INSTRUCTION – Undoubtedly THE BEST! Our instructors personally teach your group how to have the safest Bryson City NC White Water Rafting Trip and the most fun. In a beautiful wooded instruction area, along side the river, the instructors teach raft handling and crew coordinating to help you understand how to make the raft easier to control. They use a painted picture of the river while describing the best routes to take through the most difficult rapids on your NC Whitewater Rafting Trip. And of course, they answer all of your questions. Our ideal location, directly on the Nantahala River, gives your group the benefit of stopping for additional instruction specific to the rest of the river (the grand finale). This has proven to be very helpful in facilitating a safer and more enjoyable run down the most challenging stretch. This also allows us to set a pickup time, eliminating any long waits at the take out for Whitewater Rafting in NC..

8.5 Mile Trip: After full instruction, we shuttle you to the top of the river (15-minute ride) and you put in at the Nantahala Power Plant. On your way down the river, you’ll stop in at our Outpost for your “Falls” instruction, a snack &/or restroom break, maybe even a BBQ, Pizza or Picnic Lunch (mid-trip lunch breaks on the less busy days only, please). Then back on the river you go for the grand finale of your trip – Nantahala Wesser Falls. We shuttle you from the take-out back to our Outpost (only minutes away) where your dry, warm clothes await you. Trip time approximately 3 ½ hours. Our river front location allows you or any member of your group to take out at our outpost eliminating the "Falls". Some customers enjoy this shorter ride giving you a trip time of approximately 2 hours.

Traditional Rafts: Also known as “Bucket Boats”, have a carrying capacity of 5-6 people maximum. Your group does the bailing of the water in these rafts, but a lot of groups find that to be a fun part of the rafting experience.

Self-Bailing Rafts: These rafts have inflated floors that do the bailing for you (no dumping after each rapid). They have a carrying capacity of 2-8 people. An additional $2/person.

Pumas & Super Pumas: Some of our hottest handling self-bailing rafts with streamlined shape for 2 to 6 rafters.

Funyaks/Duckies: 1 or 2 man inflatable self-bailing kayaks. Hi-Performance models also available! Really Responsive!

Sit-on-top Kayaks: Made of hard plastic, paddler sits on top instead of down inside. A great and challenging introduction to kayaking. We have Perception Torrents & Yahoos.

Soar Inflatable Canoes: 1 or 2 man inflatable self-bailing canoes. Handles much like a traditional hard canoe.

Lake Canoes: 1, 2 or 3 man canoes for lake use only.