Canyoneers Trips Through Grand Canyon
Live the greatest outdoor adventure: a river trip on the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of southwestern canyon formations and colors. The canyon’s rugged river environment is challenging and remote, revealing unique and fabled hikes, spectacular geologic wonders and natural history.
** ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES **
- Round trip transportation between Flagstaff / the Colorado River / South Rim
- National Park entrance fees and exit fees
- All camping & rafting equipment including cots on Motor Trips
- Complimentary coffee mug
- All meals and snacks
- Complimentary river guide book for each family
Inclusive Trip Program:
- Transportation between Flagstaff and the river for all trip types and lengths
- National Park entrance fees and exit fees
- All camping & rafting equipment
- Stainless steel river mug
- Larry Stevens-River Map & Guide Book
Supporting Family Time in the Outdoors:
2026 & 2027 Youth Trip Fare for <18 years
- 8 Day: $3100
- 4 Day: $1700
- 5 Day: $2100
Family Owned & Operated since 1938:
- Under 3rd and 4th generation management
- Operating exclusively in Grand Canyon
- Custom boat design and quiet motor technology
Speciality Trips
APRIL BOTANY TRIPS
An exceptional time of year – Fantastic hiking weather and migratory birds. See the Grand Canyon in spring bloom & learn about the Canyon’s plants and how to identify them from famed local botanists on one of our April trips. ALL regular trip activities and guide talks are interspersed with botany talks.
SEPT ASTRONOMY TRIP
9 Day Full: Sept 6-14 – $4150
5 Day Upper: Sept 6-10 – $2325 (2 Spaces only)
5 Day Lower: Sept 10-14 – $2625
Telescopes, star gazing, astrophotography and more. Our Astronomer presents guided star talks and a scientific understanding of the cosmos. ALL the regular activities and education. LEARN MORE
Reach our reservations team for more info @ 928-526-0924
Highlights
AUGUST TRIPS
See the Canyon and take advantage of the lower visitation month. Dates still available:
8 Day Full: Aug 2-9 & 9-16 – $3875
4 Day Upper: Aug 2-5 & 9-12 – $2125
5 Day Lower: Aug 5-9 & 12-16 – $2625
SEPTEMBER TRIPS
September is our one of our most popular months – availability won’t last long! Spaces still available on:
8 Day Full: Sept 2-9 – $3875 / 10 Day Full: Sept 13-22 $4350
4 Day Upper: Sept 2-5 – $2125 / 5 Day Upper: Sept 13-17 $2325
5 Day Lower: Sept 5-9 – $2625 / 6 Day Lower: Sept 17-22 $2625
HYBRID OAR & PADDLE TRIPS
We have only a few spaces left on each of our 2026 Hybrid trips. These trips include: a 14ft Paddle boat, 6 18ft Oar boats and 1 of our historic wooden Cataract boats designed and built by company founder Norm Nevilles in the 1940s. LEARN MORE
RAFTING
Experience epic rapids like the Roaring Twenties, House Rock, Hance, Hermit, Crystal, and Lava as well as the peacefulness of this remote setting—gliding quietly on the river’s flat water, under majestic sentinels of sheer rock walls towering a mile high overhead.
Motor Trips: Our specially designed motorized rafts offer convenient storage, superior seating options and the ability to move around easily. Our Honda 4-stroke engines limit both noise and emissions; our electric start technology minimizes gas consumption.
Hybrid Trips (Oar & Paddle): Canyoneers Hybrid trips typically include five 18’ self bailing oar rafts, a 14’ paddle raft, and one of our historic wooden cataract boats used by our grandfather and great grandfather, Norm Nevills, on his Grand Canyon trips in the 1940s (inclusion of historic boat subject to water levels and other logistics).
HIKING
All trips include side canyon hiking. Each hike is unique in its adventure offerings: one may lead you to ancient archeological sites and the next may take you through rock narrows to swimming holes and waterfalls. Some hikes begin at camp, others involve boating to reach the hiking area.
Hikes vary in length and level of difficulty. Many are not on trails, some are up creek beds and others meander over the desert floor. Most go steeply uphill from the river corridor over uneven and often difficult terrain, including scrambling on rocks, which may require guide assistance. To truly enjoy hiking in Grand Canyon on a Canyoneers trip, you’ll need to be in good to excellent physical condition. However, you can take a slower pace if needed, choose to hike for shorter distance or to skip the hike and remain with a guide at the boats.
