Tours/Kootenay Rockies/Rafting Adventure on the Kicking Horse River
Viator · group up to 15 pax

Rafting Adventure on the Kicking Horse River

5.0(51)Kootenay Rockies1 hour
VIATOR5.0(2)TRIPADVISOR5.0(49)

Description

The Kicking Horse River in Golden, British Columbia provides the best white water rafting in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Our company has been providing river rafting trips on the Kicking Horse since 1982, as well as other beautiful rivers in this area.

Tour Options

Half Day Rafting - Express
  • Half Day Rafting - Express: This trip is perfect for anyone who wants an exciting bit of whitewater, but is on a time crunch. Duration: 3 hours: This trip starts at 11:00 am and finishes around 2:30 pm. Please arrive to our base by 10:45 am at the latest
Family Whitewater Rafting
  • Family Whitewater Rafting: A fast paced float on the Kicking Horse River. There are a few splashes and a BBQ lunch. Suitable for kids aged 7 and 50 lbs. Duration: 4 hours: This trip starts at 9:15 am and finishes around 1:00 pm. Please arrive to our base by 9:00 am at the latest. Includes a riverside BBQ lunch: Please let us know what you'd like after making your booking. Options are hamburger, veggie burger, chicken burger or hot dog
Afternoon Half Day Rafting
  • Afternoon Half Day Rafting: An awesome afternoon trip on the Kicking Horse River. If you have other activities you want to enjoy during the day, this is Duration: 3 hours: This trips starts at 3:30 pm and finishes around 6:15 pm. Please arrive to our base by 3:00 pm at the latest
Full Day Rafting - Discovery
  • Full Day Rafting - Discovery: Our most popular trip, our full day trip has you rafting 26 km of the Kicking Horse River and includes a riverside BBQ lunch Duration: 5 hours: This trip starts at 9:15 am and finishes around 2:30 pm. Please arrive to our base by 9:00 am at the latest. Includes a riverside BBQ lunch: Please let us know what you'd like after making your booking. Options are hamburger, veggie burger, chicken burger or hot dog

Highlights

Bus shuttle to and from river
BBQ lunch (Full Day Discovery & Gentle Family Rafting tours)
Professional raft guide
Local taxes
All gear needed on river

What's included

Included
Bus shuttle to and from river
BBQ lunch (Full Day Discovery & Gentle Family Rafting tours)
Professional raft guide
Local taxes
All gear needed on river
Not included
Gratuities
Merchandise

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age for Full Day Discovery and Half Day Express is 12 years old and 90 lbs (41 kg)
  • Minimum age for Gentle Family Rafting is 7 years old and 50 lbs (23 kg)
  • Please advise your lunch preference, if tour with lunch is selected (Full Day Discovery and Gentle Family Rafting): hamburger, veggie burger, breaded chicken burger or smokie (big hot dog); Please send us a message after checkout to advise the requested information
  • Please advise of any allergies or special dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Guests under the age of 19 must have a parent or guardian present to sign their waiver
  • We are on the Mountain Time zone (same as Alberta!)

Reviews(51)

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andrewnT550RS
August 20, 2026
Would recommend!

Everything about the trip was excellent, the company was really great with communication leading up to the trip and on the day all the staff, value for money, the rafting, our guide Nico (sorry ifr i spelt it wrong!!) were excellent. We did the full day with lunch, the morning being serene and taking in the sights with Nico proving all the knowledge of the area and river. The morning is great if you have young kids and the stop for lunch was a nice break and the food was great. The afternoon was where the real fun began going through the many rapids and the whole family enjoyed the experience!!

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I2419WAanthonys
August 16, 2026
Tony

Brilliant day, had planned to do the family float but felt at ease with the guides Austin and Dan that we stayed on and completed the full day taking on 6he class 3 and 4 rapids. Well worth the price and to experience the white water with a confident guide made it worth while.

Operator response

Thank you for leaving us a review! We’re stoked to hear that Austin and Dan made you feel comfortable and confident enough to stay on for the full day and tackle the Class 3 & 4 rapids! We’ll be sure to pass along the kind words to both of them. We hope to see you on the river again soon! Cheers from the Glacier team!

