Alfred, Two types of dry bags are provided. A large general purpose one that has your sleeping bag and your personal duffle bag. It was very effective at keeping everything dry. However, once it is loaded on the boat, you can't get to it until you make camp. They also provide a "day bag" which is a dry bag as well. It is a smaller dry bag which you keep things you may want to access during the day, like a camera. It was very effective at keeping things dry. However, you need to be mindful that at times you will remove your wet rain gear and pants and will place them into the dry bag. Hence, you may want to bring a waterproof bag for the camera such that it stays dry within the day bag. Bottom line it can be done, and many people did it on the trip I was on. Enjoy your trip. It is epic.

We bought Gortex rain outfits and they performed just fine. It was pretty warm during the day. so you won't necessarily be wearing these items all the time.

I would contact Western River directly since there was the shuttle bus that took us back to Vegas.

I'm so excited for you! I used the waterproof Nikon COOLPIX- it was always with me on a strap around my neck, and it was perfect for me. However, it is not in the under $100 budget that you mentioned. I am writing because we had several people on our boat that used their smart phones. They purchased a waterproof clear case with a neck strap and would shoot video and pictures protected inside the case. They also very, very carefully removed it from the case and took pictures during the calm water moments and when we were on shore. We didn't have any lost or damaged phone incidents on our trip. A simple internet search will show you several budget-friendly options for those cases if that is the route you choose. Have a GREAT time and take lots of pictures!!!

I haven't been on the short one, but I understand they are milder than the 6-7 day. If you are nervous about the rapids, you can sit in the "chicken coop", which is on top of the cooking storage. You won't get as wet, and you are sheltered by the people sitting on the coolers. If you want the best view, sit on the coolers. You still get splashed, but you can see it coming. If you really want action, sit in front, but you have to tuck yourself down when you hit the waves.

The Grand Canyon 3 or 4-day trips have a minimum age of 9. The Grand Canyon 6 or 7-day trips have a minimum age of 12. The physical and dietary requirements can be found on our website.

Kelsey, You may either book the 3-day Grand Canyon or the 4-day Grand Canyon. The 4-day does include the Bar 10 Ranch. They are separate trips.

The minimum age for our family river trips is 6 years of age and 50 lbs. The minimum age for a Grand Canyon 3 or 4-day is 9 years of age and 12 years of age for the Grand Canyon 6-day trip.

I would advise you to contact Western River directly. They are extremely helpful!