Specialty Trips
The beauty of river adventure trips is that they are completely customizable to meet the needs of diverse groups.
Below are the specialty trips we currently offer. We also offer custom trips for groups. If you don’t see what you want, please give us a call at 800.700.2414. We’re here to help you create the perfect vacation for your friends and family.
Main Salmon River Canoeing Trip
Includes expert canoe instruction with three-time World Champion Eli Helbert and full raft support.
Departure Date: August 19th 
Length and Location: 5 Days on the Main Salmon
Price: $1950
Do you love canoeing and want to try something more than flatwater or small rivers? Five days of whitewater canoeing with expert instructors on the Main Salmon River is the adventure for you! Gourmet food, hot springs to soak in, and welcoming sandy beaches for camping combine with classic whitewater and incredible scenery. We will spend the night before our launch at the beautiful Salmon River Lodge.
Improve and perfect your technique on the river with our expert guest canoe instructors, led by three-time World Canoeing Champion Eli Helbert. Tandem and solo canoes welcome.
Guided Raft Support means your gear is dry and ready when you hit the beach after a full day of paddling. Our staff will have camp set up and hor d'oeuvres ready when you're done on the water each day. Sleep under the stars and enjoy canoeing in a whole new light.
BONUS: Your non-canoeing friends are also invited! They are welcome to ride on our gear rafts for a spectacular rafting trip. Now you can all enjoy the river and camping together.
Couples Only Trips
Full Moon Couples Trip
Lower Salmon River: 5 and 6 DaysDeparture Date: September 13
Please call for pricing 800.700.2414.
We can’t think of any better place to re-connect with our beloveds than in the remote, beautiful wilderness of Idaho’s Lower Salmon River. This special new trip is timed perfectly to enjoy a brilliant full moon while on the river. Remember why you fell in love on this once in a lifetime trip that eliminates the distractions and busyness of your daily work/life while on the river. We guarantee riverside gourmet meals with wine by candlelight, brilliant stars (maybe some shooting stars too!), first-rate camping equipment, secluded campsites, exciting rapids, diverse hikes, tremendous wildlife and scenery views, and professional, friendly guides.
Custom Couples Trips:
Other dates are available by request. Please call for pricing 800.700.2414.
Family Adventure Trips
Dates: Aug. 3 (Main Salmon, Luxury trip) 5- 6 daysJuly 16 (Lower Salmon, Value trip) 5 days
Please call for pricing 800.700.2414.
These trips are designed for Families only. This way all participants can enjoy and share similar interests. (We also offer Couples Trips and Group trips for adults only.)
Join with other families on the adventure trip of a lifetime. Your kids will never look at Disney World or Video Games with quite the same perspective after their trip. Want to book a custom trip for just your family? Minimum group size is 10, and maximum is 20 for family reunions.
Here’s what you can expect on a unique Idaho Afloat Family Adventure Trip:
Quality time: every day, all day – guaranteed! Sharing stories, laughter, and playtime continues well into the evening around the campfire each night. Days are filled with rafting easy to exciting rapids, swimming and playing in the river, hiking on amazing trails at each camp, learning about the area’s cultural and natural history, and fishing from your boat or at camp in the afternoon. All your busyness of the family work/life routine melts away. The river doesn’t know about deadlines, cell phones, email, or video games. Its lessons are timeless, transparent, and invaluable. As with all our river trips, we take care of all the details, gear and equipment, meals, and provide friendly, knowledgeable, professional guides.Lodge-based River Adventure Trips (No Camping)
This is an option with any of our specialty trips on the Main Salmon River. Ideal for senior citizens, special needs groups, and non-campers. Please call for availability, details, and pricing 800.700.2414.Corporate Trips and Retreats
Dates: Custom departures only, minimum group size is 6Number of days: 3 - 6
Available on the Snake, Lower Salmon, and Main Salmon Rivers
Please call for pricing 800.700.2414.
Want to build an outstanding team for your workplace? Want to define your company’s goals and motivate your workers? Increase revenues and productivity? Develop your groups' leadership and skills while having an exceptional vacation adventure by booking a Corporate Group trip with your employees, co-workers, or team members.
- Get to know co-workers and fellow leaders personally with the excitement and beauty of the river as your conference room.
- Find the strong points, the preferences, and the talents of your workers as you enjoy luxury camping, gourmet meals and outstanding attention from our guides.
- Learn, share, develop, and grow with your team during daily adventures on the river, on nearby hikes. Debrief in nature’s perfect “conference room” - around the evening campfire over a gourmet meal and your beverage of choice.
Other Specialty Trips
- Active Seniors
- Special interests or hobbies (photography, history, geology)
- High Adventure Trips: high water rafting early in spring season for experienced paddlers
- Kayak Support Trips – Don’t worry about carrying heavy gear in your kayaks, we can bring it all down the river for you and take care of all your camping needs.
- Off-season Rafting Trips (late fall, winter) - weather and water conditions permitting
- Scenic Autumn Floats: one day and multi-day trips in the fall during lower water levels, perfect for diverse age groups.
- Women-only, Men-only, and GLBT Trips: Available on any of our rivers.
Camping beside the river on your multi-day Idaho Afloat rafting vacation is simply exceptional.