Special Interest Adventure Travel Options
Unique Adventure Travel Tours from O.A.R.S.
At O.A.R.S., we think of ourselves as trip "tailors", carefully assembling outings built to your specs. Have a love for wine? Want to get together with the girls for a week? Need an inspiring setting for your board members or staff?
Adventure Spa Vacation: Massage, Meditation and Yoga on the River
Unique spa adventures that feature massage and the spiritual attributes of yoga, meditation, and meaningful interactions with one another and the environment. Adventure Spa packages typically include: 2 one-hour
massages, river facials, and foot rubs, introductory yoga for beginners, and/or expert guidance, time and space for more seasoned yoga practitioners..
Adventure Spa Trips: San Juan River Rafting, Chilko Multi-Sport Adventure, Highlands to Islands Multi-Sport Adventure
Archaeology & Geology Adventures
For the rock hound or Indiana Jones in all of us, we’re excited to again offer three interpretive geology trips on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument and a selection of archaeology adventures throughout the Desert Southwest. Explore the fascinating geologic forces that formed the Yampa River Canyon 150 million years ago or visit the Ancestral Puebloan ruins at Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde or the Utah canyon country near Monument Valley.
Archaeology Adventures: Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Mesa Verde, Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Canyonlands, Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Chaco Canyon, San Juan River, Peru Multi-Sport, Mystical Peru Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking
Geology Trips: Yampa River Geology Trip
Hiking Adventures
Specially created for those more active travelers who want to go that extra mile on the trail, O.A.R.S. introduces a brand new series of hiking-focused departures. From a six-day raft-supported hiking trip on the Rogue River Trail to trekking in the High Andes, O.A.R.S. now offers seven unique hiking adventures in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Peru with departures from April through September.
Hiking Trips: Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Mesa Verde, Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Canyonlands, Southwest Safari Camp: The Other Chaco Canyon, Rogue River Trail Hiker Special, Middle Fork of the Salmon Hiker Special, Colorado and Green River Hiker Special, Mystical Peru Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking
Instructional Rafting & Kayaking Programs
O.A.R.S. has over 36 years experience operating outdoor guide schools focused on first class raft guide training. Learn the basics. Fundamental instruction on river trip guiding, reading water, navigation and control, group dynamic study, leadership tools and beyond-the-basics culinary skills in the great outdoors.
Hiking Trips: California Guide School, Beginning Kayak Instruction Course, Intermediate Kayak Instruction Course
Grand Canyon Photography Adventure
Join acclaimed Grand Canyon photographer John Blaustein for a special photography workshop on the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon on May 4, 2008. This six-day Canyonlands photo expedition will be geared for photography, with special attention to being at the right place at the right time for the “perfect light.” Whether you are an enthusiastic beginner or an advanced professional, you will benefit from John’s 35+ years of experience photographing rivers.
Photography Trip : Cataract Canyon Photography Trip
OARS - Teva Product Testing Trips
Building on the outrageous success of our rafting and product testing expedition on the Main Salmon last year, O.A.R.S. and Teva, the high performance outdoor footwear brand, are teaming up again for a series of trips in 2008. These unique departures each include world-class whitewater rafting, FREE shoes (Each participant will receive 2 complimentary pair of Tevas) and the opportunity to meet the Teva Product Team and test footwear for a real high performance footwear brand. Special rates for college students apply.
Teva Testing Trips: California Guide School, Green River through the Gates of Lodore, Colorado River through Cataract Canyon
Wilderness Gourmet: Culinary Adventures Outdoors
If the idea of learning how to prepare gourmet cuisine while pairing it perfectly with a glass of superb wine sounds intriguing, imagine doing it along the banks of a world-class river, in a renowned wilderness area, topped off with instruction from a celebrated gourmet chef. O.A.R.S. Wilderness Gourmet series brings a traditional culinary classroom setting to two different rivers of the West.
Wilderness Gourmet – Culinary Adventures: Rogue River Rafting, Chilko Multi-Sport
A Classic Vintage: O.A.R.S. Wine Tasting on the River
Catered camping, mind-blowing destinations, unreal adventure…and fine wine. The O.A.R.S. Wine on the River Series melds river running with gourmet meals and premium wines from some of the West’s finest vintners, introduced by regional experts. The series winds through some of the continent’s most idyllic locales, starting in California, then winding up through Idaho, British Columbia and Oregon.
Wine Adventures on the River Trips: South Fork American River Rafting, Tuolumne River Rafting, Rogue River Rafting, ChilkoMulti-Sport, Middle Fork Salmon River Rafting, Snake River through Hells Canyon
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