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Western River Expeditions Utah

Western River Expeditions Utah With more than a dozen distinctive river itineraries to choose from, river runners at any level of experience are bound to find the right rafting trip with Western River Expeditions. If you've never run a river or slept outdoors, you are like many of our guests. Relax. We design our trips to be comfortable and accessible to most everyone, regardless of experience. After all, this is your vacation.

Western has guided thousands of guests through the most amazing and spectacular scenery in the country. Personal attention to passenger comfort and safety, combined with first class equipment and skilled river guides, has made it the nation's first choice for a rafting vacation.

The powerful Colorado River, rollicking Green River and surging Salmon River are the focus of Western's adventures. Every professionally guided trip on these rivers includes all transportation to and from the river, technically designed rubber rafts, fabulous scenery, exhilarating whitewater rapids, deluxe camping equipment, and gourmet camp meals.



 The Basics


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Activities: Kayaking
Rafting
Area: Green & Colorado Rivers including Westwater Canyon, Cataract Canyon, and The Grand Canyon
Group Size: 1 to 36
Trip Length(s): 1-7 days
When Offered: April to September
Price Range: $29 to $2000
Phone: 866-904-1161
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Cataract Canyon
Cataract Canyon - Sorrel River Ranch - 6 Day Raft & Relax $1470
Before getting on the river, you'll have an opportunity to unwind in luxury accommodations at the Sorrel River Ranch Resort. Sorrel River Ranch is located 20 miles from Moab amidst some of the most colorful and dramatic landscape in Canyon Country.
Cataract Canyon - Colorado River - 4 Day $795 + tax
Where the Colorado and Green Rivers meet in a majestic setting called "The Confluence," Cataract Canyon begins. Your trip launches just up-river where the docile side of the Colorado belies the explosive force of rapids you'll experience two days later.

Westwater Canyon
Westwater Canyon - Colorado River - 3 Day $450
With names like Skull Rapid and Sock-It-To-Me Rapid, it's no wonder Westwater Canyon has earned a reputation as a tough ride, and is known to some as Hades Canyon!

Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon - Sorrel River Ranch - 6 or 7 Day
Settle in at the Sorrel River Ranch Resort for two days of luxury ranch life before your Green River rafting trip. Sorrel is the only resort ranch on the Colorado River in Utah.
Desolation Canyon - Green River - 4 or 5 Day $675-$875
The rugged canyons of the Green River contain one of America's great water playgrounds. You launch onto a calm stretch of the Green River where the rafts will float together for an orientation and introduction of guests and guides.


 Trips

  Cataract Canyon - Colorado River - 4 Day / Western River   
  Colorado River through Canyonlands National Park 800-453-7450
  Ancient Native American ruins, fascinating petroglyphs, and magnificent waterfalls beckon your arrival. Surrender your senses as some 28 rapids take giant steps downward in one of the river’s steepest stretches, rivaling the big water of the Grand Canyon.


  Cataract Canyon - Sorrel Ranch - 6 Day Raft & Relax / Western River   
  Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park 800-453-7450
  Your trip launches just up-river where the docile side of the Colorado belies the explosive force of rapids you'll experience two days later. The smooth-flowing currents wind through Canyonlands National Park where sculptured sandstone, isolated buttes, and redrock castles offer unparalleled vistas for hiking and picture-taking.


  Desolation Canyon - Sorrel River Ranch - 6 or 7 Day / Western River Expeditions   
  Green River and Moab Area 800-453-7450
  Settle in at the Sorrel River Ranch Resort for two days of luxury ranch life before your Green River rafting trip. Sorrel is the only resort ranch on the Colorado River in Utah.


  Westwater Canyon - Colorado River - 3 Day / Western River   
  Colorado River near Moab 800-453-7450
  Imagine yourself looking across the powerful Colorado River toward a red sandstone wall rising a mile to the azure sky. It's an awesome moment, just one of many that create a spellbinding adventure on the West's mightiest river.



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