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6 Packing Essentials for Bespoke River Trips in Idaho

According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, there are around 13,413 miles of scenic and wild rivers in America. These incredible stretches of water are the perfect place for a heart-throbbing whitewater adventure. Are you planning bespoke river trips in Idaho? River trips are a great way to escape the daily hustle and bustle. These trips encompass various […]

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Why Choose Wilderness Rafting for Your Next Adventure

International Rivers reports that only one-third of the world’s rivers remain free-flowing, and less than 10% of global river basins are protected. These rare, untouched waterways offer the perfect escape from your busy life. Are you searching for an adventure that combines heart-pounding excitement with uncompromising luxury? Wilderness rafting on these pristine waterways offers experiences you simply can’t find […]

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Thrilling White River Rafting in Idaho Awaits Adventure Seekers

A post by The Caledonian-Record, citing Statista, reveals that 4.3 million people in the U.S. went rafting in 2024. You, too, might be considering going on a rafting trip — and for good reason. It’s an exciting way to explore the outdoors, challenge yourself, and disconnect from daily life. With rushing rapids, scenic wilderness, and luxury camps, […]

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Explore the Hidden Wonders of Owyhee River Adventures

Fortune Business Insights reports that the global luxury travel market is expected to grow by $2.11 trillion between 2025 and 2032. This growth reflects a desire for real experiences over traditional vacations. People are choosing adventures that offer meaning, connection, and a sense of discovery. The Owyhee River offers exactly that. It is remote, rugged, and stunning. On a guided […]

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Indulge in Breathtaking Luxury River Trips

Indulge in Breathtaking Luxury River Trips Looking for more than just a getaway? Step into a world where wilderness and luxury collide. River adventure tours through Idaho redefine what a luxury river journey can be. Idaho is home to the longest free-flowing river in the contiguous U.S. The impressive 425-mile Middle Fork of the Salmon […]

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Unforgettable Middle Fork of the Salmon River Trips Await You

The U.S. Forest Service reports that more than 10,000 individuals go rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River annually. This remarkable river is one of America’s true wilderness treasures. Its remote setting, rich history, and wild beauty offer more than just rafting. It delivers a life-changing adventure. Every turn of the river reveals stunning views […]

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High-End River Trips: Your Guide to Unforgettable Luxury

High-end river trips make up a large part of this growing industry. These trips offer a combination of comfort, adventure, and unique destinations. More people want to explore rivers in style. You might be considering taking one with family or friends. It could be a great way to bond and relax. However, you may wonder how to […]

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Discover the Best Family River Trips for Unforgettable Fun

Americans love adventure trips, according to findings in a recent survey. In fact, this type of vacation is now tied as the third-most popular choice, more sought-after than city breaks abroad or traditional package holidays. It’s easy to see why, of course. Active getaways create unforgettable memories, help people disconnect from stress, and bring friends and families closer […]

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Advanced Adventure Trips: Why White Water Rafting in the Middle Fork of the Salmon River Is a Must-Try

Americans love adventure trips, according to findings in a recent survey. In fact, this type of vacation is now tied as the third-most popular choice, more sought-after than city breaks abroad or traditional package holidays. It’s easy to see why, of course. Active getaways create unforgettable memories, help people disconnect from stress, and bring friends and families closer […]

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Owyhee River Whitewater Rafting with Kids: Is It Family-Friendly?

According to the Family Travel Association, 49% of families rank exploring new places together as their number one vacation priority. Forget crowded theme parks. Today’s adventurous families crave wilder, splashier, adrenaline-pumping experiences. As a result, family adventure travel bookings have increased. If you’re searching for a luxury outdoor adventure that bonds your family, Owyhee River Whitewater rafting may be […]

Bruneau River Trip: What You Need to Know Before You Go

Bruneau River Trip: What You Need to Know Before You Go Are you planning to visit the Bruneau River soon? Like any river adventure, the Bruneau River promises an unforgettable and immersive experience. President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act into law on March 30, 2009. According to this act, 317 miles of Bruneau and […]

Owyhee River Wilderness Rafting: An Off-the-Grid Adventure

Owyhee River Wilderness Rafting: An Off-the-Grid Adventure You don’t stumble onto the Owyhee by accident. There’s no welcome sign, no cell signal, and definitely no Starbucks at the put-in. What you get instead is 100 miles of raw, volcanic canyon country where rafters carve their way through silence, steam, and stone. Out here, the river […]

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5 Reasons to Try White Water Rafting in Idaho This Weekend

5 Reasons to Try White Water Rafting in Idaho This Weekend That’s the kind of weekend you could have in Idaho – where the roaring rapids of Clear Creek aren’t just scenery, they’re an invitation. Forget the usual brunch or lazy river float. White water rafting here doesn’t wait around for someday. It’s fast. It’s […]

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Experience the Thrill: What is White Water Rafting?

