Arizona Raft Adventures

05/28/2025

Where are we Wednesday! A hard one too. Where does this trail end up? All correct answers submitted by noon tomorrow will be entered into a drawing for a small prize.

A) Deer Creek
B) Matkatamiba
C) Tapeats Creek
D) Whitmore Wash Overlook

📷: Bent Wiencke

05/27/2025

✨Do you live in the USA and craving adventure without the passport panic? Why go overseas when one of the world’s most jaw-dropping destinations is right here in your backyard? 🌄🚣‍♀️

🌊 Rafting the Grand Canyon offers: ✔️ No passport required
✔️ No airport customs/border chaos
✔️ No international “what-if” stress
✔️ Just pure, unplugged wilderness magic

Trade TSA lines for canyon walls, customs forms for starry skies, and travel anxiety for splashy fun, stunning hikes, and unforgettable moments.

Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or first-time explorer, there's nothing like drifting through 226 miles of awe-inspiring beauty—right here in the USA.

📅 Spots fill up fast—secure your slice of canyon time now! Most months in 2026 still have availability and select 2025 dates on SALE 20% OFF https://azraft.com/sale/

05/26/2025

Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Today, our offices are closed in honor the brave souls who sacrificed everything for our freedom. Let’s gather with family & friends, wave those flags high, and enjoy BBQs and parades! 🥳🔥🎆 Take a moment to remember & reflect on their legacy. Together, we celebrate life & liberty! ❤️✨

05/25/2025

🍷🎉 Cheers to National Wine Day! 🍇✨ Today, let's raise our glasses to the sweet taste of friendship and the joy of sipping your favorite vintages! 🥂💖 Whether you're on a river adventure, unwinding solo or celebrating with loved ones, share a toast and some laughter! What’s in your glass today? 🍾🌟

05/25/2025

🎨 Sunday Art Day!
One of our talented AzRA assistants, Haven, shares her sketch of Blacktail Canyon, created during a quiet moment on her spring river trip. Art is a beautiful way to slow down, soak it in, and connect with the Canyon on a deeper level. 🖌️🧡

Traditional lands of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Las Vegas Band of Paiute Indians, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, Navajo Nation, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, The Pueblo of Zuni, Yavapai-Apache Nation

📷: Mandela Van Eeden https://www.facebook.com/mlvaneeden

05/24/2025

A window in time. Wow cool perspective of this Grand Canyon side canyon.
📷: Michele J

05/23/2025

Some fascinating North Rim history from Grand Canyon Historical Society. Fortunately, wildlife management has changed at GCNP and there are still plenty of mountain lions on the North Rim.

Jimmy Owens was an experienced guide and a legendary mountain lion hunter on the North Rim. In 1907, he became the game warden for the Kaibab Plateau Preserve with his main job to hunt and trap mountain lions and wolves on the North Rim to protect the deer, mountain sheep, and cattle. Over his career, Owens claimed to have killed 532 lions. Here is a short video about this amazing character.
https://youtu.be/0zgSqf2JTzc

05/23/2025

Regardless of your opinion on the USA Postal Service, this Native Grand Canyon community needs and appreciates their services.

05/23/2025

Thank you Grand Canyon National Park Rangers and all public servants for your hard work and dedication.

After four days stationed deep in the canyon, Ranger Malerie Mento hikes out — balancing law enforcement and emergency medicine along one of the park’s most challenging patrol beats

05/23/2025

🚨 Respect the Descent: Bright Angel Trail Isn’t Just a Walk in the Park 🚨

These images capture the incredible teamwork between the NPS Search & Rescue helicopter pilots and AzRA guides responding to a hiker who misjudged the strenuous nature of a downhill hike on Bright Angel Trail to start their lower rafting expedition with us.

Most of our medical incidents and hiker issues don’t happen going UP the BA trail —they happen going DOWN it. And we have more evacuations from hikers hiking downhill into a lower canyon trip than uphill leaving the upper trip. Why? Because hikers often assume downhill is easier. But descending into the Grand Canyon puts major strain on your legs, knees, and joints—and it’s easy to become unstable or fatigued before you even realize it.

In this case, the SAR pilot and AzRA guides were proud to pull off a tricky helicopter landing in a tight spot on the trail. They love their work, and they’re damn good at it. But they’ll be the first to tell you: This kind of rescue is no small thing.

Grand Canyon trails demand respect. Don’t underestimate the hike down (our up) the BA trail. Train, prepare, and know your limits. The rescuers will always be there—but they’d rather see you smiling at the river than waiving goodbye to you in a helicopter.

📷: Della Yurcik

05/22/2025

When your outfit is the itinerary 🗺️💃
Our guides at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, casually consulting the most stylish map on the river—a Grand Canyon sarong! One's pointing out the next rapid... or maybe where they stashed the snacks. Either way, this is peak guide fashion and function in one fabulous wrap. This sarong does it all! Fashion meets function... river guide style! 🗺️👙🌊

📍Bonus points if you can guess which rapid they’re pointing to!

📷: Mandela Van Eeden https://www.facebook.com/mlvaneeden


AzRA acknowledges that they operate on the traditional lands of the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Las Vegas Band of Paiute Indians, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, Navajo Nation, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, The Pueblo of Zuni, Yavapai-Apache Nation