make new friends while doing cool shit.
July 10-16, 2025 / 7 Days/6 Nights
ABOUT THIS TRIP ALL INCLUSIVE
OUr GUIDES DO ALL THE WORK, YOU HAVE ALL THE FUN
Spend the days running Class III-IV rapids, fishing, hiking, relaxing, or trying your hand at an inflatable kayak. Where the Snake River heads north and forms the border between Idaho and Oregon, it forms Hells Canyon, The Deepest Gorge in North America. Rugged rock walls and grassy slopes rise from the water, as you delve into the surging whitewater while it pulses through Hells Canyon. Where boulders and rock slides have rolled into the river, we find the biggest rapids in the Pacific Northwest.
ADRENALINE-PUMPing ADVENTURE Highlight Reel
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
Every trip is all inclusive - what does all inclusive actually mean?
The Investment of an Orange Bear Experience
Stop planning, stop researching – just show up.
What is All-Inclusive?
All-inclusive for ALL experiences means that everything except airfare is covered, from the moment we pick you up at the airport, to when we drop you back off.
✅ Accommodations
✅ Airport transfers
✅ All transportation
✅ Amazing Activities and Tours
✅ All food and beverages (including unlimited wine/beer)
✅ Local guides and excursions
✅ Tipping our tour guides
✅ We really do mean everything is included!!!
⭐️ 7 Day / 6 Night all-inclusive THIS MEANS EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED.
⭐️Your safety is our #1 goal.
We carry a satellite emergency telephone on all trips. Guides are trained in wilderness first aid, and use a cautious approach to everything in the canyon.
⭐Luxury Camping – “Glamping”
Our safari-style camp includes all camping gear such as roomy 4-person tents for one or two guests, freshly laundered sleeping bags (available to rent), and thick self-inflating mattresses. All top-of-the-line rafting gear is included.
⭐Choice of Craft
Choose from a variety of river craft, oar boats, paddle boats, inflatable kayaks, and on some trips stand up paddle boards. We encourage all guests to ride where they are most comfortable. It’s okay to switch from boat to boat throughout the trip.
⭐️ Rich Itinerary
Our itinerary is designed to visit many different points of interest, taking advantage of rock art sites, pioneer homesteads, and natural wonders in the river canyon. You may only float through Hells Canyon once in your life and we want to make sure you see the best that it has to offer.
⭐️Full-Service Camping
Our gear boat travels ahead each day to set up a luxurious river camp. When you arrive at camp, your spacious tents are set up, the bags are packed up, hors d’oeuvres are set out, dining tables and chairs are ready for dinner, our amazing river kitchen is ready, and you can settle into camp for the evening. There is time to explore – hike, fish, and relax in the shade. We will never ask you to unload cargo or set up your own tent. We staff our trips with a ratio of one guide to 3-4 guests providing you the ultimate in personal attention.
⭐Free T-Shirt and Mug – everyone likes FREE stuff
Each trip is led by an Orange Bear Experienced Host
$3,550 Double Occupancy Room
Let us know you’re interested, we’ll keep you updated as trip fills
Day-by-Day happenings:
Day 01 Arrival Day – Welcome to Idaho!
Highlights
- Check into the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel – get settled into your room and meet your roommate (Tent mate)
- Group for a Happy Hour Meet and Greet.
- Meet our guides and receive our pre-trip orientation packet, all the last-minute questions will be answered!
- Welcome Dinner at Meriwethers: Celebrate beginnings with great food and even finer company!
- We really do mean “All-inclusive” Unlimited beer, wine, juices, and sodas are provided. All personal camping equipment like tents and mattresses are included. You can bring your sleeping bag if you do not have one do not worry.
Day 02 Ride the Rapids, AND Make Lifelong Friends!
Our river guides will meet us at 7:00 AM with watertight bags and containers will be distributed, as well as breakfast. After breakfast will will head to the launch site in Hells Canyon. The guides will have the boats ready to go. After a short safety orientation, we finish strapping down our gear and launch for the trip of a lifetime. The day is spent running rapids, and a short hike to the old Barton Family Homestead.
Each day we stop for a riverside lunch break around noon. This is a great time to get to know the other guides and guests, fish a little, and usually we take a short hike.
When we arrive to camp you will find your tents set and your gear bags packed up. There is time for relaxing, hiking, fishing, or reading a book from our Hells Canyon Raft Library.
Hors d’oeuvres are served around 6ish, and dinner around 7:30. After dinner and a Dutch Oven dessert there is time around the campfire to tell stories of conquered rapids, fish tails or roasting s’mores. The stars start to appear, inviting conversations with old and new friends. Soon it is time to wander off to your tent and bed. Get ready to jump into a day where the rapids are wild, but the friendships you’ll make are wilder! ?♀️?
