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Kayak Gorgeous Upper Colorado River - half day

5.06 reviews

  • 3h 30m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

This section of the Colorado River offers scenic views including meadows, valleys, rolling ranch lands, and steep canyon walls, and wildlife including bald eagles, deer, beavers, and big horn sheep - always something to see. You can paddle to a sandy shore to greet families of geese, to the edges of huge cliffs, or around smaller obstacles, wherever your curiosity takes you. Go double with a friend, or enjoy solitude in a single-person ducky. Upper Colorado River Rafting provides mild Class I-II rapids and occasional Class III rapids at higher water flow. If big, exciting water is what your group is looking for, then the high-water season is the best time to come. Mid-June to early July is traditionally the high-water season. When rivers run at their peak, it can make for a big ride. Pick a big line or choose to skirt it in your own ducky!

Inclusions

What's included

  • CRC river guides
  • Splash jacket
  • All safety & kayaking equipment

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
**IMPORTANT MEETING LOCATION NOTE** Book with Colorado Adventure Guides HQ offices in Silverthorne, BUT MEET AT OUR BOATHOUSE, Colorado Rafting Company, at Rancho Del Rio, 4199 Trough Road, Bond, CO 80423. Call a day before for detailed meetup instructions.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 6 travellers
Operated by
Colorado Adventure Guides
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

How it compares in Vail

  • Its from-price is 63% below the median of the 41 experiences we list in Vail.
  • It is longer than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 12 of 41.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Vail

Vail is a ski resort town in the Colorado Rockies, built in the 1960s as an Alpine-style village, with mountain biking and hiking in summer.

Vail was founded in 1962 by Pete Seibert, a veteran of the army's 10th Mountain Division, and designed as a pedestrian village in the style of an Alpine ski town, with timbered buildings, cobbled squares and a stream running through. It sits at about 2,500 metres in the Gore Creek valley, beneath the Gore Range, and is one of the largest ski areas in North America, with wide Back Bowls to the south.

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