Expediciones
Chile's rafting and kayaking resources around
the globe.
Over
the years many of our guests have often asked
us: "What next? What do we do after we
have rafted the Futaleufu?" Of course
we would love it if you returned, year after
year, to the Futaleufu river; but, in response
to our guest's desires to raft and kayak the
world we have prepared this resource page.
Some of the companies that appear below we
know very well, some we are getting to know,
and others we have just made contact with.
Please
share your feedback with us.
Continental
United States | Canada
| Africa
Asia | Europe
| Far East/South Pacific
| South/Central
America| Equipment/Clothing
Continental
United States
Arizona
Grand
Canyon
Alaska
Copper
Destination Wilderness:
An
expedition company offering white water rafting
trips on Alaska's remote Copper river and
other rivers in Alaska and the North Western
United States. Destination wilderness also
has a comprehensive international adventure
program. (http://www.wildernesstrips.com)
Kenai
Alaska Wildland Adventures:
An excellent
expedition company offering true adventure
vacations in many different regions of Alaska,
including the Kenai Peninsula. Trips include
whitewater rafting, wildlife safaris, fishing
excursions and ecological tourism. (http://www.alaskawildland.com/)
Six Mile/Talkeenta/Tana
Nenana Raft:
This company
is based out of the spectacular Denali National
Park, under the shadow of Mount McKinley.
Raft trips range in length from two hours
to two weeks and vary in intensity from mild
to real class-V adventures. (http://www.raftdenali.com)
Tatshenshini
Alaska Discovery
Wilderness Adventures: Whitewater
Rafting through Alaska's greatest coastal
river valley or sea kayaking through the waters
of the Kenai Peninsula. This first class company
is affiliated with Mountain Travel Sobek adventure
network. ( http://www.akdiscovery.com/)
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Colorado
Gunnison/Delores/North
Platte/Arkansas/Salt/Colorado
Wilderness Aware Rafting: A
Colorado expedition company based on the Arkansas
river that runs river trips on all the major
rivers in the state. Twice named Colorado
company of the year for excellent customer
service. (http://www.inaraft.com)
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California
Cal-Salmon/Klamath/American/Tuolumne/Merced/Yuba/Kern
California
Whitewater Rafting :
Is general
information web site about whitewater rafting
in California. On our web site we have included
information for both private and commercial
boaters about lodging, various California
and Southern Oregon whitewater runs, and river
flows, as well as attractions, conservation,
gear guides, and other information about each
region. The main regions we have highlighted
are Coloma and Auburn (American Rivers), Yosemite
(Merced), Groveland (Tuolumne), Happy Camp
(Cal Salmon), and Kernville (Kern) in California
and Grants Pass (Rogue) in Oregon.
Idaho
Main Salmon
Middle
Fork
HYAK Wilderness Adventures:
An expedition
company based in British Columbia running
trip on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon
and other destinations in British Columbia,
Alaska and Canada's Northwest Territories.
In business since 1980, Wilderness Adventures
now has the largest fleet of rafts in Western
Canada. (http://www.hyak.com)
Lower
Salmon
Natsoh Koos:
An expedition
company in the business for over thirty years
offering "small group" rafting trips
on the Lower Salmon and the Hell's Canyon
section of the Snake River. They allow you
to see the best sections of both rivers. (
http://www.river-outfitters.com/)
Payettes
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Massachusetts
Deerfield River
Zoar
Outdoor: For
whitewater rafting, kayak instruction, and
multisport adventures in the Deerfield River
Valley in the Berkshire mountains.
Maryland
Upper Youghiogheny
White Water Adventurers: A
whitewater rafting company based in Ohiopyle,
Pennsylvania, that runs guided trips on the
spectacular class IV-V Upper Youghiogheny
river. They also run unguided trips on less
intense rivers in the region. (http://www.wwaraft.com)
Maine
Dead/Kennebec/Penobscot
New England Outdoor Center:
A first
class expedition company running whitewater
rafting trips on some of Maine's most spectacular
rivers. They also have an excellent kayak
school and run snowmobile trips during the
winter season. (http://www.neoc.com)
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North
Carolina
Chattooga/Ocoee/Nantahala
Nantahala Outdoor Center:
North Carolina's
premier destination for rafting and kayaking
enthusiasts. NOC has a world class internationally
recognized kayak school program. Expediciones
Chile, founder, Chris Spelius taught at NOC
for many years while training for the Olympic
Kayak team. (http://www.noc.com)
Nevada
Trukee
River and Lake Tahoe
Kayak Tahoe: A
kayak school on Nevada's spectacular Lake
Tahoe. Kayak Tahoe also offers guided kayak
tours on Lake Tahoe and the Trukee River.
