Best Rafting Trips

Friends of Western River Expeditions

The following is a list of several reputable companies with which Western River Expeditions chooses to do business. If any are of interest, please take a moment to browse their websites.

Lodging Properties

Las Vegas » Desert Rose
Most of our Grand Canyon guests choosing to stay in Las Vegas will reserve a room before and after the trip at the Desert Rose in Las Vegas. This property offers excellent accommodations within walking distance of the strip.
Moab, Utah » Red Cliffs Lodge
Situated on the banks of the Colorado River about 15 miles outside of Moab, Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge provides beautiful accommodations before or after your trip. Horseback riding is available on site as well as tennis, pool, and jacuzzi.

Moab, Utah » Bighorn Lodge
Many of our guests choose to stay at the Big Horn Lodge in Moab, Utah which offers country-rustic lodging on the Main Street of Moab.
Moab, Utah » Sorrel River Ranch
Sorrel River Ranch Resort and Spa is Moab Utah's highest rated resort hotel and guest ranch vacation destination, with luxury suites and hotel rooms overlooking the Colorado River and scenic views of red rock cliffs and mountains surrounding Moab Utah.
Outfitters & Vacations
Rafting in West Virginia » Mountain River Tours
Mountain River Tours provides white water rafting trips in West Virginia on the New River and Gauley River. West Virginia provides an incredible setting when it comes to having fun on the river or spending quality time with family or friends.

Rafting in Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut » Zoar Outdoor
This is your New England adventure connection. From their convenient base in the foothills of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, Zoar offers whitewater rafting trips, white water kayak and whitewater canoe clinics and rock climbing adventures.
Rafting in Colorado » Wilderness Aware Rafting
Rafting in Colorado and Arizona on a white water river raft trip is a remarkable experience! Whitewater rafting trips on the Arkansas River, Colorado River, Dolores River, Gunnison River, and North Platte River in Colorado are a specialty.
Rafting in California » Whitewater Voyages
Whitewater Voyages is California's largest, most experienced, most popular whitewater rafting outfitter. Our caring, professional river guides are truly dedicated to making each and every rafting trip the finest possible.
Rafting Worldwide » Riversearch.com
Riversearch.com lists the best whitewater rafting outfitters operating excursions on the finest rivers in the world. If you are looking for an excellent white water rafting expedition, an excuse to travel abroad, a mini-vacation close by, or an exciting activity for your family vacation, you'll find it here.
  AllAboutRivers.com
Allaboutrivers.com is a large online river rafting directory and listing website. WIth hundreds of locations, outfitters and rivers across the world, allaboutrivers.com provides plenty of rafting information.
Mantaraya Kayak Expeditions
Experience the wonders of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Columbia. Discover the ultimate location for sea kayaking, snorkeling, diving, hiking, fishing and much more. Explore the Amazon, sail the Caribbean, and stay at a beautiful lodge.
The Big Day- Travel and Honeymoon Registry
Create memories of a lifetime through travel experiences. Take the honeymoon vacation of your dreams! Register online so your family and friends can give the gift that will last for a lifetime.
Go-Arizona and Go-Utah Directories
Go-arizona.com and Go-utah.com are the largest local travel sites online. Find vacations, lodging, information and listings for all your travel needs.
AAVE All About Visiting Earth
Teen adventure travel and camps since 1976. AAVE provides carefully led, worthwhile and safe adventures travel for teenagers. With teens from over 40 countries, AAVE is the top teen travel company around.
White water rafting in North and South America
Rafting America is the top rafting website on the internet. Find whitewater rafting trips and the top outfitters with US rafting, Canada rafting and South America rafting. Whitewater fun with America's Experts.
REO Rafting Resort
REO Rafting Resort provides vacations and rafting excursion in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Their riverside resort offers day trips, complete vacation packers, lodging, camping and more.
Government Agencies

National Park Service
The National Park Service website serves as an excellent resource to planning your trip with Western River Expeditions. You can find great information for whatever National Park is near your destination.

National Weather Service
Find Recreational River Reports provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast
Center. This service provides river flows in cubic feet per second for the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, Westwater Canyon, and Cataract Canyon plus flows for the Green River.
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for managing 262 million acres of land--about one-eighth of the land in the United States--and about 300 million additional acres of subsurface mineral resources. The Bureau is also responsible for wildfire management and suppression on 388 million acres.
Vendors
Man of Rubber River Gear
Find the whitewater rafting equipment and related outdoor adventure products you need, for your business, your store or your upcoming river trip - from the experts at Man of Rubber
Photography and Design
The Design Farm
After working for some of the largest and most-respected agencies in the world, the lure of Utah brought Dave Cole and Ty Jeppeson back to their native state. Today Design Farm produces award-winning work that helps clients achieve - and exceed - their communications objectives.
Eclipse Media and Design
Eclipse Media & Design produces advanced marketing solutions for businesses. Through the use of the most innovative tools, Eclipse helps clients remain on the leading edge of marketing and media presentation.
Kerrick James Photography
Kerrick James took his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from ASU in 1982. He has photographed the lands and cities of the American West and Mexico for over twenty years, with increasing emphases on Alaska, Hawaii and Baja California.
Willie Holdman Photography
Willie Holdman is a native Utahan and started experiencing the wonders of nature at an early age by assisting his father on photography assignments for National Geographic throughout the country. He received his BFA degree while at Brigham Young University with an emphasis in photography.