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MORRETES (Rua Conselheiro Sininbu), Paraná, Brasil by Nivaldo Cit Filho - panoramio
Morretes, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Nivaldo Cit filho, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Início/start boiacross/tubing

Kayak spot · Brazil

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 3.5 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. See it for grade III paddlers.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Início/start boiacross/tubing

A river section on the Rio Nhundiaquara, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 3.5 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away. The town to stay in is Morretes. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Rio Nhundiaquara
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 3.5 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 35 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$2,060 each

about US$1,070–US$2,060 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CWB, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$570–US$1,180
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$94–US$174
Totalabout US$1,070–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Morretes

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Morretes

about 20 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Morretes · Booking.com

About Morretes its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 20h

About 20h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CWB, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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