The St Mary's Express - A half day Intro to Sportrafting

We call this trip our 'Intro to Sportrafting', because it's more exciting than a float, but not quite the 'White Knuckle' experience that may have you nervous about whitewater rafting. The Express is a half day trip, and is by far our most popular because just about anyone can try it.

The first half of the trip is beautiful and relaxing as you get used to the raft and paddle commands in swift moving class 1 and 2 water.  Once you get the hang of it, about half way down, the river constricts to create more class 2 and 3 rapids, such as the 'Chute', 'Pinball' and the 'S-bends'. Here we have a chance to hop out and "body surf" a rapid; quite the rush for the thrill seeker! There are also lots of lazy river stretches where hopping in to cool off is the name of the game on a hot summer's day!