family friendly

  It was sunny and warm in Canon City today – perfect rafting weather on the Royal Gorge for a birthday rafting trip. Mark, the birthday-boy, brought some friends and some sunshine to celebrate his birthday on the Arkansas River Saturday. What a great way to reign in a new year!  …

If you are an adrenalin junky like the rest of us, give a raft and zipline adventure a go! We offer raft and zipline adventures with any of our half-day rafting trips from both our Buena Vista and Canon City outposts. This double-adventure day option with American Adventure Expeditions is to raft…

Some things are so unique to Colorado that they are nearly synonymous with the name, like great history and epic adventures. We have crafted a day trip that seamlessly combines the two unique aspects of Colorado-life into awesome, family-friendly activities. Whitewater Rafting and the Historic Royal Gorge Route Railroad. The…

When it comes to whitewater, knowing what you are getting in to is as critical as having all the proper safety gear. Lucky for you, we are experts in both fields of knowledge. Whitewater is classified in terms of water speed, technicality of features and size of rapids to help…

American Adventure Expeditions has been offering not only family-friendly but family-specific vacations for decades and we are proud to continue to offer family fun on the Arkansas River. We recently welcomed our newest little adventurer to the AAE family and know how important it is to trust the people who…

Entering our fifth year of ownership here at AAE, I’m not sure if we can still consider ourselves new business owners anymore.  Regardless, we continue to learn at an amazing pace.  The old saying ‘if I knew then, what I know now’ has never rang so true, as it has…