Arizona Raft Adventures’ Images of Grand Canyon Contest Enter our 9th Annual Grand Canyon Images Contest for a chance to win $500 off your next rafting expedition with Arizona Raft Adventures! Entries should showcase the joy, laughter and excitement of the Grand Canyon experience. Submissions are due by 11:59 PM MST Sunday, October 13, 2019. Photo…
A Guide to Grand Canyon Rafting! Have you been considering going on a Grand Canyon rafting adventure? Have you heard your friends and family talking about it for a while now, and think it’s time for you to make this trip of a lifetime really happen this time? Well, we have some tips for you…
Why Doesn’t the Colorado River have Wild and Scenic River Status? by AzRA River Guide Aaron Cavagnolo | All Photos by Ralph Hopkins About the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System One hundred years ago, we treated rivers as commodities to harness and control. Initially, the fight to maintain free-flowing rivers was a reactionary process…
Taco Salad Lunch! AzRA’s taco salad lunch is incredibly tasty, customizable, fresh and healthy. A few days into your Grand Canyon raft adventure you may get to dine on this deliciousness. Taco salad lunch requires a lot of chopping so it takes us a little longer to prepare. This allows a few minutes of down…
Six Reasons Baby Boomers Love Adventure Travel with AzRA We know the 50+ crowd loves to travel. In fact, many of our guests are surprised to learn that our average age guest is fifty to sixty-five years old. Some ask why? Well, we think the answer lies within a combination of factors such as time,…
Each year, Arizona Raft Adventures has a Holiday Break at the end of the season. It tends to be a less busy time of year for the office and warehouse staff, so many years ago, the owner decided to give the warehouse and office staff a Holiday break at the end of each year. A…
AzRA Rafts with Foundation for Blind Children On June 5, 2015, ten Foundation for Blind Children students and their guides embarked on a whitewater rafting trip on the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. We had the honor of being their preferred outfitter! Going into the 2020 rafting season, they have decided to try again! About…
2013 Government Shutdown Update Any government closure affects our Grand Canyon raft adventures dramatically. The boat ramp is only accessible by passing through the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Therefore, we do not have access to get to the Colorado River. We have a trip that is supposed to launch today. It will most likely…
