Why Futaleufu should be your next Patagonia adventure
Beyond the crowds: Why Futaleufú should be your next Patagonia adventure When most people think of Patagonia, they picture the jagged granite peaks of Torres del Paine, wind-swept plains, and…
Town of Puerto Varas with volcano Osorno on the background. Chile
Before or After Futaleufú – Puerto Varas
What to Do in Puerto Varas Before (or After) Your Futaleufú Adventure Nestled on the shores of Lake Llanquihue, framed by snow-dusted Osorno Volcano, Puerto Varas is a postcard-perfect gateway…
What To Do After Rafting The Grand Canyon
Three Other Great River Trips If you’ve paddled through the heart of the Grand Canyon, you already know: a river can change you. There’s something about the wild rhythm of…
Escape Magazine
"Rafting Rush in Patagonia" By Rob Mcfarland White water ride to Chile Starting in Argentina, winding through the Andes to Chile, join Rob McFarland on the Futaleufu River for a…
Boston Globe
"On the Wild Side of Chile" By Peter May FUTALEUFU, Chile—So, my neighbor said, you really should come along. It's summer down there in February and this river is supposed…
Travel Along The Edge
"Rafting the Futaleufu" By David Noland (book chapter) One day in 1989, as Eric Hertz's rented Toyota van bucked along a dirt road through the remote mountains of southern Chile,…
New York Times
In Remote Chile, a Paradise Carved by White Water The white-water outfitter Eric Hertz spent a lifetime searching for the perfect river. In 1990, he finally found it, in Patagonia.…
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE Futaleuf River Rafting, Patagonia, Chile March, 2016 By Maryellen Kennedy Duckett Thundering out of the Andes and across Patagonia is one the world’s last great white-water wilderness…
The Robb Report Collection
Patagonia's greatest whitewater adventure By Shaun Tolson The Futaleufu River’s Terminador Rapid can be heard surging from a quarter of a mile away. The class 5 stretch of whitewater cascades…
RAFT THE FUTALEUFU RIVER
National Geographic Adventure February 2013 No self-respecting whitewater aficionado would contest that the Futaleufú is among the greatest stretches of whitewater on the planet. For about 50 miles, this shifting…