Greetings! Thank you very much for writing a review about us! We are so happy you had a great time on the Full Day. We believe that the longer you can be on the river the better and it sounds like it was a perfect choice for you and your Family.Kimi and Matt are two of our "Super Star" Guides and we will be sure to let them know they got a great shout out on TA!We hope to see you again!
Awesome company, quality equipment and friendly staff. Jack made our half day trip so much fun for my 11 year old who had never experienced whitewater rafting. He also was well versed on the geology and history of the area, which always makes a trip more interesting. It was a blast to see everyone enjoying themselves, hearing the laughter and banter of everyone on the boat and just being out on the water is always therapuetic. The pictures were also super cool too bring home on a disc and view the fun all over again!.We love PAC and highly recommend! Can't wait to go again!
Thank you Christy for writing a review about us on TA! We so appreciate your business and we are so happy you had a great time! We look forward to seeing you again.
Once again, for the fourth time, I booked a trip with Patrik and Sarah Ondrus - this time, not with friends, but with my family who came to Montana for their first time. AWESOME is the word! It was pouring rain when we showed up, and cold, and the river was high for this time of year - adventurers included me (53 year old woman), my best friend Sarah (38), my sister (50), my brother (48), and my niece (10) and nephew (12). I asked Patrik if we could have a private trip, just my family, and he complied cheerfully - and let me choose my guide, Matteo - who could not have been more fun! Also easy on the eyes LOL - entranced every woman ages 10 - 53, as a good river guide should! Told us great facts on the trip, about geography and wildlife and history, as well as a collection of the worst (funniest) jokes possible. Family Favorite? What does a fish say when it runs into a concrete wall? DAM! We laughed for days over those and similarly silly great jokes. Still pouring rain as we loaded into the raft, and then we cast off - and all thoughts of weather disappeared - a wild ride out of Gardner, straight into the rapids, nephew "fell" out of raft 6 times in 5 minutes, entirely because he thought it was so fun (we hauled him into gutter as soon as we figured this out), niece never lost her perch "riding the bull" in 5 hours despite drenching waves .. Matteo stopped often to let everyone play in river, played Trust Game ("generally unsuccessful" but great fun for all), Patrik showed up unexpectedly around every turn to take photos (you HAVE to get them - and they are all running on display screen by the time you get back to shop!), plenty of whitewater as well as time to relax on short slack river, and I think all of us greatly appreciated the safety concerns - extremely funny yet serious and informative safety talk before we ever cast off, all required to wear helmets and life jackets with frequent checks by staff to make sure equipment fit correctly, and the three guides keeping all rafts in sight to make sure ALL wear faring okay. Been out with several different guides with PAC, every time a great trip. Ten days in Montana - and the rafting trip the highlight for all of my family members. Cannot recommend Paradise Adventure Company enough! Love you guys!
We had a great time! Our party rafted with the company in July just by Yankee Jim Canyon, and it was worth every penny. My daughter "rode the bull" and according to the guide became the first person to unintentionally fall off in the rapids. He retrieved her quickly and promptly said he would rename the spot "Paige's Landing" making the whole situation very comical. Overall the staff was very professional, well-trained, and seemed to genuinely care about the enjoyment and safety of their guests.
Paradise Adventure Company treated our Japanese Sister City friends and ourselves to a wonderfully fun, thrilling rafting trip down the beautiful Yellowstone River.We had the opportunity to swim, relax, play, roar with laughter and oh yah, paddle through some white water. It was a great afternoon!! Thank you so much!
My family went rafting recently and although it was a little cold the experience was still amazing. The guides were great and everyone was really friendly. What an experience!!
We took the half day river raft trip starting south of Yankee Jim Canyon at the end if the rafting season and had a wonderful time! The trip was well planned, the weather was perfect, and our guide Ed made it even more fun. He told us stories of rafting, pointed out landmarks, and even let us swim along the raft for a while. We have been on other raft trips with other adventure companies out of Gardiner and we will definitely use Paradise Adventure Company again. Thanks to Sarah our trip was wonderful and we wish we had time to go twice on this trip.
Rafting the mighty Yellowstone River is a must adventure for most ages (8 to 80)!! Last June, Sara hooked us up from the Chico Hot Springs Resort on a 1/2 day raft trip. But it is really only 1.5hrs on the river and an hour travel time and dress time. They supplied us wet suits and neoprene booties for the cold water. Also splash jackets and helmet. I actually fit into a suit - can't believe it as I am quite the plus sized woman. What a experience! Exhilarating! Two hotties, Jason and Jack, guided us through Yankee Jim Canyon and we all paddled too - the rapids were class 2 and 3 but I swear some of them were class 4. Sara was on the road taking pictures of us - a must get. The boys were super cute with adventure-some spirits - Adrenaline junkies. We paddled through without anyone overboard. Until they let us jump out into the water. I did it just to experience the feel of the snow melt around me and my wet suit. It worked pretty good cut it wasn't too bad - until about 5 minutes in - then I started to get cold. Jack also shared his knowledge of the geology and old tales of the area - satisfying the geek in me. We also saw a majestic Bald Eagle perched on a limb watching us fools drift by. What a sight! From here we went to Yellowstone for the other half day - a perfect combo trip not to be missed.
Hello and thank you for reviewing us on TA! We are so happy you had a great time and felt safe on the trip. We are big on safety and pride ourselves on great equipment and staff. Justin was your Guide and he is fantastic! I will be sure to share your awesome review with him.Best to you and see you next Summer!