SNAKE RIVER IN HELLS CANYON -

HUGHES RAFTING IDAHO USA    3 or 4 Day Expedition

3 Days/2 Nights or 4 Days/3 Nights
32 River Miles -  Meet in Cambridge, Idaho (Diamond Express Shuttle runs from Boise)

Transport from Cambridge to put-in at Hells Canyon Creek and from Pittsburg Landing take-out back to Cambridge is provided..

3 Day Expedition - From £780 per person inc tax .   - Gratuities are paid locally. 

Departure dates August - September 2012. Please call 01798 865946 to confirm dates.

Rafting Hells Canyon is one of the best family river trips in the West. The staggering 8,000 foot drop from He Devil Mountain to the Snake River creates one of nature's most breathtaking gorges. This landscape goes back into First Nation history and so you will explore aboriginal sites including pictographs, petroglyphs, rock shelters and house pits. The Canyon's archaeology reveals more than 7,800 years of habitation. Abandoned homesteads reflect the recent past. The surrounding country is amazing. Tributary grottos are deliciously cool and wildflowers and cacti bloom extravagantly. Ponderosa pines are scattered throughout the landscape and conifer forests blanket the Canyon rims.

Rafting the Snake is challenging fun! You pit yourself against rapids such as Wild Sheep, Granite, Bernard, No Name, Waterspout and Rush Creek, some of the most powerful white-water in the Northwest. Between rapids, there is time to enjoy the scenery of a magnificent canyon. Along the course of the river are some unique fishing opportunities. Smallmouth bass, rainbow trout or channel catfish live alongside steelhead (ocean-run rainbow trout) and huge white sturgeon. Keep your camera handy because wildlife may include Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mule deer, elk, cougar, black bear, beaver, otter and more. Songbirds, owls, hawks, eagles, chukar partridge and forest grouse dot the ecosystem. Hells Canyon is one of the most rugged roadless areas in the U.S. Your only contacts during the trip are hikers, horsemen and other river parties, including jetboats. The Snake/Hells Canyon is Government protected as a "Wild & Scenic River," and is inside the spectacular Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

• Hughes provide all meals beginning with lunch the 1st day and ending with lunch the last day of your trip. Also included are cutlery & crockery, plenty of ice for beverages and a limited supply of complimentary soda, beer, fruit juice, mixers and dinner wine.

• All camping and rafting gear is provided including: tents, sleeping pads, freshly laundered sleeping bags, camp chairs, waterproof duffels for your personal gear, day bags, camera boxes, 1st Aid supplies, Coast Guard approved life jackets, Farmer John wetsuits, and helmets for paddle teams & kayakers. When your reservation is confirmed you will receive a detailed "Gear List" of recommended personal items for the river.