Ecuador Whitewater Rafting: The Top 10 most exciting and beautiful rivers in Ecuador

February 9 2009, 2:17pm

1 UPANO RIVER:

At a glance: Morona Santiago Province, Sucua is the nearest town. Class IV, IV+ The Upano is a dream come true. The River of the Sacred Waterfalls so deep in the Amazon jungle that its sheer solitude makes you be one with nature once again. Class IV and V rivers surrounded by waterfalls, deep green vegetation and jungle citizens that have inhabited the area for centuries. To read more detail about the Upano please read Upano River. Rafting the Canyon of The Sacred Waterfalls

2 QUIJOS RIVER

At a glance: Napo Province.  El Chaco, Class IV, IV+

3 MISAHUALLI RIVER

At a glance: 2 secciones   Prov. Napo.  Tena, Class IV, IV+

4 JONDACHI-HOLLIN

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class IV

5 INTAG

Prov. Imbabura. Intag, Class IV

6 BLANCO RIVER

Prov. Santo Domingo de los Ts’achilas. Los Bancos, Class IV

7 JATUNYACU RIVER

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class III

8 TOACHI RIVER

Prov Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. Santo Domingo, Class III-IV

9 MIRA RIVER

Prov. Imbabura.  Ibarra Class III-IV

10 ANZU RIVER

Prov. Napo. Tena, Class II-III Considerations for this ranking:

We’ve mentioned the province to which they belong, the closes city and the river class. All of these rivers are commercial. Barefoot Expeditions operates trips in all the rivers mentioned above. We did not list any rivers in the Banos area because they are contaminated and we do not support the utilization of those rivers for water activities nor we endorse the blatant disregard by the authorities of the issues that these rivers face.