(http://www.kayaktahoe.com)
New
Hampshire
Megalloway/Rapid
Saco Bound: An
expedition company based in Conway New Hampshire
that runs whitewater rafting trips on some
of Maine's most scenic river. They also offer
instruction in canoeing and kayaking. Guided
canoe and kayak tours of Umbagog Lake National
Wildlife Refuge. (http://www.sacobound.com)
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New
Mexico
Rio Grande
New
York
Black/Hudson/Moose
Whitewater Challengers: An
excellent company, based in Old Forge, offering
rafting trips on some of New York's most challenging
whitewater. They also have a first class kayak
school, offer mountain bike trips, orienteering
courses and eco-tours. (http://www.wcrafting.com)
Oregon
White Salmon/Klickitat/Wind
Wet Planet Rafting: An
expedition company based on banks of the White
Salmon river, offering rafting trips on some
of Oregon and Washington's finest rivers.
Checkout their international trip offerings.
( http://www.wetplanetrafting.com)
Deschutes,
Owyhee, North Santiam, Mckenzie
Rapid River Rafters: A
river company offering rafting trips on some
of Oregon's most spectacular whitewater. Rapid
River Rafters has been offering quality whitewater
rafting trips in Oregon since 1984. ( http://www.RapidRiverRafters.com)
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Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Pocono Whitewater Rafting:
A rafting
company based in the Pocono Mountains in Eastern
Pennsylvania offering trips on the Lehigh
river and other rivers in the Adirondak region
of New York. Check out their learn to kayak
clinics and mountain bike rides along the
Lehigh Valley trail. ( http://www.whitewaterrafting.com)
Lower Youghiogheny
Laurel Highlands
River Tours: A
outdoor adventure center located in Ohiopyle,
in Western Pennsylvania, specializing in whitewater
raft trips on all branches of the Yougiogheny
river. Laurel Highlands has been running whitewater
rafting trips since 1962. They also do rock
climbing, paintball, fishing and mountain
biking trips. (http://www.laurelhighlands.com/)
South
Carolina
Pigeon/Ocoee/Chattooga
Wildwater Rafting:
An
expedition company running rafting trips in
the Great Smokey Mountain, based out of their
Chattooga Activity Center. They also have
a spectacular high ropes course and are affiliated
with Wildwater Adventures in
Alberta, Canada. (http://www.wildwaterrafting.com)
(http://www.wildwater.com)
Utah
Green/Yampa/San
Juan
Holiday
Expeditions: An
all around great company for rafting and adventure
trips in Utah and surrounding states. Holiday
Expeditions has been delivering impeccable
service for thirty-six years. Expediciones
Chile founder, Chris Spelius, started his
kayaking career with this company.
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Washington
West
Virginia
Gauley/New
River
Rivers
Resort: Your West Virginia Gauley
river connection: Rafting of the Upper Gauley,
Lower Gauley, New River and kayak instruction.
(http://www.riversresort.com/)
Wyoming
Snake River
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Canada
Alberta
Kicking
Horse/Spillimacheen
Wildwater Adventures: This
outfitter is located in Canada's Rocky Mountains
in the spectacular Banff National Park. They
offer daily whitewater raft trips departing
from Banff and Lake Louise daily. They also
do remote heli-rafting expeditions. This company
is partnered with Wildwater Rafting
in the Southwest United States. Check
out their unique multi-lingual web site. (http://www.wildwater.com/)
( http://www.wildwaterrafting.com)
Slave
Slave Kayak
Lodge: The
Slave River has become one of the hottest
big water kayaking destinations in the world
- and the the Slave Kayak Lodge is the first
on the scene. If you are comfortable paddling
all of the big drops on the Futaleufu you
might consider the Slave. (http://www.slavekayaklodge.com)
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British Columbia
Columbia
River/Toby Creek
Columbia Rafting Adventures:
A river
outfitter offering whitewater rafting and
scenic float trips based out of the Windermere
Valley. Locally owned and operated for over
ten years. They have a rafting store and offer
specialty trips. (http://www.columbiarafting.com/)
Fraser/Thompson/Hahatlatch/Coquihalla
River
Fraser River
Raft Expeditions: Offering
large and small volume rafting trips on a
wide variety of rivers in the spectacular
Fraser river valley. Trips run from two hours
to their thirteen day Prince George to Vancouver
expedition. Paddle or Oar boat options. (
http://www.fraserraft.com)
Kootenay
Kootenay River
Runners: This
expedition has been running rafting and canoe
trips in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia
since 1976. Check-out their Voyageur canoe
trip on the Upper Columbia - a journey back
in time. (http://www.raftingtherockies.com)
Squamish/Vancouver
Island
Elaho Adventures:
Nestled in
the heart of the Upper Squamish Valley and
surrounded by rugged temperate rainforests.
