Was our 1st time white water rafting and was a great experience! From the start at the Glacier Raft company check in, the staff got everyone pumped up and ready for the experience.
Since we had the dinner after the rafting experience, we left our change of clothes at the check in location so it could be moved to the dinner location that was after the rafting was done.
The time during the bus ride to the starting point was used to give instructions on how to properly wear the safety gear provided, and the added humor and energy by the guides made it a fun experience while doing so.
The waters started out nice and calm, which gave Landon, our guide, the opportunity to give us all the rowing instructions needed to get through the experience successfully. It required team work when rowing together, and Landon gave good guidance and instructions throughout to keep us safe and moving in the right direction.
There were some calm waters in between stretches of rapids that allowed opportunity for Landon to give information about the area and get to know all the rafters. There were also places we could actually jump in the water from the raft and get a very true and very COLD experience of the river waters. I'm a big guy (6'2" 285lbs) and Landon got my big ole butt back in the raft no problem, thankfully!!! That was some literally breath taking cold water!
Once we reached the final destination of the rafting, we were given our bags we left at the check in location and shown where to change and get ready for the steak dinner that was part of our experience. We were still on the banks of the river the whole time. The guide's grilled up the food and served it up when ready and their continued energy and communication made even the dinner a fun time.
After eating, and the guides had everything secured and ready to go, we were given a ride back on the bus to the check in location where we started. There we could buy any souvenirs and photos taken by the Glacier Rafting Co. photographer, and ours turned out awesome, we bought them all!
We enjoyed the entire experience and I will definitely be back next time I'm in the area!
I recommend the Glacier Rafting Company 100%! You'll have a blast!