Hydra River Guides has been rafting the Kicking Horse River for over 24 years. With time, comes experience, and Hydra is now one of the biggest rafting companies on the river. We pride ourselves on our qualified staff and a strong safety record. Our mission is to ensure every guest has an unforgettable rafting experience.
Why should you choose Hydra?
Great trips - Hydra offers a great selection of whitewater trips, catering to all tastes and abilities. Our guides are experienced and our equipment is top quality, ensuring you have a memorable rafting adventure.
The River base - The Hydra operation takes place at our River base, located on the banks of the Kicking Horse River, 45 minutes west of Lake Louise and 1 hour and 20 minutes from Banff. Hydra River Guides is one of the few companies fortunate to own a private river base. The site is fully equipped with flushing toilets, male / female change rooms, picnic area, BBQ, beach volleyball courts and car parking, all available for use by our rafting clients. We have a lodge used for rafting check ins, where you can pick up a rafting souvenir or view the rafting photos of your day.
BBQ lunch - We offer a delicious BBQ lunch for ALL of our raft trips. The menu includes, chicken, buffalo or vegetarian burger with all of the trimmings, potato salad, pasta salad, dessert and cold drinks. We even offer a snack of granola bars and a drink to tide you over until lunch! Enjoy your lunch at our private site where you can enjoy the views of the river from your picnic table or take in a game of beach volleyball.
Transportation - For those folks without transport we offer a bus service from Canmore, Banff and Lake Louise
Easy to book - The Hydra booking office is located in Banff, Alberta. Our store is located at 211 Bear Street in the Bison Courtyard complex and is open from 7.30am until 9pm daily. We also have a rafting kiosk located in the Chinook Centre, Calgary, AB. So if you prefer to book face to face, we make it easy.
Our team - Hydra has a great team of passionate people, from our guides, photographer, cooks, land manager, reservation staff, head guide and owner, who are there to make sure you have an amazing rafting experience; from start to finish.
At Hydra River Guides we have proven ourselves to be competent
and professional in all aspects of our operation. 105,000 rafters
can't be wrong!
