Any White Water Rafting - Close to ANC for Day Trip?

[TeeBuccs]

Husband and I would like to consider doing white water day trip from ANC, Homer or Seward area. Any good companies around that anyone has used?

 

Thanks!

[Jessinak]

Try Nova Alaska. (http://www.novalaska.com)

 

They run a great rafting trip down Six Mile River, about 75 minutes outside of Anchorage. Six mile has periods of calm followed by 3-4 Class IV or V rapids that can cause sheer terror. I loved it and have done it several days. They are very safe, make you do a short swim test in advance, provide wet suits (because the river is freezing cold).

 

Good luck.

[AkSusan]

We've (that's myself as well as my Mom who was in her late 60s at the time) done the Matanuska River Lion's Head with Nova River Runners and loved it -

http://www.novalaska.com/nova2.htm

 

Our first one was the Kenai Canyon Raft trip with Alaska Wildland Adventures http://www.alaskarivertrips.com/kenai-canyon-raft-trip.htm That being only II+ rapids Mom wanted to do something a little more exciting so that's why we then went with Lion's Head.

 

We've also done the 3 Rivers raft trip out of McCarthy. That was a great day, Mom, me and the guide.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[cruisin'mama]

Has anyone done the NOVA glacier hike/river rafting combo? It sounds like a great trip. Do they take any pictures for you since while rafting you really can't take any pictures yourself?

Thanks