Deschutes River Rafting - Half Day Adventure

Recommended by 98% of travelers

Oregon, USA

3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Crash through the rapids on a whitewater rafting trip with your friends or family. This Deschutes River tour is an exhilarating full day adventure. Enjoy exciting rapids, deep canyons, and placid pools. No prior experience is necessary; professional guides support you every step of the way.

Enjoy the excitement of rafting the rapids and swimming in clear pools
Marvel at the wild and scenic Deschutes River
Eat a filling lunch of barbecue, fruits, and vegetables
Make memories when you purchase photos of the day’s adventures (your expense)

What's Included

All taxes, river and launch fees
Professional guide

Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meals

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

River Drifters - Deschutes River Rafting
600 Timber Lane, Maupin, OR 97037, USA
Meet at the River Drifters Deschutes Outpost: 600 Timber Lane Maupin, OR 97037

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start time
.9:30 am

Itinerary

Deschutes River

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

River Drifters

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Jeff_H

Had a great time for wide range of family members. Oldest was 54, youngest was 15, and two in their twenties. Fun for all and a memorable way to spend a half day. They handled everything and we just enjoyed the experience!

Reviews

4.9

based on 93 reviews

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Pack your own lunch

Alex_K, Jul 2026

The rafting was great. We both had an amazing time. Our guide Carter did a great job with the boat and engaging with everyone. At the end of the trip we get back to the office and there is no lunch as is advertised on Viator aa being part of the trip. The operator told us lunch was only part of the all day rafting trip. Either Viator or the operator needs to corret the ad. Highly recommend the trip, just be sure to pack your own lunch.

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Hi Alex, Yes you are correct, our half day trips are in between meal times and do not nor ever have included a lunch. When you receive our trip itinerary it clearly indicates so. Viator is is fixing this issue. Thanks for bringing this to our attention and sorry for any confusion.

Golden Girls Rafting

Pat_S, Aug 2025

5 of us in our 60 and 70s had the best time with our guide Carter and our 3 new raft buddies Miko Inez and Joyce. I think we did a solid for our fellow senior citizens

Every Pennies worth!

brian_a, Sept 2022

Tao was a fantastic guide that made our family trip down the Deschutes River, fun, safe and worth doing again!

Exhilarating family river adventure

Robin_G, Aug 2022

Lucas guided our family to a safe and exhilarating rafting experience. Gorgeous river with beautiful scenery and a number of fun whitewater runs See you next year

Great time for inexperienced rafters looking for a fun day

Jeff_H, Jun 2022

Well organized company

Cathy_M, Jul 2021

Beauty along the river. Guide was nice but not real engaging. Instructions were good; we were “paired” with 3 other “older” ladies, one who did not row, so we didn’t feel confident they could row through the more difficult rapids, so we opted not to take those, which was a bit disappointing.

Deschutes River Rafting

Matt_S, Jul 2021

Ask for Zane to be your guide. Family for generations in the area. Lots of stories. Knows River well.

So much fun.

Lowell_G, Jul 2021

The trip was so much fun. It was safe enough for our 7 year old but still fun for the older crew. There were some calm areas, but the river was moving at a good clip and there were lots of rapids. Our guide was knowledgeable, did a great job of managing our raft, and had some fun things for the kids to do. The facilities were clean and there were private changing areas for after the trip. All of the staff were friendly and seemed to enjoy their work. We would definitely take this rafting trip again.

Kids day on the river

Jason_R, Jul 2021

Great family experience with my 14 & 16 year olds. The half day trip was perfect. Our guide Cole was very good and had a good balance of humor and direction.

FABULOUS FUN IN THE SUN!

mcsmith, Jul 2021

Having Brady as our guide! She was friendly, knowledgeable and helped us to have FUN while feeling quite SAFE! Feeling the big water splashes was also pretty amazing!

Safe Fun and Affordable

PhoenixBlac, Jul 2021

We did the half day excursion and I felt it was very safe fun & affordable. What an enjoyable memory. Haven our driver & Paris our guide were very knowledgeable and accommodating. My wife was afraid of rafting, she had never been but they were able to make her comfortable. The guide is able to make it more or less challenging depending on your comfort level (by either taking the rapids a little on the outside or straight through the middle). After the first two rapids she was comfortable enough to take them full on. This is a great course for different levels of experience. We can’t wait to go back and we’ll take our teenagers next time.

River ride

Tracey_L, Apr 2021

Had a fun ride down the river with our knowledgeable guide Garrett. Was nervous at first when he was explaining about what to do if one falls out of the boat, but we stayed in the whole time and barely got wet, loved it.

What a great time!

William_T, Aug 2020

Ty was our guide and he was awesome, tons of local and rafting knowledge and full of entertaining stories and jokes and was a very social and fun guy to raft with. The entire company was quite professional and everything went pretty smooth. I’d suggest the full day rather than the half day cause you won’t be able to get enough of it.