Top 10 reasons to choose River Recreation
There are many reasons why we call ourselves Washington State whitewater professionals...
#1 - SAFETY!
River Recreation is dedicated to customer safety as our #1 concern. We vow to never jeopardize our customers safety and go to extended lengths to make safety is our #1 concern whether on or off the river. With 28 years of experience whitewater river rafting on Washington State rivers, we know what it takes to get you down the river safely. As a matter of fact, we take more safety gear on the river than any other company in Washington State!
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#2 - Continuing training
River Recreation staff members are on a continuing training regiment that no other company in Washington can contend with. This includes raft flipping drills, worst-case scenario on-river training drills, and our own on-staff certified Rescue 3 international whitewater Rescue Technician instructor and American Canoe Association river rescue instructor, which allows us to up the bar when it comes to continuing training. We are one of the only rafting companies on the west coast of the USA that has our own on-staff WRT instructors with both the ACA and Rescue 3. This allows us for much more accessibility to continuing training and up-to-date rescue trends. We literally set the bar for rescue training for employees and have other companies trying to keep up.
#3 - More experienced guides
We here at River Recreation, have a have huge sense of teamwork and have one of the best return-guide ratios in the industry. How many other companies can say the they have several guides that have been with the company more than 10 years? Our average guide experience level is 7 years of whitewater. Most of our guides have logged more trips and training hours than most other guides on the west coast of the US! Several of our senior guides have over 1/4 of a million river miles traveled under their belts!
#4 - Value
We know the value of a buck and we know what it means to exceed our customers expectations. We pride ourselves in offering a high-quality river trip for you and your group at a reasonable price. We and many or our past customers feel that we offer the best value river trip in Washington state - others simply can't compete with us! From the top-quality wetsuits and PFD's we issue out, the safe, DOT inspected shuttle vehicles you ride in, and the chef-inspired lunch buffet we offer, we think you will agree that River Recreation is the best value on the river today!
#5 - Knowledgeable office staff
Our office is headed out by Don Martin, the president of River Recreation. Don has been rafting and kayaking for 18 years now and knows all the ins and outs of all the rivers we run. Just ask him, he will get down to specific rocks in each river and give you the low-down on all the cool camping spots, things to do in the area, and all the fun nite-life in town. In addition, all of our office staff are guides on the river as well as office people. This makes them very knowledgeable about all the runs we offer as well as all the local attractions and festivals.
#6 - Awesome on river basecamp!
We are one of the only outfitters to offer a deluxe on-river basecamp on the banks of the Wenatchee river. Our basecamp offers a private picnic area, indoor changing rooms, on-site bathrooms, a multi-purpose area, group camping, solar-powered showers, Hammock corner, river access, and a retail center- all on the banks of the Wenatchee river! We offer full run of our complete facility to all customers coming with us on the Wenatchee river, and overnight camping is available upon reservations. This means you don't have to compete with 5 other rafting companies and 600 other rafters for a spot to sit and enjoy all the beauty the Wenatchee has to offer.
#7 - "Biggest B-B-Q on the river"
We have the biggest barbecue on the river! With over 10 square feet of grilling space this monster can grill up a storm! Wether it's a perfectly-grilled steak, a juicy chicken breast, or a high-end catered dinner, we can literally cook up almost anything you can imagine. We have truly mastered the art of a perfect on-river BBQ and pride ourselves on this fact.
#8 - Return customer ratio
Over 70% or our customers are return customers. We take this as the fact that we are doing something right to have so many people keep coming back for more. As a matter of fact, in 2007, we had one return customer celebrate her 20th year rafting with River Recreation! Want to see what our customers say about their experience with River Recreation? - click here.
#9 - Top quality gear and rafts included
All trips with River Recreation include the rental of a wetsuit, booties, PFD and Helmet. This gear is included in every trip at no additional cost! We constantly update all rafts, safety gear and general river gear to offer industry setting standard, professional gear. As a matter of fact, we take more safety gear on the river than any other company in Washington state! New for 2009, we have added almost 100 new wetsuits and 70 new booties and 2010 promises new rafts added to the fleet!
#10 - Love for fun on the river!
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We love to be on the river, this is our fun spot too! Our guides look forward to their time on the river and love to share all the fun the river has to offer with our customers. Even when not in the middle of a rapid, our staff knows all the dumb jokes, crazy river games and local lore to make your trip fun, special and unforgettable! To our guides, this is not so much a job but an adventure! As one guide puts it " Don pays us to prep the boats, and do all the labor connected with the trip, but the actual on-river time is always free of charge!"
So if you still have questions, or need some advice, just write us a quick e-mail at office@riverrecreation.com or call us @ 1-800-464-5899 anytime and we can help "guide" you thru the whole reservation process and get you on the river to have some fun!