Upper Canyon and Lower Canyon trips also require a strenuous hike either uphill (upper canyon) or downhill (lower canyon).
INTERPRETIVE TALKS
Daily interpretive talks introduce the Canyon’s natural and cultural features. Expect talks while rafting, hiking, when stopping at special sites, while in camp, and more. Canyoneers guides have extensive backgrounds in Grand Canyon geology, botany, natural and cultural history, ecology and other fields and are passionate about sharing their knowledge and the many stories that make Grand Canyon both grand and mysterious.
All of us at Canyoneers are devoted to protecting the canyon environment, one of the world’s greatest treasures and revealing its many wonders to strengthen that protection. From understanding its renowned geologic features to getting to know its equally colorful characters, we take pride in offering you our knowledge so you’ll leave with greater respect and reverence for this multi-faceted landscape.
CAMPING
When you reach your camp site in the afternoon, the entire group works together with the guides to unload the boats and set up camp before individuals go off to seek their ideal sleep site. Most campsites are spacious, soft, beautiful beaches with ample potential sleep spots. We provide all the camping and rafting equipment you’ll need: large dry bag for your clothing, small day dry bag for clothing layers needed throughout the day, camp chair, sleeping bag, deluxe sleeping pad, tarp, tent, coffee mug, one river guide book per family and life jacket.
At meal time, you will be impressed by our crew’s expertise in serving up tasty, nutritious meals daily at our favorite outdoor kitchen spots—spectacular scenery included! The inner canyon is an arid desert environment so mosquitoes and other flying insects are usually not a problem, but there are some not-so-nice critters and insects that do live in the canyon, and we’ll explain how to stay away from them while you are on your trip.
A typical day on the river
from sunrise to sunset
Wake up with the sun, journey down the mighty river, hike, dine by the river’s edge and camp out under a billion stars.
From the first sunrise wakeup call for hot, freshly brewed coffee to spectacular sunset viewing at camp with a cold beverage, your typical Canyoneers day will be action-packed. Ride the waves, day hike and frolic in one of many scenic side canyon streams, enjoy delicious meals, and relax after a long day in one of natures’ finest locals.
“Apart from the Canyon itself, the crew were the highlight of the trip. They were friendly, incredibly hardworking, extremely knowledgeable, well-educated, intelligent, professional, and reliable. Every one of them was a superb representative for your company, but they also worked seamlessly together as a team.”
“My second trip after a thirty year wait: What a unique place and concentration of natural beauty. Enjoyed the entertaining stories, great food, fun river companions and professional guides/crew. Nice side trips and hikes — informative trail and river history by pilots and guides. Will recommend for our kids and grandkids. Keep up the preservation efforts and economical access opportunity. P.S. Special thanks to Kolby, Jake, Heidi, and Brandon.”
“We just concluded our trip on Saturday. It was one of the great experiences of my life. Caroline, Jake and Rachel did an extraordinary job and are consummate professionals. I have been in the Canyon 15 times since 1983, and this was clearly the most memorable and most enjoyable, and I will never forget it. Thank you for a superb trip.”
“I can hardly express my total satisfaction with my Grand Canyon experience on the Colorado! Your professional skill, and attitude made me feel so safe, and your teamwork with Jake, and Mark just added so much. I haven’t stopped raving about all of you and Canyoneers. I hope I will have the chance to come back to the Canyon again.”
“Thank you so much for providing a wonderful trip. The information provided regarding what supplies to bring was very helpful. The trip was well organized and expertly staffed. It is easy to see why Canyoneers, Inc. is the oldest and most respected company. The staff is friendly, helpful, professional and knowledgeable.”
“Thanks for making this a truly unforgettable trip. My dad, brother and I could not have picked a better way to spend a week together. I will look forward to taking my two boys on this trip. P.S. Dave ‘the hiking guy’ was fantastic.”
“Canyoneers is a company with a great reputation of caring, and for providing a quality experience. The legacy of this company was with us each day by having the famous Nevills Cataract boat along on the trip. The quality of interpretation of the history and natural history of the canyon was superb. As you know, we‘re not strangers to the canyon, or a trip down the river. However, I know we can both safely say that of all the trips we have taken down the river, this was the most enjoyable and rewarding.”
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