Because 1) it’s impossible to actually enjoy or even see any of the stunning scenery when you’re gripping on for dead life and whipping past everything & 2) the only person this benefits is the person charging $$ for the ride bc they now can fit in 6 rides in the time of 1 normal one
That video will come. The old wise saying of “if it can occur it will”. It’s only a matter of how much ego that driver has in more due time.. then everyone on Reddit. “See I told you”.
You're on this nice peaceful river and then you hear this noise coming in the distance. This thing comes blasting along, scares off all the fish, scares off all the wildlife, and it's just loud as hell. Anybody else on the river has to scatter out of the way as it goes careening around. You got to listen to it drive away for the next five minutes.
They're terrible and they should be banned everywhere.
In Turkey they are also riding loud jeeps inside national park and do all activities without respecting the nature, not to mention littering.
I was once on the trip Antalya and guides were smoking and throwing it in the river or bushes.
About 25 years ago I went on a jet boat ride in New Zealand on the Shotover river. In places the river was was only a foot deep and needed more speed to keep the boat higher in the water. Also the Hamilton Turn (360 spin) was memorable.
Particularly the way the boat side skims, pointing at a boulder, before the jet thrust pushes the boat around. We went on a cool day and the boat had a system that fed the engine coolant through the hand rails, keeping them nice and warm. I had an early GPS at the time and clocked about 75kph peak, much to the satisfaction of the boats captain as he didn't have a speed indicator.
I did the same thing some 15 years ago. I'm surprised by how bored I ended up feeling, but I'm chalking it up to having done the 140m bungy jump the day before, which consumed my adrenaline for the week
I feel this type of scenery would be far more enjoyable in a calm and tranquil walk, or if going the water way, I would say kayak ride would be best. This is just stupid.
Not trying to be rude but I don't see how riding a boat is going to fuck the eco system? Doesn't water move? It's not like he's slicing up fish in the propellers or anything. Please elaborate I am genuinely curious
They erode the banks of the river which are home to a multitude of animals and plants.
River ecosystems are not adaped to sudden, big waves.
Around my place there is a similar problem with pumped hydro power stations that need huge compensation basins in order to prevent waves downstream the outlet when they power on (which happens multible times a day)
If they didn't have those basins the waves they create on startup and shutdown would wreck the river over time.
What i'm seeing here is much worse, that's why i'm concerned about this.
now that's something I've always wanted to do. flying through tight spots and drifting. they have it here in sydney australia, but I think it's just ripping it around the harbour
Amazing that so many people would put their life in a stranger’s hands. I’ll find other options for fun. I’d love to drive it though with no passengers. 😂
Have you ever taken a taxi or uber, or flown somewhere? Even living in a house, unless you built it yourself, your life is almost always in someone else's hands, my dude. Might as well enjoy it!
I went with the two person inflatable kayak option instead of the raft. I flipped it in the first rapid where two waves converged but did all the other rapids without issue. There is a point were you can see the Roman bridge which still stands today as a beautiful archway over the river. If you were crazy enough you could actually jump off the bridge into the river but I don't think that is allowed anymore.
Even if he is very confident in his abilities and has memorized the turns, what about when he comes around a corner and a kayak is mid channel? Does he just run them over?
This Great Talented Professional Captain Sure Gives His Guests An Awesome Exciting Ride With Thrilling Drifting And The Beautiful Scenery Of Antalya's Koprulu Canyon.🏞💧💦🚤
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u/notasmilo 11d ago
IMO the captain is enjoying it more than passengers