USA - Grand Canyon Rafting (8 days)
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USA - Grand Canyon Rafting (8 days)

Grand Canyon National Park offers the most spectacular geological adventure on Earth. This incredible canyon stretches nearly 280 miles in length and averages a mile in depth. You will enjoy the scenic vistas, hidden waterfalls and exhilarating rapids as we cruise the mighty Colorado River; and delicious meals are served daily at camp to keep you fresh!

  • Day 1: Depart Las Vegas and transfer to the Colorado River
  • Days 2-7: Colorado River / Grand Canyon
  • Day 8: Transfer back to Las Vegas

A TYPICAL DAY ON THE RIVER

  • 7:00 A.M - We waken to the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee. Although the sun will not flood our camp for some time, tops of the Grand Canyon's walls already are aglow with sunlight. While eggs, sausage, and muffins cook, sleeping bags are being packed.
  • 9:00 A.M - We enter a series of rapids. A great blue heron takes off down-river, wings pumping. Both bird and its surroundings seem somehow prehistoric.
  • 10:00 A.M - We stop to explore a narrow, beautifully sculptured wash named Shinumo. In shadow all but fleeting moments each day, its polished silver walls shed a light of their own. To see the sky, you must tilt your head back with great effort.
  • 11:00 A.M - South Canyon intersects the river, signalling that Vasey's Paradise is just ahead. A paradise, indeed! Sunlight seems to explode from the fountains of water gushing from the Grand Canyon's wall. Lush growths of moss and ferns in this "paradise" seem strangely out of place in such a desert setting. We drift close to the gushing water, giving everyone aboard a welcome shower.
  • 12:00 noon - Our boats stop for lunch in the shade of Redwall Cavern. Inside this great cave, there's room enough for a game of softball!
  • 2:00 P.M - As two golden eagles soar lazily overhead, we drift quietly and our boatman tells us the story of Bert Loper's historic river run in 1949. We feel the heat, but soon a roller coaster rapid refreshes us.
  • 4:00 P.M - We sight moon lilies, abloom at the mouth of Saddle Canyon. A hike to explore Saddle is topped off with a cold soda.
  • 6:00 P.M - We make for Nankoweap, site of ancient Indian ruins, and our campsite tonight.
  • 8:00 P.M - After a dinner of filet, dutch-oven potatoes, green salad, and cherry cobbler, we hike to the ruins, and view the river below.
  • 9:00 P.M - Those who cannot stay awake find their sleeping bags. Bed tonight is beneath the Milky Way, and a canopy of stars that dwarfs even the Grand Canyon.

EATING ON THE RIVER - The design of our boats enables us to carry several hundred pounds of ice, which will last the entire trip. Every meal is prepared with fresh meats and produce. All food is prepared by our boatmen, who have mastered the art of Dutch-oven cooking. We provide generous quantities of cold soft drinks, fruit juice, and filtered water, which are available to you throughout the day. Dinners include a meat course served with a fresh vegetable, salad or soup, and a dessert. Our food is great-and plentiful.

NOTE: No previous rafting experience is required; however, we do suggest that you are confident in and around water and that you are willing to live without a mobile phone signal for the duration of the trip!


Operated by Trek America (FGC)

Departures: July & August only (limited departures)

  • Contact us for more information, current costs and to make a booking for this small group adventure