RAFTING: AN “ADVENTURE” DAY FOR EVERYONE!!!

THE NOCE RIVER:  RAFTING ROUTE AMONG THE WORLD “TOP TEN”

Rafting means cutting through the waters of the Noce River by use of special rubber boats called Rafts.  An expert guide gives indications to the team who play an active part in the descent.  Rafting is an ideal sport for nature-lovers looking for strong emotions and spectacular landscapes.  An expert guide gives orders regarding maneuvers, but the team made up of four to six beginners, are the real protagonists during the descent in the rubber boat along the river. RAFTING: emotion, amusement and satisfaction  for having “challenged” and discovered the wild surroundings of the river

Easy to experiment daily, on weekends or with weekly courses organized by the X Raft Centre. All  participants in the boats are active protagonists who use paddles, and are guided with precise “orders” and indications given by the Guide. Usually for major safety, more boats leave close together.

During the “theory lesson” before the departure, in order to guarantee a safe descent, simple management techniques and necessary precautionary tricks are explained. There is no need to have a minimum number for a group and therefore it is also possible to book individually. The organization will eventually provide for completing a team with other participants (min 4, max 7 participants plus the Guide for each  raft).

THE NOCE RIVER

Descents from May to September when most water is flowing along the Noce River. Descents organized by X Raft allow neophytes a gradual and safe introduction to this activity which is so adventurous. The first part of all the routes is simple and panoramic (ideal testbed for the new team) and then gradually becomes always more exciting, with turbulent rapids and strict maneuvers among the rocks in the Noce River.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING

SPARE PERSONAL CLOTHING FOR A RAFTING DESCENT:

• swimsuit or short tight

• shorts trainers (preferably diving / surfing neoprene boots with soles)

• long-sleeved fitted shirt (microfleece or synthetic)

• T-shirt bath towel / bathrobe, etc., for the possibility of a shower at the end
  

  XRAFT PROVIDES: 3mm “long salopette” neoprene wetsuit, water jacket, protective helmet and buoyancy aid life jacket.

Rafting School: Become a Rafting guide!

Ideal activity for a group of friends;  a  different way to spend summer holidays; to know and experiment all the different techniques of managing and safety and be able to practise rafting autonomously ;

A person can participate even individually, even with the aim of becoming a Guide!

The course is held in five half-days, can be weekly or on two weekends. The specific management techniques except for life-saving and river safety are experimented daily during river descents.

Theory  lessons also for the correct use of equipment. Possibility to stay nearby in camper, holiday apartments and hotels affiliated with X Raft.

FIRAFT TEACHERS AND GUIDES

The  X Raft Centre is affiliated with the UISP and the Italian Rafting Federation.  It is officially recognized  as a Navigation Company and Rafting School where only licensed Guides and Teachers work. The X Raft Guides  have passed serious FIRAFT exams and know perfectly well all the routes proposed to the public.  The X RAFT  teachers are qualified and teach in courses open to all.

X RAFT  has a crew of instructors with the following licences: Italian Rafting Federtion – Italian Federation of Canoe Kayak – CONI Italian Hydrospeed Association – UISP, Italian Mountain Bike School, Italian Swimming Federation – lifesaving, Alpine Guides, Italian Orienteering Federation.