Our family of 4 (with 16 and 13 yr olds) took a 1/2 day trip and was our first time whitewater rafting . It was a great experience! We were in the raft with another family of 4 and 1 guide. Our guide did the steering and taught the rest of us how to paddle. As other reviewers noted, we started off just floating so we could practice paddling. Our guide did a great job explaining what was going to happen, directing our strokes, and was very informative and funny. He really made the trip really enjoyable! The trip included time to float and enjoy the scenery as well as paddling through level 2 and 3 rapids. My daughter and one other kid even braved the cold water and got out to swim in a calm section!
My kids and I were really excited about the trip, but my husband was definitely not. He ended up sitting in the front with my daughter (who volunteered) as a lead paddler and got hit with the most water. Expect to get very wet and follow all of the guide's directions and you'll have a fabulous time! Would definitely travel again with this company!