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April 16th, 2024
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Top 5 Reasons to Take Your Group White Water Rafting in the Smoky Mountains

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Whether you are planning a family reunion, church retreat, or scout trip to the Smoky Mountains, treat your group to the ultimate adventure with a white water rafting excursion! This is the perfect activity to create a unique and fun bonding experience among your group, and you’ll be able to take advantage of our reduced rafting rates and a dedicated sales staff! Here are the top 5 reasons to take your group white water rafting in the Smoky Mountains:

1. Fun Team Building Activity

White water rafting offers a fun team-building activity that is sure to bond the members of your group together! You’ll work together to navigate down the Pigeon River with our professional guides, sharing the incredible thrills of splashing through the rapids! Whether helping to paddle through the rapids or navigate around rocks, each person plays an important role in the adventure! 

2. Affordable Group Rates

group rafting with Smoky Mountain OutdoorsWhile our white water rafting trips in the Smoky Mountains are already affordable, you can take advantage of special group rates when you have at least 10 people! This means that you’ll have more money to spend on other parts of your trip, such as lodging and transportation expenses! If you’re looking for more information, be sure to complete our group form to receive your downloadable Group Packet immediately! 

3. Planning Your Trip is Simple

It has never been easier to plan a group trip for white water rafting in the Smoky Mountains! In addition to the Group Packet, we offer a dedicated sales staff who would be delighted to help you organize your excursion! We have the most customer-friendly staff on the Pigeon River and we want to make everything as seamless as possible, from your arrival to your departure! If you are staying in Gatlinburg, you’ll also appreciate that we’re the closest rafting outfitter!

4. Young Group Members Can Join the Fun

Little girl smiling while white water raftingIf you have young children in your group, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that kids only have to be at least 3 years old to join the fun! The minimum age/weight for our Upper Pigeon trip is 8 years old or 70 pounds, while children must be at least 3 years old to go on the Lower Pigeon trip. Note that the Lower Pigeon trip is more of a leisurely float trip, while the Upper River trip is our most popular trip and features nearly 70 rapids ranging from class 1 to class 4!

5. Memories to Last a Lifetime

You can guarantee that everyone in your group will experience memories to last a lifetime on our white water rafting trips! We even offer photos of your trip that you can purchase to bring back home, which are available in our office at the completion of your excursion. You can rest assured that everyone will be talking about their rafting adventures long after the trip is over!

Check out all of our group information for white water rafting in the Smoky Mountain today to plan your adventure on the Pigeon River! We look forward to seeing your group soon!