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If you’re looking for a whitewater rafting adventure in Southwest Colorado, AVA has several rafting trips to choose from in the southwest area of Colorado. While most rafters are familiar with the whitewater of the Colorado and Arkansas Rivers and Clear Creek, there are some lesser-known, but just as thrilling, whitewater rafting trips for all ages and skill levels. AVA has been providing rafting enthusiasts the most exciting, safe and affordable whitewater adventures in the area for well over a decade now, and we want to tell you a little bit about some of our southwest, Colorado whitewater rafting trips.
Animas Whitewater Rafting
The whole family can enjoy Animas River rafting near Durango as it offers a wide variety of rafting for all ages. The Lower Animas is perfect for families and beginners. You can book a half-day or full-day trip down the Class II-III Lower Animas rapids and take in all the beautiful scenery of Durango, Colorado. Your friendly, knowledgeable rafting guides will give you a history lesson as you roll through these mild rapids that even 4-year-olds can raft! If you take the full-day Lower Animas rafting trip, lunch will be provided.
For more seasoned rafters, the Upper Animas may be the best choice for you. You have to be at least 14-16 years of age (depending on the flow and time of season) to participate in the Class III-IV Upper Animas whitewater rafting trips, which are full day or overnight. The peaks of the San Juan range will astound you! The one-day Upper Animas rafting trip is 12 miles of gorgeous whitewater with a shuttle in and out on the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge railroad for easy access. You’ll hit the Class V Broken Bridge Rapid and then navigate through a number of Class IV rapids. At lunchtime, you’ll get a delicious meal and a short hike to a historic mining cabin. This Animas rafting trip just can’t be missed!
If you opt for the overnight Upper Animas River rafting trip, you will raft 24 miles of some of the best, most continuous whitewater in the country. As you head into the Animas River Canyon, you’ll raft Class III, IV and V rapids including Ten Mile and No Name.
Durango provides year-round recreation for outdoor enthusiasts. Kayaking, hiking, rafting, fishing and biking are just a few of the activities you can partake in while in Durango, and, of course Durango rafting is amazing. The Colorado Trail, spanning 500 miles to Denver, crosses seven national forests, five rivers, six wilderness areas, and eight mountain ranges. Durango is one part of southwest, Colorado that must be seen to be believed.
Dolores River Whitewater Rafting
Dolores River Whitewater rafting is an experience you’ll never forget. AVA offers 3-day, 6-day and even 10-day trips, but you have to be at least ten years old to ride these Class II-IV rapids. Plan your Dolore
s River rafting trip in May and June and enjoy breathtaking scenery, yummy meals, and campfire fun under the beautiful Colorado sky.
The 3-day trip is a 47-mile run for ages ten and up. The adventure starts 12 miles below the McPhee Reservoir and runs from Bradfield Launch to Slickrock. The 6-day trip follows that itinerary and then you will continue to Bedrock through 50 more miles of Class II and III rapids. The 10-day trip takes you through the entire 175-mile corridor of Dolores to the confluence of the Colorado River at Dewey Bridge. This 10-day AVA adventure is for the true rafting addict and many call it a “life-changing” adventure.
Salt River Whitewater Rafting
The Salt River in Arizona provides a truly unique rafting experience. Salt River whitewater rafting trips are one day, two days or five days, and trips run from late February to May. You must be 8-12 years of age to raft the Salt River (age depends on time of season and water levels). The one-day Salt River rafting trip will take you through Class III rapids including Baptism, Kiss and Tell and Mother Rock. Finish the day with a delicious meal after working up a huge appetite. The two-day overnight trip brings you deeper into the wilderness where you will camp, eat and sleep like a log after your exhilarating day on the Salt River. The five-day Salt River rafting trip will allow you to experience even more of the amazing scenery and camping on the sandy beaches will make for some great memories. AVA has partnered with Mild to Wild Rafting for the one and two-day trips and Wilderness Aware Rafting for the five-day adventure.
Book now to reserve your spot for the whitewater rafting adventure of your lifetime. AVA offers specials deals throughout the year, so visit our specials & packages page or contact us today!
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Want to wow your special someone with a holiday gift that will provide hours of excitement in a setting that is simply breathtaking? Get your loved one or special friend an Arkansas Valley Adventures rafting trip gift certificate this year. Instead of perfume, jewelry, sweaters and tools, how about something a bit out of the box and more exhilarating than anything that would come in a box? The recipient of this brilliant gift will be thanking you for months.
For a limited time only, AVA is offering the amazing deal of buy one Colorado whitewater rafting trip and receive half off a second trip, but you must act now as the offer ends soon. There is nothing more festive than rafting the most beautiful and challenging rivers of the Colorado Mountains, and with AVA as your guide, the experience will be remembered for years to come.