This outfitter offers rafting, heli-skiing,
rappelling, hiking and mountain biking. (http://www.elahoadventures.com)
Skookumchuck
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Northwest
Territories
Nahanni/Coppermine/Stikine
Nahanni Wilderness Adventures:
This
expedition company has been doing rafting
and canoeing trips on the spectacular Nahanni
River since 1962. Canoe trips are 8-21 days
in length and Rafting trips from 8-12 days.
Check out their other river trips in Canada's
remote Northwest Territories. (http://www.nahanniwild.com)
Ontario
Ottawa
Esprit
Rafting: Offers
rafters a chance to raft the entire Ottawa
River, both the middle and main channels,
in a single day. Esprit is also the only outfitter
running the spectacular Garvin's Chute on
the middle channel. They run smaller boats
than other oufitters on the Ottawa. They are
located on the Quebec side of the river.
Canoeing
in Ontario
Paddle
Foot: Offers
canoe wilderness expedition tours and training
in Ontario and Quebec. They have a wide selection
of activities and programs for youths and
adults with offices in Toronto and Montreal.
Canoe trips, language camps, first aid, swiftwater
rescue training, and student exchange programs
are just a few of the exciting possibilities
with Paddle Foot. (http://www.paddlefoot.ca)
Kayaking
in Ontario
Madawaska Kanu Center:
A first class
whitewater kayak and canoe school located
on the banks of the Madawaska river, a short
distance from Canada's spectacular Ottawa
River. This company has an international reputation
for kayak instruction. Offering weekend to
week-long clinics, adventure programs and
cycling trips. ( http://www.owl-mkc.ca/mkc)
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Quebec
Magpie/Magpie/Rouge
Quebec Adventures: A
first class French Canadian company company
running rafting trips on some of Quebec's
most spectacular rivers. They also have numerous
multisport options: canoeing, hiking, sea
kayaking, rafting, horseback riding, fly fishing,
and mountain biking. (http://www.quebecadv.com)
Great Whale
Earth River Expeditions:
The only commercial
company running trips on this spectacular
and remote Hudson Bay river. Earth River is
a company dedicated to the preservation of
the world's most spectacular and endangered
rivers. (http://www.earthriver.com)
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International
Rafting & Kayaking Destinations
Africa
Zambia
Zambezi
Safari Par Excellence: Established
in 1990 this company has become one of Africa's
leading adventure and Safari Outfits. They
own and operate a lodge in Victoria Falls,
on the Zambezi River. The Zambezi like the
Futaleufu is one of the classic big water
runs in the world. Check out their river trips,
safaris and tour packages in wild Africa.
(http://www.safpar.com)
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Asia
Nepal
Sun Kosi/Karnali
The
Blue Space: A
world class outfitter running trips on some
of Nepal's greatest whitewater rivers. They
also do trekking and canyoning tours and offer
instructional courses.
Kayaking
in Nepal
Kayak Nepal:
A United
Kingdom based whitewater kayak expedition
company that offers guided trips from 2-9
days on some of Nepal's most spectacular whitewater.
This tour company also runs a kayak school.
( http://www.kayak-nepal.com)
Siberia
Katun River
Tibet
Yangtzee/Salween/Mekong
High Asia:
An expedition company offering whitewater
rafting trips on the greatest rivers of China
and Tibet. They also offer trekking, mountaineering,
mountain biking and cultural interactive tours.
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Europe
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Far
East & South Pacific
Japan
Sunday
Planning Your Japanese Kayak instruction connection.
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South/Central
America
Ecuador
Amazon/Upano
Remote Odysseys Worldwide:
A first
class international expedition company offering
rafting adventures in Ecuador on the Rio Upano.
They also specialize in spectacular vacations
in Europe and other locations worldwide. (http://www.rowinternational.com/)
Kayaking in Ecuador
Endless
Rivers:
A top-notch company,
based in North Carolina, for kayak instruction,
guided tours and multisport adventures in
Ecuador. This company is owned by a former
Expediciones Chile guide: Ken Kastorff. (http://www.endlessriversadventure.com/)
Mexico
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Kayak
& Rafting Related Websites...
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A website dedicated to celebrating the great
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