Durango 3/4 Day Rafting Trip with Lunch - Lower Animas River
From$149
6 hours
Durango, USA
About this activity
Spend the day rafting through Durango on the Lower Animas River! We'll run the entire town stretch and splash through class II-III rapids, stopping for a delicious lunch along the way.
Highlights
- Our Class III certified guides are highly trained and exceed state requirements.
- Custom self bailing rafts with foot cups to help you stay in the boat!
- The perfect mix of excitement through fun rapids and relaxation.
- Great for all experience levels!
- A great trip to spend the day in Durango.
Full description
This Full Day trip gives you around 4 hours of fun on the water, taking you through the heart of Durango and to the end of town. Life jacket, helmet, and other river getup if needed (wetsuits or splash jackets when the weather/water is chilly) are included. Your guides will provide a safety orientation before heading out on the beautiful Lower Animas River. We'll be on the river for about 4 hours, stopping for a delicious riverside lunch half-way through the trip. Along the way, you'll bound through plenty of Class II and one Class III rapid, usually soaking everyone in the raft head to toe. Keep in mind the size of rapids will vary throughout the season with water levels, with spring typically having higher flows and summer lower flows. Our experienced and entertaining river guides will get you downstream, and you're welcome to paddle with them or just sit back and relax.
Included / Excluded
- Riverside Deli-Style Lunch from our favorite local bakery
- Highly experienced and in-house trained river guides
- Helmets, Coastguard approved Personal Flotation Devices, and Splash Jackets
- Custom self-bailing rafts and paddles
- Safety orientation and paddle instruction
- Gratuities
- Wetsuits and boots (rentals available for $15)
Meeting point
Start Location
Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, 50 Animas View Dr, Durango, CO 81301, USA
Important information
Know before you book
- For safety, 4 and 5-year-olds will be escorted around the Smelter Rapid if your trip goes through the whitewater park.
- When water levels rise, we take extra safety precautions which may include walking around one of the rapids where the river narrows or using other river sections.
- Low water season usually starts in late July and rapid classes drop a ½ to a full notch. Our trips become more technical as we navigate through the rocks in the river.
- Wetsuits are often required from May through June, and wetsuit boots are recommended all season. Rentals are available for $15!
- All itineraries are subject to change due to water conditions.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts
Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Reviews
Mary Jo Rutten
Sep 20265.0
Best day ever!
GetYourGuide traveler
Sep 20264.0
The raft trip was enjoyable and the guide was fun.
Melody Urso
Sep 20265.0
I did the Mesa Verde Tour with lunch and Ann Rapp, our guide, was the best! She not only provided us with in-depth information, history and theories about the sites we were seeing, but also took a lot of time at some of the less “popular” dwellings so we could understand the varied communities. I can’t speak highly enough of our tour and I think this is an ideal way to experience a broader picture of Mesa Verde and its history.