35 Years of River Excellence

 

Rafting & Adventures

The Packages

Package #1 One-Day Legendary Thompson River

  • Thompson River, Spences Bridge to Lytton
  • Distance 40 km
  • Depart 10:30 am
  • Arrive 4:30 pm (approximately)
  • Trip Cancellation Protection: $6 per person (incl. tax)

This package includes the legendary BIG WATER of the Thompson River and is Kumsheen's most popular rafting package! The river snakes through hot, desert-like country (325 blue-sky days every year), mixing calm stretches with huge whitewater action. Lurking in the last 16 km (10 miles) above Lytton are 18 heart-thumping rapids with chilling names like the Jaws of Death, Devil's Kitchen, Witches Cauldron and Washing Machine. Sometimes the 15-foot waves tower above you before crashing down like a frothing green locomotive. Discover a new dimension of excitement; find out for yourself why this trip is B.C.'s most popular whitewater run and why the Thompson's rapids are the stuff of legends.

Includes:

Day use of resort amenities, shuttle transportation from our Lytton resort to the rafting put-in at Spences Bridge, and from the rafting take-out back to the resort; 40 km of rafting excitement; lifejackets; rain gear; great whitewater action; guide stories enroute; hearty riverside lunch; personalized river rat certificate.

Itinerary:

  • 10:00 check-in
  • 10:30 depart for rafting put-in
  • 11:00 arrive at put-in, get on the water
  • 12:30 lunch
  • 2:30 arrive at the Devil's Gorge
  • 4:30 arrive at take-out and board buses and head back to the resort for clothes, hot tub, showers, photos, river rat certificates, and beach volleyball; then depart for home

Package #2 Two-Day Rafting Getaway

  • Thompson River, Ashcroft to Lytton
  • Distance 80 km
  • Depart 9:15 am
  • Arrive 4:30 pm (approximately)
  • Trip Cancellation Protection: $12 per person (incl. tax)

Float through stunning, desert-like badlands - sagebrush, ponderosa pine, prickly pear cactus - and over fifty sets of rapids with your classmates on this two-day windup celebration. The first day is highlighted by Black Canyon, a 150 million year old sedimentary canyon wall with a powerful rapid in its gorge and a Golden Eagle as sentinel on it cliffs. There is good whitewater enroute but also easy drifting to Spences Bridge. From Spences Bridge you are bussed to the Kumsheen Rafting Resort for a buffet dinner, fun at the resort, and a stay over. On day 2, after a hearty breakfast in the morning, you are shuttled back to the rafts at Spences Bridge for more of the river's legendary rapids. The Devil's Gorge begins at The Frog rapid and finishes at the Jaws of Death, the seventh rapid in the series. You run eleven more great rapids before arriving at the river takeout in Lytton. For two days that will waken all your senses, bond your class, and create memories that will last for a lifetime, choose this package.

Includes:

Shuttle to and from the river; 2 riverside lunches, a dinner and breakfast at the Kumsheen resort, one or two night resort stayover in our campground (tents and sleeping bags not included), full use of resort amenities.

Itinerary:

  • Day 1
    • 9:15 - depart for the rafting put-in at Ashcroft
    • 11:00 - Raft from Ashcroft to Spences Bridge with a riverside lunch enroute
    • 4:00 - Shuttle from Spences Bridge to the Kumsheen resort for dinner and overnight camping
  • Day 2
    • 8:00 Breakfast
    • 9:15 Shuttle to Spences Bridge
    • 10:00 Raft from Spences Bridge to Lytton with a riverside lunch enroute
    • 4:30 arrive at take-out and board buses and head back to the resort for clothes, hot tub, showers, photos, river rat certificates, and beach volleyball; then depart for home

Package #3 - Two Day Raft & Relax Package

  • Thompson River, Spences Bridge To Lytton
  • Distance 40 km
  • Depart 10:30
  • Arrive 4:30 (approximately)
  • Trip Cancellation Protection $9 per person (incl. tax)

This two day package combines our legendary One Day Thompson River excursion (Package #1) with a relaxing day at our resort. One day grads relax around the spa or swimming pool, play volleyball, pitch horseshoes, shoot baskets, go for a walk or hike, and generally spend time together as a class. The second day they run the whitewater of the Thompson from Spences Bridge to Lytton (see package #1 for a trip description). For a great day of rafting and a fun day at our resort, choose this package.

Includes:

1 night resort camping; 2 lunches (one riverside); 1 dinner, 1 breakfast; all rafting gear; rain gear; personalized River Rat Certificate; full use of resort facilities; all the features of our standard One Day Thompson River Rafting Package.

Itinerary:

  • Day 1 - Resort Stay
    • Arrive at the Kumsheen resort in time for lunch
    • 12:00 lunch
    • Free afternoon of resort activities
    • 5:30 dinner
    • More resort activities
  • Day 2 - Rafting
    • 8:00 Breakfast
    • 10:30 depart for Spences Bridge and your rafting adventure
    • Lunch enroute
    • 4:30 arrive at take-out and board buses and head back to the resort for clothes, hot tub, showers, photos, river rat certificates, and beach volleyball; then depart for home

Enhance Your Package

  • Enjoy a banquet-style dinner in the Cutting Board Restaurant for $19 per person.
  • Stayover at the resort in our scenic campground the night before or after your adventure for $10 per person (tents and sleeping bags NOT included.)
  • Eat a hearty breakfast before or after your day on the river for $10, or add a lunch for $14.
  • Add a 8x10 rafting photo for each of the grads to bring back long-lasting rafting memories. Photos are $12 each, plus taxes.

Taxes not included in meal or package prices

 

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