Rafting in General

I have been lucky enough to experience white water rafting on two occasions; in Zimbabwe and Canada. The first time was below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Zim. This was probably the most exhilarating day of my life. Various companies take tourists rafting on the Zambezi and I recommend that you should go with one of the smaller ones because they seem to take thier customers through more of the rapids. I was in a boat steered by a Canadian world champion so I felt pretty safe. However another of the crew members wasn't so sure after just two rapids and decided to go back - i hope she regreted her decision. The Zambezi rapids have very high grades, ...  Read the complete review

There is no other experience in life like the exhithliration and power of tumbling down biggggg white water on a flimsy inflatable full of petrified people.You go up and then down and then for some reason when your boat skipper has just steered the raft through a mean turbulent rapid he feels the need to push some one in to try his survival skills.I was lucky and tactically aware enough to avoid a dunking from previous experience ride down the Inisfall rapids in Northern Australia.Don't worry its harmless fun and all part of the buzz. The best rapids in Africa are on the Zambezi near the Victoria falls in late summer when the general public are allowed to ride ...  Read the complete review

I tried water rafting a few years ago whilst on holiday in California, I'm not the most daring person in the world and I admit to being a little nervous to say the least but that soon disappeared once I got on the water. What a fantastic time I had. I chose to just do a 3 hour beginner route. There was about 8 people in the boat, including 2 small children. We went down several rapids, which were all fairly mild, according to our instructor and I agree they didn't look like the dangerous ones you see in films but they still had me worried at first but I was soon laughing and shouting along with everyone else and I loved every minute of it. There ...  Read the complete review

If you are a person of adventure and like water sports, then you should try rafting at least once. You don't even need to be a very outdoor person, just so long as you like having fun and know how to swim, you are up for it. First of all it is not that dangerous as it is portrayed in the pictures found in magazines. Every sport has its danger element to it afterall. If you join any outfitter for a beginners' raft, then you can be assured that you will be having more fun than challenge! Most outifitters offer a half day raft, so you can just try if you are not prepared to be out there the whole day. The whole journey on the water would probably ...  Read the complete review

Rainbow Riders are a rafting company operating out of Canmore, near Banff, Canada. There are many many such companies competing for the lucrative tourist dollars. This bunch are dedicated enthusiasts who aim for the more adventurous client, rather than the rich Japanese couple who don't really want to get wet. The guides have a huge amount of experience from around the world. Many of them are British. Do not be put off by their rickety old school bus that pulls the rafts on an equally run down trailer, the rafts are in first class condition, as is the rest of the equipment. Your day with Rainbow Riders will start with some training, but you ...  Read the complete review