Moab Canyoneering through a guides eyes

2017-08-14

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At Red River Adventures, our guides are passionate about what they do. In this video, one of our expert guides shares what it’s like to lead canyoneering trips in Moab. You’ll experience the adventure firsthand—with footage of the scenic hike to Morning Glory Arch, guests rappelling into the canyon, and even a wildlife sighting along the way.

We hope this video gave you a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to join a Red River Adventures tour. For more adventure-filled content, check out our Adventure Videos page.

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We strive to ensure that time spent with us is time that you will always look back on fondly. We want to leave you with a memories that bring a smile to your face no matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, and no matter how much time has passed. In addition to a deep reservoir of personal experience, our rafting guides are licensed by the state of Utah, have Wilderness First Responder and/or First Aid/CPR certifications, and are insured. Many guides also have swiftwater rescue training. Our climbing and canyoneering guides are AMGA-certified for the terrain in which they operate. Our skiing guides are certified for the terrain, and some are world-renowned for their experience. All of our guides are intimately acquainted with not only the river, rock and snow, but also with the incredible surroundings of the areas we guide.

Clare Ashford

June 28, 2025

We had a wonderful time on the Colorado River! Our guides were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Our 10 yr old loved it and said he can’t wait to go back. I would recommend this trip to any families visiting Moab!

Crystal Anderson

June 27, 2025

This trip was amazing and perfect for our first time river rafting! The guides and other staff were super helpful and pleasantly entertaining!! I would highly recommend Red River Adventures to all ages and am all-around super impressed!

Aris Burcham

Sam is an amazing guide and I had a lovely time. Thanks so much for the great afternoon adventure!

Jeremy Lindgren

Emily was an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and super fun! Would definitely recommend!!

Paul Larsen

Great rafting trip! Guide was fantastic and knew a ton of interesting facts about the river, wildlife and things to see. Will be back for sure!

Jacque Lake

June 26, 2025

Red river company was wonderful! Zero complaints and the guides were great but the actual route only hit level two and the rapids are far apart. Nothing the company could do to change that and all the team was excellent and respectful, kind, genuine and will make you laugh.

Maureen Rosner

Beautiful rafting trip! Guides were wonderful 😁

Delice Bolotin

June 24, 2025

Guides were very good about explaining everything and making sure people were safe. Had a great time. Savannah was terrific.

Phoebe Schroeder

This was my girls’ (10 & 7) first rafting experience and they’re ready for more! Due to high winds it was the most I’ve ever had to paddle, but that’s obviously no fault of anyone. We did the fisher’s towers half day trip that was recommended on their website for ages 5+. It was very tame and if your kids are adventurous I would consider looking at some other sections. That being said, our guide Jonathon did a wonderful job keeping the kids entertained as he challenged them to a couple of games. They enjoyed sitting on the front of the raft and how much fun they were having was apparent in their similes. Thank you!

Juan Carlos Millon

This was our first time canyoneering and Nate made my daughters and I feel very safe during the entire process. We had some much fun, got over some fears and loved every second. Highlight our our trip to Moab. Thank you Red river adventures.

Brian Kohnlein

June 23, 2025

The half day tour was so much fun! The guides were great.

Jessica Mancill

Our guide Savannah was fun and engaging. She was confident in leading us through the rapids. We had a great time!

Allie McIntire

I have done the half day rafting trip twice, and have had a great experience both times! The guides know what they are doing and make it super fun!

Carla Richey

We had a great half day trip rafting! Our guide Anna was friendly and the whole staff was fun and knowledgeable. The half day trip was the right amount for our kids aged 7-15 who had never rafted before.

E J

Had an amazing trip up to the Longbow Arch with Mary as our guide. She was incredibly knowledgeable about rope systems, climbing, and the area’s history. She was very encouraging and helped one of our team fight through her fears and repel 140ft on her first time. Our whole group rated the trip as. 10-10.

Carissa S

Amazing canyoneering trip with our 3 kids! Chase was so helpful & informative, and made our trip a blast.

Amy Norris

June 22, 2025

Great day and amazing staff! Was a very fun experience

Colleen Ranieri

Chase guided my fiancé and I through the Rock of Ages Canyoneering hike and he was a wonderful guide! We were new to rapelling, but we felt safe with him the entire time. He was also very upbeat, polite, and provided us with great recommendations for the area for our visit. Would book again with Chase!

Robert James

Chase was a wonderful and informative guide. We had a phenomenal time with the difficult hike, which was a blast. We got excellent coaching throughout the process. A great time, beautiful views, but maybe not so much for the faint of heart!!

