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A rafting vacation along a whitewater river can be one of the best vacations to take for you and your family or just for those people who are looking for extreme adventure. There are whitewater rivers in almost all of the states and provinces or within a short drive of many large cities in North America. There all all types of whitewater rapids from extremely dangerous to those that are sublime relaxation for you and your children or even grandma and grandpa.

If you are planning a rafting vacation on whitewater, the first thing to do is to match up the people coming with you with the skill level requirements of the Whitewater rafting trips you are considering. Class one whitewater rapids are fine for children, beginners and seniors while class five have an expert requirement and you must be able to swim out of whitewater rapids. Many rafts are tipped over or participants end up in the water after a particularly bad set of rapids.

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If you are bringing along the grandparents and the children, you probably want a class one set of rapids so that you can leisurely drift down the river going over a few small whitewater waves. On the other hand if you have participated many times on whitewater adventure tours and are a strong swimmer, then you may want to take on the class four or class five whitewater rapids trips on your vacation.

Once you have settled on the vacation plan and which whitewater rapids you are going to go down, it is time to prepare everyone with the right clothing, a change of clothes, suntan lotion and hats. Depending on the time of year you may also want to dress in layers. It may be colder in the mornings and evenings, especially on the river. Most whitewater sites can provide you with a checklist of what to bring on your whitewater rafting vacation.

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This page was updated on July 2009 and is Copyright © 2003 by Global Com Consulting Inc.

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