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Reservation Information for American Whitewater

New Online Reservation System - We make it easy for you!

Thank you so much for choosing American Whitewater Expeditions! We know you had many choices and we look forward to making your whitewater rafting trip a fun outdoor adventure.

AWE is installing a new online reservation system that you can book your trip directly from the page that describes our trips.

CALL TOLL FREE TO CONFIRM YOUR DATE AND SPACE 800-825-3205
9AM - 5PM MONDAY-FRIDAY

If for any reason you have difficulty or are confused please call our reservation staff at 800-825-3205

MAKE YOUR SECURE ONLINE RESERVATION REQUEST HERE>

Credit Cards

CALL TODAY AND RAFT TOMORROW
Contact our office for availability as late as the day before you'd like to raft.
Payment for these trips is credit card only.

  DEPOSIT REQUIRED - PLAN EARLY!

A deposit of $75 per person for two-day trips, $25 per person for one-day trips, and $35 per person for one day Middle Fork trip is required to confirm your date and hold your space.
The full balance is due 30 days prior to your trip.
If your trip is booked less than 30 days from your trip, full payment is required.

TRANSFERS
There is a $10.00 per transfer processing fee if you change your trip date once payment has been received. There are no transfers on the South Fork within two weeks of your trip date, nor on the Middle Fork within 30 days. After a transfer, no trip credits will be given for a cancellation.

CANCELLATIONS
Your reservation is a special commitment for you as well as American Whitewater. Once your space is confirmed, other clients are turned away.

THERE ARE NO CASH REFUNDS
If you need to cancel a trip you will receive credit for a future raft trip with American Whitewater Expeditions
as follows:

CANCELATIONS MADE:

  • 90 days or more before the trip: 100% trip credit
  • 60-89 days before the trip: 75% trip credit
  • 30-59 days before the trip: 50% trip credit
  • 15-29 days before the trip: 25% trip credit

No credit for cancellations made less than 15 days before your trip, This includes no shows.

There will be NO exceptions to this policy. We encourage you to consider trip travel insurance which may protect you in the event you have to cancel your trip.

Come rain, snow, or high water, we almost always run our trips in California. But if there are insufficient reservations, we reserve the right to alter the departure date or place, or to cancel a trip. There will be a full refund for any trip canceled by American Whitewater Expeditions. Our financial liability is limited to the amount paid to American Whitewater Expeditions and shall not cover any other costs incurred by trip members.

NOTE:

Group organizers are responsible for collecting all payments and submitting them on one check.

TRIP TRAVEL INSURANCE
Low-cost travel insurance is highly recommended and provides emergency evacuation, medical, baggage, and trip cancellation protection. Policies are available from your travel agent or Access America at 800 284-8300.

NOTE:
Water flows in the South Fork American River and Middle Fork result from releases from hydroelectric facilities located upstream. Such water releases are not subject to the control of El Dorado County or commercial rafting companies operating under permits from the County of El Dorado.

  DOWNLOAD WAVIER AND RELEASE FORM

Download Waiver and Release Form for Your Trip

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The wavier form requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you do not - click here.

WARNING:
Credit card fraud is a felony and American Whitewater Expeditions will aggressively prosecute any one attempting to misuse a credit card number. American Whitewater Expeditions tracks every transaction and will use all means available to it to prosecute persons attempting fraud.