Last updated: October 2026 · Method: compiled from public listings and traveller reports; treat figures as planning aids, not quotations.
📄 Image slot: life jackets being checked and fastened before a pichola boat departure.
The lifejacket check before a Pichola ride takes one minute and covers three points: one jacket per passenger, visibly stored; straps and foam in working condition; and children fastened for the whole ride, not just at departure. Compressed, decoration-only jackets are the failure mode the check exists to catch.
The safety guide tells you to ask questions before boarding. This page shows exactly what to check.
The check
- Count: one jacket per passenger, visibly stored. Count before boarding, since the boat-type choice sets the operator.
- Check condition too: straps buckled and foam firm, because compressed jackets are decoration.
- The fit test: children wear theirs fastened for the whole ride, as the family approach insists.
The check, in order
- Count first: one jacket per passenger, stored where you can see it. Do this before boarding, since the boat-type choice determines the operator and the standard.
- Condition is the real test: straps that buckle and foam that is firm. A jacket compressed into a flat pad by years of storage is decoration, and the safety guide’s point is exactly that distinction.
- The fit rule lasts the whole ride: children stay fastened from departure to dock, not just for the photograph at the gangway.