Dave Hansen Whitewater Trips

We had a great time. Hunter was an awesome guide. Not a huge fan of Gene the driver singing. Gene will entertain you. Gene is a great driver. I was impressed with Gene’s ability to navigate the bus around some tight turns and in reverse. Wish you didn’t have to stop to pick up so many people and then return them to the many different stops. Pick up would be awesome if you were staying at like the KOA. I wish they had small duckie boats to rent. I have kayaked many times on other rivers. The river a mild and I would have liked to have a two man duckie.

Awesome trip!!! We are a family of 8 and chose the 13 mile scenic float. It did not disappoint. Out guide, Ian, was friendly, funny and very informative about the surrounding mountain peeks and the animals we saw. We were so happy to see four beautiful Eagles and a nest. The kids jumped in the water. It was cold, but they did it again and again. Today’s trip will be remembered forever. Thank you Ian.
PS…We stayed at the Jackson/​Snake River KOA and made our reservations through them. We are happy we did. Thank you.

Great! Beautiful trip, knowledgable guide, kind and organized people. I would recommend this company to others for sure.

Fun and memories. Well run and well organized. Highly recommend.

I’ve been on many rafting trips and this was on the low end of experiences. The lunch was lacking, the trip shorter than advertised, and the river parallels a highway. I had a good time but did not feel i got my money’s worth.

My two sons went down the Snake River with Hunter and the Dave Hansen Rafting Company. They had a blast and said it was their favorite part of our vacation. The prices were reasonable and the staff was very courteous and punctual. Looking forward to going again!

Had a great time rafting with Keith on the snake river. Trip was well organized, ran smoothly.

Awesome rafting trip great rapids and Keith was a superb guide. Thank you for a great trip. Oh yes, the bus driver was the coolest. He had us all singing on the way back.

Great, easy day worth the money! Not the Arkansas River but the Snake River is warmer. Excellent guides!

All the staff were so helpful –from the staff in the office who helped us try on so many different wetsuits to our guide on the water. He was experienced, skilled and had a great personality. Fun time rafting for family of all ages!

Our second whitewater trip in two years with Dave Hansen and they continue to pay attention to detail to make sure your trip is safe and lots of fun. My two grandchildren. 8 and 11 loved the experience. The water flow was low, 7,500 cu’ /​min and therefore the rapids were 2 to 2.5. The other family on our raft also gave this group high points. At this flow rate we were on the river about 1.5 hours. The Total trip including the round trip bus ride was 3hrs. Even though it was late July the water is cold compared to the warm air temp. Our family used wet suits with jackets and swam in the slow current and were comfortable in the water. The other family’s boy did the same but no wet suit and was quite cold. Do not wear cotton clothes.

I’ve debated every rating from a 1 to a 4 for Dave Hansen’s rafting. I’ve settled on a «1» based on my experience with the management. They should understand customer satisfaction. One of our daughters wasn’t feeling well the two days prior to the rafting trip. She had diarrhea and we hoped she’d be better by the time of the trip, but she wasn’t. No way she could be away from a toilet for more than an hour and I explained this. We arrived early and asked the manager (?) about a refund for my one daughter and my husband to stay with her. The manager was total business. We could only get a refund if they sold our spaces. No empathy, no concerns for our sick kid, etc, just where’s my money? They had already sold out the earlier trips of the day. But, he wanted EVERY trip fully booked. I couldn’t believe it. What a jerk. The silver lining was a bus driver in training. Not even yet an employee. On the bus ride (40 min) to the drop off site, by daughter’s Gatorade spilt in my backpack. It was a sticky mess with my daughter’s wet shorts and t-​shirt. The bus driver-​in-​training volunteered to wash out my daughter’s clothes and bring to the end out of the rafting trip. Wow! What a gem. Nicolette’s shorts and t-​shirt were rinsed and hanging to dry at the end of the trip. What a customer moment! She rocked it! It’s a shame that the manager didn’t understand customer service, but the bus-​driver-​in-​training did. Anyone can navigate a river and have a clean boat. But, the management of Dave Hansen didn’t understand the power of customer care. Good thing the new employee did! I hope they learn a lesson from this post.

Nice for a short raft trip that’s convenient to Jackson. Rapids are class 2 – 3, so not particularly intense but good for some big swells and getting wet. Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Logistically it takes forever to get out and back to the rafting site about one hour each way with loading people on the bus. However once you are there, the guide is good and the rafting is fun and not to extreme even for a first timer like me. One tip is if you don’t want to get soaked sit near the back where the guide will be. Otherwise get blasted with snake river water in the front.

We only did the 1.5 hour whitewater trip but it was a fantastic 90 minutes. We also had a very nice picnic lunch provided by the company back at the KOA. Our guide Keith was entertaining and engaging. $ 300 for 4 people, so a bit on the expensive side, but we say bald eagles and other wildlife and the children had a blast.
Great company, professional, and very fun.

This was a great rafting outfit. We were well taken care of and our children were catered to and thought of. The check in staff were friendly, despite the huge flow of people. Our guide Ryan was knowledgeable and humorous. We really enjoyed our white water ride through the Snake River. Pro tip: take snacks, you’ll be hungry when you finish your rafting trip and they aren’t provided.

Way exceeded expectations. Excellent guide (Peter P) who was highly skilled, passionate, and entertaining. The white water tour, though relatively short at 90 minutes, was outstanding! Fun rapids and beautiful stretch of the Snake River. FIve stars, despite the bus driver’s Obama jokes… Thanks for a very memorable day!

Great experience with Dave Hansen Whitewater today. We had Bryson as our guide and he was great. The river was the highest it had been in 13 years (and even increasing by the hour). The water ran fast and the rapids were ever changing due to the recent land slide. I felt in good hands with Bryson leading us down the river. We also had Carson and Carston (I think those were their names — but they were also known as «Wookie») riding alongside us in kayaks for safety.
I’ve never had a company run kayaks alongside the boat just in case people fell out of the raft. I thought it was great considering the river was so high.
Overall, I highly recommend Dave Hansen’s if you are visiting Jackson and want a trip down the Snake River.

I didn’t do the white water rafting, but I did the float trip with Walker.
He was fantastic, very friendly and made the trip pleasurable.
Out of four boats on the river, our boat saw the most eagles and even a moose.
Many thanks.

This was my first experience ever with white water rafting and it was definately an experience. It was 51 degrees out and the water on the Snake River was 50 degrees. BRRRRRR! So we get going and I’m only chilly. The ride was great! So beautiful. And then we got to the Big Kahuna. It was great, but afterwards I was FREEZING!!! So our wonderful guide took ogg his sweatshirt and gave it to me. I thought that was soooo nice!!! But yeah, I had a great time, everyone was so nice and professional. I would definately reccomend this place to anyone. Plus, the place serves free hot chocolate!!! =D