Durango Morning 1/4 Day Rafting Trip - Lower Animas River
About this activity
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 that pairs perfect with our other Durango tours.
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Highly experienced and in-house trained river guides
- Splash jackets
- Shuttle from and back to our meet location
- Self-bailing rafts, paddles, Helmets and Coast Guard approved personal floatation devices
- Safety orientation and paddle instruction
- Gratuities
- Lunch/snacks
- Wetsuits (rentals available for $15)
Meeting point
Start Location
Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, Animas View Drive, Durango, CO, USA
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.
- 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 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
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
Seventeen years ago, I spent one night in Durango and always regretted not kayaking the river. It remained a small item on my bucket list, and today—17 years later—I finally did it. It was absolutely worth the wait. I truly enjoyed it. This was only my second time kayaking on a whitewater river (I've done sea kayaking before), and it was a fantastic experience. Everything was very well organized, the whole team was friendly, professional, and made the experience enjoyable. Greetings from the Netherlands!
My grandson and I had an incredible time today with our river adventure. We started out on the kayaks and our guide Kayla was so kind and patient. After I flipped over they promptly offered to put me in a raft and I accepted! Sam was the guide on the raft and he was fun and patient as well. It was actually nice to have done the kayak and the raft on one trip - two different experiences. To make it better we had a great group of other guests and it was all around a 5 star experience.
Noah was an awesome guide. Laid back but totally in control. Great group of guides across the board.