eau vive rafting

We are super happy you found us and enjoyed your day! We try our best to make all our guests comfortable, safe, and most of all have an unforgettable rafting experience. We sincerely hope you can make it back next season or recommend our activities to your friends. We are always happy to welcome our southern neighbors and thanks for your great review!- The Eau Vive Rafting Team

Thank you very much for your thoughtful and detailed review Darlene. We sincerely hope you can make it back next season, and if you wish, you can request Guillaume as your guide. Safe travels :-)

Thanks for your excellent review! We are glad you enjoyed your rafting adventure with us. It is our goal to provide the best rafting experience on the Rouge river. If you have a particular observation you would like to share with us, please send us an email to: info@eauviverafting.ca See you again soon...The Eau Vive Rafting team.

We had a great full day of rafting with two runs on the Rouge River. The guys and girls took great care of us with a nice friendly welcome and knowledgeable guides steering us in the right direction. Our raft chose the more difficult washing machine route at the end of our morning run and went straight through unscathed. The afternoon currents saw a bit more hectic trip which was all controlled and really enjoyable.The lunch provided was good and the steaks afterward really fed us well while we watched the video of our runs. Well done to the whole team and thanks.

The area is absolutely awesome and the river and nature is gorgeous. Come for the nature and red river or riviere rouge. That said, skip eau vive and maybe skip any tour company unless you get other reviews on the others.I am pretty flexible having travelled the carribean and the 'eh man, no problem' pot-head routine but honestly don't tell me to come for 8:30 am and leave 10 am. Also, warn me about the long delays between rapids and returning to the base after lunch. Did we really need to wait an hour after lunch to go back for our clothes ? We should have warned about needing a lot of muscle for the raft too when you drag it up the beach alone with your guide.The guide (Catherine) was amazing but had no control over this bureaucracy.Also the company should train employees to be a tad more civilized on the bus. Thank God our younger kids didn't speak french with all the swearing.email directly for any further questions. we kayaked the rouge the day before in la conception and hands down was better.p.s. they weren't even ready with pics to buy at the end and we didn't have a water proof camera.... another lost sale for them. pity.

My wife (Dinaz), daughter & son (Fareezeh & Byram), niece (Nadine) & I (Dinshaw) traveled from Montreal to the River Rouge for our first rafting adventure in July 2010. We chose the package "Classic Rouge" but only signed up for ONE rafting adventure and not two, as per the normal website package. Dinaz cannot swim and was naturally apprehensive. Five of us were assigned to one raft with our main guide Eric; alongwith us was another off-duty guide Max and his girlfriend - basically we had the raft to ourselves! Arriving late, we missed the initial safety briefing but Eric & the Eau Vive Rafting team got us into our safety equipment and gave us a quick summary in the short time- with more to come. They did inform Dinaz that she'll have to get into the water - regardless of her knowing swimming or not (we all had to wear lifejackets - even the guides). After a short 7-10 minute bus ride, we set off from a calm spot in our rafts, each of us positioned in the most optimum way due to our heights, etc. (me being positioned in the 2nd position just behind the bow position). What I liked about the team - and Eric in particular - was the care with which they briefed us and treated us; and kept telling us what was coming and what we were to experience. When we had paddled a short way, passed our first set of very small rapids, we had to all get into the water for the safety test of the lifejackets & to show us how to get back in again -wet! Eric did not have to get into the water, but his dedication showed when he especially got in alongside Dinaz to help her - and she was entirely comfortable & felt no trepidation whatsoever once in. Nadine enjoyed it so much that she jumped in again just for the heck of it! Anyway, back in the raft, we made our way through a few more - larger - rapids till we came to the big daddy of them all, what they call the 'washing machine'. Again, Eric explained to Dinaz that this rapid 'had a mind of its own' and maybe it would be better for her to sit this one out- which she happily did. We didn't capsize luckily but the raft in front of us (or was it behind us) did! As we were only doing one rafting adventure that day- most of the others were doing two - the team gave us all a quick lunch (delicious ham & turkey cold meats!) and bussed the five of us back to base camp, where the video of us was already being burned into DVD copies. I must say, we had an excellent experience, one I will be only too happy to recommend to any one interested in this experience- especially with 'Adventures en Eau Vive' rafting. We were taken care of and made to feel comfortable and safe/secure. The owner (Bruno) & his wife run these adventures and have the operations set up very well.I think we did this at the right time when the river was not raging - we felt comfortable and yet got the rafting/rapids experience. We'll definetely return to Eau Vive rafting in the future - maybe for a slightly bolder experience. While we're from Pakistan & thought we'd be cold, the weather was excellent and the sun dried & warmed us off well - so we weren't shivering. However, if you do this around the same time, you may like to consider a shortie wetsuit; we were simply in our swimsuits and the sun dried the water off us - if you wear a shirt, then it'll stay wet on you. Another thing, follow the website (http://www.eauviverafting.ca/) instructions to get there and NOT any other map or directions. You may like to take along a small waterproof camera - but don't know where you'll store it as your hands are busy all the time. Check first with Bruno if its allowed too. Dinshaw B. Avari (Karachi, Pakistan)