Experience the Thrill: What is White Water Rafting? The river doesn’t wait. It barrels forward – untamed, unapologetic – dragging you straight into its pulse-pounding rhythm whether you’re ready or not. White water rafting is part chaos, part choreography. It’s you, a paddle, and a team trying to outwit a liquid force that doesn’t care […]

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Middle Fork of the Salmon River: The Best White Water Rafting in the US is Hiding in Idaho

Middle Fork of the Salmon River: The Best White Water Rafting in the US is Hiding in Idaho Forget the Grand Canyon. Skip the Colorado. The wildest, most unforgettable white water ride in America is tucked deep in Idaho’s back pocket: no crowds, no hype, just raw, roaring river. The Middle Fork of the Salmon […]

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How Dangerous Is White Water Rafting?

How Dangerous Is White Water Rafting? You’re gliding through the pristine wilderness of the Frank Church River of no Return Wilderness with the snow-draped peaks behind you and the roar of whitewater ahead. The river sparkles like champagne in the sunlight. This isn’t your average thrill ride. It’s curated chaos, and it’s on the itinerary. […]

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Explore the Best-Kept Secret With Owyhee River Rafting Adventures

Get Ready for a Unique Adventure in One of the Best-Kept Secret Spots in North America – The Owyhee Canyonlands Explore the Best-Kept Secret With Owyhee River Rafting Adventures The Owyhee Canyonlands, located in Southwest Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Northern Nevada, boasts more than 2.5 million acres of wildlands and rivers, making it one of the best […]

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Idaho River Rafting Trips: Find Thrilling Adventure on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River

Idaho River Rafting Trips: Find Thrilling Adventure on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River Thrilling Middle Fork of the Salmon River Rafting Trips You Can’t Miss Each year, approximately 10,000 adventurers embark on salmon river rafting trips along Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River, according to Recreation.gov. This 104-mile free-flowing river winds through the heart of the […]

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Experience Unforgettable Idaho White Water Rafting Tours

Experience Unforgettable Idaho White Water Rafting Tours Ready for pulse-pounding thrills coming at you a mile a minute? Idaho white water rafting is the perfect high-adrenaline activity to get your pulse pumping. If you’re looking for the best rafting in Idaho, you’re in luck. There are 3,100 navigable miles of whitewater, the most of any in […]

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Experience the Best Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting Trips

Experience the Best Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting Trips Embark on an epic Middle Fork of the Salmon River rafting experience. Witness stunning landscapes and thrilling rapids. Customize your adventure today! According to the U.S. Forest Service, approximately 10,000 adventurers embark on the exhilarating journey of Middle Fork of the Salmon River rafting every year, navigating over 100 rapids […]

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7 Must-Try White Water Rafting Idaho Adventures

7 Must-Try White Water Rafting Idaho Adventures Explore top white water rafting Idaho spots. Experience rush and beauty in nature’s playground. Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime! Feel the rush of the rapids, the thrill of adventure, and the beauty of untouched wilderness. Idaho is home to some of the best whitewater rafting experiences in […]

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Unforgettable Middle Fork of the Salmon River Rafting Trips

An Amazing Middle Fork of the Salmon River Rafting Trip Awaits You Embark on an unforgettable Middle Fork of the Salmon River rafting trip. Book now to experience adventure and breathtaking scenery along the way. Every year according to the United States Forrest Service, thousands of people embark on Middle Fork of the Salmon River rafting trips, drawn […]

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Thrilling Middle Fork of the Salmon River Rafting Adventures

Thrilling White Water Rafting at Middle Fork Salmon River Are you looking for an unforgettable adventure? white water rafting at Middle Fork of the Salmon River offers incredible experiences. Read more here. It’s shocking that the average American spends 93% of their time indoors, according to Snow Brain. Going white water rafting is the perfect […]

