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Why you should always/never ride with a rookie guide

  facebookinstagramyoutube     It is said that the most important members of a company are the new ones. The newcomers have a fresh perspective, new ideas, several questions, and the will to work hard and to commit themselves into the never-ending...

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Carnage – Don’t panic while searching online for rafting videos!

facebookinstagramyoutube“          I shouldn’t have searched for that, I shouldn’t have searched for that” is most people’s reaction to consulting the internet for any medical symptoms. Even a simple headache can turn into a nasty disease online. The same can apply to...

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Best Friends Forever – Pet Policy

facebookinstagramyoutube          Vacation time is a great time to experience new things, to get out of our comfort zone and to enjoy ourselves. Vacation time can also mean family time, time to meet new people, time to spend with good old friends, or brand new ones....

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Am I good enough to go rafting?

facebookinstagramyoutube          The answer to your question is yes, yes you are! It doesn't matter how bad you think you might be, you are good enough. Rafting is a team sport and the crew will make each rafting trip unique, but paddling is not about being fit or...

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Which type of paddler were you?

facebookinstagramyoutubeThere are mainly three types of paddlers: Lily Dippers, Soldiers and MacGyvers. Lily dippers have so much respect for the water, they don’t even touch it. How to spot one? Just watch their paddles, if they’re rowing in mid-air, you’ve found...

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To flip or not to flip?

facebookinstagramyoutubeThat is the question. Flipping the boat could be a lot of fun, but it could also be unsettling, it depends on what kind of paddler you are, where you flip and whether the flip was on purpose or not. I remember the first time I flipped in a...

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Digging the Ocoee

facebookinstagramyoutube In white water culture, “dig” usually means “to bury the paddle deep within the water, where the current is stronger than the surface.” You might hear your raft guide telling you to “dig”, that’s because if your paddle goes deeper in the...

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8 Things You May Not Know About The Ocoee River

facebookinstagramyoutubeThe Ocoee River is a world class whitewater river.  Every summer more than 250,000 people travel to Ducktown, TN for a thrill-ride on the class III/IV rapids the river boasts. Commercial rafting first began here in 1977 but the history of the...

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Ocoee River Clean- Up

facebookinstagramyoutubeRiver Traditions We might think of “tradition” as an unchangeable, old practice that have been going on forever, but the word comes from the latin verb “tradere”, which means “to give”. Tradition is a practice that is passed down from...

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15 Terms You Need to Know Before Rafting

facebookinstagramyoutube“Did you see that epic ‘yardsale' at Double Suck?!” “Chad, totally got 'chundred' yesterday. "My crew was ‘lilly-dipping’ most of the day. We blew the ‘ferry’ and washed into the hole. The boat fully ’subbed-out’. I reached for the ‘chicken...

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  • 5 star ratingFAMILY FUN FOR ALL AGES! JON HALL WAS AWESOME! First let me say we had 5 people. Ages ranged from 18 to 42 and everyone had a blast! Jon Hall was an awesome and experienced rafter who really seemed to know his stuff. He was there to make sure... read more

    Melnbobby
    10/31/2019

    5 star ratingFun Packed Rafting We were a group of friends and each of us enjoyed the ride. The company believes in the complete satisfaction of the customer. We had Phil as our guide and he was amazing. He gave us a really wonderful time... read more

    jinesh
    10/15/2019

    5 star ratingJon Hall makes the experience!!! My husband and I went white water rafting on the Ocoee for the first time and had an absolute blast! This was in part due to the nature of the activity but also because Jon made it such an experience!... read more

    lorihagins
    10/11/2019
  • 5 star ratingRequest Jon Hall Man, this trip was awesome. We did a half day in late September, so the water was still warm but it wasn’t insanely hot outside. We were a more adventurous group, and our tour guide, Jon Hall, did his best... read more

    Ronny
    9/29/2019

    5 star ratingFantastic company, fantastic experience! There are a lot of choices in this area for white water rafting. I'm glad we chose this one! The proprietor made us feel welcome and is clearly committed to creating an unforgettable experience for his customers that lives through... read more

    Jennifer
    9/25/2019

    5 star ratingAwesome Experience I have nothing but great things to say about OAR. I would recommend anyone looking for an Ocoee rafting adventure to use OAR. The guides are great at what they do and it is easy to see they love doing it.

    mammothfilms
    9/23/2019
  • 5 star ratingTeam trip It was great! We did paintball, white water rafting and rock climbing and repelling. John was our instructor for the white water rafting, and for a party of 20 it was the smoothest trip I had ever been on.

    Nina1121
    9/22/2019

    5 star ratingBest bang for the buck! If you want to float down the river and watch people actually hit rapids repeatedly go somewhere else. If you want to get in the stink, go to OAR. Our guide Jon was the trip leader and he definitely set... read more

    Jack
    9/21/2019

    5 star ratingAwesome experience - better than other companies we saw The OAR team did an awesome job to provide an action packed yet safe adventure. John started us off with the most entertaining (yet informative) safety session I have ever seen. All the guides were super knowledgeable and... read more

    imranmeghji
    9/16/2019

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