Arkansas River Tours

I've been rafting with ART a few times, and will definitely go again! The guides are very well trained and always made us feel safe. The guides are fun and add to the overall experience. 10/10 would recommend over and over!

Man what a trip! We had Ron John as our guide and had one of the best experiences we've ever had of any trip.We had the morning half day your and the water was a little low but perfect temperature. I would go again in a heartbeat. I'd recommend bringing some water or a canteen or something because you definitely get your workout in. There were some sketchy little stretches but we felt totally safe the whole time because our guide was so good. We even did some surfing which was really cool.I want to come back in high water and run it again. Highly highly recommend.

This is my tenth season rafting with Arkansas River Tours. They are one of the four original outfitters on the Arkansas and their experience shows- I wouldn't even consider using another outfitter. I feel safe and equipped every time I'm out on the water with ART. This is the highest water l've experienced thus far. The safety talk was thorough and detailed- and always entertaining. (I've come to look forward to and expect the jokes. Please keep them coming.) We even pulled the bus over for a moment for the guides to assess one of the more technical rapids of the day. There was an air of seriousness. But ART is serious about safety so that we can have SERIOUS fun on the river. I must give a shout-out to our guide Jesus. This was the second time I've rafted with him this season. He is a talented and gifted guide. He knows his craft and is able to quickly train his crew on how to paddle effectively and together. He safely positioned us into places on fairly calm water that allowed us to experience things the boat might do later in the trip, such as a tube suck, so we could be prepared. He also took time to explain upcoming rapids and which path we wanted to take and why... and also what side of the river we should try to swim to if we found ourselves outside of the boat and needing to be an active participant in our rescue.  But I must note that we didn't have any "swimmers" on this trip. I felt confident in Jesus' skills and training. He is joyful, enthusiastic and fun... so so much fun.  I've never had so much fun with a guide. He always positioned us to safely have the best and biggest time on the river. It was a blast.  He pointed out fun rock formations and shared a ton of local history during calm water. It was such an engaging and interesting trip. We even spotted the cutest baby bighorn sheep at one of our rest points on the Gorge. Cold cuts are always more delicious after a morning of paddling and the guides kindly prepared lunch. The table cloth was a nice touch. Two River Runner boats joined us through the Gorge. I love how kind, courteous, and respectful ART is to everyone on the river. They are true leaders in the industry. I will continue to raft with them for as long as they are on the river and hopefully I will get to paddle with Jesus again. Remember, you can never overtip your guide! Request Jesus. He guides every part of the river.  Big water! Big fun!

I requested the funnest guide and got him - Kyle is awesome! We tried our first ever class 4/5 rafting adventure, and had the best time! I highly recommend and would use this tour company again.

We loved Arkansas River Tours! For some of the people in our group, this was our first time rafting the Arkansas River and our guide, "E-man", made it a great experience for all of us. He had amazing knowledge of the River and lots of experience, which helped us all to feel safe and have lots of fun. Our group did the full day tour and we enjoyed the lunch break, which included wonderful food prepared by our guides (it was even suitable for the vegans of our group). The best part of the tour was the second half - rafting The Gorge! When we returned to the office, we loved reviewing the action packed photos of our group on the rapids and were pleasantly surprised by the reasonable price of the photo package available. I highly recommend Arkansas River Tours and E-man if you are looking for a great adventure down the Arkansas River!

The half day, white water rafting tour was SO much fun for our family of 7. All the guides were very, very personable and knowledgeable about what needed to be done to be safe and have a good time. Sam was a lot of fun.

Great time today on the river. Staff was super responsive and provided an adrenaline filled experience for our family. Nate was a skillful and knowledgeable guide.

Haley was an amazing river guide on our half day rafting trip. It was windy and chilly but she managed to guide us safely and we had a great time. The office /base camp facilities were nice and the splash jackets, wetsuits and booties kept us warm despite the 65-70 degree temperatures. We highly recommend renting the neoprene wetsuits in temps below 75 because the water is 55 degrees and you WILL GET SOAKING WET!

Amazing tour guide Kyle told history of events on the river was funny made it very interactive. He new the river. We had a large group and the class 3 through 5 were challenging and by the end we were exhausted. Worth the money and time.

We had such a great time! Our guide, Joe, was a lot of fun and knowledgeable. It was a perfect day some sun,rain, lots of splashing and rapids. We really enjoyed the teamwork.