GRAND CANYON RIVER RAFTING TRIP
RANCH AND RAFT
Bar 10 Lodge COLORADO RIVER
Whitmore Canyon to Lake Mead (min age 9) 100 miles J-Rig with motor 4 days 3 nights
2008 Departure dates : 5, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 May ; 1, 8, 15, 16, 22, 29, 30 June ;
6, 7, 12, 13, 20, 27, 28 July ; 2, 3, ,9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 August
6, 7, 14, 15 September 2008
Price £768 per person plus £8 NP entrance £10 medivac, £20 motor coach to Las Vegas £18
On this trip you have the chance to combine the awe inspiring Grand Canyon with a one night’s stay at a cattle ranch before your trip. On the river, the Colorado River's famous white water, though still exciting, is a bit tamer and less challenging. Hidden waterfalls and pools carve their way down to the river. There is abundant flora and fauna to be seen along the river.
Begin your vacation with a
beautiful flight from Las Vegas to Bar Ten Ranch. Before you begin your
three-day exploration of the Grand Canyon, you'll enjoy an overnight stay at the
Bar Ten
Ranch perched high on a plateau above the Colorado River. Your stay at the ranch
includes horseback trail rides, chuck wagon dinner and evening entertainment
before settling into bed in the lodge or outdoors in a covered wagon. After a
big country breakfast, a helicopter takes you deep into the canyon where your
raft awaits. After orientation and introductions, hold on for Kolb and Mile 207
rapids, both big plunges.
By the third day the J-Rig
Rafts enter the
Lower Granite Gorge with a series of moderate rapids that include Granite
Spring, Diamond Creek and Travertine. You will be able to take some time to
hike, explore and play at Travertine Grotto, a fantastic series of hidden
waterfalls and pools. Later in the day you will run the biggest rapids of the
trip, the "230's." As you near Lake Mead, the river calms and the canyon widens.
At mid-morning, you'll transfer to a jet boat for a thrilling hour-long ride
down river and across Lake Mead. A deluxe motor coach will be waiting to return
you to Las Vegas.