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Colorado River & Trail Expeditions - Day Trips

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86022
800-253-7328
5.0 of 5 stars 56 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Offers the greatest vacations in the world. CRATE has been operated by the original owners for over 40 years. The company is family owned and operated...... more » Owner description: Offers the greatest vacations in the world. CRATE has been operated by the original owners for over 40 years. The company is family owned and operated and specializes in working with groups, individuals, couples, and families. CRATE operates its rafting trips with smaller group sizes and considers off-river hiking an important part of Grand Canyon rafting, the rafts are comfortable and not overcrowded. CRATE offers many options with its Grand Canyon rafting tours rangeing from 3-14 days in length and include paddle, rowing, motorized, and raft & ranch options. They offer complete Grand Canyon trips that travel all 277 miles of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon as well as partial rafting trips to or from Lee's Ferry, Phantom Ranch, Diamond Creek and Pearce Ferry. In addition to Grand Canyon the company also offers all-inclusive rafting tours in Utah and Alaska. « less
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Dallas, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012 NEW

I just got back from a CRATE guided photo trip -- twelve days rafting down the Colorado River from the top of the Grand Canyon to the bottom (280 miles). CRATE exceed all my expectations. Lead guide Walker Mackay was outstanding. Now in his mid-30s, he has been rafting the Grand Canyon since his teens. Very experienced and knowledgeable. He... More

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Plano, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012 NEW

Crate provides a first-class experience. The guides were fabulous, very knowledgeable, experienced, and very helpful. The food was fabulous, complete hot meals for dinner, a big breakfasts and a nice spread for lunch. We hiked difficult trails, found secret hideaways, beautiful scenery and fantastic trills. It was the adventure of a lifetime. Fantastic! More

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Dallas, TX
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012 NEW

We went on a 12 day raft trip with CRATE in May, 2012. We took our children. The CRATE people are fantastic. They are easy to deal with, flexible, and aim to please. The guides went out of their way to play games with our children (e.g. washers while we were in camp) and help everyone to have a good... More

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Dallas, Texas
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012 NEW

just did a 12 day photo trip with them thru GCNP. The trip was excellent in every way - food, activities, rapids and personalities. 5 stars !! Already have a 2nd trip planned. More

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Grass Valley, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Now I understand why people say its a trip of a lifetime. You will never know the experience the canyon bestows upon you 'til you've been there. There are no words to describe it. However, I can describe the service from CRATE. From my first phone call to reserve our spaces to saying good-bye to our crew on the last... More

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high lane south manchester
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30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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Met by coach at the Bellagio Hotel two and half hour journey with 13 miles near the canyon over a very rough road. Well worth it though. We were taken by Helicopter to land at the bottom of the canyon.Wow what a flight, great views. Next a 15 mins trip on a small boat on the river. Flown back to... More

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Asker, Norway
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Upper Canyon, Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch, 3 1/2 days of beautiful nature, fun, good food, great people and excellent service 18 hours a day (when do the river guides sleep ?!). Have you ever tried body surfing in the sky blue water of the tributary Little Colorado Rive - a must !! And, don't underestimate the hike up to... More

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Sydney
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

We are a family of 4 from Australia and we had the most amazing time on this trip. CRATE staff were professional, friendly, knowledgable and took great care of us. We got to experience the GC in so many ways, with the hike down gradually exposing the changing geology, the rafting and rapids having us appreciate the power of nature,... More

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Atlanta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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We did the 4 hour smooth water rafting with my daughter (9) and it certainly was the highlight of the trip. Amazing to see this place from below, the guide (John) was awesome and truly loved his job (at least it appeared that way!). I was sad when it came to an end and will consider the multiple day trips... More

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Winston Salem, North Carolina
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012
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You can choose from many rafting companies when going down the Colorado River. I chose CRATE for their experience and smaller rafts and I'm glad I did. Took the 9-Day motor tour from Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead. The crew of 3 were young, energetic, and well-trained handling everything with confidence and a sense of humor that set the tone... More

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