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lorijmorgan2020
August 16, 2026
Pristine river rafting in the vast grandeur of nature.

Well run, great guides and fun! We got to slip into the refreshing clear water before our harder leg and also see the shale pretty rocks which make the river so pale and pristine! The whole day was natural and otherworldly! Thank you, Ben for being our leader on this adventure!

Operator response

Thanks so much for your review! We're so glad you had fun rafting with us. We'll be sure to pass your kind words along to Ben. We hope to see you on the river again soon. Cheers from the Glacier crew!

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christiankU3598JL
August 15, 2026
What an awesome experience!

It was an awesome experience! The Glacier Raft Company Team was well organized and up for some wild water adventures. Equipment was well maintained and the staff super friendly and experienced. Kicking Horse River was a perfect location for rafting. We as a family enjoyed it a lot and felt super safe due to a very good introduction by the professional guides. We would recommend this event to everyone who is looking for some thrilling extra holiday impressions.

Operator response

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear your whole family had such an awesome time rafting with us. We hope to see you on the river again soon! Cheers from the Glacier team!

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Amy_T
August 14, 2026
Super rafting experience

We thoroughly enjoyed the half day rafting. The guides were all awesome especially Ben who was our raft guide down through the rapids! Really good safety briefing and run through before heading out onto the river. Really fun experience and would highly recommend this to all!

Operator response

Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear you had a fun time rafting with us. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words to Ben. We hope to see you on the river again soon! Cheers from the Glacier crew!

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Adventure54749042508
August 12, 2026
Pete is the Man!!

Pete was our guide, he was Fabolous! He provided excellent information and was a pleasure to be around. He made the old people very comfortable.

Operator response

Hi! Thank you so much for such an excellent review. We will be sure to pass this on to Pete, he will be so happy to hear! We hope to see you on the river again! Cheers from the Glacier Raft Team!

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sibleym2026
August 10, 2026
Amazing

It was a great experience had lots of fun!! I would recommend not bringing older people and being somewhat fit for this but it was definitely worth my money

Operator response

Hey! We really appreciate the amazing review! We're so glad to hear you had a fun time on the river! Cheers, Glacier Raft Crew

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H3682PScourtneym
August 10, 2026
Great experience

Awesome experience and guides were great. We had Mauri as a guide and he was great with a family.

Operator response

Hi! Thank you so much for the great review! We'll be sure to pass along the message to Mauri. We hope we see you again on the river soon! Cheers, Glacier Raft Crew

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medzt2026
August 9, 2026
First time rafting and it didn’t disappoint!

So much fun!! Will def come back for more rafting experience. Thanks to our guide, Will!!

Operator response

Thanks for the review! We're so glad to hear you had a good time rafting with Will. Cheers from the Glacier crew!

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montanac463
August 8, 2026
Lifelong Memories for Family of 7

Great fun for the whole family, even the reluctant ones! All the staff, especially the extremely skilled and internationally experienced rafting guides, made us all feel safe from start to finish. Shout out to our great rafting guide Jess! Coolest most professional company! All staff were kind, engaging, energetic, and extremely competent in everything they did. We did the full day trip. They served great coffee in their cool base when we first arrived. They provided succinct but thorough and entertaining trainings. They suited us up with wet suits and all the equipment we needed, including jackets and boots. They had a full crowd but they moved everyone through the process with amazing efficiency and good cheer. Learning all the rafting commands on the river was fun. Kicking Horse River was not as cold as we thought it would be. Wet suits kept us quite warm. Riverside lunch was great and timely. We felt energized going into the wilder rapids after lunch. After we got back to their base and turned in all the equipment, we were surprised that they served cold drinks while they showed videos of our rafting trip from the GoPro cams and drones. The whole experience was even better than we expected! Well worth the money! Unforgettable memories for our family!

Operator response

Thank you so much for this incredible review! We’re thrilled to hear that your whole family had such a fun day on the river. We'll be sure to pass your kind words along to Jess, she'll really appreciate it. Cheers from the Glacier crew!

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