Enjoyed the tour of Canyonlands and felt that we saw much more than we would on our own. Would recommend this. The rafting portion was disappointing. Although it was relaxing, there was a lot of wasted time spent traveling and having lunch and the time spent on the river was not nearly as exciting as other rafting experiences that we have had elsewhere.
Our driver, John, was extremely knowledgeable and shared many personal stories about the area as well as an enormous amount of history and geologic information. The views were breathtaking and it felt like we were seeing parts of the canyon that not many see. I've read many complaints about the wait time in between the ride and the rafting and the set up problems for lunch, but both were minimal and gave us a chance to talk with others on the trip. Once on the river, our new guide Addie was amazing as were all the others that we came in contact with on the river. She also knew so much about the area and the formations along the ride. Again, many have complained about the slow ride down the river and lack of rapids. They don't advertise it as anything other than a float. We entertained ourselves with the sheer beauty of the area, epic water fights with other rafts, time to swim in the river and enjoy each others' company.
Best way to see The CanyonLands, which is the largest of the Utah 5 national parks. In the morning we had Buzz, who drove us around on the hairiest and scariest Roads on cliff edges. He was an expert in the area and educated us on geology and history and other interesting facts of the CanyonLands, his favorite park. In the afternoon we had lunch and did a river raft on the Colorado River with Mitch. The scenery was beautiful ! The rafting was mostly gentle, with a few whitewaters. Mitch was educating and entertaining. We felt we had the best of both worlds seeing The CanyonLands from above, on and below.