Top 10 Durango Rafting Tours

1.Durango Half Day Rafting Trip – Lower Animas River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 942 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107Our pick

Review of Durango’s family-friendly Lower Animas rafting trip, with mild rapids, scenery, snacks, safety details, pricing, and booking advice.

“From beginning to end, Mild to Wild was on top of things. The registration, check-in, and outfitting were smooth and easy, and our guide Nickol was such an engaging and knowledgeable professional. The rafting tour itself was great for beginners like me and my family, and the stretch of River we rafted (lower Animas) had between class 1 and class 3 rapids.The entire staff made it a great experience!”

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2.Durango 1/4 Day Rafting Trip – Lower Animas River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 583 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75

Review of Durango’s Lower Animas rafting trip, with family-friendly rapids, scenery, gear, guides, pricing, tips, and booking advice.

“Great experience. Adequate time in the river for beginners. Would love to do again. Kaleb our tour guide was excellent.”

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3.Durango Rafting – Quarter Day Family Friendly Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 268 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $65Best value

Review of Durango’s family-friendly 2-hour rafting trip, with river views, expert guides, pricing, age rules, itinerary, and practical tips.

“Very easy to book. All staff friendly. River guide (Ally) very knowledgeable, engaging. Grandchild felt a bit apprehensive, but Ally put her at ease.”

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4.Durango Rafting – Half Day Family Friendly Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 260 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Review of Durango’s family-friendly half-day rafting trip, with river details, guide quality, pricing, safety, low-water advice, and booking tips.

“Because it was late in the season, the river was low, but the trip was still fun. Sid, our guide, was awesome! She made the trip not just good, but great!”

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5.Durango ~ 2.5 “Splash “N” Dash” Family Rafting Lower Animas River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 242 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

See if Durango’s Splash N Dash rafting trip fits your family, with practical details on rapids, timing, guides, gear, price, and value.

“Greta was an awesome guide!! So fun. Just wish it would have been a little bit longer. It was a lot of fun.”

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6.Durango Colorado – Rafting 1/2 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $89

Review of Durango’s half-day Animas River rafting trip, with guide insights, pricing, river conditions, logistics, and practical booking advice.

“It was our first time, and we love it! We had a very nice guide Sean, who is funny and informative..Overall we would love to do it again.”

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7.Durango ~ 4.5 hr “Half-Day” Family Rafting Lower Animas River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $94

Review of Durango’s family-friendly Lower Animas rafting trip, with Class I to III rapids, guides, snacks, timing tips, and practical advice.

“Our raft guide Veronica was a good guide and did a good job. My daughter enjoyed the trip and body surfing the rapids.”

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8.Durango Rafting – Animas River Adventure Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $185

Review the Durango Animas River Adventure Day, with Class I to III rapids, inflatable kayaks, lunch, guides, pricing, and practical tips.

“We had a blast on the Animas river. We did a run in the raft and enjoyed that it was just us 3 and our guides. Next, we got in the Duckies and did another run through. It was more hands on and entertaining on the Duckies. My son “surfed” and I just went for a swim when I tried to. We got to see Shiloh and Jake in action when my son lost his paddle and then took a swim in the rapids. That ended up being my 12yr olds favorite part. He swam through the rapids to the rescue rope Shiloh threw to him. They made sure he…”

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9.Durango 3/4 Day Rafting Trip with Lunch – Lower Animas River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $162

Raft the Lower Animas River through Durango with Class II rapids, one Class III, lunch, expert guides, and scenic Colorado views.

“Fun and entertaining with some time to enjoy all the beautiful scenery and animals. Not to mention our guide, Nina, was the best she knew what she was doing, solved any problems (getting stuck on rocks, etc.) swiftly and was all around a great tour guide by conversing with us while giving some quiet time to truly take in the sights that we don’t get to see everyday as tourists to this beautiful place. Overall great experience with friendly people 10/10 recommend this service.”

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10.Zip Line – Rafting Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $228

Pair six or more zip lines with Animas River rafting in Durango, including guides, river transport, and a riverside snack.

“Had a lot of fun! Great 1st time experience. Tristan our raft guide and his team were great. My family had so much fun! Would love to do rafting again! Emily and cooper at the Zipline did a great job! The lines were nice and a few very fast! views were great. Definitely both companies kept you safe and also had great conversation.”

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