White Water Rafting Stag Do
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White water rafting is an outdoor adventure where the stag group paddles an inflatable raft down a fast-flowing river, taking on rapids, drops, boilers and weirs as a team. An expert instructor rides along to guide you through each stretch, and all the kit is provided, including a wetsuit, splash jacket, helmet and buoyancy aid. After a full safety briefing, you push off into the white water together. Expect to get properly soaked, which is half the fun for the stag group.
What’s Included
- Great outdoor water adventure
- Full day from 10am-3.30pm
- Receive a full safety briefing
- Experienced instructors
- Head off through powerful, fast rapids, drops, boilers and weirs.
- You will be equipped with a buoyancy aid, helmet, wetsuits, splash jackets.
- The inflatable rafts along with yourself will be transferred to the top of the river course many times by minibus to descent over and over again
- Experience some real white water rafting that lasts all day
How White Water Rafting Works for a Stag Do
It starts with a full safety briefing so the stag group knows how to paddle, steer and stay safe on the water. You are then kitted out with a wetsuit, splash jacket, helmet and buoyancy aid before heading down to the river. With an experienced instructor in the raft, the stag group works as a team to take on powerful rapids, drops, boilers and weirs. At the bottom of the course, the raft and the stag group are carried back up to the top by minibus, so you can run the descent again and again. It is a hands-on, physical adventure that keeps the stag group active on the water.
Why White Water Rafting Works for Stag Groups
White water rafting gives the stag group a real challenge to take on together rather than just watch. Paddling through rapids only works if the lads coordinate, so it pulls the stag group together quickly, even lads who have only just met at the river.
It suits stag groups who want adrenaline and the outdoors over a screen or a bar, and the repeat descents leave plenty of room to get competitive about who is paddling hardest. Add in the near-certainty of capsizes and soakings, and you have a morning the stag group will be ribbing each other about long after they have dried off.
It is one of the most popular outdoor stag do activities on the site for groups chasing a bit of adrenaline.
Where Does White Water Rafting Take Place?
White water rafting takes place on fast-flowing rivers and purpose-built rafting courses, usually within easy reach of a city so the stag group can get to the water without a long trek. In the UK you can raft in Cardiff and Swansea, both well set up for a stag weekend with plenty to do once you are back on dry land.
In Europe, the activity runs in Bratislava and Valencia, which pair the rapids with a full weekend away. Use the location menu to see which rivers are available and pick the one that suits your stag weekend.
White Water Rafting Stag Do FAQs
A white water rafting stag do is an outdoor adventure where the stag group paddles an inflatable raft down a fast-flowing river, taking on rapids, drops, boilers and weirs as a team. An expert instructor guides the raft and all equipment is provided.
All the equipment is provided. Each member of the stag group is kitted out with a wetsuit, splash jacket, helmet and buoyancy aid. An experienced instructor and a full safety briefing are included too.
White water rafting is suitable for stag groups of all abilities. A full safety briefing covers everything you need before getting on the water, and an expert instructor rides in the raft to guide the stag group through each set of rapids.
The dress code is casual. You are given a wetsuit, splash jacket, helmet and buoyancy aid to wear on the water, so the stag group only needs comfortable, casual clothing on the day.
Yes. After each run down the course, the raft and the stag group are carried back up to the top by minibus, so you descend the river over and over across a full day on the water. It means plenty of time to improve and get competitive between runs.
White water rafting is one of the more adrenaline-fuelled ways to spend a stag day. Head to our stag do activities and ideas page to build out the rest of the weekend.