ROW Adventures is the life passion of myself and life partner, Betsy Bowen. For over 30 years we have poured our heart and soul into creating adventure travel experiences that enrich lives and exceed expectations. The result is a loyal following of travelers who trust us with their vacation dreams time and time again.

One reason we’ve earned this trust is that we have an intimate connection to every adventure we offer and have personally researched and developed all our vacation itineraries. While we began as an adventure travel company with a focus on white water rafting trips, we’ve grown to a company with an eclectic collection of adventures around the world.

Our first foray into international adventure travel started in 1984 when we sent a personal letter out to all our guests inviting them to join us for our honeymoon aboard a yacht in Turkey and Greece. Eight willing passengers signed on, knowing this was a ROW Adventures first and trusting us to provide them with a fantastic travel experience. From this trip grew our international trip division. Our yachting trips in Turkey and Greece became such a success that in 1988 we offered our first Croatia yacht cruise and today we continue these yachting adventures with an unparalleled knowledge of Croatia.

Our first child was born in 1991 and looking for a European travel idea perfect for families, we headed to France where we ran a barge cruise in the fall of 1992. This resulted in the addition of European barge vacations to our offerings. As another extension of our water-based adventures, we added Alaska and British Columbia small-yacht cruises in the late 1990’s.

In 1992 we were invited to Ecuador to help develop a whitewater rafting company. We made first descents on several rivers, including the now legendary Rio Upano, where we continue to offer a six-day rafting trip in the Amazon basin. We added Galapagos Cruises in 1995 and in 2005 got permission to conduct the first-ever Galapagos sea kayaking adventures that include camping on the islands.

In the USA there hasn’t been any grass growing under our feet either. On average, ROW Adventures has added another river or trip every year since we started. Today we are Idaho’s largest adventure travel company. Not only do we run more trips on more rivers than any other white water outfitter, but we have many other unique adventures offered by no one else. These include our award-winning multisport and bike tour, the Bitterroot Bonanza, as well as our Rocky Mountain Inn-to-Inn adventure. We have a great variety of wilderness river trips including the legendary Middle Fork of the Salmon, the Snake River in Hells Canyon, thunderous Lochsa and many more. We also offer a canoe adventure along the Trail of Lewis and Clark on Montana’s Upper Missouri River and a host of one-day rafting trips.

In 2004 we built the River Dance Lodge – Idaho’s Outdoor Adventure Resort. From our rustic luxury log cabins on the banks of the Clearwater River we offer a fantastic guest ranch experience, with a wide variety of adventure options including rafting, gentle float trips, horseback riding, mountain biking, fly fishing, hiking, and more.

Betsy and I are still actively involved in all aspects of ROW and the passion for creating meaningful, life-changing adventures hasn’t changed a bit. Along with our talented team of managers and field staff we are setting the high watermark for adventure. We take our mission of “Sharing Nature - Enriching Lives” seriously and work hard to provide the best in adventure travel within a framework that embraces socially responsible travel and business practices.

We invite you to browse our selection of high-quality adventure travel options and hope that you’ll join us to share the warmth, not only of our campfire, but also of our hearts.

With Warm Regards,

Peter Grubb, Founder