Guadalmina River — Local services in Benahavís

The river hike was quite challenging but I loved it. Sometimes you need to swim and there is no bottom. Most of the time the main challenge is to avoid breaking legs by stepping on slippery rocks. Closer to the end there is a strong waterfall, and if it's too strong, it's safer to climb up the "stairs" on the right to get out of the river. There are many small waterfalls on your way during the hike, too. Wearing sport shoes is very essential for...

Not a good idea to allow children go through the gorge during the summer. There's not much water flow, and what there is likely to have a visible slick of sun-lotion. Unlikely that it's only sun lotion in the water, too. It's easy enough to go down the river without a "guide", and without wearing all the generally irrelevant equipment. There's free parking about 1.5km from the start of the "River Run", at the...

Inexperienced people can go down this river quite easily. Just make sure you bring water shoes or something. Being able to swim is also somewhat of a must. I did it 3 times with my sons of 10 and 12, they absolutely loved it. Park your car at the big parking lot at the beginning and walk 20 minutes up the road. Enter the river and from there it will take you about 2 hours to go...