Cataract Canyon Classic 4-Day Expedition

DAYS 1 & 2 »You will meet in the lobby of Marriott SpringHill Suites Moab at 7:30 AM where you'll start your trip with a short bus ride to the launch site on the Colorado River. Once you have met your guides and they secure your gear, you'll set off for Cataract Canyon. The minute you embark, you shed the hustle and bustle of life as the river washes all worry away. You'll glide along smooth-flowing currents snaking your way through Canyonlands National Park where red rock spires, sandstone castles, and remote buttes offer unequalled opportunities for photography. Cliffside hikes will take you to Native American ruins and petroglyphs as well as remnants of an ancient petrified forest.

DAY 3 » The cliffs soar to greater heights as the canyon deepens to over 2,000 feet. The mighty Colorado River crashes down the canyon with nearly 30 action-packed whitewater rapids! Capsize, Little Niagara, Repeat, and the notorious “Big Drops,” your raft will hurtle over 30 foot waves with the power and intensity of the Grand Canyon. After you pass Imperial Rapid, you can relax your grip and reminisce over your incredible journey. Enjoy your final night of camping at the river's edge as your guides prepare a splendid meal with savory appetizers, rich barbecue dinner, and a delicious Dutch-oven dessert. Once the final rays of sun paint the canyon walls and stars envelop the sky, you will fall asleep under a wondrous night sky.

DAY 4 » Once you have finished breakfast, you'll embark on your final day of rafting. You'll bask in the morning sun as you wind through towering, sandstone canyons heading downriver to Lake Powell. Savor a final lunch along the river with your new friends before bidding farewell to the mighty Colorado River. You will return to Moab, Utah aboard a 5-7 seat Cessna aircraft, passing over Canyonlands National Park in a one-hour scenic flight (arriving approximately 4:00 PM - Return time may be earlier depending on flight schedules).

• Ground transportation from Moab to the River
• Deluxe, freshly prepared meals from your departure to your return
• Camping equipment (cots, tents, sleeping bags, chairs and water-resistant bag
• Hiking -short walks to longer, more difficult hikes (all optional).
• Scenic return flight over Canyonlands National Park and shuttle back to Moab

We reserve the right to cancel any departure if we have insufficient reservations. We will do all we can to reschedule or accommodate guests reserved on any departure with insufficient reservations. If your departure is cancelled for this reason, a full refund will be provided.

All minor guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  Any guest that is 17 and younger traveling without a parent or legal guardian on the requested trip will not be allowed to participate.

If we cancel any charter due to weather, mechanical failure, or unsafe conditions, a full refund will be provided. If a tour departs but is modified or shortened due to weather conditions, refunds will not be provided.

All guests will be required to follow safety policies and procedures and the guides' instructions during activities. All guests must meet minimum age requirements at the time of participation.  All  guests will be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Risk Form prior to participation.

We can accommodate guests who note vegetarian or gluten-free in their reservation comments.  However, due to the limitations of space, remote location, and the unique nature of a group trip, we may be unable to accommodate guests with other restrictive diets, life threatening allergies or serious health conditions.  If you have questions please contact us at (555) 555-5555.

All guests will be required to wear our coast guard approved whitewater life jacket (personal flotation device or PFD) at all times while on the water. To fit into this life jacket, all guests must meet the following requirements:

• At least 50 pounds
• Chest size under 52 inches

A non-refundable $500 per person deposit is due at time of reservation. Final payments are due 90 days prior to your trip departure date and are also non-refundable.  Final payments are due 120 days prior to trip departure date for groups over 12. The balance due date on your confirmation will be updated accordingly. All final payments are non-refundable.

• Updates to contact information, cancellations, or name changes must be received in writing. 
• Any name change or name submission within 90  days of trip departure will incur a $50 fee. Replacement name, phone number, and email address must be submitted at time of request.  
• Trip or date transfers, within the same season, may be made prior to 90 days of trip departure for a $75 per reservation fee.
• Transfers within 90 days or your trip departure date are not allowed. 
• No transfers are allowed to a later season. 
• All existing payments become non-refundable at the time of a trip or date transfer.

Sample Company will not be deemed in breach of these terms or otherwise liable to you, by reason of delay in performance or nonperformance of any of its obligations under this agreement to the extent that any such delay or nonperformance is due to any Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” means any circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation acts of nature, terrorist activities, insurrection, explosion, flood, tempest, forceful wind, fire or accident, war or threat of war declared or undeclared, sabotage, civil disturbance, labor strikes, requisition, sickness, quarantine, pandemic, epidemic, diseases and viruses that are known, unknown or novel such as coronavirus/COVID-19 (including any spread thereof), food-borne, airborne, and communicable illnesses and disease, government intervention of any kind that affect domestics and/or international travel, government restrictions or warnings, border closings or restrictions, weather conditions, and unforeseen circumstances.

If Force Majeure prevents, significantly hinders, renders it difficult, or makes it impossible for us or our Suppliers to provide the Services including but not limited to your trip, we and our Suppliers shall be entitled to, in our sole and absolute discretion, vary, reschedule, postpone, cancel any tour itinerary or arrangement, including trip dates and the entire tour itself. We may, in our sole and absolute discretion, give you a travel voucher with certain terms and restrictions that can be used to book one of our trips or we may rebook you on another departure. We may also change the action that we choose to take in our sole and complete discretion. No cash refunds, including credit card refunds, will be given in the case of Force Majeure.
 
If we are affected by Force Majeure, we, if practicable, will notify you of the nature and extent thereof.