Presidio River Kayaking: A Scenic 5-Hour Tour with Transportation, Meals, and Drinks
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33 Ratings

Embark on a 5-hour excursion featuring an enjoyable sightseeing journey along the Presidio River. This journey spans across 12 km and takes about 90 minutes.

Included: Return trips, food, and beverages

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Veranos - 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.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Wine tasting
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Transport by air-conditioned van
  • Beverages
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • DVD (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • 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
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(33 Ratings)
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Brenda_i
Apr 29, 2024
Something different than the Golden Zone - Daniel, (my tour guide from the Kayak on the River) was so helpful & I had a great time. The kayaking was about an hour & it was a nice change from the busy & noisy Golden tourist Zone. He made sure I was okay as we headed over the many rapids, and made a point to answer all my questions about the local birds, wildlife & vegetation. All the staff were super friendly & helpful and I had a fantastic lunch at the end. Fully recommend.
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Lois_f
Apr 8, 2024
Quiet, easy paddle. - The kayaking was pretty easy. I did dump at the first rapids at the very beginning. Fortunately, the lake was shallow. The food for lunch was delicious, people were all friendly and took good care of us. We viewed a few birds.
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Lori_s
Apr 2, 2024
Lazy day on the river - Super amazing day. The Presido River was so beautiful. We saw so many birds. Come hungry for the meal. It was delicious.
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Francisco_g
Mar 30, 2024
Great surprise - Tour was fun, it’s a beautiful scenery, then afterwards the lunch was delicious and the mezcal tasting was really nice, It’s a little tough for younger kids, it’s a solo thing, my youngest was 11 and made it
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Minnesotatraveller
Mar 25, 2024
Great fun - This is an absolutely must do activity if you visit Mazatlan. The guides are friendly and incredibly helpful you will kayak down several Myers miles of the presidio River being exposed to natural wildlife and even a few rapids. Highly highly recommend this
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Mark_m
Apr 19, 2024
Kayak Trip - The trip down the river was beautiful. The meal was scrumptious and plentiful. The drive from Mazatlan to the starting point was much longer than I realized; this was the reason for a 4 instead of a 5. Daniel (the river guide) and Xavier (the driver from the restaurant to the launching area) were both terrific - helpful and affable!
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David_g
Apr 11, 2024
Good way to get away from the crowds - We kayaked with my family of 5. Kids are 7, 10, and 11. They have kayaked a few times before so I would say they have a decent amount of experience on the water already. The river was very low and I scraped bottom in several spots. This would probably be a little scary for a beginner, but was totally fine. There were some very minor rapids even at the low water level in April. So it's not flat calm, but I guess you would call it a class 1 rapid or 0.5 class if they go that low. The guides did say if you go in the fall the river runs a lot higher and I'm assuming there would be more rapids. The guides were good (one in the front to follow his path, and one in the back to catch any stragglers). They didn't reach you how to kayak, they just showed you the path. Then you had to walk it. It was perfect for us. Lunch in the town was amazing and so authentic. Sampling the tequila made right in the village was so fun. All the tours from this small village end back at the same area and you all have lunch together. The only bad thing I have to say is about the ride from Mazatlan to the town and back. It's a bit of a hike and one of my kids was getting car sick on the mountain roads. Not anything they can do about that, but something to be aware of. The transportation itself if a nice Mercedes shuttle bus.
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Nancy_d
Apr 9, 2024
Nice river outing outside Mazatlan - The river was beautiful and teeming with lots of bird life. The lunch beforehand was authentic, delicious Mexican food. I only wish we had more interaction with the river guide. He made sure we were safe of course, but unfortunately didn,t share anything about what we were seeing.
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Rod_h
Apr 16, 2024
Nice day, but could have been better with more thought... - Good lunch and Peaceful kayak down the Emporio River for 90mins. Picked up and dropped off on time, longish drive (as expected) in comfortable air conditoned minibus. However..little info in English about the countryside through which we passed, and similarly we were left to kayak in the group - but no chat about flora& fauna as we travelled downstream. Mild rapids in April - min child age I would estimate as 12-13yo. Tequila "tour" was a small well stocked shop with tasting, but no info on manufacture.
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Timothy_g
Apr 19, 2024
A TERRIBLE Waste of a Vacation Day - This was a TERRIBLE way to waste a day of my vacation! I would pay double the entire cost of this tour to have this day back. The night before the trip, I double checked that they had my address and understood I was staying at an AirBnB, not a hotel. They said they understood. I was outside waiting for the pickup 10 minutes before the scheduled time. They never showed. 30 minutes later I called. They said I wasn't there when they came to pick me up. (A lie!) They advised me to get a taxi to their office where the group was still gathering. They agreed to pay for the taxi. (They did not!) I phoned in the taxi saying I was on my way and exactly when I would arrive. But, when I got there, they said the bus with the group had just left without me. They then hired a taxi to take me to where the group in the bus was being dropped off. I was sharing the taxi with a family who had also been waiting at their agreed upon time and place and had also been told they weren't there. But this family was going on an entirely different tour. We were told the drop off point was the same for both tours. It was a 90 minute drive. (This was double the amount of time we were all expecting.) When we got to the drop off point, after several tense confusing minutes, I was told I should have gotten out 20 minutes earlier at the kayak drop off point, but that if I waited 20 minutes, all would be well. An hour and a half later, I was added to a different group of kayakers. We all then had a pleasant 2 hour Kayak trip. By the time it was over and we were back at the drop off point, it was 3:30 pm and I had not had a thing to eat all day. I asked about the included lunch. They explained that the group I had been added to had eaten the included lunch before kayaking (while I was waiting for an hour and a half, just 30 yards away). They did bring me 2 small quesadillas and a soda. But I had seen the lunch the group had been finishing when I was added. It was MUCH larger and MUCH nicer. They left behind more food than I was served. I asked for more. (I was starving!) But they said the food service was over. The taxi driver that had taken me there had been waiting all this time to take me back. He said it was time to go. So, while the group I had been added to went on the included tequila tasting, I had to leave for the 90 minute ride home. It was a full 8 hour day of aggravation, confusion, boredom and hunger, with a decent, but unspectacular, 2 hour kayak trip in the middle. I missed most of the included meal and all of the included tequila tasting. I had to pay for part of my transportation, which was also supposed to be included. I messaged them asking for a 50% refund. I thought this was more than reasonable. I never heard back from them.
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