Durango Kayaking - Quarter Day Trip

Great fun kayaking the river with the guide Shilo. He was very professional and gave excellent instructions. He also kept a very close eye on everyone for safety reasons. I felt very safe despite having very limited experience in a “ducky”. Highly recommend the group. The front desk staff was also super friendly and helpful.

Fantastic experience. We were a completely novice family and had a great experience! Even those who didn’t want to be there had fun. Our guide, Hannah, made it fun and safe and was a pleasure to raft with. Late May, definitely worth paying extra to rent the wetsuit, river boots and jackets- all inclusive. They had everything you need.

There are multiple to our companies I debated on using. I am so, so glad we decided to go with Mountain Waters for our first experience white water rafting. We did the 1/4 day lower Animas trip. Our group consisted mostly of kids ages 4 to 10. Logan, the TL, Rafe, one raft guide, and the other raft guide (a girl with long brown hair, I don’t recall her name) were awesome. We never felt unsafe. They answered any and all of our questions, and we even got to swim in the river! We left with nothing but smiles, and a want to ride more rapids. I cannot recommend them enough!

Amelia was our guide for the kayak tour down the Animas River and she did an incredible job or overseeing about 25 parents and children while entertaining us and teaching us the best way to enjoy our experience. It was my sister’s first time doing this and she felt so comfortable and safe while navigating her own kayak under the care of our guide. Thank you! Kurt and Dee

The trip was pure, easy, fun from start to finish. Guides Chris and Kina were knowledgeable, funny and upbeat, and still kept safety first. They made sure we all had a great time and got the best ride the river had to offer. Highly recommend!

We throughly enjoyed our rafting trip with Mountain Waters. Eric was our guide and he was personable and genuine. We would recommend their services to anyone.

The Kayaking itself was great and we had a great time enjoying the outdoors and the river. As a family we have experienced many guided tours and these guides were the WORST. The guides destroyed our trip. Our "Duckie" instructor Axel, was horrific. He did not give clear instructions and did not guide, give advise or even have any knowledge about surrounding areas of the tour. He made myself and my children very uncomfortable as he was condescending and offered no guidance. Axel made a remark to my son (15) that made him very upset and was not appropriate. On the bus ride back our guides told off-color remarks and jokes that were offensive. We will never use this company again. They are unprofessional and gross humans.

We did a few hours through Durango on inflatable kayaks. Our guide Jake was pretty chill and put everyone at ease. Very helpful. Some fun rapids at the end. Running them in a kayak will get ur heart pumping.

This was my family's first rafting experience and Mountain Waters Rafting made it amazing! Jessie, our guide, was fantastic and a true professional. He also has a great sense of humor! We felt confident and comfortable on our first trip down the white water of the Animas. Would most definitely recommend!

this was one of the funnest things i did in durango!! i would highly recommend doing it. very family friendly and extremely fun!! dillon was the best river guide anyone could ask for! he was super funny, friendly and just fun to be around!