White water rafting is something I've always wanted to try. I was nervous before we went about how safe it would be for my kids. I have two daughters 11 and 14. The 14 year old is often reluctant to try new things and gets upset easily. Our guide Chris couldn't have been better. He reassured her and put her at ease, even throwing himself into the river to show how it wasn't a bad thing. The trip down river was fun and exciting. Chris told us about the different rapids and pointed out wildlife along the way which I found to be interesting since we were visitors to the area. I can't recommend this activity enough to anyone wanting to try something new. We've got some great memories and pictures of our day that we'll always remember. Thanks Chris :)
Chose smoky mountain outdoors for our first experience white water rafting when we visited in July. We were 3 adults and 4 boys ages 6,7,8 and 9. We did the lower pigeon mainly because the age of our kids as they were too young to do the upper. It was very safe and the kids loved it. Definitely not what I would consider fun as it was too slow for me. I'm 45 yrs of age and would have preferred something a little faster. Most important is that the kids loved it after all the trip was for them. Very safe overall especially for kids. I don't know about the upper as we did not do it. The place is VERY organized and safety oriented. Price is a lot less than I expected. Something very important when you have kids and need to be able to afford to do different things. It was a little crowded, but it was expected as we were I the middle of summer. Everyone very friendly and helpful.
Our first time rafting in August and Roscoe was the best!!! He was entertaining and very knowledgeable about every aspect of our journey. Awesome time!!1
Our guide Reverend Dean was a wonderful tour guide. My husband and I did this on our honeymoon and I was nervous at first but our guide made me feel more comfortable. Had a blast, would love to do it again. The only part I didn't like was that it is $20 for one picture given to you on a cd and $40 for all 15 or 16 pictures given to you on a cd. Pretty steep pricing considering they don't print it or frame it. You have to then go somewhere else to print the picture.
My boyfriend set this trip up for us. It was so much fun! Our guide, Big Steve, was great! We will definitely go back to SMO!
Our group of four had the best trip ever with Rev Dean! We had a 71 year old and a 69 nine year with us and they loved the trip! Great rapids and safety was always his first priority. He was very knowledgeable about the terrain and lots of fun. Rev Dean has logged over 3500 trips as a guide, none better. Book him!
我第一次“白水漂流”,简直说不出有多好玩。与我同行的人基本都是一对一对的,而且以前也玩过漂流,他们问了导游Randy很多关于不同河段的问题,他就给我们讲不同的河段艰险程度,急流的等级,以及最佳漂流时间等等。Randy是特别好的导游,我们从来没有卡在岩石中,也没有人落水。我是在2012年1月9号去的,三天过去了,我还在和所有人讲当时有多好玩。我推荐这里给所有人,我特别推荐Randy导游。我简直等不及明年再来了。
全家人在加特林堡(Gatlinburg)度假时,我们游览了Smoky Mountain Outdoors。我们决定去玩儿筏流。我和两个女儿对此持怀疑态度,但是先生和儿子非常支持。我们的导游是一位叫做Reverend Dean的男士,他棒极了!!他让我们的旅行非常愉快。消除了我的恐惧感,结果我们那天度过了最愉快的一段筏夫时光!他允许我们划得远一些,经过了一些急流,还在小瀑布前滑行,甚至在炎热天气中玩儿了水!非常感谢你,Dean!!你是最棒的!如果你决定去SMO乘筏子的话,一定要找Rev. Dean。你不会失望的!!
When we signed up for this trip we had no idea what to expect. We've seen pictures it looked both exciting and scary at the same time and neither of us had any experience. We didn't need any Rev Dean's years of experience shined through and all of us in the raft who had never been rafting before not only had an awesome time but were safe in doing so. We are definitely planning another trip and asking for Rev Dean.
Our whole family went. It was 7 of us. Randy was awesome so much fun and very knowledgeable of the river and the raft. We would defenatly recommend this to anyone old or young.