Merci à notre guide Dominic pour l'expérience géniale. J'étais plus craintive de chavirer dans les rapides et il a su être à mon écoute et m'offrir des alternatives pour que j'aime autant mon expérience que mes amis plus téméraires qui étaient dans le raft avec moi. Très beau site, bonne organisation, journée, soirée et déjeuner totalement réussis. Je recommande l'expérience à tous!

Bonjour Maum0, Chez nous nous prenons un soin particulier aux commentaires qui nous sont adresser et nous voyons a apporter les correctifs nécessaires pour ainsi pour pouvoir nous améliorer. Vous pouvez nous aider dans notre tâche en nous indiquant quels était les forfaits que vous avez pris chez nous a vos 3 visites ainsi que les dates de vos 3 séjours.Nous vous remercions beaucoup pour votre commentaire et nous vous tiendrons au courant des correctifs apportés a cette situation.Sincère salutation. Bruno Vanasse,

Merci Pioupiou33 pour vos excellents commentaires. Notre seul but est de vous procurez une expérience de rafting inoubliable . Au plaisir .L’équipe de Eau Vive rafting

Un bon conseille , une grande respiration avant votre immersion et tout le reste seras que pure plaisir rafraîchissant! Nous avons choisi *L'escapade* une demie journée (+- 2h sur la rivière) . Notre guide étais sympathique et professionnel, il y avais même quelques kayakistes de sécurité pour plus de sûreté. Pour finir la journée , un montage photos/vidéos est diffuser lors du souper qui comporte 2 choix poisson ou steak qui sont tout aussi bon l'un que l'autre .

Un vaste endroit ou nous avons pu camper la veille, le matin on nous a offert le café, les guides super sympa, les RAF. sont récents, la descente parfaite, bref nous avons passé une super journée. Merci encore

BonjourNous avons passer une journée formidable a grande sensation lorsque nous étions dans le bateau avec nos 2 guide pationner et aussi fou que nous, mais a part ca, pas fort,eau vive me fait penser un peu a un aéroport donc tu attend tout le temps on nous demandes d'arriver avant 9 h le matin et on attend comme des cons pendant plus d'une heure car votre bateau ne part pas seul c'est des équipe de 6 bateau donc il doit y avoir souvent du monde en retard alors ils vous demandent d'arrivé plus d'une heure a l'avance ,lors de notre retour nous avons du faire un transfert d'autobus encore une fois on attend pas capable d'appeler d'avance pour se dire d'etre la dans 15 minutes . Coté administration tu me donne mon $ et apres je te considere comme un produit et non un humain , que se soit pour prendre une biere notre SUPER serveur deriere le comptoir n'a meme pas prit la peine de se lever les yeus pour nous servir et a notre premiere tentative il nous a dit de revenir dans 5 minutes a notre 2 ieme tentative on nous a servi avec l'air bete parce que mr. n'avait pas fini de remplir sa paprasse , nous payons pour nos consomation un p'tit sourire dans le visage serait la moindre des choses a avoir et engager quelqu'un pour leur paperasse serait peut-etre une bonne idée . Ils n'ont pas l'air a comprendre que nous sommes les client et leur meilleur futur publicités. On vous dit de pas prendre les direction avec votre GPS mais lorsqu'il vous donne le chemin ils n'ont meme pas prit le temps de vous faire le chemin précis et détailler .A l'exeption de l'employé du stationnement on voit bien que durant la période forte de leur saison les employés sont fatiguer et vraiment pas dévouez pour leur employeur et surtout a vous .