Challenge yourself in one of Summers best experiences, Canyoning! Canyoning is a mountain river descent where you will adventure yourself along the riverbed using different tecnhiques and aproaches, such as walking, jumping, sliding and rope maneuveurs. All along the River you will find times to experience jumping, sliding or rappelling in waterfalls into crystalline water lagoons. In this River, you will have a unique feeling of freedom and communion with nature!
Frades River
This Pristine River, beautifull as it is rich in History stands right in the middle of the Arouca Geopark, in the Freita Mountain.
The Adventure Tour
This tour will start in Arouca, where you will meet your Guide. After a brief explanation on how the activity will proceed, you will follow your guide across mountain roads to the River near Rio Frades Village, where you will receive every equipment that you will need. On arriving at the river, after a brief but important safety briefing you will adventure yourself on the Waterfalls that make this River so exciting! Along the way you will find times to relax, times to challenge yourself and times to have fun with your tour mates.
Typical Lunch - Arouca Great Gastronomy!
After the Tour, you'll delight yourself with the traditional “Arouquesa Roasted Veal”, in a typical restaurant (included in the option “With Lunch”). For desert, you'll taste some of the ancient Conventual Pastry, next to it's origin, the Arouca's Santa Maria Monastery.