Planning your Banff Rafting Adventure
The Banff Rafting Association has all the information, rates on white water rafting and white water rafting vacation packages, including wet and wild adventures on the Kicking Horse River, that you need to plan your rafting trip to Banff National Park has to offer and look into rafting Jasper too!
Your Personal Rafting Gear
Wildwater Base Cam Near Lake Louise
When selecting your personal equipment for your Banff Rafting Association rafting adventure you’ll want to keep safety and warmth in mind. With all of our trips, you’ll be provided the following items dry and clean:
- Warm, fleece sweaters.
- Hooded nylon spray or paddle jackets.
- Thick soled wetsuit booties (so you won’t need river shoes).
- Government approved, whitewater lifejackets and helmets.
- Neoprene gloves to keep your hands comfortable while rafting.
- 5 mm, expedition weight wetsuits.
Rafting Equipment
Rafting is one of the best vacation activities in Banff, Alberta, but you need to have the proper rafting equipment. At the Banff Rafting Association, we choose only the best equipment for the job and refuse to cut corners when it comes to selecting gear for use on the river. Our “self-bailing” rafts are technologically on the leading edge of raft design and perform exceptionally well on the tough, Alberta whitewater rivers. Our variety of models can be modified by the guide to use either our custom-made rowing frames, in which some of the crew paddle and some simply enjoy the ride, or we can arrange to have the entire crew paddling under the instruction of your guide. This versatility enables us to select the most appropriate rafting style for each crew based on the different rivers on which we operate and the constantly changing water levels. Generally, we use our “oar with paddle assist” setup for our half-day trips, while our multi-day trips are “all-paddle.”
Our RiverBase Daylodge – Our operations hub
Warm change rooms, large, sunny deck (on which to enjoy a hot coffee, bakery treats and a chat with your guide following your river trip) and equipment cleaning and drying rooms are the features that you’ll find with help from the Banff Rafting Association.
You will need:
We will provide you with as much essential equipment as is possible, however, you will need to bring a few personal items for your trip. For all of our trips, you will need to bring:
- Swimsuit
- Towel
- Warm clothes to change into after your trip
Great White Water Rafting Offers from Hydra
Hydra has great white water rafting specials for Banff, including the Kicking Horse River and Kicking Horse Canyon.
It is conveniently located a short drive from Banff, Calgary, Canmore and Lake Louise.
Click here for the lastest offers.
White Water Rafting Travel Packages
Looking for a Banff white water rafting vacation package to test your meddle on the rapids of Canada’s Kicking Horse River?
White water rafting tours can be found all around the Banff area to save you money on your next rafting adventure in Canada.
Check back often for seasonal discounts on Banff Rafting Association trips!
Raft the Kicking Horse River with Maligne Rafting
The Kicking Horse River is featured in one of the numerous white water rafting vacation packages that Maligne Rafting offers to visitors in Banff, Alberta planning a white water rafting adventure.
