O.A.R.S.
Hands-on adventures—in every sense of the word.
O.A.R.S. president and founder George Wendt, was one of the first to ever go down the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River in a raft. That’s what inspired him to pass the magic of the water on to others so they too could experience it firsthand. It’s fitting that O.A.R.S. also took a maiden voyage down the Colorado River over 40 years ago.
Today, O.A.R.S. has evolved into a truly pre-eminent rafting and sea kayaking adventure company. We offer thrilling expeditions to wild and wondrous places that ensure no moment is ever dull. Let us take your family through the bubbling whitewater of Dinosaur National Monument’s Yampa River. Send you and some co-workers heli-rafting down Canada’s Klinaklini River with a glacier as your backdrop. Or put you in a sea kayak to paddle beneath the ultra-photographic Tetons in Grand Teton National Park.
Those who travel with us have access to outstanding personal service and the most knowledgeable guides available. We only use state-of-the-art equipment and offer a choice of rafting, sea kayaking, and multi-sport adventures with various levels of activity.
When it comes to accommodations, we go to great lengths to ensure your comfort. From ultra-cozy camps in roomy tents to lodges adorned with thick comforters, our goal is for you to feel right at home. Delicious outdoor breakfasts and gourmet dinners are also served throughout your trip to satisfy the heartiest of appetites.
As the largest and most diverse river company in North America O.A.R.S. also offers a selection of hand-selected international adventures in the enchanted Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, to the archaeological and cultural wonders of Peru, on the world-class whitewater of Chile and in the South Pacific paradise of Fiji. So whether you’re looking for a close-to-home family getaway or an unforgettable expedition to the far corners of the earth, O.A.R.S. can show you the way.
Visit oars.com, or call 1 (800) 346-6277 to learn more and plan your trip.
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Snorkel in tropical reefs and swim with sea lions. There are protected sandy beaches and dramatic volcanic cliffs. [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- January
- May
- October
- November
- December
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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This geological showcase of British Columbia provides Alpine scenery, spectacular wildlife, big hydraulic rapids and spectacular flights to and from... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft through the heart of Canyonlands National Park. Hike to Native American ruins, rock wonderlands and springtime waterfalls. [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Some of the biggest whitewater in the world including the famous Lava Falls. World-class side canyon hiking: waterfalls, intricately carved... [more]
Duration: 19 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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World-class Caribbean-colored whitewater in the heart of Chile's Patagonia. [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- November
- December
Activity types:
- Climbing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Four separate, unique gorges with fun exhilarating rapids. Huge sandy beaches, great for volleyball and other beach games. [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This is the ultimate river adventure… truly the trip of a lifetime. Experience some of the biggest whitewater in the... [more]
Duration: 15 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This is the ultimate river adventure… truly the trip of a lifetime. Experience some of the biggest whitewater in the... [more]
Duration: 15 days
Months offered:
- April
- August
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft 19 major Grand Canyon rapids in a sleek dory and explore Marble Canyon’s limestone cliffs, hike to Native American... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Scenic hike down into the Canyon on Bright Angel Trail. Raft 23 major rapids in a sleek dory, including Crystal... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Hike down into the Grand Canyon on Bright Angel Trail. Raft 28 major rapids in a sleek dory, including Crystal... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- April
- August
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Hike down into the Canyon on scenic Bright Angel Trail. Raft 19 major rapids, including Crystal & Lava Falls. End... [more]
Duration: 7 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- August
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend the night savoring genuine western hospitality at Bar 10 Ranch before a scenic morning helicopter flight into the Canyon.... [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- April
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend the night in real western comfort at Bar 10 Ranch before a scenic morning helicopter flight into the Canyon.... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This is the the trip of a lifetime... truly the ultimate river rafting adventure. Experience some of the biggest whitewater... [more]
Duration: 18 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This is the ultimate river adventure… truly the trip of a lifetime. Experience some of the biggest whitewater in the... [more]
Duration: 15 days
Months offered:
- April
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft 19 of the Grand Canyon's major rapids and explore Marble Canyon’s limestone cliffs, hike to Native American ruins, and... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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This Grand Canyon adventure combines the scenic wonders of the Upper Canyon’s limestone cliffs, Anasazi ruins, fossils and petroglyphs, with... [more]
Duration: 12 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Hike down into the Grand Canyon on the scenic Bright Angel Trail. Raft 23 major rapids, including Crystal & Lava... [more]
Duration: 9 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Scenic hike down into the Grand Canyon on Bright Angel Trail. Raft 28 major rapids, including Crystal & Lava Falls... [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- April
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Descend into the Canyon on a scenic hike down the Bright Angel Trail. Raft 19 major rapids, including Crystal &... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend the night at Bar 10 Ranch in true western style before a scenic morning helicopter flight into the Canyon.... [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- June
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend the night in true western style at Bar 10 Ranch before a scenic morning helicopter flight into the Grand... [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Many fun rapids, side canyon hikes, waterfalls and petroglyphs. All while floating through the high Uinta Range in Dinosaur National... [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Explore Fiji's hidden rivers, rainforest and seas while rafting the Upper Navua Gorge. Paddle the 'Luva River, snorkel with tropical... [more]
Duration: 8 days
Months offered:
- April
- July
- December
