The United States of America is the birthplace of rafting and has a wide variety of rivers on offer for the most avid adventurer. Few places in America have a bigger draw than the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. Your journey takes you through time itself, with fascinating geology dating back millions of years. The river trip is 226 miles, featuring not only fun filled white water, but spectacular hikes up the side canyons, studying Indian history, geology and fossils. The campsites are spectacular and pristine, giving you some idea of what this must have been like for Major John Wesley Powell in 1869 during his navigation of the Grand Canyon in dories.