Athabasca River Mile 5: Two-Hour Round Trip, White Water Adventure from May to September

Experience a thrilling white water adventure on the Athabasca River! Suitable for ages 5 and up, this two-hour round trip is perfect for beginners and offers a mix of splashy thrills and calm floats. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Icefields Parkway - Raft down what explorer David Thompson and countless fur traders canoed up. It’s more fun this way!

Introductory Class II rapids will provide fun splashes, and the Athabasca Valley will provide splendid vistas to keep you thoroughly entertained during your hour on the Athabasca River.

What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) covered
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

This two hour round trip (~one hour on the water ) is our most popular trip, and has the longest season, early May to late September. Your adventure begins with a 10 minute float followed by Class II rapids. Class II is an excellent introduction to white water as it offers a mix of splashy thrills, and calm floats.
Suitable for ages 5 and up.
For groups…

Location
RV Parking Lot
Next to the Jasper Home Building Center (706 Sleepy Hollow Road), and across the railway tracks from the set of traffic lights at Connaught Drive and Hazel Avenue. Look for our blue or yellow school buses with yellow rafts on the trailer. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your departure time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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330jeanier
Aug 12, 2025
A super family time! - We had a wonderful experience with Connor, Fran, Molly, and Eddie. They prepared our family (ages 6 to 76) In a way that was informative, educational, and entertaining! All of us felt safe and confident, and had an absolutely wonderful time. We laughed a lot, got thoroughly drenched, learned about local geology, And all I wanted to go again!
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Jeffrj1797dp
Aug 12, 2025
Super fun - Super fun, great guides. Well worth it. Fran, Conor, Molly, Eddie were great, positive attitudes, good vibes! Thank you!
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L8229jukelvinl
Aug 11, 2025
Quite splashy and bumpy and a great experience - Andre was very nice and helpful. David was funny and very good at all of the experience and taught me a lot. Fran was super enthusiastic. Taylor was determined and a big sense of humour. - Evie xx
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Forever
Aug 7, 2025
Great company for a fun rafting adventure - We had a great experience with Ainsley as our tour guide. Our whole ride and experience was a fun time, from the bus ride, to getting on the raft and the rowing. I highly recommend this company - all the guides and bus drivers + photos were really great. Very easy to get to and park.
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Amycz9083ly
Aug 7, 2025
First time! - We were nervous, as this was our first time white water rafting. But this is the perfect first timers run. Conor was the best guide ever. He was funny, knowledgeable, calm and always made us feel safe. We loved it! Dave, our bus driver / photographer was also amazing. Thank you
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Kpv6527pa
Aug 6, 2025
Great way to spend some time on the Athabasca - Our family of 4 had a wonderful time on our rafting adventure yesterday. Our guide was Conor and then we were also in the bus with Ollie and Jonny. We felt very comfortable and enjoyed the guides. They were funny, personable and professional. It was interesting to learn where they were from and about their time so far in Jasper. I would highly recommend this adventure. The river was very tame and perfect for our family. If you are more experienced and want a little more action on the river, I would recommend the Grade III trips.
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Daniff4508dm
Aug 5, 2025
Amazing fun and beautiful scenery - This was an amazing experience. Our guide anaja was absolutely wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and made the trip very fun and very safe with 4 kids in the boat. Jasper is so beautiful and this tour was both very fun for all the kids and you got to see a lot of beauty as well. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone in Jasper and really fun for kids from 5 upwards.
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Williama3166
Aug 3, 2025
Serious fun! - Wow! I've done a similar tour in the past but that wasn't nearly as exciting as this trip. Our guide, Ainsley, was so energetic and engaging, she made our experience so memorable. Thank you Ainsley! I regret not taking the plunge at the end. I might have to go again. Ainsley did a wonderful job, totally made the trip so worth it!
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681nenas
Aug 2, 2025
Family Fun - Connor, Ollie, and Seb and Jonny the photographer and bus driver, were great guides and very entertaining! we felt safe, but they also made it fun! the rafting was not very challenging... we took two families of teenagers and they wanted class three rapids as they felt they needed more splashes. Good Intro to rafting though... the views in the canyon were very pretty by the way. highly recommend as break from hiking, this is a good outdoor option!
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683chantelw
Aug 1, 2025
Amazing and super fun experience - We had such a great time, was such an amazing experience, went with a 5 year old and the guides were amazing. Connor, Molly and David were our guides and driver, super knowledgeable and made the experience all the better. Definitely worth it, and will be returning for future trips
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From $79
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).