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Experience the freedom of kayaking amidst alpine peaks on a deep clear lake. Excellent hiking and moonlight paddles. [more]
Duration: 2 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
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Heli-hike, raft, horseback ride, fish and lake kayak from lodge base. [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Fishing
- Helicopter Touring
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Beautiful beach campsites and plenty of wildlife along a scenic forested river. [more]
Duration: 3 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Enjoy a playful day on the river and a traditional Fijian kava ceremony. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- Year Round
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Excellent family adventure with fun rapids great for first-timers, intermediates and inflatable kayakers. Wildlife and great hiking all from beautiful... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Rafting right at the edge of Yosemite National Park. Especially good in spring, when poppies blanket the foothills of the... [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft underground through Tunnel Chute where flows go through a deeply wooded canyon in Auburn State Recreational Park. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Hot springs, excellent hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing all along the longest, most varied river adventure in the American West. [more]
Duration: 12 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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World-class whitewater, natural hot springs, great hikes, phenomenal alpine scenery, true Wild & Scenic river and Blue Ribbon trout fishing. [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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OARS Mystical Peru adventure features an in-depth exploration of the Inca Empire and the Inti Raymi Festival, rafting on the... [more]
Duration: 16 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- Sight-Seeing
- Trekking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Paddle through a remote canyon bathed in spring greenery and wildflowers with nonstop whitewater including waterfalls and technical rapids. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft past sheer granite walls and pine forests. The most continuous stretch of Class IV rapids of any California river. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Colorful rock formations, bubbling springs, beaches dotted with gemstones, lots of wildlife, few people and fun whitewater. [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
Activity types:
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend 4 days rafting on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon before settling at Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge followed by... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft through forests, meadows, narrow gorges, beach campsites, lots of wildlife and history left behind by Indians and gold miners. [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Enjoy Native American cliff dwellings, petroglyphs, great hikes, waterfalls and a sandstone swimming pool. [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Sea kayak the islands via our exclusive permit and experience all the magic of these enchanted islands without the crowds. [more]
Duration: 11 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- December
Activity types:
- Animals & Safari
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- Photography
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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Explore 40-foot whales face-to-face with expert naturalist guides. [more]
Duration: 10 days
Months offered:
- January
- February
Activity types:
- Animals & Safari
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Sailing & Small Boats
- Snorkeling & SCUBA
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Relaxing float trip in the grandeur of Grand Teton National Park with unparalleled Teton views & spectacular wildlife. Great for... [more]
Duration: 3 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Exuberant whitewater runs, excellent hiking and fishing at scenic camps with overwhelming canyon walls rising above you. [more]
Duration: 3 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Fishing
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Fun rapids, ideal for families and first-timers. Beautiful river corridor with rolling, wooded hills and rocky gorges. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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An excellent trip for groups. Day one is filled with Class III rapids that progress into Class IV on day... [more]
Duration: 2 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Enjoy springtime scenery in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Early-season high water creates big, challenging rapids. [more]
Duration: 2 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft among icebergs, walk on a glacier, see grizzlies, bighorn sheep and bald eagles. This is a wild and pristine... [more]
Duration: 11 days
Months offered:
- August
Activity types:
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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The best rafting trip in California with world-class whitewater, leisurely hikes, waterfalls & side creeks through beautiful canyons & rolling... [more]
Duration: 3 days
Months offered:
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Spend 4 days rafting the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon before settling in at Sorrel River Ranch followed by a... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Explore an amazing narrow and spectacular tropical river canyon. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- Year Round
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Wilderness expedition format increases your learning retention. Low student/instructor ratio of 4:1 refines your skills. [more]
Duration: 4 days
Months offered:
- July
- August
Activity types:
- Outdoor Skills
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Raft one of the Rocky Mountains' last untamed rivers. Visit Native American ruins, side canyon hikes to waterfalls and petroglyphs. [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- July
Activity types:
- Culture, History & Ruins
- Hiking
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Paddle, raft and hike the pristine wilds of Wyoming's Yellowstone & Grand Teton national parks. [more]
Duration: 5 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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Paddle the pristine West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone Lake while exploring the rugged terrain of Yellowstone's wilderness. [more]
Duration: 1 days
Months offered:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Activity types:
- Canoeing & Sea Kayaking
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Raft the Champagne whitewater of the Tuolumne River: then hit the hills for 3 days of hiking in Yosemite National... [more]
Duration: 6 days
Months offered:
- May
- June
- August
Activity types:
- Climbing
- Hiking
- Photography
- White Water Rafting & Kayaking
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