5 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Navigate a mix of whitewater rapids and lazy stretches of river during this half-day guided rafting experience in West Virginia. Work as a team to maintain balance and steer. Listen to stories about the area’s natural scenery and coal mining towns. A boxed picnic lunch by the river is included, plus free time to swim, float, or jump off rocks.
Meet your rafting trip leader at the departure point. You will listen to a brief orientation and get your gear (personal flotation device, helmet and paddle). Then, you will have a 30-minute ride on a school bus down to the river put-in. Your guide will go over additional instructions once you get in the raft.
The trip begins with a few smaller class I-III rapids as you ease into paddling and working as a team. Then, you hit some bigger rapids rated class IV-V. About half way through the trip, your trip will pull over and eat a deli-style lunch on the shore. After lunch, you will continue downstream into the heart of the Gorge. Here you’ll go through several rapids rated class III-V. Between rapids, there is time for swimming, floating and maybe (based on water levels) jumping off of rocks. The trip ends just past the New River Gorge Bridge.
• Admission Ticket Free