AVA provides free wetsuits and splash jackets to all AVA rafters—a $25 value not provided by most companies, and our guides are the best in the business. Not only are they rafting and safety experts, they’re storytellers, historians and tour guides whose sole purpose is to make your Colorado whitewater rafting trip the best one you’ve ever had. First-timers will quickly find out what makes AVA the most popular Colorado whitewater rafting destination for rafting enthusiasts.
For your convenience, you can order your gift certificate online or give us a call at (970) 423-7031 to make someone’s holiday extra special this year.
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If you’re a diehard Colorado whitewater rafting fan and just can’t wait to get back onto that flowing, crisp, cool mountain whitewater, Arkansas Valley Adventures has good news—whitewater rafting season is fast approaching, and in no time at all, you’ll be paddling down the Arkansas and Colorado Rivers taking in the beautiful mountain scenery and wildlife.
But in the meantime, it’s important to stay fit in the off season so that you’re able to keep up at the level you were at last season. Most Colorado whitewater rafting enthusiasts are generally in good physical condition and don’t let themselves go in the off season, but if you’re one of those people who slacks off a little bit in the winter and doesn’t exercise quite as much as you should, you may not have the endurance and strength you once had.
If you’re an experienced rafter you know that Colorado whitewater rafting is a great workout; any type of whitewater river rafting is an intense cardiovascular and muscle-toning workout. Shape magazine has even listed rafting as one of the top 25 fat-burning workouts to get you in shape. The magazine refers to whitewater river rafting as an “extreme workout” that tones your arms, back, shoulders and core. Rafting down the Arkansas or Colorado River burns an amazing 300-350 calories per hour!
Contact Arkansas Valley Adventures today to learn more about our specials, rafting packages, and other outdoor adventures like our zip line tours you can participate in when you’re not rafting.
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As you think about future whitewater rafting trips you’ll be taking, consider this: Colorado’s best whitewater rafting rivers are the Colorado River, the Arkansas River and Clear Creek. Arkansas Valley Adventures provides the most exciting, challenging Colorado whitewater rafting experience available today. Our highly trained, experienced and courteous rafting guides will make sure you have the rafting trip of your lifetime, and regardless of your experience level, AVA has something for you. With Colorado whitewater rafting trips from multiple locations throughout the state, we’re sure to have the perfect whitewater rafting experience for you!
Rafting down Colorado’s best whitewater rafting rivers with AVA as your host will be the most memorable rafting experience of your life, and when it comes to safety, reliability and experience, AVA is second to none. By learning about your experience level, age, fitness level and desire for adventure, we will be able to suggest the perfect trip down Colorado’s best whitewater rafting rivers. Our trained rafting guides are fun, friendly, knowledgeable, and all about safety, so you know you are in good hands no matter which Colorado whitewater rafting trip you take with AVA.
Please contact AVA today to book your next Colorado whitewater rafting trip. 
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AVA Extended Whitewater Rafting Season
You can enjoy the exhilaration of whitewater rapids rafting even longer as AVA has extended the 2011 season. Haven’t rafted AVA yet? Combine the scenic beauty of the Arkansas River Valley in the Colorado Mountains with the non-stop excitement of flowing whitewater, and you have the rafting experience of a lifetime! We have beginner trips for the whole family and Class V trips for the experienced paddler in your crew, and with our extended season, you can rafter longer and later this summer!
Here is AVA’s schedule for the extended season:
AVA is thrilled to offer great deals this summer, too! Check out our Why Wait special going on now—book a Clear Creek Beginner or Clear Creek Intermediate simply by entering the promo code “WHY WAIT.” (as in, why wait in traffic on I-70 when you can be rafting?).
And with other AVA special deals going on now through September, you just can’t put off the rafting trip of a lifetime any longer.
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1/2 Off Rafting at AVA Right Now!
August is here, and the whitewater rapids summer fun is flowing at Arkansas Valley Adventures! If you have been too busy to enjoy the exhilarating experience AVA has to offer, the time has come to treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure at the most amazing price around!
Our Why Wait? special (why wait in traffic on I-70 when you can be rafting down whitewater rapids instead??) is going on now. Simply buy one, get one ½ off on our Clear Creek Sunday afternoon 2:00 or later trips. Use these links to book a Clear Creek Beginner or Clear Creek Intermediate right now and enter the promo code “WHY WAIT.”
AVA is also offering 10% off all trips booked for dates August 15-September 30. This includes rafting/zipline packages, Arkansas River rafting trips, Clear Creek rafting trips and Upper Colorado River rafting trips. Valid on AVA-run trips.
You have waited long enough for the thrilling outdoor adventure only AVA can offer! With our Why Wait special and other generous AVA deals, why are you waiting?
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