Join us for guided whitewater rafting near Asheville on the French Broad, Watauga, and Nolichucky Rivers. No experience is required and there is a professional guide in every raft. We also offer guided caving trips. Visit our website for discounts!

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Calm water float trips on the French Broad River through the Biltmore property, in Asheville. Canoes, kayaks, rafts and tubes. Family fun adventure. Minimum child weight requirement is 35 pounds. Beautiful riverside facilities. Asheville's only riverside GEM Mining!!! Bicycle rentals, and guided interpretive float trips. Check our Web site for complete details. All of these ingredients make for a great day at the Asheville Outdoor Center for corporate retreats/meetings, team building, family reunions, parties, receptions large or small. Our location is just 10 minutes from downtown Asheville and Historic Biltmore Village with easy interstate access.

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Closest whitewater rafting outfitter to Asheville, 22 miles northwest, Blue Heron Whitewater offers a variety of trips on the French Broad River. Choose the trip that fits your group and schedule. Half-day trips enjoy 5 miles, class II-III rapids, minimum age is 8. Full day trips enjoy 8 miles, a fresh, deli-style lunch and a class IV rapid, minimum age is 8. Families with younger children can choose the Float Trip, minimum age is 4. When water levels permit, the adventurous may opt to paddle inflatable kayaks, or guide their own raft. Blue Heron guides share the best rapid routes they know, and in the pools between, the human and natural history of this ancient river corridor. We provide the river-related gear, including splash jacket and pants, and wetsuits in cool weather, no extra charge. High quality experience, competitively priced. A fun rafting trip engages you with the mountains. When you are on the river you are no longer a spectator!

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Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting on Asheville's own French Broad River. Just 30 minutes (24 miles) from Asheville. A guide in every raft guaranteed! Five-mile and nine-mile whitewater trips or calm water rentals available. Only whitewater company in the Southeast that uses Biodiesel in all of our diesel vehicles. Family owned and operated.

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The Go Blue Ridge Card is an all-access pass that includes admission to 30 of Western North Carolina's most popular attractions. Pay just ONE LOW PRICE for the pass and visit as many attractions as you want, while saving up to 35% or more compared to the cost of buying individual tickets at each location. Enjoy such top attractions as Biltmore; Chimney Rock State Park; Grandfather Mountain; whitewater rafting; Cherokee; Linville Caverns; and Tweetsie Railroad – these and 20 other attractions are all included in the single cost of your Go Blue Ridge Card. With everything you need already loaded onto your Card, you can focus your trip on collecting memories instead of credit card receipts. Available online at or purchase locally in Asheville at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce at 36 Mortford Avenue and at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center at Milepost 384 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Located 9 miles west of Brevard on the pristine Headwaters of the French Broad we offer a varity of outdoor adventures. Trips include self-guided canoeing, canoe-camping, kayaking, tubing trips and guided fly fishing trips.

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Raft with a company that does one river very, very well! Discover the nature and beauty that the Pisgah National Forest has to offer by rafting with us down the French Broad River. See sights only accessible by water as you experience the excitement of rushing whitewater or gently float along a calm water section of the river. Huck Finn offers full-day and half-day guided whitewater rafting trips (minimum age 8) as well as calm water float trips (minimum age 4). Package deals include rafting and horseback riding or rafting and a massage. Group rates start with 10 people and we offer specially designed trips for groups, including boy/girl scout troops. Huck Finn is located in Hot Springs which is a small town nestled in the mountains only 45 minutes from Asheville. Dining, shopping, the Appalachian Trail and hot springs are located just outside our door. We look forward to taking you down the river and our most important trip is yours!

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Step aboard and discover one of the most spectacular lakes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Daily and hourly tours, lunch cruises, and dinner cruises. Or, rent a boat from the marina and explore the lake on your own.

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Home to 15 USA Canoe/Kayak Olympians and rated the "#1 Vacation with a Splash" by Good Morning America and National Geographic Adventure, Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) is both a legend and a leader in the outdoor industry. NOC rafts seven of the East's best whitewater rivers including four rivers near Asheville: the French Broad, the Nantahala, the Nolichucky and the Pigeon. Full of splashy waves and Blue Ridge vistas, these rivers are the best way to experience Western North Carolina's mountain beauty with your family or group! Interested in picking up exciting new skills on your vacation? NOC's Paddling School, named "the nation's premier paddling school" by The New York Times, can introduce whitewater kayaking to anyone in as little as one day. Also offering fly-fishing, bike rentals, lake tours, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, three restaurants, a riverside pub and the famous NOC Outfitter's Store, NOC has been Western North Carolina's adventure headquarters since 1972.

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Pura Vida Adventures offers guided rock climbing, canyoneering, biking, hiking, paddling, and waterfall trips in the mountains of North Carolina. Programs for beginner to advanced "Come Experience the Good Life" with us.

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Hold on to the safety rails as your skilled driver cruises and spins the 12-passenger boat 360 degrees, all against the backdrop of Fontana Lake. Suitable for all ages - no age or weight minimum for the jet boat ride. Combination hike and ride trips are also available. Choose from a variety of hike lengths - from a 45-minute hike to the standard 90 minute hike - or conquer the "extreme hike" of 12 miles from Clingman's Dome all the way down to the lake (6-8 hrs. of hiking). The combo trips all all-inclusive - guided hiking, picnicking, swimming and thrilling jet boat ride. Call or check out the Web site for more information.

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Thirty-eight years of rafting experience offering family, group, high adventure trips and team building on five Southeastern rivers - the Chatooga, the Nantahala, the Ocoee, the Pigeon and the Cheoah. Wildwater Rafting offers the best whitewater fun in the Asheville area with unparalleled attention to detail both on and off the water. Wildwater aso offers our exclusive Quality Service Guarantee! In addition to great whitewater adventures, join Wildwater for scenic Jeep and train excursions combined with your rafting trip or elevate your vacation on Western NC newest adventure, Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours, located across from Wildwater's Nantahala River location. Wildwater's unique Raft & Rail, Rails & Trails, or Float & Fly packages provide the ultimate in Western NC outdoor adventure. Wildwater is a family owned and operated business focused on providing a unique vacation experience and helping create memories and family traditions that will last a lifetime. We hope you will join us.

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