Saddle n' Paddle Horseback Riding & Middle Fork River Rafting We have the unique opportunity to offer our guests a distinct Saddle 'n Paddle river trip. This fun family vacation in Idaho combines two exciting ways to see Idaho’s backcountry. Blending horseback riding on breathtaking mountain trails with an Idaho rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River is a wonderful family or group vacation opportunity.

Wilderness Horseback Riding & SALMON River Rafting family vacation in Idaho, great fun for the whole family!

Saddle Up Get ready for a truly unique perspective of the River of No Return Wilderness Area. Typically you fly into a high-country airstrip at the edge of the River of No Return wilderness area, spend the night at a lodge there, then begin wilderness horseback riding through pine forests and meadows above the Salmon River. You’ll camp for a couple of nights in wall tents, then visit and fish several glacial lakes. Your gear is carried on pack mules. You may reach 9000 feet elevation, which is about timberline at this latitude. We have always seen mountain goats and sheep on these trips.

Then down, down, to the Middle Fork of the Salmon to meet our river rafting boats at about 4500 feet elevation. You’ll trade trail-dusty boots and jeans for river sandals and shorts, and run some of the best whitewater in the country on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

Paddle On - We’ll float down the Middle Fork Salmon River for three more days to end the river rafting trip at 3000 feet. This range of 6000 vertical feet of elevation that you visit is a cross section of this wilderness area, extending from timberline down to hot sandy beaches. Total horseback riding and river rafting trip length is usually six to eight days. These Saddle n Paddle trips are coordinated with a separate horse outfitter. Each trip is specially arranged, so contact us for greater detail and variations.

Aggipah River Trips, a small family operated Idaho river guide service, has the unique opportunity to offer our guests a distinct Saddle 'n Paddle river trip. We enjoy putting together speciality river rafting trips for our guests, and creating that "Once in a Lifetime" adventure you will be talking about for years to come!

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Call (208)756-4167 for more details.