If you are ever in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon, do yourself a favour and enjoy a Grand Canyon Float Trip. In order to go on a Grand Canyon rafting tours, you do not have to have experience in rafting or operating rafting equipment. Your motorized raft will give you and your fellow passengers plenty of opportunities to relax and chat about the spectacular scenery.

You won\’t be shooting any rapids because this is a family-oriented Grand Canyon float trip. The river is calm for the entire route, and this particular Grand Canyon water rafting tour is suitable for ages four and up. There will be a group of about twenty people in your raft right beside you.

This Grand Canyon water raft tour lasts all day long. It starts at about 6:30 a.m. in the morning and goes until about 7:00 p.m. the same day. You will tour the East Rim and beautiful Navajo Reservation via a bus or minivan. From there, you\’ll ride through the remarkable Painted Desert until you arrive at Glen Canyon Dam. At this point, you and the other tour participants will get into your motorized raft.

Once you have journeyed for two hours on the raft, you will land and have a chance to look at the Native American artwork that is on etched into the sides of the mountains. After this portion of your tour,you will enjoy a specially prepared lunch on the beach with the other passengers. When lunch is over, you will get back into the raft and resume floating down the river. Once the raft arrives at Lee\’s Ferry, you will get on the bus and enjoy a picturesque trip back to your hotel.

This Grand Canyon float trip also runs in the opposite direction. It begins at Lee\’s Ferry and travels down the river to Glen Canyon Dam. With this option you will be picked up by bus and driven through the Grand Canyon\’s South rim until you get back to your hotel room. Both of these Grand Canyon Float trips can be experienced from March 1st until November 15th.

If you don\’t care for motor coaches or you\’ve already been Grand Canyon water rafting, you might want to consider a Colorado water rafting tour. Or, you could also opt for a Grand Canyon Old West Jeep tour instead. You might also want to consider spending twelve hours enjoying both of these tours. You will be picked up in the morning between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. at either Williams or Flagstaff by jeep. You will then be taken on a two hour tour of the Navajo Reservation and Coconino Forest until you reach Page, Arizona. Once you leave Page, Arizona, you will go through a mountain tunnel that is two miles long and continue driving until you get to the Glen Canyon Dam. You\’ll then board a raft at the dam and begin your relaxing 15-mile trip down the smooth Colorado River. You will stop for lunch and then walk over to the see some beautiful Native American artwork. In addition, you will have time to do a few other fun and exciting things such as swim on the beach.

Then you will have to keep on down the river on your rafting tour until you reach Lee\’s Ferry. Then, you will have a bus ride back to where you started from, which is either Williams or Flagstaff. But, before you start back for the return trip, you will go to the Cameron Trading Post. This is where you can get a few souvenirs for your return trip, as well as a few snacks for the road. Between the days of March 15th and October 15th, you can book any one of these particular tours.

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Travel writer Luke Plunket recommends http://www.grandcanyonwaterrafting.com for more information about float tours and particularly this page concerning the best deals: http://www.grandcanyonwaterrafting.com/1-day-grand-canyon-rafting

Author Bio: Travel writer Luke Plunket recommends www.grandcanyonwaterrafting.com for more information about float tours and particularly this page concerning the best deals: http://www.grandcanyonwaterrafting.com/1-day-grand-canyon-rafting

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