Wilderness River Outfitters

More dates available upon request.

Included: Included in the cost is transportation from Boise to the river and back to Boise.  All meals, beginning with lunch on the first day and ending with lunch on the last day.  We also provide the use of our sleeping gear and tents (or you can bring your own gear and receive a $40 discount), several dry bags, a PFD, and a wetsuit or drysuit as needed.
Not Included: Prices do not include motels before and after the trip, alcohol or guide gratuities.

DISCOUNTS:
Group, senior and child discounts available.
Charter trips are available for groups of 15 or more. This means your group has reserved the entire trip. Please call us for details at 800.252.6581.

DEPOSIT AND RESERVATION:
Payment: A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your trip with the remaining balance due 45 days prior to the trip.

Cancellation and Refunds:
Operating quality trips is a costly operation with no margin for losses resulting from late cancellations.  The space you reserve is held for you, and this may mean turning others away.  Each trip is planned for the number of reserved spaces, guides scheduled, supplies bought, rafts and vehicles assigned.  If notice of cancellations 45 days prior to departure, you may transfer to any other trip in the same season without penalty.  A cancellation less than 45 days is non-refundable.  Depending on circumstances, we can discuss other trip options.

Travel Insurance: We strongly recommend that you protect yourself with a short-term traveler’s insurance policy.  Trip cancellation will cover your losses on non-refundable air and land cost on unexpected cancellations.

Cancelled Trips: We reserve the right to cancel a trip due to insufficient reservations, weather, or water conditions.  In such cases, a full refund for the trip is given.  If possible, we will offer an option of a different trip of comparable type.

TRIP LOGISTICS

This trip begins and ends in Boise, Idaho
Air: Most airlines offer flights into Boise.  You will need to arrive the evening before your trip begins. We usually have an orientation around 6 p.m. that night.
Hotel: Please make hotel reservations at the Best Western Inn in Boise for the evening before your trip and the evening your trip ends. If you wish to make other arrangements, please give us a call and we will be happy to assist you.

Best Western Vista Inn
Boise, Idaho
1-800-727-5006

SAMPLE ITINERARY

Day before the trip: Arrive in Boise, Idaho. In the evening, we’ll get together to hand out gear and answer any last minute questions.

Day 1: We’ll get an early start for our drive to the river. We will have lunch, gear up, and have a river safety talk before getting on the river. When we push off, we’ll immediately be in the midst of swift rapids. This is an exciting day!

Day 2: More good rapids and some excellent hiking available. The larger rapids are generally narrow chutes between large boulders.

Day 3: In the morning we reach Jarbidge Falls, which we may have to line or portage depending on water levels. We’ll reach the confluence with the Bruneau around lunchtime and soak in the natural hot springs. Those rafting only the Bruneau will join the trip here.

Day 4-5: We are on the Bruneau now, floating through some of the prettiest canyons in the west. There will be some good class III rapids and lots of opportunities for hiking.

Day 6: Run Five-Mile Rapid in the morning, 3.5 miles of great class III-IV whitewater. We’ll eat lunch along the river and have a mellow float to our takeout around mid-afternoon. Drive back to Boise.

Bruneau Only: Arrive in Boise the day before the trip and drive to the river the next morning. Soak in the hot springs, eat lunch, and then put on the river. Days 2-4 are the same as days 4-6 of the Jarbidge-Bruneau trip.

Reviews from the Jarbidge Bruneau River Trips

“WHOA. The whole trip was spectacular. From the scenery to the Whitewater, friends and making new friends with the crew. And the food was crazy good. The trip was intense, awesome and a trip of a lifetime. I loved to see how the crew was so cohesive and worked so famously well together. There was true respect and experience among them all that was wonderful. Real poetry in motion. A real “blow your dress up”/ wow experience. Just do it!!! Thanks to all.”  ~Ruby Swanson 2019

“I’ve been on 53 different remote rivers in my life and let me tell you: If you ever want to take a trip with river outfitters who are safe, knowledgeable, affable, fun, and awesome cooks, try floating the Bruneau River with Wilderness River Outfitters. Like me, when your trip is done, you’ll have more than enough memories from just this one river to decorate your mental scrapbook for the rest of your life.”

The highlights are way too many to mention but here is one: The intimate camp at the confluence of Sheep Creek and the Bruneau River. No words can describe my thoughts as I watched the warm, evening light play on those sensuous, Baroque-feeling canyon walls and listened to the descending trill of the canyon wrens welcoming us to our overnight home.”   ~ Mark Lawson,  2011