CDO White Water Rafting
White Water Rafting in Cagayan de Oro City is a MUST-try, MUST-do, and MUST-not-be-missed experience when one is in the city. It is short as saying as you have never actually been to CDO when you have not rafted through the waters of Cagayan de Oro River. Well, on second thought, the previous statement only applies to children and adults from 7 to 60 years of age, the only exception are those with serious medical condition.
So what exactly happens during a white water rafting activity, or more specifically, when you are rafting at CDO River? Here are my CDO Rafting accounts.
Prior to CDO Rafting, you should have already chosen which CDO Rafting operator will serve as your guide. There are quite a number of CDO Rating operators and their rates and services are pretty much competitive. We have chosen the Red Rafts, powered by the Cagayan de Oro River Tours Coporation, as our CDO Rafting operator.
First off, you have to be in your swimming attire with board shorts on and, if possible, rash guard. Wearing of slippers is ok, but you have to take them off and tie them to the raft as these may be lost; hence, mojos sandals is a better alternative. Your CDO Rafting operator will provide you with the gears and equipment you need such as helmets, life jackets and paddles. And oh, don't forget to wear sunscreen lotion!
Before you begin your CDO Rafting, an orientation will take place (SOP) and you will be taught on the do's and don'ts of CDO Rafting and the emphasis of course, is SAFETY.
This is me, all ready and geared up for a whole day of CDO Rafting.
This is but one of the 21 rapids that we rafted through in the Advance Course of our CDO Rafting adventure (Beginners Course 14 rapids).
That is our raft from a distance, and it seemed that we were being devoured by the turbulent rapid.
We coursed through the rapids alive and we were hungry for more!
And more...
And more!
Well, judging from the looks on our faces,
it seemed that CDO Rafting, despite the difficulty of the rapids with its strong, unpredictable and turbulent waters raising our raft up and down against the waves,
somehow, CDO Rafting brought smiles across our faces. Who said rafting and giggling can't be done all at the same time?
By around twelve noon, we were already famished! We stopped over at a calm side of the river, turned our raft upside down and placed a red-and-white checkered table cloth on the overturned raft.
This is our lunch by the CDO River, buffet-style!
We had some time to rest after lunch, what with all the rafting then eating that we did, that we just had to seriously let the food settle in on our then-empty now-full stomachs and recuperate for some energy. No CDO Rafting just yet.
We used the spare time that we had for our much needed rest and, of course, for a little fun.
As expected, a portion of our free time was spent taking pictures.
Not only that, we were also able to swim in the CDO River. We did not get too far from the river banks though, as we can already feel the water current pulling us downstream.
These are our riverside, ala tabing-ilog photos.
This is us, all stomachs filled-up, body re-energized, and ready for more CDO Rafting action!
Here is a picture with our CDO Rafting guides, a rare time during our CDO Rafting experience when they were not paddling (hard) though the river.
And so off we went to conquer the remaining rapids of the CDO River that we have to raft through.
No surprises here, as this was what we were asking right after lunch.
As you can see in the picture below, not everything about CDO Rafting entails paddling your way out of the river rapids. There is actually a considerable distance from one rapid to the next, and you will cruise the river on your way to the succeeding rapid. Picturesque and green landscape abound the scenery.
Interestingly, there is an acute waterfall on one side of the river and the CDO Rafting guide usually takes a stop for a refreshing cold and natural shower, with free head massage!
Also, there is a huge rock standing on the river itself where guests are given the option and pleasure to have a free jump into the water. *big splash!*
And so we're back to CDO Rafting.
Another river rapid here.
And oops, a big wave to the camera over there!
Before you think that CDO Rafting is boring, seeing from the pictures earlier, well, here is a peek on one of the more challenging rapids we have encountered.
We were instructed to paddle hard against a very strong current coming from an elevated part of the river.
As we paddled against the current, water naturally went inside the front portion of the raft.
As more water went inside the front of the raft, this caused an imbalance of weight, and as a result,
the lighter back end of the raft ascended high up in the air ---
and made almost everyone fall off the raft.
But that's just about it. I will no longer divulge any more information as I might spoil your CDO Rafting experience (especially for those CDO Rafting first timers). I'd rather that you go through CDO Rafting with lots of surprises and thrills waiting for you at the CDO River.
And so here goes our CDO Rafting adventure.
We are done with the 21 rapids and we were just cruising our way toward the take out part of the river.
But instead of staying inside the raft, we opted to jump out and swim our way towards the end of the course.
This is the end of our CDO Rafting experience.
This the take-out area and we took our last picture with our raft before we left the CDO River (the guides were serious with their work!).
