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Glen Canyon Raft Tour: Scenic Float and Archeology
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Experience the awe of Horseshoe Bend Rafting Trip. Explore Petroglyph Beach, Glen Canyon, and ancient Puebloan stories. Book your adventure now!
Experience the awe of Horseshoe Bend Rafting Trip. Explore Petroglyph Beach, Glen Canyon, and ancient Puebloan stories. Book your adventure now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wilderness River Adventures - Begin your journey at Headquarters (199 Kaibab Rd) with a safety briefing, signing of a risk acknowledgment form, and showing proof of entry fee. Free parking is available. Restrooms and light refreshments for purchase are on-site. The bus departs from headquarters to Lee’s Ferry.
- Lees Ferry - The raft sets off…
- Wilderness River Adventures - Begin your journey at Headquarters (199 Kaibab Rd) with a safety briefing, signing of a risk acknowledgment form, and showing proof of entry fee. Free parking is available. Restrooms and light refreshments for purchase are on-site. The bus departs from headquarters to Lee’s Ferry.
- Lees Ferry - The raft sets off from the dock for a 3-hour water adventure, including a restroom break at Petroglyph Beach, mile 10.
- Petroglyphs - At Petroglyph Beach, numerous ancient carvings depicting various symbols and animals are etched into the walls of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. These petroglyphs are accessible only via the Colorado River.
- Horseshoe Bend - The Colorado River has carved a roughly 1,000 ft (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon.
- Lees Ferry - The raft returns to Lee’s Ferry, where an Aramark bus will shuttle guests back to Headquarters in Page.
- Wilderness River Adventures - Guests will return to WRA headquarters.
What's Included
- Interpretive Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Interpretive Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
The trip begins in Page, AZ with boarding our bus and driving to Lee’s Ferry. Once at Lee’s Ferry join your guide on your raft for the morning. You will start your trip by motoring up to Petroglyph Beach and its fascinating archeological site. Look up in awe at the soaring cliffs above Horseshoe Bend as you learn the stories of the Ancestral Puebloan…
The trip begins in Page, AZ with boarding our bus and driving to Lee’s Ferry. Once at Lee’s Ferry join your guide on your raft for the morning. You will start your trip by motoring up to Petroglyph Beach and its fascinating archeological site. Look up in awe at the soaring cliffs above Horseshoe Bend as you learn the stories of the Ancestral Puebloan people who lived in the area. Enjoy floating while taking in the views of Glen Canyon. Afterward, you’ll enjoy a bus ride back from Lees Ferry to Page, passing the Vermillion Cliffs, Marble Canyon, Navajo Bridge, and geologic wonders along the way.
Location
199 Kaibab Rd
Kaibab Road
Blue building on the corner with a big wave on the top.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Craig_d
Oct 31, 2024
A must do when visiting Horseshoe Bend. - Excellent rafting trip to see the inside of the canyon. The guide was excellent in explaining the terrain and views and making sure you got your moneys worth of sites and pictures. The check-in was simple and the bus ride to the launch site was easy and enjoyable. I am usually an extremely cautious person in booking things like this but if your like me you will enjoy it tremendously.
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Chuckl247
Oct 30, 2024
Amazing experience! - It was a beautiful day, slightly cool in the morning. The river trip is a wonderful experience. Holly was our guide, and she was perfect. We had a full raft. Holly pointed out many highlights and always took questions from the group. The trip up and down the river is amazingly awesome. No way to describe the sheer beauty of being in a river canyon. I spotted some mountain goats and we were able to watch about 10 of them make their way from the valley to a plateau near the rim. Truly amazing! The only downside is that tours can no longer launch from near the dam in Page. An hour long bus ride to and from the tour company site was unexpected. And the bus driver went through the dangerous mountain pass at 70 mph, which was much too fast. Many of the folks around us were unnerved by this. I have experience driving a bus, and I was unnerved by the driver’s speed. Other than that, highly recommended!
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Rebecca_n
Oct 20, 2024
We had a wonderful... - We had a wonderful experience with Laverne. We had booked our tour with a third party not realizing it. Which caused a tremendous amount of problems with a tour prior to horseshoe bend.
Our tour with Horseshoe was very well organized and guide was outstanding.
Our Antelope canyon tour was nothing but problems. HOWEVER; Laverne salvaged that for us too.
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Louis_g
Oct 20, 2024
River trip - Great trip on the water and our guide was very knowledgeable. Would recommend this for everyone. Easy to get on and off and the bus ride was smooth and also informative.
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Deri
Oct 18, 2024
Just amazing - A comfortable coach ride from Page to Lees Ferry brings a true wilderness experience on the Colorado. Great raft and guide with views that can only be described as breathtaking.
You feel like you’re experiencing something very special and totally unique - don’t think twice - go and see the canyon from the best vantage point!
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Karen_y
Oct 15, 2024
Definitely recommend this great raft ride. - Wonderful experience and friendly bus driver and raft guide. The raft ride was smooth and easy pace.
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Kewejebe
Oct 12, 2024
So glad I did this while visiting Page - it was awesome! - I did the 8 AM half-day float trip to Horseshoe Bend. I booked online, and forgot to print my waiver form but it was no big deal. You have a little orientation in their building before leaving on a tour bus that takes you to Lee's Ferry. The ride was almost an hour and was comfortable and scenic. Once there, you load onto the raft and you're off! It was quite chilly when we started and the guide warned that if you sit up front, you could get a little wet. By the time we reached Horseshoe Bend, everyone was removing their jackets because the temperature change was drastic. The raft docks at Petroglyph beach for about 30 minutes and you can either hit the restrooms, eat a snack that you've brought, jump in the water to cool off or take a short hike to see the Petroglyphs. Then you head back down the river to where you started. Tia was the guide and she was great. She was friendly, informative and made the trip enjoyable. I was hoping to see some wildlife, but only saw a wild horse. I was glad that I did the morning tour, because when we got back to Lee's Ferry to catch the bus back to Page, it was noon and it was extremely hot out. It was so beautiful to see the canyon from this viewpoint. You won't regret taking this trip, it was well worth it!
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Jamesst2082re
Oct 11, 2024
Tour well worth the money!!! - Kris was our tour guide and she was amazing. So knowledgable and funny. Took plenty of time so everyone could get photos as she told about the history of the canyon. We were lucky enough to see the wild horses, sheep, birds and even a bat sunbathing on a rock. Great trip. Dave was our bus driver and we enjoyed hearing him point out interesting thing along our trip to and from the canyon
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Starfishcatcher
Sep 27, 2024
A must see for all ages!!! - A must do!!!!!! Great tour- from the bus ride and on to the river! The girls at the check - in desk were quite welcoming! The bus driver was awesome! Kind, courteous and knowledgeable- the ride itself was very comfortable and all-age friendly! The views were beautifuly overwhelming - quite majestic!!! Candy was our boat captain and she was awesome!
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Buzzfungirl
Sep 23, 2024
A MUST DO EXPERIENCE! - What a fabulous tour. The views along the way to Lee's Ferry are great and the views along the Colorado are spectacular. We even saw some wild horses. Looking up the walls that are 1000 feet up from the river and full of character is difficult to describe but something no one should miss. There are benches you sit on quite comfortably as well. Please note that water does spray up from the front so you will get wet but not soaked.
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