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The downside -- the pay. Guides can earn as little as US$60 a day including some meals. Work is often seasonal so you'll have to do a little research into when rivers are trickling streams and when they're in full flow.
"Raft guiding is an amazing way to see parts of the world only accessible by river," says Water By Nature guide Evie Walker. "You'll work super hard to get there, but the rewards are more than worth the graft."
You won't get rich -- pay runs from about US$10 a day -- but a day's work often leads to more. Casting calls for extras (or "walk-on artistes" as some like to be known) are posted in backpacker hostels or occasionally via online agencies.