people caught 2-3 fish, the size of a middle finger, they did not see anything else from entertainment.
In general, for the views of the canyon, as well as rafting - a solid five. But jeep safari and free zipline are just one name, there is no safari and there is nothing free. Stock up on water and plan your diet in advance.