warning! white rivers,Jarabacoa

[yohan]

last year i went to do whiteriver rafting in Jarabacoa.
wonderfull place. the site is spectacular.
BUT!!!it can be dangerous.here's why:
the raft they were using was'nt mad for white river
and there were to many unexperienced people on the boat.
i end have and other girl on top of me while my upper body was submerge!!!! i had to let go my feet from the strap
and i end in the river full of rocks!!! INTENSE!!!!!
i injured my leg and really tought i was going to die!

still it was great just make sure that your going with people that have done it before and check the raft first!
the guides were really nice.
One other thing: please respect the nature and this peacefull site as everybody that day was making a lot of noise.

Corina.

[DAKRA]

Sounds like you did not have a good time. It's too bad because those types of trips can be lots of fun. I hope that your injuries get well soon.

[yohan]

i actually had a great time it was really cool! this place is a paradis there are small waterfalls , small ''bridges ladder'( sorry english ' snt my first language). they serve dominican food after but really not that good.
So it 's just a warning!

[Dre Broeders]

Originally Posted by yohan

One other thing: please respect the nature and this peacefull site as everybody that day was making a lot of noise.

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How they damaged the nature, by making noise?

[Dolores]

I don't know who the poster is referring to, but I definitely agree this is one excursion that needs professional people.

The people at Rancho Baiguate run a professional rafting operation. I think a river rafting trip can be a highlight of a visit to the DR, but I would only recommend doing so with people who have narrowed the problems with a very professional staff. Note that Baiguate runs these trips all the time, so they know the river inside and out, year round and to be the best of my knowledge they keep their equipment in very good condition. I am speaking from the experience of having done river rafting with them, and of my sons having done two years of summer camp with them where they participate in at least two rafting trips per camp.

[yohan]

unfortunatly i don't remember the name of company.

[TimH]

unfortunatly i don't remember the name of company

There are only two companies offering rafting. One is the mentioned "Rancho Baiguate (in "La Hoya")" and the other one is "Rancho Jarabacoa(Sector "Sabaneta")"."Rancho Jarabacoa" also work close together with the "Rancho Dos Rios (Ave. Norberto Tiburcio)".
Basically both enterprises offer the same tour with the same services.

[Chris_NJ]

I went rafting with Rancho Jarabacoa last month and it was one of the highlights of my trip. It was fun but I definitely saw the potential for danger. Most people had slight bumps and bruises by the time it was done. If you search youtube for Jarabacoa you will a funny video of a group rafting in the same river. As you will see the water is rough and the possibility of boats flipping over and people falling out is high.

[gibbs]

About how much was the trip per person?

[Kiboko]

I think we paid $50 p.p. for a rafting trip with Rancho Baiguate last year. This was with our own transport, rather than with a tour from a resort. It was incredible fun, but certainly not risk-free. At one point, in a tricky spot on the river, our raft was squeezing another raft against a cliff face, and instead of pushing us away, the idiot guide of the other raft decided to push our raft up and tip it over on top of us all. Only two members of our group managed to get themselves away. The rest of us were trapped under the raft and had to be hauled out of the water by people in other rafts. It all ended OK, but for those few confused moments under the raft, I really felt like it was possible that I might die. It goes without saying that our guide was furious with the guide from the other raft. Still, I would definitely recommend this as an exhilarating and memorable day out.