A: Unfortunately, Mountain Travel-Sobek is the only outfitter I spoke to that runs regularly scheduled, multiday group rafting trips down the Zambezi. Their nine-day river expedition starts at a ...

Never rely on a guide again. On this 24-day full-immersion backpacking and whitewater course that starts in Haines, Alaska, students learn state-of-the-art minimum impact camping skills, practice ...

I lose my balance and squawk, falling into the inflatable boat like a distressed manatee. Composing my flailing limbs, I look up at the waves ahead: they resemble a giant washing machine, swishing and ...

As summer ends in North America, and the recreational river are reduced to a trickle and rafting enthusiasts begin — reluctantly — to turn toward winter pursuits, a few river runners get smart. They ...

Mongo Reeder can get a little anxious when he hears the rumble of whitewater. Chances are, though, he’s floating on something like the Zambezi River in Africa. The raging Zambezi is about 40 times ...

“Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world … an empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest,” wrote Joseph Conrad in classic novella “Heart of ...

White water rafting (and kayaking) is all about churning rapids, spectacular scenery and access to some of the most remote places on Earth. Whether you’re ready to be thrown into the rough stuff by ...