About Hatch River Expeditions

We focus 100% on white water rafting trips in Grand Canyon. Hatch doesn’t operate on other rivers or manage other businesses. We give everything we have to making sure our Grand Canyon trips are the best they can possibly be.

Our guides’ passion for Grand Canyon stewardship runs deep. Their knowledge covers a huge range of topics from river navigation to geology to information on the canyon’s earliest inhabitants and how local tribes still value this place as sacred.

Every new guide Hatch hires already has demonstrated skill at navigating white water AND keeping guests safe and happy. Each person we hire comes with a referral from within our company or from others we trust in the industry. Then, under the mentorship of our senior guides (some of whom have been with us for more than 30 years!), they learn the ropes of Hatch trips and everything they can about Grand Canyon and the Colorado River.

All Hatch boatmen and swampers (assistant guides) are Wilderness First Responder certified, CPR certified, and Food Manager certified. That’s in addition to our own rigorous training programs.

We are a small family run company that believes in treating people right. Our office staffers are there from when you first reach out to find the right trip, to when you’re organizing your travel logistics, to when you’re figuring out what to pack. After that, our guides take over, cooking your meals, teaching you about the canyon, and helping you have the best time possible. By the end of it all, you’ll have a hard time leaving your “river family” behind!