Tributary Whitewater Tours, California, United States
5.0 (49 reviews) Spent Ranking #10 in Lotus River Rafting & Tubing • Boat Tours • Water Sports • Eco Tours
Wet 'n Wild
My husband and two teenage boys shared a 14 foot raft with another family of four. It took me a few miles of river before I really got into the experience. I was a little worried because I've had some close calls with rushing water in my past. But this was fun and I would call it 'adventurous' rather than dangerous. Just perfect for us four city folk. It's also beautiful! We stayed two days doing three trips. Two on the first day: a short pre-lunch paddle followed by a longer post-lunch paddle. We stayed the night and enjoyed the hospitality and great food and drink of our river guides. I was bounced from the raft twice. And I elected to jump in the water and swim rapids a few times too. Great fun for an active family trip! (Jim is the man! And Keegan is on his way too!)
Address
6500 Ca-49 , Lotus, California, United States, Postal Code: 95651.
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Website
https://whitewatertours.com/
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 19:28
User Ratings
5.0 based on (49 reviews)
Reviews
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5Chuck C 5:00 PM Aug 25, 2013
Great Run, We will be back
Four of us did the half day morning run at the South Fork of the American River. What a great experience for all of us, our ages are 66, 55, 33 & 29. There was another family of 4 on the raft their ages were between mid 40's to 14. The Class III rapids were awesome. Andrew was our guide from Tributary Whitewater Tours; he was very professional and knowledgeable. He pointed out Sutter's Mill where the Gold Rush first started in 1849. The trip from Sacramento to base camp was about 45 minutes. We will try the class 4 rapids on out next visit to Sacramento; Andrew said we would love it. My son & I went whitewater rafting about 18 years ago in Maine, at 66 I wasn't sure I could do it again but no problem and we will be back out whitewater rafting on our next trip to visit him. Enjoy your trip, Chuck
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5Jeff E 5:00 PM Jun 19, 2015
Fabulous Family Whitewater Rafting Trip
We experienced Tributary Whitewater Tours South Fork on Monday. My family (wife and I with twin 14 year old daughters) as well as a fun couple from the U.K. absolutely loved everything about it. One of my daughters was super nervous about going. Our wonderful guide, Anna, reassured her every step of the way. The great thing about Anna is that she likes to challenge the experienced or risk-taking members of the party while keeping any nervous members as comfortable as possible. Right near the beginning, Anna had us "surf" one of the class 2 rapids a couple of times. The first time was uneventful. The second time resulted in me and my nervous daughter falling out of the boat. I feared the worst (that my daughter would be done with the whole experience and I would never hear the end of it). Instead, Anna was able to use this experience to calm my daughter. She could tell that she was still a little on edge so Anna suggested where my daughter is safest in each of the remaining Class 2 and Class 3 rapids without having to paddle (she sat in the front most of the time and got soaked but loved every minute of it). Anna and the rest of the guides made a wonderful lunch for us after the first couple of hours. The fruit was delicious! The Class 3 rapids were a lot of fun in the afternoon. Anna continued to challenge us by having us "surf" a couple more times and she would often ask how much fun we wanted to have on each rapid. We always opted for the biggest challenge. One of my daughters and I also were able to float/swim alongside the raft on multiple occasions. This was a lot of fun as well. I would absolutely do this trip again. In fact, one daughter was begging me to go again on Thursday. If it wasn't an hour and a half drive from Tahoe, I think we would have done it again. My other daughter wasn't ready to go back so soon, but she did say the rafting was her favorite part of her week long trip to Lake Tahoe.
