Quick Details
Rafting on the Lower Yough
Everyone participates on this exciting adventure! Your tour includes rafts (four- to six-person), paddles, life jackets, helmets, transportation back to check-in, and guides.
Your guide will also provide a thorough safety orientation so you are better prepared for anything that might happen while you are on the river.
If you’re looking for a fun, and memorable whitewater rafting adventure, you’ve found it with our Lower Yough Guided Rafting trip!
Choose the trip option to meet your needs.
Guide Escorted (guide not in the raft) – This is our traditional trip. Our professional guide staff is with you all day in their own kayaks and other rafts. You will go downstream with a group of other rafts. Guide staff will stop you before each major rapid to give instructions then watch over everyone as they traverse the white water. Approximate duration 5 hours. Includes a snack lunch.
Fully Guided (guide in the raft) – Our professional guide staff is in the raft with you, helping you to steer and paddle. Everyone does still participate. You will go straight downstream with a group of other rafts. Approximate duration 3 1/2 hours. No lunch.
Lower Yough Rafting Information
Reserving your Lower Yough Rafting trip is easy! Book everyone online and pay with one credit card or have everyone book online individually. We don’t assign rafts so you can group yourselves together on arrival. They are the most popular of all the Ohiopyle rafting trips so book early to get the time that is best for you. Still have questions? Check out the options to the right to find answers to some of our most FAQ’s.
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Beginners to experienced rafters, and everyone in between!
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This section is Class II through IV.
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April – October. The Lower Yough is dam-controlled. We have plenty of water all year unlike other geographic areas.
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Trips run for 7.5 miles and take between 3 1/2 to 5 hours.
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During high water situations, a guide is in every boat. At normal water levels, the guides are nearby in rafts and kayaks on the Classic Escorted Tour. You may upgrade to a guide in your raft during normal river levels by choosing one of our Fully Guided trip options.
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Please note that when you make a reservation, we forfeit the right to sell your spaces to others. You may receive a 90% refund if you cancel at least 15 days prior to the trip; a 50% refund if you cancel 7-14 days in advance. Reservations made less than 7 days prior to the trip date are non-refundable, once payment is received. We regret that we cannot make exceptions for personal emergencies, late arrivals or inclement weather.
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No. Our trips run regardless of the weather conditions. We monitor river conditions constantly. We reserve the right to reschedule any trip to an alternate section of the river or to a different river if conditions warrant. We may also change the length of the trip, raft size or number of guests per raft. If we must cancel a trip due to conditions, a full refund will be given.
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White water rafting is a physically demanding activity; including some dangers and inherent risks. Special safety equipment must be worn in order to participate. The equipment does not fit all body shapes and sizes. Please consider all aspects of your physical condition before making reservations. We can assume no responsibility for personal safety or loss of personal property. We will ask you to sign a liability release/assumption of risk form before you make the trip. All minors must have permission from a parent or legal guardian written on our standard release form. You travel at your own risk. No drugs or alcohol are permitted. We reserve the right to refuse service (with no refund) to anyone we deem unfit to participate in white water rafting. We are not responsible for any lost or stolen items while visiting White Water Adventurers, Inc.
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We will book for as young as 10 if you choose the Fully Guided option when reserving. Restrictions: not under high water conditions (river levels between 6-10 feet) and the participant must be at least 95 pounds.