Colorado River Rafting
Cataract Canyon rafting is an anomaly. Its rapids rank along with those of the Grand Canyon in power and difficulty. In fact, the river becomes unruly during the run off in May and June.
Salmon River Rafting
There is a green hole in the middle of Idaho. A spot refreshingly empty on your highway map. A place where pavement never was…and wild rivers still are…the Salmon River- The River of No Return.
By Joe Ballent One of the most unique privileges I got as a guide for Holiday was to work the University Of Utah Burn Camp trip. Burn Camp is an experience that is difficult to put into words, but I’m going to try. Each summer, Holiday River Expeditions sends a chartered, six-day trip down the … Read more
Ray’s Tavern By Joe Ballent We just finished unpacking our latest trip, and I’m famished. Well, as famished as one can be after eating gourmet steak-and-potatoes feasts, lasagna, and other of the finest culinary concoctions you’ll find on any river in the world. Holiday’s guests eat like royalty on the river, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
By Joe Ballent Every journey has a starting point, and the river is no exception. Once you’ve found your way to the beautiful and desolate southern Utah desert, you may need a place to stay before or after your whitewater trip with Holiday River Expeditions. Some may drive in from neighboring Grand Junction, Colorado, while … Read more
Susan Munroe, company driver and blogger, spent the last off-season in Chilean Patagonia, writing about controversial hydroelectric development in the region of Aysén, Chile. A foreign multi-national corporation has proposed to build five mega-dams on two rivers and construct a 1,600-mile-long transmission line to carry the energy to the center of Chile. One of the … Read more
“Westwater’s back!” Sean shouts into the bunkhouse as he sprints past, rousing the warehouse staff from late afternoon naps under the swamp cooler. No one needs to be told twice; we all know the routine, and understand that unloading and cleaning up after a trip is a team effort. And on Team Holiday, Sean D’Amboise … Read more
By Karen Johnson Crenshaw, Canary, Ogen, Israeli and Rocky Sweet are a few of the more obscure melons you’ll find in the Melon capital of the world….Green River, Utah. Holiday River Expeditions supports and buys local from Dunham Melons and Green River Produce from the time the annual harvest begins. During the second week … Read more
Holiday River Expeditions from the beginning has been active in promoting environmentally sensitive business practices. We are constantly striving to raise the bar on what we expect from ourselves as expedition operators in the wilderness as well as in our operations at the office and in the warehouse. Our commitment to the environment has been … Read more
By Kenzie Comstock In addition to its many varied white water rafting trips, Holiday River Expeditions has a six-day kayaking workshop. This kayaking workshop is spent in the canyons of the Southwest. You first meet at Green River, Utah to embark on your trip. This kayaking school is not for the faint of heart; you … Read more
After waiting for years the Dinosaur National Monument visitor center is now back in business! Many of our guest visit the quarry and visitors center before or after their Yampa River or Lodore Canyon trips. It’s a family favorite! The Utah Tourism Board and Utah.com recently published this article in the Utah Travel Headlines. From … Read more
On June 25 & 26 our team rode in memory of a special river friend who dedicated a large part of his life working to help those with Multiple Sclerosis. Tim Paine worked passionately for the cause. He served on the board for the Utah MS Society and rode in 20 consecutive Utah MS 150 … Read more