Yes we were tired, not to mention, hungry---again! But what was more important to us is the thought that we have survived the 21 rapids of CDO River and made our CDO Rafting experience one that we will never forget.
~sunnyprincess
So what exactly happens during a white water rafting activity, or more specifically, when you are rafting at CDO River? Here are my CDO Rafting accounts.
Prior to CDO Rafting, you should have already chosen which CDO Rafting operator will serve as your guide. There are quite a number of CDO Rating operators and their rates and services are pretty much competitive. We have chosen the Red Rafts, powered by the Cagayan de Oro River Tours Coporation, as our CDO Rafting operator.
First off, you have to be in your swimming attire with board shorts on and, if possible, rash guard. Wearing of slippers is ok, but you have to take them off and tie them to the raft as these may be lost; hence, mojos sandals is a better alternative. Your CDO Rafting operator will provide you with the gears and equipment you need such as helmets, life jackets and paddles. And oh, don't forget to wear sunscreen lotion!
Before you begin your CDO Rafting, an orientation will take place (SOP) and you will be taught on the do's and don'ts of CDO Rafting and the emphasis of course, is SAFETY.
This is me, all ready and geared up for a whole day of CDO Rafting.
This is but one of the 21 rapids that we rafted through in the Advance Course of our CDO Rafting adventure (Beginners Course 14 rapids).
That is our raft from a distance, and it seemed that we were being devoured by the turbulent rapid.
We coursed through the rapids alive and we were hungry for more!
And more...
And more!
Well, judging from the looks on our faces,
it seemed that CDO Rafting, despite the difficulty of the rapids with its strong, unpredictable and turbulent waters raising our raft up and down against the waves,
somehow, CDO Rafting brought smiles across our faces. Who said rafting and giggling can't be done all at the same time?
By around twelve noon, we were already famished! We stopped over at a calm side of the river, turned our raft upside down and placed a red-and-white checkered table cloth on the overturned raft.
This is our lunch by the CDO River, buffet-style!
We had some time to rest after lunch, what with all the rafting then eating that we did, that we just had to seriously let the food settle in on our then-empty now-full stomachs and recuperate for some energy. No CDO Rafting just yet.
We used the spare time that we had for our much needed rest and, of course, for a little fun.
As expected, a portion of our free time was spent taking pictures.
Not only that, we were also able to swim in the CDO River. We did not get too far from the river banks though, as we can already feel the water current pulling us downstream.
These are our riverside, ala tabing-ilog photos.
This is us, all stomachs filled-up, body re-energized, and ready for more CDO Rafting action!
Here is a picture with our CDO Rafting guides, a rare time during our CDO Rafting experience when they were not paddling (hard) though the river.
And so off we went to conquer the remaining rapids of the CDO River that we have to raft through.
No surprises here, as this was what we were asking right after lunch.
As you can see in the picture below, not everything about CDO Rafting entails paddling your way out of the river rapids. There is actually a considerable distance from one rapid to the next, and you will cruise the river on your way to the succeeding rapid. Picturesque and green landscape abound the scenery.
Interestingly, there is an acute waterfall on one side of the river and the CDO Rafting guide usually takes a stop for a refreshing cold and natural shower, with free head massage!
Also, there is a huge rock standing on the river itself where guests are given the option and pleasure to have a free jump into the water. *big splash!*
And so we're back to CDO Rafting.
Another river rapid here.
And oops, a big wave to the camera over there!
Before you think that CDO Rafting is boring, seeing from the pictures earlier, well, here is a peek on one of the more challenging rapids we have encountered.
We were instructed to paddle hard against a very strong current coming from an elevated part of the river.
As we paddled against the current, water naturally went inside the front portion of the raft.
As more water went inside the front of the raft, this caused an imbalance of weight, and as a result,
the lighter back end of the raft ascended high up in the air ---
and made almost everyone fall off the raft.
But that's just about it. I will no longer divulge any more information as I might spoil your CDO Rafting experience (especially for those CDO Rafting first timers). I'd rather that you go through CDO Rafting with lots of surprises and thrills waiting for you at the CDO River.
And so here goes our CDO Rafting adventure.
We are done with the 21 rapids and we were just cruising our way toward the take out part of the river.
But instead of staying inside the raft, we opted to jump out and swim our way towards the end of the course.
This is the end of our CDO Rafting experience.
This the take-out area and we took our last picture with our raft before we left the CDO River (the guides were serious with their work!).
Yes we were tired, not to mention, hungry---again! But what was more important to us is the thought that we have survived the 21 rapids of CDO River and made our CDO Rafting experience one that we will never forget.
~sunnyprincess
