Kayak by the river
Overview
A 5 hour tour where you will experience a fun scenic ride by the Presidio River. Such ride lasts approximately 90 minutes through a 12 km ride.
Includes: round transportation, meals, drinks
Includes: round transportation, meals, drinks
Inclusions
- Beverages
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned van
- Alcoholic Beverages
What to expect
Itinerary
Once in Veranos village, you will be handed the required equipment (Kayak, Paddles and Life Jacket), always keeping safe all of our visitors so they can enjoy an amazing ride. Experience a fun scenic ride by the Presidio River, a river free of danger (Level 1) and environmentally healthy, born in one of the most majestic and interesting spots like Picachos Dam, which you will appreciate from a safe distance. Such ride lasts approximately 90 minutes through a 12 km ride, just a fraction from its 167 km full length. Later, you will enjoy a regional meal before your ride back; Tequila Cheese, Machaca Burritos, Beans, Salsa, Tortillas and your choice of beverage. Veraneando Adventure is the greatest and most enjoyable way to entertain yourself around the regional flora and fauna. Besides, you´ll have time to go through town where you can visit the beautiful Church, you can also go to our hot springs and tequila factory where you will taste the best tequila in town. Taste all our flavors: reposado, white, almond, coffee, hibiscus and mango.
Stop At:
• Veraneando Adventure, Playa Brujas Cerritos, Mazatlan 82100 Mexico
Once in Veranos village, you will be handed the required equipment (Kayak, Paddles and Life Jacket), always keeping safe all of our visitors so they can enjoy an amazing ride. Experience a fun scenic ride by the Presidio River, a river free of danger (Level 1) and environmentally healthy, born in one of the most majestic and interesting spots like Picachos Dam, which you will appreciate from a safe distance. Such ride lasts approximately 90 minutes through a 12 km ride, just a fraction from its 167 km full length. Later, you will enjoy a regional meal before your ride back; Tequila Cheese, Machaca Burritos, Beans, Salsa, Tortillas and your choice of beverage. Veraneando Adventure is the greatest and most enjoyable way to entertain yourself around the regional flora and fauna. Besides, you´ll have time to go through town where you can visit the beautiful Church, you can also go to our hot springs and tequila factory where you will taste the best tequila in town. Taste all our flavors: reposado, white, almond, coffee, hibiscus and mango.
Stop At:
• Veraneando Adventure, Playa Brujas Cerritos, Mazatlan 82100 Mexico
Additional information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Bring swimsuit, extra clothes, towel and sunscreen.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
David_D
April 2023
Cool ride once out of Mazatlán through authentic rural Mexican villages to the most quaint, Veranos. We had time before kayaking and enjoyed the beautiful hot springs pools and tequila distillery. The river was very pretty with small rapids. We saw a cow swimming, a ring tail forest cat and many ...
Cool ride once out of Mazatlán through authentic rural Mexican villages to the most quaint, Veranos. We had time before kayaking and enjoyed the beautiful hot springs pools and tequila distillery. The river was very pretty with small rapids. We saw a cow swimming, a ring tail forest cat and many cool birds. When finished, we had the best meal of our week in Mexico! Best day!BOB_C
February 2023
The operator confirmed time and pick up but did not show. I called the number and no one answered. Viator also tried to assist but wasn’t able to reach them either. They refunded the tour. The tour operator contacted me via email 90 minutes after our original pick up time to ask if we wanted to ...
The operator confirmed time and pick up but did not show. I called the number and no one answered. Viator also tried to assist but wasn’t able to reach them either. They refunded the tour. The tour operator contacted me via email 90 minutes after our original pick up time to ask if we wanted to still take the tour. We had already started on alternate plans. I would have booked for another day but we were leaving the next day.Brent_S
January 2023
Beautiful scenery. Peaceful and tranquil. Guides and lunch were awesome. Love the gentle rapids and wildlife.
Beautiful scenery. Peaceful and tranquil. Guides and lunch were awesome. Love the gentle rapids and wildlife.Choobyrooesq
May 2023
I booked this for me and my dad who is a fairly fit senior. From the description I figured it would be pretty doable and my dad was excited about this. It was a pretty hot and sunny day in mazatlan - the ride to the Presidio River was about an hour from the cruise port and we did this excursion w...
I booked this for me and my dad who is a fairly fit senior. From the description I figured it would be pretty doable and my dad was excited about this. It was a pretty hot and sunny day in mazatlan - the ride to the Presidio River was about an hour from the cruise port and we did this excursion with one couple from our ship. The couple (who were a bit heavy was having problems staying afloat on their kayaks) ended up staying back so it was just me and my dad with one of the guides. The river was fairly gentle though there were some mild rapids - the kayaks were easy to operate but my dad still went over when he lost control of his kayak after hitting some rapids. The issue was our guide didn’t really speak English and while I tried to follow our guides path on the river, my dad didn’t realize that following him exactly was a must - otherwise you can hit some rapids wrong or end up on an area with low water levels and get stranded on rocks (both happened to my dad). After going over and paddling for 2 hours, my dad was wet, exhausted and sunburnt - he wasn’t happy :/ I did enjoy the trip - the rapids were fun and seeing all the birds was nice - but it was too much for my dad. The nice couple who couldn’t do the excursion were apparently left there with the guide and they had to pick them up afterwards where they took the 4 of us to lunch at the restaurant operated by the tour company. The spread was tasty, more food than 6 people could eat included beer, margarita or soft drinks. Afterwards it was another long drive back to the port. It was definitely a long day - nice but prob needed more guidance from our guides.Hippeezdtr
November 2022
First of all let me say that my cousin and I booked a kayak tour on the river becuz we're from the PNW and we've done a lot of ocean kayaking. We have sit in kayaks at home and we enjoy being on the water.. THAT said, we were picked up from our hotel by the coolest guy, who spoke very good Engli...
First of all let me say that my cousin and I booked a kayak tour on the river becuz we're from the PNW and we've done a lot of ocean kayaking. We have sit in kayaks at home and we enjoy being on the water.. THAT said, we were picked up from our hotel by the coolest guy, who spoke very good English. He told us stories, or the history of, many of the things we saw, as we drove about an hour out of town. He transferred us to a couple of locals who spoke very little English, and were to be our guides. The river was murky/dirty and was running at a low to moderate pace.. There were about 5 areas that were quite a bit faster, but our guide went first, showed us how, and watched as we followed. There was not a lot to really see that was of interest except, there were a few areas where small swarms of yellow butterflies would come to drink. At the end, we went to a small town to have an authentic Mexican lunch, to see how they made tequila, and to a leather shop/ jeweler. Lunch was AWESOME!! We had burritos, tequila chihuahua cheese, chips n guacamole and a couple of beers. The guy that picked us up from the hotel, had lunch w us. We had a blast w him. We were told that there aren't alot of kayak tours anymore and November is not the time to go as the river is too low, as we already knew from the experience. Overall the experience was good. The best part for me was afterwards at lunch.J T
April 2022
Took this tour and had a nice time. The drive from Mazatlan is long so total time is about 6 hours. We spent maybe two hours on the river. Strong current means you don't work hard. But there are minor rapids so be prepared to swim. Nothing dangerous but this is not a lazy never get wet. We had a ...
Took this tour and had a nice time. The drive from Mazatlan is long so total time is about 6 hours. We spent maybe two hours on the river. Strong current means you don't work hard. But there are minor rapids so be prepared to swim. Nothing dangerous but this is not a lazy never get wet. We had a great time and Manuel was very nice and helpful. Lunch was served family style and was tasty and traditional with the possible exception of the flaming cheese. Nice day outside the city with a few birds and great views.