Best Whitewater Rafting 2025 | Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards – Newsweek

Newsweek.com – BY READERS’ CHOICE ON 2/27/25 Bounce over rushing rapids or meander downstream with a few fun dips on your next whitewater rafting adventure with one of these companies. From week-long journeys through rugged canyon walls to half-day floats for first-time rafters, the trips you’ll book through the groups below are some of the best in […]

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Best Whitewater Rafting 2024 | Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards – Newsweek

Newsweek.com – BY READERS’ CHOICE ON 3/14/24 Whether your speed is Class I rapids or Class V, whitewater rafting is a great way to challenge nature and enjoy its many beauties–all while experiencing some adrenaline-inducing fun. And you can take your pick—the US has some of the best whitewater rafting destinations in the world. Compiled by experts, […]

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Idaho’s Salmon River Is a Whitewater Rafting Paradise – Travel + Leisure Magazine

Travel + Leisure Magazine – Article By: Christopher Solomon , Published March 20, 2022 Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River is one of America’s premier whitewater destinations — and for those lucky enough to spend a week floating down it, the river takes on a mythic status. There is one true and correct response […]

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Far and Away Adventures Announces New Luxe Trips to Zimbabwe, Italy, Yukon, Alaska – Global Traveler

Global Traveler – Article By: Aoife O’Riordan, Published July 20, 2022 Far and Away Adventures now offers new luxury tours in Zimbabwe, Italy, Alaska, and the Yukon in British Columbia. Guests can now raft the Zambezi River, ski Italy’s Dolomites, float the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers, and venture through Alaskan terrain with the brand. he […]

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Tatshenshini-Alsek River Expedition

Tatshenshini-Alsek River Expedition – 13 Days – $6995 Highlights: This is a remote wilderness river as wild as they get. In the northwest corner of the continent, where the boundaries of British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska converge, the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers flow amidst three-mile-high mountains. The Tat-Alsek river trip is the only river that […]

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Dolomites Ski Adventure

Dolomites Ski Adventure – 7 Days – $5995 – pp based on double occupancy Highlights:  Haute Route with views, comfort and cuisine. If you love to ski, and the more runs you can get in on different slopes each day the better, then you should check out our Dolomites Ski Adventure experience! We’ve crafted this trip to […]

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Zambezi

Zambezi – 12 Days – $6995 – pp based on double occupancy Highlights: Memorable safari tent camps, wildlife and world-class river adventure. Explore the Zambezi River Basin and the game parks of Zimbabwe. Visit the Devils Pools on the edge of Victoria Falls in Zambia and revel in one spectacular African adventure after another. This incredible […]

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WHAT THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE SALMON RIVER REVEALS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC LANDS

REI.com – Article By: MORGAN TILTON//OCTOBER 30, 2018 The nation’s oldest protected waterway is a 104-mile gateway to our past and future The eddy catapults us river left, into a safe zone, and away from the adrenaline-pumping drop. Parallel to our raft, the sweep boat—a 27-foot-long inflatable cargo vessel—isn’t as lucky. The hulk rises several feet […]

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Float Your Boat: The Best Whitewater River Trips in America – Mens Journal 2018

The Luxe Whitewater Safari Salmon River, Idaho Most river trips involve a certain amount of effort at the end of each day to unload the boats and set up camp. And, let’s be honest, they also include a bit of “roughing it.” Not so with Far and Away Adventures’ Middle Fork of the Salmon River float. Every […]

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Luxury Rafting on the River of No Return, Mens Journal 2018

by Kitt Doucette Central Idaho’s intriguingly named Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness (named, it turns out, for a home state senator who helped pass the Wilderness Act) fairly spawns superlatives. Including adjacent parks and Forest Service lands, it is home to the largest roadless area in the lower 48. Its official borders run through six different National Forests. And […]

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Southwest Magazine May 2018

Design Your Own Getaway.  Specializing in “wilderness luxury” Far and Away Adventures allows you to custom-build your vacation. While most trips take place on or near the Middlefork of Idaho’s Salmon River, the adventures vary from fly-fishing to white water rafting, with age-specific options. Whether you’re an advanced outdoorsman or you prefer hot springs to hiking. Far […]

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The Wild & Scenic Rivers Act turns 50

