The Alps
Rafting the Noce, Inn, Socha, and Otztalerache Rivers
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Accommodations |
Mountain Travel-Sobek
888-687-6235, www.mtsobek.com |
$2,490 |
tourist hotels |
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The Route: Twelve days in Italy, Austria, and Slovenia, rafting Class III-IV rapids, h king the Dolomites, mountain-biking five roads, and negotiating slot canyons. The Soca, a thickly forested, granite-peak-lined Slovenian gem, is just being discovered by Europe’s whitewater crowd.
When to go: June-July
Difficulty: Moderate
Travel advisory: The trip is designed to be more fun and comfortable than challenging — perfect for experienced rafters traveling with less-than-expert friends and for those who want to get out of the boat every now and then.
High/low points:
- Running the Inn River’s humongous 10-foot standing swells, the largest wave train in Europe.
- Wearing a full wetsuit all day every day because of the 55-degree water and unpredictable mountain rainstorms.
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