Day 03 Today we run the two largest rapids on the river; WILD SHEEP and Granite Creek.
Wake to the aroma of fresh coffee and sizzling bacon. Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America, so it is about 9:30 before we see the sun on the water. Today we run the two largest rapids on the river; Wildsheep and Granite Creek. A quick scout at each provides a view of the excitement to come and a chance for the paddle boat and kayakers to receive last-minute instructions. We will also explore ancient Indian Pictographs and another abandoned homestead at Bernard Creek.
After lunch and maybe some sturgeon fishing we cruise through some smaller rapids and calm water. This is a great time to try out the inflatable kayaks. Our camp tonight has a fantastic view of “Suicide Point”, which is tomorrow morning’s hike. Suicide Point, like all other named places in Hells Canyon, has a great story, but you have to hike to hear it.
From here we enter Pleasant Valley, where the canyon narrows dramatically for several miles. Another great spot to throw out the sturgeon line for the evening. The river is calm and slow in front of the camp tonight, making for a different dinner ambiance. Sleep out under the stars. Each tent has a tarp spread out in front. You can pull your pad out for all night or just for a little while.
Day 04 RIVER TIME HANG OUT
Today we visit the site of the massacre of Chinese miners at China Creek. After lunch, we pass two major tributaries to the Snake River. First the Imnaha River; here there is time for a beautiful short hike up the pounding Imnaha to the abandoned Mountain Chief Mine Tunnel. Next, we come to the impressive confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. The river doubles in volume.
By now you have a true grasp of “River Time.” There will be more time for playing on the beach, and hanging out in the shade, followed by another evening of laughter echoing off the canyon wall.
Day 05 Snake and Salmon River Meet up
Today after breakfast you pack your gear and hit the water. We visit the site of the massacre of Chinese miners at China Creek. They were thought to have had a large cache of gold that was never found. Around lunchtime, we arrive at the place where Nez Perce Indian, Chief Joseph, was forced to cross the river during the spring of 1877. They crossed the river safely with their families, all their belongings, and horses and cattle, in horsehide rafts pulled by swimming horses.
After lunch, we pass two major tributaries to the Snake River. First the Imnaha River; here there is time for a beautiful short hike up the pounding Imnaha to the abandoned Mountain Chief Mine Tunnel. Next, we come to the impressive confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. The river doubles in volume. We usually try to camp in this area.
Day 06 Our Last Day on the River
The river still has more to share. There are small rapids and some amazing scenery as the river canyon opens up to grassy mountainsides. Watch for Rocky Mountain big horn sheep, and reflect on the journey that is coming to an end. Depending on the river flow we may join the rafts together and use a small quiet outboard motor to cover some of today’s miles.
We stop on a beach for our final lunch, and group photos. A few more miles and we arrive at Heller Bar, our take-out. Where we will head to our hotel near the airport for our final dinner and goodbyes
Day 07 Group Breakfast and Final Good Bye New Friends!
After breakfast, we begin departure transfers.
Day-by-Day happenings:
Day 01 Arrival Day – Welcome to Idaho!
Highlights
- Check into the Hells Canyon Grand Hotel – get settled into your room and meet your roommate (Tent mate)
- Group for a Happy Hour Meet and Greet.
- Meet our guides and receive our pre-trip orientation packet, all the last-minute questions will be answered!
- Welcome Dinner at Meriwethers: Celebrate beginnings with great food and even finer company!
- We really do mean “All-inclusive” Unlimited beer, wine, juices, and sodas are provided. All personal camping equipment like tents and mattresses are included. You can bring your sleeping bag if you do not have one do not worry.
Day 02 Ride the Rapids, AND Make Lifelong Friends!
Our river guides will meet us at 7:00 AM with watertight bags and containers will be distributed, as well as breakfast. After breakfast will will head to the launch site in Hells Canyon. The guides will have the boats ready to go. After a short safety orientation, we finish strapping down our gear and launch for the trip of a lifetime. The day is spent running rapids, and a short hike to the old Barton Family Homestead.
Each day we stop for a riverside lunch break around noon. This is a great time to get to know the other guides and guests, fish a little, and usually we take a short hike.
When we arrive to camp you will find your tents set and your gear bags packed up. There is time for relaxing, hiking, fishing, or reading a book from our Hells Canyon Raft Library.