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Turns 50! And the Middle Fork Salmon is so much better because of it.   Far and Away’s Steve Lentz remembers traveling the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with his father when toilet paper littered every campsite, rocks were blackened with soot and scattered garbage had to be […]

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Try These Yoga Hybrids – Northwest Travel & Life

Yoga and Rafting  Each morning, glampers start with an hour-long yoga class. Whether in a forest or on a beach, owner Steve Lentz promises “the background symphony of water and nature.” Guest instructors have included such celebrities as Mariel Hemingway. “It’s so well received. Far & Away has been offering yoga as part of the […]

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Ride the Rivers in Colorado and Idaho – GLOBAL TRAVELER

Highlights of upcoming expeditions in Idaho with outfitters Far and Away Adventures include a selection of luxury Middle Fork trips with safari-style camping on riverbanks, guided backcountry adventures, solar-powered showers and gourmet meals with fine stemware, wines and chef-prepared cuisine. Six-day, five-night itineraries with a maximum of 22 participants include new “sweep boats” fitted with […]

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Family travel five: It’s time to treasure nature together – CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Earth Day provides an annual reminder to treasure our natural resources. Here are five ways to appreciate this beautiful planet. 1. Visit a national park. You may already have a favorite, or perhaps you yearn to visit Yosemite or Glacier. This year, the list of possibilities got longer with the addition of seven new parks […]

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5 trips even teens will think are cool – SEATTLE TIMES

Whether they suffer from FOMO or just need to relax, these trips are perfect for teens — and the rest of the family. Teens can be a picky lot. But they’re at an age when they will remember family vacations, and great memories can be made. Here are some teen traits and how to accommodate or […]

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Floating the mysterious Bruneau River is worth the work – Idaho Statesman

  River guide Sparky Easom yells out commands as the paddle raft with six passengers pinballs through Cave Rapid, one of the first Class IV (expert) rapids on Idaho’s remote Bruneau River. WATCH THE VIDEO A raft on the Bruneau River is framed by steep canyon walls few people see. Paddle raft guide Sparky Easom’s […]

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These 8 Luxury ‘Glampgrounds’ In Idaho Will Give You An Unforgettable Experience

Traditional camping is great, but if you’ve ever wanted to add a little luxury – a little glam – to your rugged backcountry experience, Idaho has got you covered…literally. Whether sleeping on a rocky tent pad or struggling to stay warm during Idaho’s chilly summer nights isn’t your idea of fun, or you’re just looking […]

LA Times Article, Idaho: Bottoms up! Bourbon tastings on this Salmon River rafting trip

Talk about bourbon on the rocks! Idaho rafting trip teaches the basics of bourbon while on the Salmon River If you like your bourbon on the rocks, go white-water rafting. Bourbon lovers and neophytes will learn a lot about the American whiskey this summer while being immersed in nature on Idaho’s Salmon River.   Idaho-based […]

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Annie and Steve…. What a perfect way to celebrate our 50th!!! We thoroughly enjoyed the terrific team you have put together…everybody in the family echoes this feeling….could not have been better experience! We all have great memories which will be talked about at family gatherings to come. Here are the watercolors, now finished, for your […]

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Outside Magazine and the launch of Outside Go

Far and Away was named as the outfitter to travel with in their selection of  25 TRIPS OF A LIFETIME. It includes the Middle Fork of the Salmon as one of the three initial American adventures. “Our vision is to embody the Outside spirit and tradition of seeking out and unearthing travel experiences that truly matter.  To […]

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Best Trips From Adventure Outfitters

[vc_testimonial author="Aisle52"]Far and Away Adventures creates highly private flights of fancy along two iconic Western waterways: in Idaho, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Jarbidge/Bruneau Rivers. Wilderness lake kayaking, hiking, and blue-ribbon fly-fishing adventures are also featured in Yellowstone National Park. The signature American Safari Adventures offer a new level of wilderness [...]
Far and Away Adventures September Middle Fork of the Salmon Whitewater Wellness Week

Whitewater Wellness Week

SUN VALLEY, ID, Feb. 2, 2013 – Known for blending river rafting with wilderness adventure and back-country luxury, Far and AwayAdventures delivers “authentic American safaris” that in 2013 include two six-day/five-night Middle Fork of the Salmon Whitewater Wellness Week.  Trip date is Sept. 5 – 10. The per person rate is from $2,750. In an adults-only atmosphere, private wellness and […]