Rafters in a Dave Hansen boat celebrating with a paddle high five on the Snake River

Debating Which Raft Trip To Book? Start with Our Ultimate Guide Here:

Part 1: Whitewater or Scenic Float? 1. Does anyone in your crew weigh under 50 lbs or are they under...

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It’s Runoff Season! What to wear and how to prepare for your early-season whitewater trip.

  We won’t sugarcoat it: the river during peak runoff is definitely chilly! This is pure, fresh snowmelt flowing right...

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A Dave Hansen guide in a teal jacket rows a raft full of smiling families through a lively rapid in the Snake River Canyon, with rocky walls and green vegetation on the riverbank behind them.

What is the best time of year to go whitewater rafting?

The easy answer to this is whenever you’re here! But if you have an open schedule this summer and want...

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River Rafting Safety Tips: Safety First!

Safety First! We take safety very seriously here a Dave Hansen, and so should you! Safety is always important, and...

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5 Tips for Family River Rafting

So you’ve decided it’s time for some FAMILY RIVER RAFTING?! Dave Hansen Whitewater and Scenic River Trips is a long...

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River Rafting Adventures Checklist

Final Countdown for Your River Rafting Trip Ok, so you have your Dave Hansen river rafting trip booked and ready...

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Advice from Previous Rafters

Most first time rafters have a lot of questions before their trip. Adventure is fun but it is always nice to know what to expect. To help answer those questions, prepare you for your trip, and insure you get the most from your experience, and we have compiled the most common tips from our previous rafters.

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What’s the Difference: 8-Man v. Standard Rafts

We get this question all the time, what’s the difference between a standard raft and an 8-man raft? And, additionally,...

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What to Wear: River Rafting Edition

So, you’ve booked your amazing whitewater adventure down the beautiful Snake River and now you’re wondering… “What the heck am...

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Stylin’ in Wetsuits

Now here’s the deal.  My absolute favorite thing to do at the Dave Hansen Office is put people in wet...

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Fighting Aquatic Invasives

So, let’s talk Aquatic Invasives…because if we all want to continue to whitewater raft and float and fish the rivers and...

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