Hors d’oeuvres are served around 6ish, and dinner around 7:30. After dinner and a Dutch Oven dessert there is time around the campfire to tell stories of conquered rapids, fish tails or roasting s’mores. The stars start to appear, inviting conversations with old and new friends. Soon it is time to wander off to your tent and bed. Get ready to jump into a day where the rapids are wild, but the friendships you’ll make are wilder! ?♀️?
Day 03 Today we run the two largest rapids on the river; WILD SHEEP and Granite Creek.
Wake to the aroma of fresh coffee and sizzling bacon. Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America, so it is about 9:30 before we see the sun on the water. Today we run the two largest rapids on the river; Wildsheep and Granite Creek. A quick scout at each provides a view of the excitement to come and a chance for the paddle boat and kayakers to receive last-minute instructions. We will also explore ancient Indian Pictographs and another abandoned homestead at Bernard Creek.
After lunch and maybe some sturgeon fishing we cruise through some smaller rapids and calm water. This is a great time to try out the inflatable kayaks. Our camp tonight has a fantastic view of “Suicide Point”, which is tomorrow morning’s hike. Suicide Point, like all other named places in Hells Canyon, has a great story, but you have to hike to hear it.
From here we enter Pleasant Valley, where the canyon narrows dramatically for several miles. Another great spot to throw out the sturgeon line for the evening. The river is calm and slow in front of the camp tonight, making for a different dinner ambiance. Sleep out under the stars. Each tent has a tarp spread out in front. You can pull your pad out for all night or just for a little while.
Day 04 RIVER TIME HANG OUT
Today we visit the site of the massacre of Chinese miners at China Creek. After lunch, we pass two major tributaries to the Snake River. First the Imnaha River; here there is time for a beautiful short hike up the pounding Imnaha to the abandoned Mountain Chief Mine Tunnel. Next, we come to the impressive confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. The river doubles in volume.
By now you have a true grasp of “River Time.” There will be more time for playing on the beach, and hanging out in the shade, followed by another evening of laughter echoing off the canyon wall.
Day 05 Snake and Salmon River Meet up
Today after breakfast you pack your gear and hit the water. We visit the site of the massacre of Chinese miners at China Creek. They were thought to have had a large cache of gold that was never found. Around lunchtime, we arrive at the place where Nez Perce Indian, Chief Joseph, was forced to cross the river during the spring of 1877. They crossed the river safely with their families, all their belongings, and horses and cattle, in horsehide rafts pulled by swimming horses.
After lunch, we pass two major tributaries to the Snake River. First the Imnaha River; here there is time for a beautiful short hike up the pounding Imnaha to the abandoned Mountain Chief Mine Tunnel. Next, we come to the impressive confluence of the Snake and Salmon Rivers. The river doubles in volume. We usually try to camp in this area.
Day 06 Our Last Day on the River
The river still has more to share. There are small rapids and some amazing scenery as the river canyon opens up to grassy mountainsides. Watch for Rocky Mountain big horn sheep, and reflect on the journey that is coming to an end. Depending on the river flow we may join the rafts together and use a small quiet outboard motor to cover some of today’s miles.
We stop on a beach for our final lunch, and group photos. A few more miles and we arrive at Heller Bar, our take-out. Where we will head to our hotel near the airport for our final dinner and goodbyes
Day 07 Group Breakfast and Final Good Bye New Friends!
After breakfast, we begin departure transfers.
Arrival Details
Airport Pick Up is included when arriving at the designated airport within the specified pick up window. If you are driving, we will providing address upon booking. Or you can meet the group at the airport.
Arrival Airport: Lewiston, ID (LWS) or Spokane, WA (GEG)
Arrival Date: July 10, 2025
Pick Up Times: Arrive no later than 2PM for Spokane – Anytime after 12 pm for Lewiston
Departure Airport: Lewiston, ID (LWS) or Spokane, WA (GEG)
Departure Date: July 16, 2025
Drop-off Times: Drop-off at 12PM – Flights 2pm or later for Spokane – Flights anytime for Lewiston
Pricing
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Price is Per Person- No Roommate – No problem, we will pair you just like in college
- Deposit: $250 per person at time of booking
- Payment Plan Available
Flexible pay-as-you-go payment plan
How it Works:
| Step 1 | Choose Payment Plan (available with credit card and ACH payment options) |
| Step 2 | Your $250 Deposit will be processed within 2 business days |
| Step 3 | When you are ready to make a payment, click the “Review and Pay” button on your invoice |
| Step 4 | Once clicked, in the top left of the invoice, next to the amount, you will see “Edit Amount.” Here you will be able to enter the amount you would like to pay |
| Step 5 | Full amount needs to be paid by 60 days prior to the trip. *If there is a remaining balance at 60 days prior to the trip then an automatic payment for the remaining amount will be charged. |