Great family rafting experience. Have 2 children with the youngest being 8 years old. We initially signed up for the lower river experience online but the friendly and informative employee that we talked to on the phone after booking talked us out of it and steered us to the upper rafting trip. We are so grateful she did. The entire family had a wonderful time. Starting from the initial phone call, to the bus ride to get to the rafting launch point (Ziggy rocked the bus ride with his pre-rafting safety talk and set the tone for the day), to the actually rafting, Smoky Mountain Outdoors crushed it. Judo our raft guide was exceptional. His skill at handling the raft, including purposely getting the kids extra wet added to our great time. He was knowledgeable about the river’s ecosystem and had an easy going and funny personality. If you want an exceptional white water rafting that is fun and exciting, do not hesitate and book today