We have been on several rafting excursions both in the US and internationally. This was among the best! Our guide, Cassie, has spent 20+ years guiding river rafting trips and her knowledge of the sport clearly reflects it. In addition, she has developed keen knowledge through experience with the New River itself. This allowed her to let us know prior to each rapid where we would need to head for safety if one of us were to end up outside of the boat. This was the first and only time we've had a guide give us such clear and explicit direction prior to each rapid. Thankfully, we never needed it - Cassie's instruction and skill kept us all in the boat, enjoying one of the best rafting adventures yet. Meanwhile, Kirby and Barney kayaked along with us to ensure safety and to capture amazing footage throughout the adventure. We can't recommend this team or this company highly enough! (We also had the added benefit of rafting at the very beginning of the season. With the exception of a couple of other kayakers, we were the only boat and only people on the entire river that afternoon, which made the whole trip extra special.)