Grand Canyon River Trips

Most visitors 90 see grand canyon from the south rim from overlooks accessed by free park shuttle buses or by their personal.

Grand canyon river trips.

Here the colorado river s famous rapids though still exciting are a bit tamer. Top grand canyon national park river rafting tubing activities. Explore the lower 100 miles of the colorado river on the 3 or 4 day grand canyon trips. Grand canyon national park service regulations prohibit individuals from participating in more than one recreational river trip commercial or non commercial per year on the lees ferry to diamond creek section of the colorado river.

The canyon is 277 river miles 446km long and up to 18 miles 29km wide. Seeing the grand canyon vs. Float trips tend to be milder and travel mostly on the smoother part of the colorado river with fewer rapids. See reviews and photos of river rafting tubing in grand canyon national park arizona on tripadvisor.

Massive sandstone cliffs conjure up imaginary shapes. 2 to 5 day noncommercial river trips noncommercial trips that launch from diamond creek and takeout at lake mead typically are 2 to 5 days in length. The following river concessioners provide trips through grand canyon lees ferry to diamond creek 226 river miles 364 km. Each company offers a variety of trips lasting 3 18 days in large motorized rafts oared rafts paddle rafts and dories.

The scenery is astounding. Trips begin at page arizona a drive of 140 miles from the south rim. If you have the desire to travel through the grand canyon via water there is a grand canyon river rafting trip for you. There are different river trip opportunities through grand canyon national park.

Because of this regulation oars and grand canyon dories cannot accept a reservation from any individual who has. Experiencing the grand canyon nearly 5 million tourists visit the rim of the grand canyon each summer to look over the edge and witness how immense it is take a few photos visit a gift shop or two then grab an ice cream cone. Around 5 5 million people each year see the 1 mile deep 1 6 km grand canyon each year. Grand canyon river trip.

Other grand canyon river rafting trips take on the class 5 rapids head on. Grand canyon dreams come true. An introduction to grand canyon national park. Your grand canyon rafting trip begins in the lower 100 miles of the canyon.

For many of our guests rafting down the colorado river though grand canyon is the dream of a lifetime.