39.65° N · 0.89° W · Chulilla
Five minutes by car from Chulilla, the Reatillo is done almost entirely in the water: swimming, wading, letting the current carry you and jumping into the pools if you want. There are no abseils, so it also works if heights make you wary.
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Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
Step by step
At the point the company sends. Wetsuit, booties and helmet.
Or half an hour on foot from the village.
You get used to the water and to moving along the riverbed with the guide in front.
The most spectacular section: a passage between waterfalls.
You float with the current and jump, if you want, into pools of up to 15 m.
From the end of the canyon to the cars.
The Reatillo is Chulilla's water canyon. You go down in a wetsuit and helmet, almost always in the water, and there is not a single abseil: it is easy, technically undemanding and every jump is optional. It is guided by Serranía Aventura, the village's active-tourism company, from April to October.
Almost the whole route follows the riverbed: some stretches swimming, others wading with the water at your waist, and fast sections where you float and the current carries you. The most spectacular part, according to the company, is an underground passage between waterfalls. Along the way there are many jumps into the pools, of various heights and up to 15 metres, and none is compulsory: there is always a way to get past without jumping.
The start is five minutes by car from Chulilla, or about 30 on foot; the return takes a quarter of an hour. In all, the activity lasts about four hours.
For families with children from about 8 who are comfortable in water, for teenagers who want to jump and for adults who have never done a canyon. Since there are no abseils, the company also recommends it to people afraid of heights. Minors need a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. Between six and ten people go per guide, according to the listing.
If you are looking for a canyon with ropes, the same company's one in Chulilla is the Tesoro dry canyon, with a 40-metre free-hanging abseil.
Serranía Aventura does not publish a fixed price: it changes with the date and you see it in the booking calendar. The colours show the status: green, group confirmed; yellow, offer price; orange, normal price. Children up to 14 get €10 off with the codes 1nino or 2ninos, and groups of 18 or more must contact the company. The exact meeting place arrives about three days before.
It includes a professional guide, technical equipment, wetsuit, neoprene booties, helmet, shared gear, the guide's first-aid kit, civil liability, accident and rescue insurance, and photos or videos.
April to October. In high summer, the Reatillo is the way to be in the water during the hottest hours, when the Pantaneros route is only recommended first thing.
The canyon takes up the morning or the afternoon, not the whole day. If you do it early, at midday you can look out at the Charco Azul from the Carrucha viewpoint, which is at the start of the Pantaneros route, and have lunch in the village. At weekends, the Hostal El Pozo restaurant opens to the public with local cooking: book. For changing, the company asks you to bring spare clothes and shoes and a bag for wet things; leave everything in the car.
Who it's for
What to bring
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Tips
Nor minimalist footwear: ask for trainers with a firm sole.
Green on the calendar means that day's group is already confirmed.
€10 off for each child up to 14.
Bring cash: there is no cash machine in Chulilla.
Questions
No. It is an easy water canyon, with swimming and optional jumps.
From about 8, with a signed authorisation for minors.
It depends on the date: Serranía Aventura shows it in its calendar, with €10 off for children up to 14.
About four hours.
From April to October.
No. The jumps, of up to 15 m, are all optional.
Yes: it has no abseils and the company recommends it in that case too.
Guide, wetsuit, booties, helmet, accident and rescue insurance, and photos or videos.
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