Whitewater Rafting Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona

This waterfall was is of the hundreds of hidden gems when you get off the rim of the Grand Canyon and explore it by raft and by foot!

My two buds and I spent six days and five nights rafting, hiking, eating, and drinking our way through the Grand Canyon. It is a pilgrimage of sorts for many an outdoor adventurer who has the access and privilege to do this trip.  To sleep on a cot next to the Colorado River and be woken only by the rushing water is an experience that is hard to put into words. I'll use just one word: GO. GO. GO! Come whitewater raft the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona with us!

Four tips and tricks from our Grand Canyon National Park Rafting Trip:

1. We used Grand Canyon White Water and our crew of Brock, Jake, Trevor, and Matt were incredible!  I highly recommend them as the experience was top notch. I have since done a 2nd trip with this outfitter and had another great experience.

2. There are tons of trip options.  We had a limited window but you can go for as short as a few days and as long as three weeks!  The longer the better of course :).  Both paddle and motorized trips are available.

3. No cell phone service no matter how hard you try.  Sorry!

4. You will be DIRTY.  Enjoy it.  You will also be sweaty.  Enjoy it!

Four more tips and tricks from our Grand Canyon National Park Rafting Trip:

5. The food is great and the companionship is even better.  The beer is dented and lukewarm but no one ever seemed to mind.

6. Book in advance!  These trips fill up and we booked ours about 10 months out.

7. If somebody from a different country said they liked Adventure Travel and what should they do on a weeklong trip to the states for the first time this might be my number one recommendation.  It's that incredible of a trip!

8. I have done both stretches of the Colorado River now and both times did a “Hiker’s Special” Trip. If you want to explore the slot canyons I recommend this one. If you want to paddle, look at an Oar trip option.

Within 30 minutes of being on the water we encountered an overturned raft.  No one was harmed but we got to scale some rocks and help turn it back over.  It took about 12 of us.  This is highly unusual in a motorized raft but definitely happens!

This trip experience as I said can't be put into words or correctly revisited.
My only thought is "What are you waiting for?" Get a Grand Canyon rafting trip booked, you won't regret it!

Questions?  Been on this trip?  Comments below please!
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