Many of our trips offer round-trip transportation from Flagstaff, which means you'll spend the night before your trip here in the pines. You'll meet by 6:00 a.m. the next morning in the lobby of our partner hotel to start your river trip. The hotel will have a light breakfast available for you to … Read More
Picking a river trip can be quite daunting. I think our best resource is our Rafting Trip Planning Guide. This page breaks all of our trips down into categories: motor vs. oar, when to go, hike or no hike. When someone calls not knowing what trip to do, I always start with motor vs. oar. … Read More
If you can't make it for one of our Grand Canyon trips, be sure to check out our friends at Hidden Canyon Kayak at Lake Powell in Page, AZ! Hidden Canyon Kayak does everything from half-day and one-day trips all the way up to multi-day overnight excursions. You also can rent kayaks from them but, … Read More
Chances are, yes! Boating on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park comes down to two options: You can do a commercial trip (with an outfitter like us) or you can do a private trip. To do a private trip you need to apply though the National Park in their weighted lottery system. Getting … Read More
Maybe you arrived early for your river trip and have a bit of time to spend in Flagstaff. Here is what to do, where to eat and how to enjoy this amazing town that calls GCW home. Flagstaff sits at 7,000 feet surrounded by Ponderosa Pines. We have the iconic Route 66 running right through downtown … Read More
Starting in late June we start to see these magical things called monsoons in the Grand Canyon. Something as large as the Grand Canyon can actually influence the weather; changes in elevation, terrain, and deep canyons can make the weather change on a dime down there. As the summer progresses … Read More
If you've talked with me on the phone before and asked anything about clothes on the river, I've probably given you my sermon on camp clothes vs. river clothes. It goes a little something like this: (!) River Clothes: I always wear the same thing every day on the boats. Usually, that is a long … Read More
GCW guest Joe Bonds recently got off of a river trip and wanted to send in this review: I would like to share Tanya and my experiences and impressions of our recent 8 Day Motor rafting trip down 225 miles of the Grand Canyon with Grand Canyon Whitewater (GCW) rafting company. We are both over 70 … Read More
GCW passenger Roger Parish wrote this guest blog about using a GoPro on the river. Enjoy! I’ve been a serious photographer for more than 50 years. But a 7-day float trip down the Grand Canyon presented some challenges I’ve not faced while doing most of my other outdoor photography. So let me … Read More
Here is a rundown on how tents work in the Grand Canyon. How you get one, how many we bring, and every other question you can think of about your domicile in the Canyon. We bring fewer tents than people with the idea that a husband and wife would share a tent, a brother and sister, two good … Read More
Grand Canyon Whitewater
PO Box 2848, Flagstaff, Arizona 86003
United States of America
info@grandcanyonwhitewater.com
800.343.3121
This service is operated by Grand Canyon Whitewater, LLC., a Concessioner under contract with the U.S. Government and administered by the National Park Service. The Concessioner is responsible for conducting these operations in a satisfactory manner. Prices are approved by the National Park Service.
