Outdoor adventures Ecuador is offering guided trips, including full accomodations, transport and food.
This year we have familiarization trips that will cost only half the price of what you normally pay with other companies. It will be $75 for 2008-2009.
We will be willing to trade your boat and gear, for the trip (depending on condition of gear and length of stay for the trip).
When?? all December 6,2008. We will have space for 7 people.
The guides : we have some of the best local paddlers to guide you down the river.
Who are we: Outdoor Adventures Ecuador is a new sister company of Wave Trek Rescue. We are a group of proffesionals in the outdoor industry. Chris Jonason has been an outfitter for over 24 years and is and ACA instructor and Rescue 3 instructor trainer. She was one of the first to start paddling the region with Gynner Coronel when he started Rios Ecuador. We will be offering rsecue classes as well as kayaking tours.
The rivers : we have it all ... class II, III, lots of class IV, and very nice class V runs. there is so many rivers to choose once you are down there, is just amazing, and all depends on precipitation. We don't worry about not having enough H2O, we are concern about having to much H2O!!
We have 3 main drainages were to pic runs from and our list of rivers have over 30 rivers to run. and off course the ones that have not been ever mentioned on books, web or anywere... the hidden gems of the Andes mountains.
At 6,000 feet, this part of Ecuador has a special feel — the water and air are cooler than in lower-elevation parts of Ecuador, and there are fewer bugs and less humidity.
PLeas call us @ 360-793-1508 and look at our web site www.wavetrekrescue.com e-mail info@wavetrekrescue.com

Rio Quijos, Class III-V

The Quijos starts out technical and steep and quickly grows in size as feeder streams pour in out of the Amazon. The majority of its runs are located upstream of 475-foot San Rafael Falls, the highest waterfall in the country. The river's lowest run starts a few miles below the falls and involves a two-hour walk for a three-day Class III-IV wilderness run. In all, the river offers about 100 miles of whitewater. All of the river's runs have good access, except the headwaters (Class IV-V) which involves a nine-hour, machete-wielding walk into the wilds of the Andes. "Don and I did the first and probably only descent of it two years ago," says Vermeeren.. Most of the bigger-volume sections below the confluence of the Rio Cosanga have great play spots and are pool/drop in nature. Vermeeren likes the Quijos area so much that he recently built his company’s lodge right beside it, just east of the town of Baeza.

Rio Papallacta, Class IV-V

The upper section of the Rio Papallacta, above Cuyaja, is usually too low to be much fun (although some swear by it for low-volume Class V creeking) or so high that it is too scary even for big-water boaters. Rarely, it seems, does its flow fall in the perfect medium range. If you decide to tackle its upper reaches, note that just above the put-in is the Papallacta hotsprings and lodge, offering great views of snowy volcanoes and gourmet food. The lower run is a great Class V day trip, but it is steep and technical. The rapids are continuous and steep; if you are unfamiliar with the run, plan on lots of scouting.

Rio Cosanga, Class III-IV+

This river is south of Baeza on the way to the jungle town of Tena. It’s best to catch it when it is flowing between 400 and 1,800 cfs. there is three runs on this river, including a hard-to-find section just above the town of Cosanga. The lowest and hardest section of the river starts off with a bang, with the most difficult rapids coming in the run's first half mile. As with most rivers in the area, there is also the possibility of another run higher up the drainage

Rio Oyacachi, Class III+-VI

This river flows into the Quijos from the west and is a continuous, technical, clear-water run. Even when the Quijos is a muddy mess, this stream was remains pristine — probably because its watershed remains relatively untouched. It can be boated from 200 to 2,000 cfs. The entire run from the town of Oyacachi was first done (and probably not repeated yet) in 1997. This is a very remote and difficult four-day run starting high in the Andes and ending up at the Rio Quijos. The normal run is a fun Class IV+ section above the confluence of the Rio Quijos. It has beautiful, clear water with big, granite rocks and continuous technical rapids. Other creeks in the area also have been boated, but they are small, have poor access and are only runnable when there is "just the right amount of rain."

Quijos Valley to Tena

Rio Jondachi, Class IV-V

Running out of the Macaw mountains off the flanks of the Sumaco volcano, the Jondachi offers continuous, creek-like kayaking and has become one of the Classics. It has two sections divided by a bridge. The upper section is more difficult of the two. Though both sections have a remote feeling, the lower portion is next to be damed unfurtunely.

