$10.00/day single inflatable     $15.00/day double inflatable
Camping gear rentals available.

There are some stipulations for boat assignments that will require a closer look with your reservation.  One inflatable per three to five participants is provided for the entire trip to share. Should you prefer to have an inflatable exclusively on these rafting vacations, you are required to rent. The first raft must carry supplies and will have to be filled before a paddle boat can be considered and there must be enough interest to paddle it.


The Details

Day 1 – Lunch & Dinner
You depart from Tag-A-Long’s Moab Utah office at 8:30 a.m. We’re headed for the airport, where we will board charter planes that will take you to begin your Green River rafting trip. Guides for this five-day Utah river rafting adventure await you. After flying over the high desert country, we land at the Sand Wash field to take a short walk to the Green River. The expedition begins with a discussion and instructions on handling your whitewater boat. This first day you’ll have an opportunity to get into the river as we float through a nice calm stretch. You’ll get lots of paddling practice to prepare for the whitewater tomorrow. Tonight we will set up camp as guides teach you and your family how to pitch tents, and learn about other camp systems. Dinner is our treat, a surprisingly delicious outdoor meal prepared by your guides. In the meantime, you can play Frisbee, horseshoes, or just relax by the riverside.

Day 2 Breakfast, lunch & dinner
After a hearty breakfast, we’ll hit the river and splash right into the first whitewater of the day. This rafting vacation starts out small so you can slowly build your confidence in the whitewater. If you decide you don’t want to paddle, you can always ride the support raft with the guides. The day will be spent exploring the deep canyon of the Green River which at one point is even deeper than the Grand Canyon at its deepest point! Another night of camping will have you accustomed to outdoor camp life just like the pioneers!

Day 3 Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Today is a diverse day along the river. There’s lots more river rafting containing beautiful, lazy sections of calm water and smaller whitewater rafting. There’s also lots of stories to be told today as we visit old cowboy camps. Your guides will share tales of outlaw hideouts and cattle rustlers with you. You’ve heard of Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch? Well keep an out for signs that they were here! This is their old stomping ground and there may still be a few ghosts around! Try to pick out the spots where they hid from the lawmen who were hot on their trail! Tonight, you’ll hear more stories as you enjoy dinner by the side of the river – maybe in the same spot those outlaws ate dinner years ago. After sundown, find the Milky Way and let your imagination soar.

Day 4 Breakfast, lunch & dinner
This is the day that will get your adrenaline flowing as we encounter both large and small rapids. You’ll rock and roll in the waves as you maneuver your raft downstream. Remember, if you don’t want to paddle your own boat, you can always climb aboard the "mother raft." We have two rafting vacations that float us past Native American land. On the San Juan, land is allocated to teh Navajo. Green River rafting trips takes us by the Ute Indian Reservation on the north east of the river and pure Old West cattle country on the other side. Tonight you’ll be mighty proud of yourself as you recall the day’s accomplishments, make camp and enjoy your evening meal. You’ve earned every delicious bite today! Maybe you should try sleeping out under the stars tonight since it’s your last night of camping.

Day 5 Breakfast & lunch
This morning you’ll spend your last half day saying goodbye to Utah river rafting. You’ll enjoy a few more rapids, some more calm water and playful riffles. After lunch we arrive where vehicles will be waiting to drive us back to Moab. You should arrive about 5:00 p.m. at the Tag-A-Long office to be delivered to a hotel for this single night. Dinner and breakfast on your own.

Day 6 – Lunch & Dinner
Your 4x4 tour begins in Moab at Tag-A-Long’s office at 7:00 a.m. with your friendly, competent guide, board a 4wd vehicle and travel across the high desert to Green River, Utah, to the Horseshoe Canyon trailhead. Today is one of the highlights of the trek: a hike deep into the canyon to see The Great Gallery, the mysterious, world renown rock art panel left by ancient American Indian cultures in the Southwest near Moab. The guide will explain the difference between petroglyphs and pictographs and will discuss various rock art styles including the ghostly Barrier Canyon style, displayed at the Great Gallery. There is time to sit quietly with the powerful images that tower above you. The hike to the panel descends about 600 feet. Bring a day pack for lunch and water. Upon return to the rim, we will drive over trails to our first camp nestled in the pinion and juniper trees. The campsite overlooks the true cowboy country in the Maze. Twisting, colorful canyons stretch for miles into the horizon. As evening approaches, your guide turns into a chef as he or she prepares a delicious dinner following the traditional cowboy style using a set of cast iron Dutch ovens. When night falls, the number of stars in the sky is awesome, tempting one to sleep outside of the tent instead of in it!

Day 7 – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast we’ll hit Utah 4 wheel drive roads of Canyonlands for the Doll House. The route takes us over the perilous Flint Trail switchbacks to the Golden Staircase. While your guide drives around it, we recommend you take the delightful, three mile hike over the Golden Staircase Trail. You are meet at the bottom. Only a limited number of people can visit this pristine area overnight. Plan to spend this day in the solitude of an uninhabited land while walking with others who value it as much as you do. At the Doll House, enjoy wonderful privacy in our enchanting campsite where you can wander away to nearby overlooks. We settle here for two nights. Evenings we can share stories of the Outlaws. More great food fills us happy and satisfied before you fall asleep among the silent rocks.

Day 8 – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Eat that hearty breakfast this morning because we’re off to explore the trails near the Doll House. From Standing Rock to the Harvest Scene, we’ll wind our way through a maze of canyons. The Harvest Scene – viewed only by the privileged few - represents another famous Barrier Canyon style rock art panel showing human figures harvesting crops. As we continue through the canyons, be prepared to be mesmerized by the geologic formations. Stone columns, balanced rocks and the Chocolate Drops will have you using all the film in your camera, so bring plenty. This is a full day of hiking, and while it is long (8 Miles), it is not a strenuous or difficult hike. There are heights 800 ft. Your day pack will come in handy again, but at dinner time, kick back and let your guides do the cooking while you rest around the campfire. Later, listen for the yowl of coyotes!

Day 9 – Breakfast & Lunch
After a last breakfast in the wilderness, you take one more hike on the Old Spanish Trail to Spanish Bottom to meet your ride back to Moab. Your 4-wheeling ends today. By the time we hit the banks of the Colorado River, you’ll be ready to eat lunch while you await the arrival of a Tag-A-Long jet boat, the Colorado Explorer. While you settle into comfortable seats, your boat driver brings you up the 53-mile canyon of the Colorado River to Moab. On both sides of the river, colorful red rock canyon walls tower as much as 2,000 feet above. The interplay of canyon colors, the deep blue of the sky above, and the speedy ride on the Colorado River provide a wonderful impression never to be forgotten. Arrive in Moab by 6:00 p.m.