River Expeditions
The Cataract Canyon Adventure
Cataract Canyon means rapids as intense and exciting as those you'd find in the Grand Canyon. These are John Wesley Powell's rapids. Travel 100 miles through the red canyons of the Colorado River, sometimes at a heart-thumping pace, sometimes as lazy as the sun moving across the sky.
Wetsuit rentals required for May and June. Rental camping gear available too for Utah Rafting. Cost is $11. Ask for details.
4-Day Cataract Favorite (CA-3)
Backcountry camping, hiking to ruins and white water rafting in America's last wilderness!
3-Day Cataract Canyon Express (CA-2)
The intense,"express" edition of our premier trip.
2-Day Blast (CA-1)
Got 48 hours? Get Cataract Canyon! Starting in Moab and blasting to Lake Powell.
1-Day Rafting (CA-0)
White water one day trip that Rules! 100 miles Moab to Lake Powell.
5-Day Powell's Cataract Adventure (CA-4)
Experience Cataract Canyon as John Wesley Powell did, on a row raft to go the flow of the river.
River Rafting Combinations
Rapids, Rapids, Rapids – Cataract and Westwater (WC4)
The ultimate river rafting vacation serving up 37 rapids in two very different canyons!
Features Utah's River Lengths (GK4 & CA4)
5-Day Green River whitewater, a night in Moab, then 5-Day Colorado River, ending in Cataract Canyon.
Canoe and Raft Combination (CR1)
For the adventurer who will canoe self-guided, then continue with a guided Cataract Canyon trip.
River and 4x4 Combination Trips
Cataract Canyon Favorite/Needles Ancient Paths Expedition (CA3 + ND2)
White water rafting in Cataract Canyon, then walk in the footsteps of ancient American Indians via 4x4 camping.
Maze Wilderness Immersion/Cataract Canyon Express (MD3 + CATARACT overnight)
Canyonlands National Park's Maze wilderness AND full-tilt white water rafting.
Needles Odyssey and Cataracts (ND1 + CATARACT CA1)
Hike six miles from the Needles District of Canyonlands to the Colorado River for whitewater rafting in Cataract Canyon.
White water rafting and solitude are two reasons to select Cataract Canyon. The unparalleled attention to your comfort is the reason to trust only Tag-A-Long Expeditions for your rafting vacations.
The Tag-A-Long – Cataract Canyon River Magic
While these rafting vacations are the ultimate in wilderness expeditions, all Cataract Canyon white water rafting trips are designed with your comfort and pleasure in mind. We want camping to be untroubled and content. We don't want you struggling with tent poles, or sleeping on rocky terrain that plagues your back the next day. With Tag-A-Long Expeditions, you'll enjoy our guides' instruction and assistance erecting tents and sleep on a cushy mattress while snuggled in an environmentally correct sleeping bag (if you intend to rent from Tag-A-Long). On our expeditions, you won't be eating off a driftwood log or sitting in the sand. On all J-rig raft trips, we bring along tables and chairs to make wilderness dining as enchanting as that of a favorite restaurant, only the Colorado River flows by! On the slower, flat water stretches of the river, you won't bake in the desert sun unless you want to. Shade canopies are placed over J-rig rafts to protect you from the sun's harmful rays. It's the extra measure of care that sets Tag-A-Long apart from other companies.
Concerned about private matters in the backcountry? There's no need to worry about finding a bush tall enough, or to be at all anxious about personal breaks. Private, tented toilet facilities take the worry out of wilderness life. Mornings are fairly leisurely and facilities are made available at lunch if needed. Remember, while in the backcountry with Tag-A-Long Expeditions, you are in the care of professional guides who are sensitive to concerns and trained in wilderness living and medicine. There isn't a question they haven't heard or a need that they won't try to discreetly accommodate.
Return options
1. We strongly recommend a scenic charter flight. Fly over the Colorado River including the rapids just conquered in Cataract Canyon and, from an altitude of 7,000 feet, really see the amazing formations in the Maze, Island in the Sky, and Needles sections of Canyonlands National Park and where your rafting vacation took place. The flight is about 30 minutes making arrival time in Moab about 5:30 p.m. This once-in-a-lifetime flight is only $120.00.
2. Return by land. The ride from Hite Marina on Lake Powell to Moab takes about four hours through the high desert country of southeastern Utah. Your arrival in Moab will be about 9:00 p.m. The cost is $80.85.
3. Tag-A-Long will shuttle your vehicles from Moab to Hite Marina on Lake Powell so it will be waiting for you when you arrive at the marina early in the afternoon. The cost of this service is $242.55 per vehicle.