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White Water Rafting Experience on the Upper Pigeon River

White Water Rafting Experience on the Upper Pigeon River

Overview

The Pigeon River gorge cuts east to west across the Smoky Mountains from North Carolina and into Tennessee. As one of the most popular rafting trips in America, the Upper Section of the Pigeon River offers guests with the best introduction to whitewater anywhere.

City: Hartford

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $43.00

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $43.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Equipment included: life jacket, helmet and paddle

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Guests will then meet their personal guide and recieve the necessary equipment Including: life jacket, helmet and paddle.
After your guide double-checks to make sure all equipment is fitted properly, guests then hop on our bus for a short 10-minute ride to the launching point for your trip.

What To Expect

Pigeon River

The Pigeon River gorge cuts East to West across the Smoky Mountains from North Carolina and into Tennessee, offering paddlers panoramic views of the Great Smoky Mountains while cooling off from the summer heat.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (470)

Roxee B

Oct 2013

We had a family reunion( ages range from 11- 68) in June and this was one of our family outings. 4 out of 11 of us have been of white water rafting before. This river is a great one to be your first. It was enough excitement to make you want to do more. I don't know how to swim so at first I was thinking the experience was going to be how the movies show white water rafting. There was a child who didn't swim either and the 68 y/o had back issues, we all came out fine without any troubles. I can only talk about my tour guide Jen, not the other guide (we had to split our group up since it was large). Jen was cool, relaxed, and still aware of her surroundings while talking to us. She gave us little tidbits of info of the area while answering our questions. Found out she is from Chicago like me, so we chatted about that. I gave this 4 star instead of 5 because a few of us would have liked a couple more rapids.

roadtripper10

Aug 2013

This is a great first white water rafting adventure. We have done this 4 or 5 times- each time bringing along "newbies." The trips are in 2 hour time frames (with a small discount for the late day trips), but that does include getting gear, safety instructions, bus ride. The river time is about 60 minutes and includes several grade IV and III rapids. If you're already done WV rafting trips this would probably seem tame, but for older rafters, very young rafters, or first timers it is a perfect and thrilling trip. Jennifer was our guide, and she a great job steering us into the fun parts or the river and keeping us out of the problem areas. She was able to haul in rafters who were bounced out of other rafts. Very fun. We will be back again.

dmaeli

Aug 2013

Big Creek Expeditions was a great group to work with. This was our kids first try at white water rafting and they loved it! Our guide Chris was the best. He was great with the kids and so much fun. Our kids are now hooked and want to do other rivers. Too bad we can't take Chris with us!