Nick Boyce

Great family friendly trip, did the 1/2 day morning trip. All the guides were super friendly and helpful.

Bill G

June 21, 2025

Adam was an amazing guide funny, patient, with teaching new repellers and amazing with kids

Sheila Frost

Great intro to white water rafting. Our 9 year old had a blast. Staff were friendly and genuine. I highly recommend!

im_maya

June 20, 2025

We had so much fun and our guides were super chill!

MEgan Z

We had John as our tour guide, he was great! Great attention to details, he made sure we were safe and taken care of! He had a great time talking with him down the river. 10/10 recommend especially for families

Kristy Jones (Smiley)

Sebastian was a great guide. We had a blast! It was a perfect first rafting trip for our family.

Stephanie Younger

June 19, 2025

Nate was our guide was he was amazing! He made us feel safe, comfortable and showed us a great time. He was so patient and kind and we left with having a great experience. Would recommend 100%!

Jeff Routsong

Red River is a smooth professional operation! Their guides are friendly and very knowledgeable. They are well trained and make the trip fun. We did a half day there were 10 souls on the raft and we all survived. The organization. Was good and the put in and take out were efficient. They are a well oiled machine.

Alan Frost

Savannah was amazing leading our boat of four bonafide nerds and two kids!!!

Jason Wauson

Tour was great. Very safe but also some adventure on the Colorado River. Our guide Emily was fantastic. Highly Recommend.

Brian Harper

June 17, 2025

Full day white water rafting trip minus the white water, lol, which was not their fault. The guide was friendly, lunch was odd, scenery awesome. We just didn’t have any rapids which meant a fair amount of paddling.

Bruce Marion

Great people working here- very nice easy ride down the Colorado river. I would try to figure out a rope ladder or something to make it easy to get folks back into the raft after a swim though.

Rachel Sachs

Our family had a blast rafting down the Colorado. The guides kept us entertained with funny stories and were great with the whole family.

Jennifer Brey

June 16, 2025

Our guide Sam was great!! She made the trip so interesting and fun for the kids!

Barry Lunt

Great personal attention and care; also very friendly.

Laurent

Très bonne expérience, bien organisée et avec des professionnels sympathiques, pour une demi-journée fun et en toute sécurité sur le Colorado.

Samantha Reese

It was absolutely amazing! They let us swim a bunch, the rapids were amazing, we found cool rocks and saw a bunch of animals. And our guides were so funny! 10/10 recommend!

Jared Southard

June 15, 2025

In two consecutive days we went on the Fisher Towers river rafting tour (John was our guide and he was amazing) and the bow and arrow Canyon rappelling tour (Nathan was our guide and he was perfect for helping a couple of us with our fear of heights). needless to say, we are coming back and plan on asking to work directly with both of them again.

Whitney Palmer

had so much fun!!!!

Sam Pfennigs

Tom was awesome! Highly recommend this trip!!

Nicole

June 14, 2025

Nate was sweet and thorough.

Geoffrey Martin

John did a fine job for his first season

Adam Hochstedler

June 13, 2025

We did a 1/2 day rafting trip. Savanah was our raft guide and did an amazing job. All the staff was very friendly and informative. Our kids thoroughly enjoyed the trip and taking a swim in the river along the way. Thank you Rex River staff!

Natalie R

Erin was absolutely amazing, such a fun person to chat with and made the ride very enjoyable. The half day float was nice, with 4 fun rapids. If you’re expecting an intense or adrenaline filled float then this is not the one. We expected a little bit more but we still had a great time!!

David Holliday

Overall a fun excursion but would classify it as more of a float than white water rapid rafting. There were only 3-4 actual segments of rapids in the River, the rest was more leisurely floating while the guide pointed out scenic parts of the landscape. More ideal for families, even those with smaller children than for the more seasoned thrill seekers out there who probably would not find it as exciting.

Glenn Lazof

June 12, 2025

Very fun Goid group. Great Guide. She made class 1 and 2 fun.

Darrell B

Had a great 1/2 day tour. Guide was great and very informative.

Chad Harris

June 11, 2025

Karl and Mary delivered for our group of 37!! They divided us up into three groups and each group had such a great experience with their respective guides. They were very patient and professional. The day was amazing!! Thanks Red River canyonering!!

steve bayles

June 10, 2025

Great rafting day trip. Our guide Ann made sure the trip was fun experience for all.

Donna J

Fantastic time. From start to finish. Fun. Everyone at Red River gave 110%. Lots of fun for myself and my 2 adult sons. Beautiful views. Good conversation. And a few rapids to keep it interesting.

Andy H

Sophia was great. Very informative. Took good care of us.

Moab Canyoneering through a guides eyes

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