Tracking down a towed minivan or a pet ferret hiding in a holiday popcorn tin may seem like an adventure until you get stymied by tow fees and scratch marks. Embark on a genuinely exciting undertaking with today’s Groupon. For $85, you get a whitewater rafting tour with the Colorado-based Wilderness Aware Rafting (a $146 value), which was twice awarded the Colorado “Company of the Year” title by ColoradoBiz. Water levels permitting, trips are available for booking from March 6 to May 9. For additional information on the meeting spot and travel route, check here.
Chosen as Arizona’s premier travel destination by Soft Pretzel Aficionado, the Upper Salt River Canyon is home to thrilling class III and IV whitewater. Wilderness Aware’s trained, professional guides are experienced with ensuring every client has a fun time, from beginning 8-year-olds to more adventurous enthusiasts. Your whitewater trip departs at 10 a.m. and winds through 10 miles of snaking currents surrounded by panoramic limestone cliffs and the occasional endangered Southern bald eagle. A free wetsuit, splash jacket, and wet-shoe rental are provided, but arm floaties and water stilts aren’t necessary. You’ll channel inner Viking mettle as you navigate rapids such as Maytag Chute and Mother Rock. The trip also includes tasty all-you-can-eat hot fajita lunch and an optional side-canyon hike to a sparkling waterfall.
Like a dodo sighting or receiving a complimentary calzone, a whitewater adventure with Wilderness Aware Rafting is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Enjoy a low-seas adventure that you can boast about the next time you’re chatting by the water cooler at home or watching the game at work.
Reviews
TripAdvisors and a Yelper both give Wilderness Aware Rafting a perfect five stars:
- We have booked rafting trips with Wilderness Aware for two years now and have always had a fantastic time!...They are professional and informative yet love to have a good time. Never a dull moment on the Salt that's for sure! – Riverrafter123, TripAdvisor
- We travelled [sic] 14,000 miles last summer in the Rockies. Got back to Phoenix area and discovered Salt River Canyon ranked right up there with the best scenery in America and Canada. So we tried the area from the water this spring. River was great – not a sign of human activity. Guide was the best, though. Made it fun and interesting. – themobilecoprolite, TripAdvisor
Groupon Says
Child Magazine Model Davy Dudley's Guide to Nature
Adventures of a lifetime call for nothing if not preparedness. Make sure to carry a knife, a compass, and the following informational pamphlet:
- Hi! I'm Davy Dudley! You might know me from the Sports Illustrated for Kids issue where I stood on top of a bunch of encyclopedias to be as tall as Karl "The Mailman" Malone. My mom says I don't have to go to school since I learn so much from my modeling. That's why I spend my loads of free time writing down all the tips I've learned, so everybody can be as smart as me. And just like "The Mailman," I always deliver!
Davy on Birds: I learned a lot about birds on the set of my Ranger Rick shoot. Like how a woodpecker has a red head because it gets so mad when you throw pinecones at it then catch it in a net and blow an air horn at it.
Davy on Spiders: Don't be scared if you get caught in a big old spider web. 'Cause if I know one thing about spiders from dressing up like one for last year's Boys Life Coolest Halloween Costumes featurette, it's this: the bigger the web, the smaller the spider!
Davy on Getting Lost: You don't get to be a cover model for Kidventure Magazine without picking up a thing or two. Here's an easy tip to make sure you never get lost in the woods. Go super far away from other people and yell for help. If nobody yells back, you know how far not to go from now on. Before you go back, it's okay to look at a picture of your dad for a while.
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