Rafting for Kids

Rafting for Kids:

The Experience

Put your skills against the mighty white water for a wild, wet and wicked ride over turbulent rapids. You'll begin with a full safety briefing before an experienced river guide takes you for a fun series of rides down some of the best white water. Enjoy the ride of your life as you and your crew steer an inflatable raft through the breath-taking twists, turns and drops of this demanding but enjoyable rapid run.

Vital Information

Minimum age varies from centre to centre, from 12 to 16 years old. Maximum weight depend of the location. Please advise us in advance of any disabilities.
We will advise you to contact the centre a few days before your booked date, if appropriate, to double-check water levels.

Weather

Rafting operates in most conditions but may be affected by extreme weather conditions or flooding.

Session Length

Your experience will last for around two hours from initial introduction to debrief. Please ensure that you arrive 30 minutes prior to your start time to sign in and change.

Numbers

Your will share your raft with between 6 and 8 other rafters plus a qualified instructor.

Spectators

Spectators are welcome, and they will be able to attend different sections from the Experience.

What To Wear

Bring swimwear, a towel, a pair of old trainers and a change of clothes. You WILL get wet, but there are hot shower facilities at our venues. Buoyancy aid and helmet will be supplied. If you wear glasses, remove them or firmly secure them.

Availability

Depend of the location. We recommend booking six to eight weeks in advance. Spring and autumn are the best times to raft, as water levels are higher than in the drier summer months.

Locations

Lleida.

Code : RARLL-Junior

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Rafting for Kids: Fascinating Facts

White water rafting started accidentally in the mid 1800s. It's said that Major John Wesley Powell, whilst exploring a river system, ran into the wild rapids of the Colorado River running through Glen Canyon in Utah and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In spite of the expedition's fragile wooden boats and lack of safety equipment Powell made it through the 'white water' - a fitting testimony to the courage of the pioneers of the American West. And the first recorded incidence of this great sport. However the big surge in river running began 100 years later. In the 1950s World War II rubber pontoon bridges were used as the bases for massive rafts. Gradually these crafts evolved into rubber rafts of all sizes useful for running all types of rivers. The 1970s saw the sport grow dramatically, first in the USA and then wherever in the world there was an exciting stretch of river to run. Today, rigid safety standards among the operators ensure that this extremely exciting sport can be enjoyed in confidence.

Are you curious now about White Water Rafting? Then have look at the Interview with Geraint Rowlands from Bala!

Set up in 1936 to send a team to the Berlin Olympics, the BCU is the lead body for canoeing and kayaking in the UK. Since then the organisation has grown considerably, and the variety of canoeing opportunity has increased. Have a look at the British Canoe Union!

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Rafting for Kids: Restrictions

Minimum age varies from centre to centre, from 12 to 16 years old. Maximum weight depend of the location. Please advise us in advance of any disabilities. We will advise you to contact the centre a few days before your booked date, if appropriate, to double-check water levels.

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