Hualapai River Runners Season Launches

with Sold Out Numbers

PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. – May 20, 2015 – Grand Canyon West, home to the Grand Canyon Skywalk, has started the summer with a big splash... Sold out trips in the first few months! The Arizona-based travel destination is challenging thrill seekers to ride Colorado River with the Hualapai River Runners.  

“One day is all you need to enjoy the Grand Canyon at the western rim. At Grand Canyon West, you don't just see the canyon, you experience it,” said Grand Canyon Resort Corporation Marketing Manger Kurtis Shaul. “With the west rim only two hours away from Las Vegas, we are a great day trip add on to any vacation.”

The Hualapai River Runners, which started the 2015 season in March, offers the only one-day white water rafting adventure inside the Grand Canyon. Riders start their day with a morning departure from the Hualapai Lodge, located on Historic Route 66, and end at Grand Canyon West, just two hours from Las Vegas.

The first half of the trip has adventurers riding rapids ranging between a class 5 to 7, and includes a hike up to Travertine Falls. The second half of the trip allows visitors to enjoy a peaceful ride down the river, ending at Grand Canyon West, where you can visit the world famous Skywalk.

For more information about the Hualapai River Runners, Grand Canyon West, or to book your next trip, call the Hualapai Tourism Center at 888-868-9378 (WEST) or visit online at www.grandcanyonwest.com.

About Grand Canyon Resort Corporation

Grand Canyon Resort Corporation is owned by the Hualapai Indian Tribe and is located in Peach Springs, Arizona. In 1988, the Hualapai Indian Tribe, which has occupied the land since 1883, established GCRC, welcoming millions of visitors each year to tour the area, including the nearby lodge, ranch, River Runners and Grand Canyon West. To further increase tourism in the area, the Grand Canyon Skywalk was built in 2007. The Skywalk is a glass, horseshoe-shaped bridge that enables visitors to walk beyond the canyon walls at Grand Canyon West, suspending them 4,000 feet above the riverbed and providing an unparalleled view of this natural wonder. For more information, please visit us online at www.grandcanyonwest.com.

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Media Contact

Kurtis Shaul

Kurtis.shaul@grandcanyonwest.com

928-769-2000