The reasons that lead you to plan a vacation in Galicia are more than clear: scandalous landscapes, whitewater or calm rivers that accompany our mood, forests in which to get lost and kilometers of coastline . What is not so easy, if you decide to do it yourself, is preparing the right activity to get the most out of each of these dream places. This headache is solved in a second by passing the task to the Active Tourism Challenge team. You dedicate yourself to enjoying that they already take care of the organization.

Under the bridge in a kayak


Trusting these professionals means putting the Galician provinces at your feet because they go with you wherever you decide based on what you want to do. This is possible thanks to facilities located in the center of the Community from which they move to the key points of the adventure. They couldn't make it easier for you.

In rafting three rivers are better than one

Would you go to a store that only sells one model of white shirt? Maybe once in your life that garment fits your friend's wedding and you buy it, but you won't need to go back to that store again. It is a fact that we all like to choose and that rafting is at the top of our tastes in adventure. So why settle for a company that offers you a descent from one point to another without the option of anything else? With the Active Tourism Challenge you will go down the Ulla, Miño or Deza river and thus you can repeat the activity by completely changing the scenery.

Paddling all at once


A Coruña is where the simplest of these sections is located, so it is a good option to start. The Ulla riverbed will welcome you from Puente Sinde to Herbón. You will share the raft with your colleagues without a problem because they have between 6 and 8 seats. With you will be the instructor who will tell you exactly how to deal with the waterfalls that will appear in your path with the paddle. They are 3 hours of pure emotion without rest that begin around 10:30 in the morning. What will surprise you most is the ability of the inflatable boat to stay in its position while withstanding the onslaught of the water.

A little longer is the descent of the Miño River which will take you an additional half hour. For this you You will meet with the monitors in Pontevedra, right where the Arbo International Bridge stands and it is advisable that you do it between spring and autumn so that the channel is at its right point. You will be surrounded by the intensity of the waters that serve as the border with Portugal until 3 pm in the afternoon.

Facing the white waters


Set yourself a higher level without changing provinces by going rafting in the Deza. They will recommend it to you in the rainy season if you are ready to dare with an advanced degree that runs through Vila de Cruces and Silleda. It's just what you need if you've already tried the previous two descents and are still thirsty for whitewater.

From bridge to bridge jumping into the void

We would have given you a bad example if, after the speech about how good it is to choose to go bungee jumping, we only gave you one alternative. Well yes, this is also where Desafío Ocio goes out of their way because they have obtained authorization to jump in two points in Galicia with all the guarantees: one in Pontevedra and another in A Coruña.

Smiling after the bungee jump


Conveniently along the highway that connects Vigo with Ourense towards Portugal you will reach Arbo, the first of your destinations to face vertigo. You will need clothes that you feel comfortable in and you will have plenty of nerves, fears and other mental problems. You will be secured by two dynamic ropes and a harness. Go ahead, grab a pen, and cross this epic moment off your bucket list. The jumps are done in the morning and afternoon with groups of at least 6 brave people with whom you can share sensations before and after the experience.

If you are closer to A Coruña and one more meter of distance to travel seems like too much waiting for the bungee jumping that you are looking forward to so much approach Noia and jump. There they use the Bridge over the Muros estuary as a base for the extreme jumps you are looking for. And yes, saying "the jumps" in the plural is not a figure of speech. After launching for the first time, they will offer you to repeat for a minimum price. It would be crazy if you didn't take the opportunity to launch yourself again.

Different ravines for different tastes and levels

By now you will have seen that the possibilities of Desafío Turismo Activo expand more and more with each new piece of information we give you. Well, canyoning is where your The fan opens completely to give you a dozen itineraries inside the Galician rivers.

In the waters of the ravine


The objective of these is twofold: that you get to know multiple channels in provinces famous for the multitude of waters that flow through them and that you always find one for which you feel prepared. The Almofrei ravine is one for which you are already ready simply if you know how to swim because it corresponds to an initiation level. It is in Pontevedra and it is 4 hours in the Ponte Caldelas area where you follow the section at the height of Verdugo surrounded by its lush vegetation.

There are also descents in which you choose the degree of difficulty that you want to experience within the same river. This is the case of the Cerves ravine, in the Orense town of Melón. There you can limit yourself to taking the first steps in this sport or go to an intermediate level by increasing the time of the activity from 3 to 5 hours.

The most demanding canyoners will be taken by the instructors to areas such as Riveiriño in the Serra de Outes in La Coruña where the obstacles to overcome represent a demanding challenge to complete in a maximum of 6 hours.

Teaching archery


To lower your heart rate a little after you have worked your way up to 100 with some of the most extreme ideas from Desafío Ocio, you can continue having fun with plans that can fit the entire family such as gymkhanas and races in those that test your sense of direction.

After meeting them you won't even think about who to turn to for your next gift now that you have someone to take care of essential details such as ultralight flights. At Desafío Turismo Activo they are experts in Galicia and in you, who are you going to be better with?