Honestly, I was a bit nervous after I booked the all day trip for my family of 5 (16,14,10 year old kids). The first worry was the rapids and the second worry driving there from Phoenix and going through the mountains and into the canyon. Well- NOTHING to worry about! The drive was BEAUTIFUL !! As for the ride down the river and the rapids... well, when you are with the BEST guide ALLY and part of the Salt River Rafting Family there is nothing to worry about! Ally gave great commands we all understood and we worked together and sailed through the rapids! The day was perfect, the rapids were SO fun! SRR does such a great job of going through safety and teaching how to paddle before hitting the river. We really had so much fun. Ally was so nice and made a point of asking each person in the raft about their interests. She is so knowledgeable about the Salt River, its history, the wildlife, plants.... just amazing! The lunch they cooked was soooo good and hit the spot! We had many laughs along the way and made fast friends with the couple in the raft with us (JOE! and Sharon). This was by far the greatest experience/adventure our family has had together! The bus ride after the rafting back up the river was an adventure in itself! ALL of the guides were very professional, knowledgeable and kind. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! Hope to see you all again in the future!!

Family of five (second-time rafters) took the trip up north while in Phoenix for spring break rafting. 2 1/2-hour car ride was worth every minute of it. Beautiful scenery along the way and even more spectacular when we got down in the canyon. We took the 10-mile trip that included lunch. The fabulous staff prepared us well for the journey, offering wet suits, splash jackets and booties before giving us a safety presentation. The river flow was great and the water cold from all the snow fall over the winter. The class 2 and 3 rapids and may riffles were perfect for my husband, me and three teenage girls. They provided plenty of excitement and fun but never made us scared. We loved being on the water on an 80-degree day and seeing all the majestic scenery. Our guide, David, was the best! He provided lots of descriptions of what we were seeing along the way. We were not scared of falling out, but David was quick to tell us he had only taken one journey where no one had taken a swim. Shortly thereafter, out goes my husband, and we weren't even in a rapid, only a riffle. He knew exactly what to do, thanks to our great training, and David quickly pulled him back in the raft. Made for an epic story we will be embarrassing my husband with for a while. Stopping for the lunch break was perfect and allowed us to kick back for an hour. The fajitas the guides prepared were warm, delicious, and plentiful. After finishing the trip with the largest and most fun rapid of them all, the bus ride back to base camp was nearly as adventurous as the rafting. Our driver did a fantastic job of maneuvering a school bus down narrow, bumpy roads and getting us back safely to where we started. Everything was perfect and we can't wait to do this trip again next time we visit Arizona. Cannot recommend highly enough! Thanks to all the staff for an amazing trip!