Huesca is one of the best places in our country to go rafting due to its geography and Murillo de Gállego rivers, the Sierra, Ainsa, Silla and Aragon’s Pyrenees in generals. Throughout the whole year, different navigable trails and caudals.

If there is a very fun water activity, that is rafting. You can have a great time with your friends, family members or workmates, realizing adrenaline, and why not, take a swim.

A rafting activity consists of descending through white waters with a pneumatic raft, normally, with a capacity for 6 to 10 people. At all times, you will go accompanied by an instructor, who will be the helmsman and will mark the route and carry out necessary turns. But, to be able to continue and follow the correct path is necessary that everyone collaborates and do it coordinately. For it, there are tricks like the row scream “bo-querón” to go and mark the timing and maintain a constant rhythm.

Is an act of cooperation but at the same time, really fun, due to the fact that throughout the river we will find rapids, waves, and small waterfalls, that will make the rafting activity vibrate.To have it easier at the hour of choosing the best option, we will help you with this useful guide, recommending you to check all the rafting offers in Huesca.

Instead of telling it, watch it yourself, take a look at this rafting video in the Pyrenees:



Rafting, like happens with canyoning, it is divided into difficulty levels, in this case, from level I to VI. In the region of Huesca, we will find family-friendly rafting, initiatory, where kids with 6 years can do it, up to IV-V trails.

The season to practice rafting is usually March and November, depending on the route you choose and the weather conditions.

The most important rivers where usually the descends take place in this region are:

- Rafting in Gállego River: Level I rafting, indicated to do with children. It starts in Murillo de Gállego and goes up to Santa Eulalia de Gállego. For those who would like to try something stronger, you have the II difficulty level trail, the descent starts in Carcavilla up to Murillo de Gállego, facing different obstacles throughout 7 kilometers. And for the bravest, a level III-IV descent, from the La Peña swamp up to Murillo de Gállego, activity suitable for people older than 16, and those who want to live strong emotions throughout a 10-kilometer trail.

- Descent in the Esera and Ará rivers: Is this zone where we can find from family rafting up to the most difficult offer all over Spain. If you are thinking about bringing the kids, La Silla trail is perfect, is I-level difficulty and can be done with kids with 6 years. The Esera river provides amazing and fun times, and other of the trails we can cover is Pirámides, suitable for kids starting at 14 and with a medium-high difficulty, situating in the III-IV level.

- Rafting in the Ará River: If you prefer strong sensations and have experience in this activity, is this river in the Pyrenees that presents the most difficult rafting session, a IV-V Torla-Broto trail. An activity designed for people with a great physique, that has previous experience and older than 18.

All the necessary material to carry out the activity, like also the obligatory permits and insurances, are always included. Before starting the activity, you will equip with a neoprene suit, helmet, and life jackets. You will only need to bring a swimsuit, a change of clothes, sports shoes that can get wet, towel and suncream.

We also have vouchers that include food, accommodation, special activities for bachelor events, team buildings or school trips. And you can also combine rafting with canyoning, hydrospeed, hiking, paintball, canoeing, and even banana boating.

As you see, Huesca offers a multitude of offers to practice rafting, chose the one that adapts the best to you, and have fun descending through its beautiful and fast rivers like never before.