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The official Grand Canyon National Park concessioners — every company below holds a river concession contract and runs multi-day trips on the Colorado River.

Official concession contract holders

Arizona Raft Adventures

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Established in 1965, AzRA offers motor, oar, dories, paddle, and hybrid trips — full & partial canyon trips with a focus on interpretation and canyon history. AzRA also owns Grand Canyon Discovery and Grand Canyon Raft Adventures.

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Arizona River Runners

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

One of the canyon's longest-running outfitters since 1970 offers motor, oar, dories, paddle, and hybrid trips — full & partial canyon trips. Arizona River Runners is also related to Grand Canyon Whitewater through common ownership.

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Canyon Expeditions

Oar only · Paddle · Dories · Full & partial canyon trips

Guided oar-powered Colorado River expeditions through Grand Canyon, running multi-day trips for families and first-time boaters alike.

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Canyon Explorations

Oar only · Paddle · Dories · Full & partial canyon trips

Rowed oar rafts on full and partial canyon runs — trips shaped around hiking and learning the canyon. Canyon Explorations and Canyon Expeditions are two separate companies but are related by common ownership and share the same website.

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Canyoneers

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Motorized pontoon expeditions with an emphasis on comfort and canyon lore, run by a family-operated outfitter based in Flagstaff.  Roots in Nevills Expeditions; first commercial Grand Canyon trip in 1938. Renamed Canyoneers after 1969.

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Colorado River & Trail Expeditions

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Known simply as CRATE — motor and oar trips through the full canyon and the lower gorge, with a strong wilderness ethic and have been running Grand Canyon since 1971!  They also offer amazing trips in Utah and Alaska!

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Grand Canyon Discovery

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Discovery-style river journeys through the canyon — guided motor trips built around the geology, history, and wildlife of the Colorado. GCD is owned by AzRA and shares the same website.

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Grand Canyon Expeditions

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Based in Kanab, UT, Grand Canyon Expeditions has been creating river memories since 1964!  Both motorized rafts and oar trips are available on the classic full-canyon run, with side-canyon hikes and a signature eight-day itinerary.

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Grand Canyon Raft Adventures

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Rafting adventures on the Colorado through Grand Canyon — full canyon and section trips with veteran river crews. GCRA is owned by AzRA and shares the same website.

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Grand Canyon Whitewater

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Motor and oar trips across the full river and shorter sections, run by a veteran crew of Grand Canyon boatmen. GCW's predecessor was Diamond River Adventures founded in 1978. GCW is also related to Arizona River Runners through common ownership.

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Hatch River Expeditions

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

Beginning in Vernal UT in 1929, Hatch has  is arguably one of the oldest and most experienced outfitter in the country.  Their first trip in Grand Canyon was in 1934.  Four generations of river family heritage — motor and oar expeditions carried by one of the oldest names on the water.

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OARS Grand Canyon

Oar only · Paddle · Dories · Full & partial canyon trips

O.A.R.S. is one of the most experienced outfitters in the country and operate trips throughout the West since 1969.  In Grand Canyon they offer oar-powered expeditions on the Colorado.  They are definitely one of the country's most storied river outfitters!

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Outdoors Unlimited

Oar only · Paddle · Dories · Full & partial canyon trips

Since 1969, Outdoors Unlimited has been getting it done!  An outfitter running oar-powered trips with a cooperative spirit and a loyal crew of returning boaters.

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Tour West

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

For well over 50 years, Tour West has been operating motor and oar trips on the full canyon and its sections, operating from the Lees Ferry ramp for decades.  They also operate other amazing trips in Utah and Idaho.

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Western River Expeditions

Motor only · Full & partial canyon trips

Since 1961, Western River Expeditions has been setting a high-bar of service and excitement!  They offer only motorized trips in the Grand Canyon and are known for their all-inclusive camps and amazing guest service — full canyon and upper canyon itineraries on the Colorado.  They also offer motor and oar trips in Utah and Idaho.

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Wilderness River Adventures

Oar · Motor · Paddle · Dories · Hybrid · Full & partial canyon trips

With origins dating back to the mid 1960's with the Sanderson Brothers, Wilderness River Adventures has been offering amazing motor and oar trips across the full river and its sections, with an emphasis on wilderness travel and small-camp culture.

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