Family Rafting Adventure | Kicking Horse River
Description
Enjoy a mild whitewater rafting trip on the Kicking Horse River, the best rafting river in the Canadian Rockies. On this gentle rafting expedition, spend an hour paddling Class I and II rapids at a leisurely pace with your guide, and maybe even share in a rival raft water fight!. This trip is for perfect for the little adventurers. This activity is for families with children 8-11 years.
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This family river rafting tour is on the famous Kicking Horse River, located approximately 1.25 hours west of Banff. The Kicking Horse is one of Canada's premier destinations for fun, sun and river rapids! We operate all of your rafting trips on this stretch of river. The Family Rafting Adventure rafts the gentle upper canyon.
This is our raft base and where all the action starts. Have some little adventurers and want a gentle raft trip? The Family Whitewater Adventure is perfect for families seeking a calmer river experience. Starting from our private river base, enjoy a serene float down the Kicking Horse River. Marvel at the scenery, lookout for wildlife and enjoy some commentary from our friendly guides. Then, it’s onto some whitewater! Get a taste of the rapids, enjoy the splashes from class 1-3 waves and maybe even share in a rival raft water fight. At trips end, back in dry clothes, check out your group rafting shots in our lodge and maybe pick up a souvenir of your day. Lunch may be available for purchase on the day.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Children must weigh at least 50 lbs (23 kg) to participate
- This trip is reserved for families with children ages 8 to 11
- Your trip includes all river-rafting gear: wetsuit, fleece, spray jacket, life jacket, neoprene booties and helmet. It is recommended that you bring a towel and swimsuit.
Reviews(55)
Fabulous white water rafting experience. Due to being 2 families of 4 we had the whole raft to ourselves. Our guide was experiences and knowledgeable about the area it was an amazing experience.
Communications was great. Directions were easy. Check in was friendly, quick and painless. Guide was well qualified, knowledgeable and very informative. The whole family enjoyed our time on the water! Thank you.
We had Bill as our main guide. The other family that booked was a no-show so we also got to enjoy a second guide Keiran. They were both nothing short of amazing. Bill was so clear and assuring with his lessons at the beginning and very encouraging throughout the entire excursion. He even gave us the confidence to upgrade our run to the next level half way down the river and made it seamless to upgrade and keep going. Keiran was wonderful with my mom and my daughter helping with nerves and just such a pleasure to interact with. We went for my son's birthday and the whole staff made a point to say Happy Birthday when they passed him. Bill and Kieran I will definitely be special requesting you two when I drag the rest of my family and friends out to experience this amazing adventure.
Perfect, impressive, 100 % great! We made rafting for the first time. Haydra River Guides gave us the best way to come in contact with rafting: with great competence, patience and with fun! It's a must to choose Hydra!! Thank you!!
We had an amazing white water adventure with Hydra! Our guide, Hennessey, did a great job making the trip exciting, safe and fun!
Amazing time on the family trip!! Us and the kids really enjoyed it. The guides make it so much fun for the younger ones. Dean our guide was hilarious and looked after us from start to finish. Book these guys you won’t regret it!
Great time. We originally booked the gentle float but after the first half kids begged to keep going. Ty/Landon/Matias made the trip memorable! And trust them - the fleece jackets work !!
We had a great time white water rafting, has been a highlight of our trip to Canada. Jaro made the trip so much fun, had lots of humour and provided us with lots of information about the wildlife. Thankyou so much!
Stefie was our Boat instructor, she made everyone comfortable and confident throughout the rafting journey, thank you so much this wouldn't have possible without you and thank you for making this memorable for us.
We booked this for our family of 4 - what an incredible experience it was. The staff were incredible and our children loved it and we had an exhilirating time, whilst also feeling very safe. Stephanie our guide was great
