RIVER RAFTING

White water river rafting has grown hugely in popularity over the past two decades and with good reason.

From scenic rafting float trips to adventurous white water rapids, a range of descents are available in Scotland all year round.

     

With an experienced “Scottish Rafting Association” qualified guide at the helm, your team will paddle together to safely negotiate the purpose-designed inflatable rafts down river.

The most popular rafting trips in Scotland trips on the river Tay. This has a huge catchment area, plus water is held in the 17 mile long Loch Tay, meaning that river rafting is possible right throughout the year, even when rainfall levels are low.

Additionally this is great, introductory river rafting suitable for all. The Tay's flatter, meandering sections allow plenty of opportunity for novices to learn the basics of river rafting, to enjoy the scenery and simply have fun on the water.

However, the Tay trips do still include medium grade (III) white water, especially at the Grandtully rapids. Highly recommended as a first experience of river rafting.

The river Tummel offers a much more challenging white water river rafting trip. Prior experience is not essential, however you should be aware this trip is for the adventurous rather than the faint-hearted.

We run the section from below the Clunie Dam down into Loch Faskally, near Pitlochry. This has a dam-controlled water release, so has the advantage that water levels are pretty much guaranteed. Dam releases are normally scheduled every weekend from June to September inclusive.

This is a narrow, technical rafting descent (up to Grade IV+) and culminates in a double-drop water fall at the Linn of Tummel.

A range of other rivers are also available for white water rafting. These may have limited availability due either to day-releases or rainfall dependent. Please contact us for details.

     

All specialist rafting equipment (wetsuits, buoyancy jackets and hemet's) are provided on all river rafting trips and included in the cost; as is transport from the meeting point to the start of the rafting trip. Full instruction from experienced, professional river rafting guides. Rafting trips are normally half-day in duration.