Whitewater Kayaking Near Banner Elk & Boone, North Carolina
Make Whitewater Kayaking Part of Your High Country Vacation
Edge of the World is located at 394 Shawneehaw Avenue in Banner Elk, North Carolina, making the trip especially convenient for visitors vacationing around Banner Elk, Boone, Ashville and the North Carolina High Country.
Lunch and drinks are included with the river trip, and Edge of the World provides sweaters and ponchos if needed. Kayakers should wear clothing that can get wet along with river sandals, river shoes or old tennis shoes—not flip-flops.
Whether you are searching for whitewater kayaking near Boone, kayaking near Banner Elk, or an adventurous family activity in Western North Carolina, the Torrent gives you a way to turn an already memorable river trip into a higher-adventure experience.
Ready for more whitewater? Book your Edge of the World kayaking adventure and experience the Watauga River from your own kayak.
Looking for whitewater kayaking in North Carolina with more excitement than a traditional rafting trip? Edge of the World gives adventurous guests the opportunity to experience the Watauga River in a Torrent sit-on-top whitewater kayak while staying part of the same professionally guided trip as their rafting group.
No previous kayaking experience is necessary, and the Torrent option is available for guests ages 12 and older. That makes it a great choice for adventurous teenagers, parents and adults who want a more individual whitewater experience without separating from family or friends who prefer to ride in a raft.
Add More Adventure to Your North Carolina Rafting Day
Your kayak travels with the rafting trip, so members of your group can enjoy different levels of adventure during the same day. Edge of the World even allows guests to swap the Torrent among members of their rafting group. Best of all, choosing the Torrent adds no additional charge to the rafting trip.
One of the highlights comes at the Anaconda rapid. Edge of the World gives guests the unusual opportunity to re-run the Anaconda, and taking this rapid in a sit-on-top kayak creates an entirely different experience from riding through it in a raft.
No. Previous whitewater kayaking experience is not required to use a Torrent sit-on-top kayak on an Edge of the World river trip. The Torrent gives adventurous guests a more independent way to experience the Watauga River while remaining part of the professionally guided rafting group.
Because the kayak travels with the rafting trip, you can enjoy the excitement of paddling your own craft while staying with family and friends who choose to raft. You can even experience the Anaconda rapid from the Torrent and have the opportunity to re-run this exciting section of whitewater.
Guests must be at least 12 years old to use an Edge of the World Torrent sit-on-top whitewater kayak.
The Torrent can be a great choice for adventurous teenagers and adults who want something more challenging than riding exclusively in a raft. Since no previous kayaking experience is necessary, families can combine rafting and kayaking during the same river adventure.
Yes. Kayakers travel as part of the same Edge of the World rafting trip, so your family does not have to choose between a rafting day and a kayaking day.
Some family members can stay in the raft while eligible guests use the Torrent sit-on-top kayak. Edge of the World also allows members of the rafting group to swap the Torrent during the trip. That gives more than one eligible person an opportunity to try kayaking.
Even better, there is no additional charge to use the Torrent as part of the rafting trip. Families can enjoy rafting and whitewater kayaking together during one North Carolina High Country adventure.
At no extra cost, you can take a torrent (sit on top kayak) on our raft trip. It makes the raft trip higher adventure and re-running the Anaconda in a torrent is quite a thrill. Swap one off with your rafting group! Torrents suitable for ages 12 and up. If you choose to take a kayak, just sign up for the kayaking trip online or by phone. If the online booking is full, give us a call at 828-898-9550 and we’ll do our best to get you on the river. Also, make sure you sign up for the same trip as the rafters in your group.
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