Rafting on Cheremosh at our rafting camp

Separate rafting trips on the Cheremosh river is a challenging outdoor adventure on the main rapids of the Black Cheremosh 1 - 2 hour duration with a returning to rafting camp (the starting place). It's an exceptional opportunity to have fun while resting in the Ukrainian Carpathians, feel the extreme from white water rafting and gat the basics of rowing technique on the catamaran and raft.

Rafting on the Cheremosh:

• special training is not required: all necessary information provides the tour leader directly before rafting;
• safe: qualified instructors, high quality equipment, significant experience guarantee your safety.

Rafting routes and prices (catamarans and rafts)

* - the chart contains an approximate duration of mere rafting. Other time spends: wetsuits fitting and dressing (30 min), safety briefing and coaching (15 min), returning to the camp by minibus (40 - 60 min), dressing, buying souvenirs, saving photos (30 - 60 min) + 2 - 3 hours for arrival to rafting camp.

** - included: water equipment rental (place on the watercraft, paddle, helmet, and life-jacket), guide service, returning to the camp by minibus. Excluded: clothes for rafting. Rent

Have a look at multiday rafting-tours.

Clothes and equipment for rafting

It is necessary to have a wetsuit or waterproof pants and jackets worn on sportswear for spring rafting. For foot you should take sneakers or trainers 1 or 2 sizes up in order to put them on neoprene socks. Rafting clothes for rent: wetsuits, neoprene socks, waterproof pants and jackets. Study a detailed list of clothing and equipment for rafting: Individual equipment for rafting in the Carpathians.

In hot summer day swimming trunks and swimsuit would be highly satisfactory. In cold rainy weather you should dress as in spring. Wet suit is also necessary for those who want to try double kayaking.

If you do not use a wetsuit you should take care of dry clothes set to put on after rafting.

Also take rafting footwear for change (sneakers or sandals).

Before rafting every participant is provided with a life jacket, helmet, and paddle.

Look over weather forecast in the Carpathians (the nearest town is Verkhovyna).

Catamarans and rafts

Our watercrafts are catamarans and rafts. Commonly, catamaran crew consists of captain (instructor) and 3 – 5 tourists. Raft capacity is 4 - 8 tourists excluding captain.

About advantages and shortcomings of rafts and catamarans (and not only) read in the article In layman’s language on Cheremosh rafting.

After rafting watercrafts and participants go back to the rafting camp by minibus.

Double-kayaking

For experienced participants in low water we can offer to try double-kayaking. Training is hold on rapid Dzembronya under control of our guide. Double-kayaking for bigger distance can be allowed only after training on Dzembronya rapid.

* - table includes approximate duration of mere rafting. Other time spendings: trying-on and changing dress (30 min), safety briefing and training (15 min), return to our camp (40-60 min), changing dress, souvenir buying, recordig photos (30-60 min) + 2-3 hours for arriving to our rafting camp.
** - tour price includes equipment rentals (paddle, helmet, life-jacket), guide service, transportation to the rafting camp after rafting. Clothes for rafting can be rented additionally.

Working hours of rafting camp and how to order rafting

Rafting camp functions from April, 15 till September, 15 practically every day. Beginning with May, 11 you can arrive on any day having agreed previously on availability and time. Ring us directly: +38 044 383 39 54, +38 096 212 40 71, +38 093 748 59 01. You can come without informing us, but in such case you most likely will wait an hour or two.

Period of April, 15 to May, 10 is supposed to be a holiday time; therefore we accept orders for this time in advance (10 - 30 days earlier).
Rafting for groups above 8 persons should be ordered not later than 2 days before beginning and 30 % deposit is required.

How to get to rafting camp

Rafting camp "Tourclub Ternopil" is located in Lower Dzembronya, Verkhovyna rayon, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.

Distances: from Yaremche - 65 km, from Vorokhta - 40 km.

Thus, from Yaremche you should ride towards Rakhiv, in Tatariv turn left towards Vorokhta and Verkhovyna (Kosovo). You should pass Vorokhta and Kryvopillya Passover.

In the village of Iltsi, not reaching to Verkhovyna 5 km, turn right nearby wooden pointer (towards Dzembronya, Burkut).
Then ride a bad road 9 km.

Rafting camp is located in Dzembronya Village, 500 m after pointer "Dzembronya" not far from Aelita Store in front of wooden bridge over the Cheremosh on the right hand from the road.