Rio Hollin, Class III-IV+

The Rio Hollin starts out small with a creeky feel, but it can be a raging torrent by the end of the two-day trip if it's raining. Be prepared for water levels of all walks, and don’t be lulled by the river's initial creekiness. Though the run doesn’t have many places to camp, the ones available are beautiful, offering everything you would expect from a jungle campsite. Most campsites are close to the water, so if it rains be prepared to retreat to the rainforest to escape high water. Above the put-in are a few waterfalls that have been run occasionally, but most paddlers stick to the tried and true section. The run's highlights include a 10-foot waterfall and the chance to paddle a Class IV rapid through a cave.

Tena/Baños Area

If you're looking for hot weather and warm water, this is the area for you. The rivers here fan out around town and the availability of local transport makes the Tena/Baños area the country's most popular region for kayaking.

Rio Misahualli, Class II-IV

The upper runs on the "Meesh" are steep, tight, boulder-choked and technical--you need to have your wits about you to tackle them. You can boat above the end of the road but it is a horribly muddy walk for the same paddling you get below. Between the take-out for the upper runs and the town of Tena is a Class II run that makes a nice warm-up. Below Tena, the Rio Hollin joins the Misahualli and the run becomes a Class IV big-water, pool-drop river with lots of playing, wonderful rain forest and one tricky portage. Depending on where you put in, the river offers boatable flows of between 200 and 7,000 cfs.

Rio Jatunactu, Class III

As with your first glance of 19,347-foot Cotopaxi outside Quito, your first impression of the Class III Jatunactu is that it is big. And it is--it's one of the largest-volume rivers you're likely to paddle in Ecuador. Catch it at high flows and it will take on a Grand Canyon-like feel. But don't be alarmed by its size; the rapids are spaced out and most have very clear channels. And the river's beauty matches its size, with great views of the rainforest, Andes, and riverside villages.

Rio Anzu, Class II-IV

The upper portion of the Rio Anzu is hard to find, but when you do you'll be rewarded with a great Class IV paddle. This river gets easier the lower down you go, with the lowest run offering a few miles of Class II before mellowing out and joining the Alto Napo near Puerto Napo. The river usually runs clear, with boatable flows ranging between 500 and 2,500 cfs.

Rio Topo, Class IV-V

This run is closer to Banos than Tena and offers a long day of powerful, technical rapids. It was first run by Jeff Pflueger and Gynner Coronel and has since emerged as one of Ecuador's classics.

Rio Pastaza, Class III-V

You can see much of this run from the road. The river is big and pushy, and the rapids are powerful with plenty of big holes. Even the stretches between the rapids are exciting because the river is cruising at a fast clip.

Santo Domingo Area

Located only a three-hour drive west of Quito.
Rio Blanco, Class III+

Local raft guides love this run for its great bird and wildlife. The river is straightforward with kilometer-long wave trains at higher water. After the confluence with the Toachi it becomes more pool-drop and contains more rapids. The upper put-in is near the town of San Miguell de los Bancos, with several access points available below the river's confluence with the Toachi.

Rio Toachi, Class III-V

The higher you go on this cloud forest river, the harder and more technical the runs become. this section boasts several fun rapids. The most common run is through a canyon called Sapo (Frog) Gorge.

Rio Caoni, Class II+

This is a rocky warm-water run with good access and easy rapids. It is a good place for beginners since the flow is usually low and the environment so inviting.

Macas Area

This area, located south of Tena, the weather is hot and humid, the water warm and the scenery beautiful. Rio Upano, Class III-IV

It takes about four to six days, this big-volume river offers warm water and a spectacular gorge are the river's main attractions, as are the Shuar Indians—once headhunters—who still live in the region. You're likely to see them paddling homemade craft as you make your way through the waterfall-lined gorge. As we go farther down it turns in a class IV solid.

this is just were it starts, for more info email me to riosuabe@yahoo.com or if you have any questions send a message. Thanks.

And that's just the appetizers... Ecuador is the head waters of the AMAZON river, there is so many rivers ... is awesome!!!!

Also there will be another opening of dates for late November from the 24th until the 3th Dic, 7 days of boating and if you book your flight for staying in Quito for a couple days 4th, 5th, 6th is the BIGGEST party ever imagined .

Would people pay for air fair/ rm and board or did I miss that..??

I'm in.