Calabria: Lao River Rafting & Mulino Trekking｜Italy

Meet your certified guides at the Rafting Fiume Lao base in Papasidero, in the heart of Pollino National Park. After check-in, you’ll receive your technical gear (wetsuit or water jacket in colder weather, helmet, life jacket, and paddle) and join a safety briefing to get comfortable with river signals and rafting basics.

Kick off your adventure with a rafting descent on the Lao River. Paddle through lively rapids and glide between natural canyons carved into the Calabrian landscape, with time to take in the park’s wild scenery along the way. Your guide will steer the route and help the group work together on the water, making this a fun challenge even if it’s your first rafting experience.

After rafting, continue with river trekking on the Mulino River, a tributary of the Lao. Follow the stream through untouched sections of the park, wading and walking between small gorges, hidden waterfalls, and natural pools—an immersive way to cool off and discover corners of Pollino that are hard to reach any other way.

At the end of the combo, return to the rafting center to change, freshen up, and wrap up your day in Calabria’s unspoiled nature.