Rafting Athabasca Falls Run in Jasper

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Jasper, Canada

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Bring the whole family along on this moderately challenging—yet totally fun—river rafting excursion down the Athabasca Valley in Jasper National Park. Join a guide in an 8-person raft for a multi-rapid run down the Athabasca River Canyon for a trip challenging enough to be counted as an adventure but relaxing enough for you to enjoy the beautiful canyon scenery along the way.

River rafting trip down the Athabasca River Canyon in Jasper National Park
See the canyon landscape from the river, an unbeatable view that can't be seen by car or foot
Family friendly activity provides a fun challenge while remaining accessible to kids and teens
8-person rafts guarantee safety and security and a small-group feel
Choice of several departures throughout the day
All necessary equipment included
Pickup from a centrally located meeting point

What's Included

GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Driver/guide
Professional photographer guide
All rafting equipment provided

Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

RV Parking Lot
Jasper, AB T0E 0A8, Canada
Next to the Jasper Home Building Center (706 Sleepy Hollow Road), and across the railway tracks from the set of traffic lights at the intersection of Connaught Drive and Hazel Avenue. Look for our yellow or blue school buses with yellow rafts on the trailer. The shuttles leave at 12 pm & 2:30pm.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Athabasca Falls

Athabasca River

Rocky Mountain River Guides

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age of 6 years old

Late and No Show Policy: Please double check the date and time on your confirmation. Our primary pick up location is the RV Parking Lot and scheduled departure times are based on this location. We ask that all participants arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. There will be no refund provided if you arrive after departure time or do not show for the date and time of your scheduled trip.
Wear your bathing suit or t-shirt and shorts under regular clothes. All river gear is provided.
Arrive 15 minutes prior to trip time.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Andre_L

It was so much fun. The tourguides Alex, Kate and Kareem are also really good animators and comedians besides being guides. Not to forget Jenn the driver who gave us a save ride to the drop off and from the pick up point. I had an amazing time. Thank you

Reviews

4.8

based on 44 reviews

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beautiful rafting trip

taylor_b, Jun 2024

Had a great time with Nile, Allie, Tyler, Josh! Nile was very knowledgable and make the trip very enjoyable, very funny guy too! Class 2 rapids so not a lot of white water but the scenery on the float was worth the trip!

great tutorial to rafting

Derek_T, Jun 2024

This is a very nice introduction to rafting very friendly crew had alot of fun went rafting again the next day.

Great fun

Helen_P, Jun 2024

Fantastic! Great fun and fabulous guide. Would recommend. Safe and not too scary great if never done it before

Super Fun experience

Andre_L, Sep 2023

Amazing!

kyewmanaolcom, Aug 2022

This was so fun, with stunning scenery too. Definitely a highlight of our trip. Issac was ace! ………….

Awesome fun for families

Jennifer_J, Aug 2022

Our guide was Annaja, she was fantastic. This was the first time my two kids went Rafting. It was my 10 year olds birthday and she made it extra special for him and he had so much fun. She is very knowledgeable and keeps things light and fun! I liked the fact that they handed out the rafting gear on the bus before we got there, this cut down on time once we got there and we could get on the boats quicker! (we’ve rafted before with other companies who didn’t do this) Pictures are an option to purchase after, they are a bit pricey but worth it in my opinion as we have plenty of photos and they are close up and great quality. We will be rafting again with them next year when my youngest will be old enough!

Incredible trip!

Rob_H, Aug 2022

Guides were awesome, The gear was top notch and kept us warm and safe. Ride was just wild enough but not a near death experience, and the scenery was once in a lifetime!

A raft trip to remember

Dennis_v, Jul 2022

The rafting was great. Hard work with lots of waves, interspersed with quiet parts with beautiful views. As final surprise we saw a mother bear with her two cubs on the waterfront.

Excellent for families

Kory_F, Jul 2022

This rafting trip was overall excellent. The one we did has some rapids in it which were exciting and fun for the family. Next time I think we would do a trip with higher class rapids. Our guide Megan was excellent she was friendly, funny and informative during our trip.

Good family fun

J_D, Sep 2021

Really great tour for all ages. We are a family of 5 (3 teen boys). We were the last run of the season and the guides were enthusiastic and patient with all our questions. Rapids were not too wild so a great intro to rafting.

Will be back!

Dennis_O, Sep 2021

First time on the water, Elliot, Mariam and Spencer were awesome; their personality, their experience, made the trip! Maybe, perhaps, make the wet suits more comfortable, more form fitting, if you will, for taller women, women who have more extra jiggle 😀

Great fun!!

Tracey_G, Aug 2021

First time rafter... had such a great time!! The staff were funny and made the experience that much better!! Will be going back!!

Great Fun!

Debbie_L, Aug 2021

We had an awesome trip, our guide Andy was great and our three teenagers we were travelling with absolutely loved it!

awesome day😘🙏🏼😘💕

Maribel_l, Aug 2020

we had fun and we will be back🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏻 this is a nice way to spend a good times with the kids!!!

Amazing experience!!!

Marina_R, Aug 2019

Trip was very well organized from bus pick up, to process of changing into rafting suits, organizing into teams/boats. Our instructor was very young guy from Ottawa, who has demonstrated not only ability to lead the boat, but also tell us interesting facts about wild life, mountains and nature we saw along our path. It was 14km length trip on the water, which took us a bit over an hour to complete. It was my first experience and I have to say very positive and happy one!!! I highly recommend this activity!!!

Our Jasper trip.

loarla, Jul 2019

Our trip was a good experience. Our guide, Eric, was competent and personable. River and sites were beautiful. Dont like changing on a bus. Equipment had smell of wet materials that had not been completely dried

Rafting on Athabasca river

Marie_P, Jun 2019

Wonderful lanscapes and super nice team, I really enjoyed it and definitively recommend if you're not afraid of cold water ;)

An interesting assortment of...

David S, Jun 2017

An interesting assortment of passengers from Nepal, Germany, and the Netherlands. Lots of spray and laughs. Worth the money.

Was totally awesome...an hour and a...

Greg P, Aug 2016

Was totally awesome...an hour and a half of adventure, new friends and unbeatable natural beauty. The only sort of negative thing was the wet suit and life jacket were a bit stinky. They could probably spend a bit more energy on sanitizing the gear between each usage.

We had an excellent time on the...

Ryan D, Aug 2016

We had an excellent time on the river. Our guide, Sean, was very knowledgeable and fun. It was definitely a highlight of our trip and we would recommend this tour.

The trip was fun. The guides are...

Deanne B, Jul 2016

The trip was fun. The guides are organized and informative. The run was easier than we anticipated but we still enjoyed it. Next time I will attempt a more challenging run. Good for families with younger children.