SECURITY

Your security, health and safety are our highest priorities on any of our trips, but we pay especially close attention to detail on our international excursions.

The violence in Mexico involving the drug trade has been in the news recently. We like to let our customers know that drug traffickers and those associated with them, including law enforcement, are almost exclusively the only ones affected by the violence. Once we are out of the Hermosillo (a very safe city) we will be traveling into a countryside full of friendly people and then into a river wilderness where we will see little-to-no people throughout our trip. Locals from the largest town in that area, Sahuaripa, will be accompanying us both to the put-in and from the take-out, which goes a very long way towards facilitating positive interactions with all of those that we meet. We do our best to employ locals whenever possible so that rafting is seen as a positive event in the community. We may even have one such local person along in training to be a wilderness and whitewater rafting guide. As a result of these precautions, it is highly unlikely that we will be harassed or affected in any way related to the drug war. If you have further questions or concerns please email or call us for more information.

There is a common risk of petty theft while traveling in places where citizens are very poor (such as the Mulatos/Aros area). This is not any different in a developing and newly industrialized nation such as Mexico than it is in any other middle/lower-income destination you might have visited. Again, on occasion we will employ locals to accompany us through certain areas, help with camp chores, and keep an eye on things during our side hikes. Sierra Rios, our partner in this trip, has been working in the area for a decade and has never had any issues.

HEALTH CONCERNS

Overview:
Some potential problems are traveler’s diarrhea, bug bites, colds, cracked skin, foot fungus, and skin infections. While we take precautions to minimize any potential problems it is important to remember that you are the first line of defense for your own good health. Participants should consult the CDC website for information on traveling in the destination country and visit a doctor well before the trip. In addition to any prescription medications you might require participants should consider carrying some sort of anti-diarrheal medication, over the counter pain meds, and scheduling appointments to get immunizations if you feel it necessary.

Traveler’s diarrhea:
One of the most common ailments among tourists in less developed countries is traveler’s diarrhea(gastrointestinal problems).  You should try to minimize chances of getting it by avoiding potentially contaminated foods before the trip. We recommend our guests carry a supply of  over the counter anti-diarrheal medication just as a general precaution.

People:
It is possible to encounter unfriendly people at any point on a trip and we cannot control for this. However, on many sections of river where the threats are known, we employ precautions to keep our groups safe. This may involve hiring local guides to accompany our group and/or hiring security to join the group.

We always seek to keep our groups safe from all negative encounters or assaults. Far Flung Adventures Tours, Inc and SierraRios LLC assume no responsibility if there is damage, loss, or death due to unfriendly human interactions