The Grand Canyon offers more views than you know. As one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions, Grand Canyon Expeditions wants visitors to get to know the canyon from the bottom up.

The Colorado River is responsible for carving out the canyon walls and is now responsible for one of the most majestic tours at the site. Grand Canyon Expeditions takes tourists on journeys down the river, offering the perfect balance of luxury and thrills.

Thrillist detailed the multi-day excursion, and while it’s not for everyone, it certainly will be a great time for those that love the outdoors. Tourists will travel through the national park on a motorized boat, cook meals using a campfire, and have the stars to keep them company.

The first person documented to travel along the river was John Wesley Powell in 1869. While the all-inclusive excursion has upgraded the wooden boats for motorized rafts, the rest of the trip is pretty rustic. For a little over a week, you will sleep outdoors at the selected stopping posts, use portable toilets with no showering capabilities, and get in your daily physical activity by hiking and loading things on and off the raft.

Enjoy four to five hours of leisurely cruising around river bends and splashing through 200 whitewater rapids, including beasts like Soap Creek, Gance, Sockdolager, Hermit, Crystal, and Lava Falls.

Visit the impressive Saddle Canyon and other side canyons with picturesque scenery, including remote waterfalls. One that may catch your eye is Pumpkin Springs—named for its orangey, cloudy water. The geothermal hot spring looks like an oversized pumpkin. Unfortunately, Thrillest mentioned the water is unsafe to dip in because of its unknown minerals.

Don’t fret, though. Safe turquoise waters are just around the bend at the intersection of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River.

Full breakfast, lunch and dinner options are prepared in Dutch ovens and other travel cooking gadgets. Tourists are encouraged to sleep under the covering of the night sky rather than opting for a tent.

The meet-up point of the excursion is based in Las Vegas at the Residence Inn by Marriott Las Vegas Hughes Center. Round-trip transportation is provided to and from the meet-up spot.

The eight-day adventure covers over 277 river miles.

The “river run” season starts in April and runs through September. However, the Nature Conservancy calls the Colorado River Basin “ground zero” for climate change in America. The river’s flow has declined by 20% over the last century, and scientists predict another 11% decrease by 2050.

To learn more about booking a trip to this natural wonder and to learn more about preserving it, visit Grand Canyon Expeditions.

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