Rafting in the gorges of Bussento in Cilento

I love the adrenaline and even on vacation do not give up try new sports more? The river Bussento It is a paradise for rafting enthusiasts, the practice of the descent of the river gorges aboard a boat unsinkable and self bailing: an adventure not to be missed and refreshing aquatic!

Here nature offers rafting enthusiasts an unequaled spectacle, among the most picturesque in Italy and even Europe: canyon, waterfalls, goals, crystalline pools, are just some of the pearls that the river gives visitors. Through jumpers, wooden stairs and narrow lanes carved into the rock, The route allows you to see up close several karst, a poignant gift of nature.

The river route

The Bussento is a long river 37 km and is among the most important rivers Cilento National Park. It consists of the Campanian Apennine mountain streams that join to the southwest of Sanza and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Gulf of Policastro. It born from the southern slope of Mount Cervati, near Caselle, and it sinks into a large sinkhole in the town of sanza, then, passing under the upstream panel, emergence after 5 km around the town of Morigerati.

In the trekking routes in this area it is the real star of the water and its force capable of creating art work with limestone shaping them through the centuries. Nondescript is the emotion that one feels when salt along the Vallone dell'Inferno until Bussento sources or when you walk through fitted with flashlight excavated in the rock gallery, and then arrive at the 'mouth’ a huge sinkhole said “Sinker for Vallivona”. A scenery virtually Dante is the one that opens to the sight of those who venture into these wonderful areas.

The path to the Valley of Hell begins in loc. Hell Bridge (or the Devil) a quota 550 m, from the fountain, Bussento along the river until you reach, after 1 km walk, at a crossroads from which proceed uphill to the right, thus entering the Valley of Hell, dominated by the majestic Rocky Mountains. This trail becomes more sinuous and held for about. 2.5 km between the hornbeam forests, oaks and maples. Along the way opens a stunning view on the gorges Bussento. After ca. 2 hours of walking we reach the Bussento sources to share 909 m, resulting in a cave. Continuing up to the right, through the watershed of a valley, you get on a dirt road winding path that leads to the entrance of the 400m long tunnel, which acts as a passage towards the center of dell'Affondatore Vallivona (q. 1070), and that goes covered equipped with flashlight.

The sinkhole has an elliptical shape, with steep high walls 60 to 100 meters and there are no words to describe the grandeur of Mother Nature in this work. The waters of the river have virtually dug through the centuries the limestone rock, and here we collect the waters of the entire valley Vallivona to give birth to a beautiful waterfall and a pond.
In relying on the dirt road you can continue to the town of Varco Pero at an altitude of 1250m, to enjoy a wide and spectacular panoramic view that extends from Mount Cervati to the Gulf of Policastro. For the return should take the same route of going.
The caves of Morigerati, WWF oasis: we said that the Bussento River plunges into a huge sinkhole for percorere a mysterious journey into the bowels of the earth, to reappear, few kilometers further south, in the town of Morigerati. Another good walking tour is in fact the one that starts from this small country, typically Cilento and allows you to admire this important oasis WWF Italy, made of paths in direct contact with nature, to learn more about flora and fauna in the Cilento. The route is simple and takes place in descent along a beautiful mule partially excavated in the rock that, after a series of switchbacks, It leads up to the entrance of the cave reachable via a stone ladder that allows to go beyond the impressive canyon dug from the river.