Elderhostel
No matter what O.R.E. trip you take you'll find that our guides enjoy sharing
their knowledge of the river with you. By trip's end you've had a fun and
rejuvenating vacation, and you may find you've learned a thing or two along the
way.
We also offer a series of river trips - run in cooperation
with Elderhostel, Inc.
- which offer even greater opportunities for learning.
Elderhostel is the nation's first and the world's
largest educational and travel organization for adults
age 55 and older. It serves nearly 170,000 program
attendees each year, four times larger than all other
not-for-profit educational travel providers combined.
Elderhostel offers nearly 8,000 educational programs on
a vast array of subjects, in over 90 countries. O.R.E.
is Elderhostel’s most experienced rafting outfitter. We
run more Elderhostel whitewater river trips – and more
Elderhostel wilderness river trips – than does any other
company or institution, world-wide.
On an Elderhostel river trip our guides (joined in some cases by guest instructors) will
introduce you to a variety of regional topics, which may range from river safety
to botany, from river morphology and dynamics to Native American mythology, and
from whitewater paddling techniques to gold rush history. 
Our trips focus on experiential learning, and for this reason
we encourage each participant to get as involved with each day's activities as
their interest and abilities dictate. Join a paddle raft team, try out an
inflatable kayak, or help us set up an environmentally friendly river camp: our
guides will be happy to share their skills and knowledge with you.
To enroll in an O.R.E. Elderhostel trip you will need to
contact the Elderhostel organization. You may reach them by phone toll-free at:
1-877-426-8056, or on the web at
www.elderhostel.org.
All O.R.E. Elderhostel programs are 6 days (5 nights) in
length. Here's our 2008 schedule:
| Program
Start Date |
Program |
EH Program Code |
|
April 29 |
Owyhee
River Rafting |
2256-042908 |
|
May 20 |
Rogue
River Trek (Raft-supported wilderness hike) |
2257-052008 |
|
August 18 |
Salmon
River Intergenerational Rafting
(grandparents
and grandchildren) |
4954-081808 |
|
August 26 |
Salmon
River Rafting |
4830-082608 |
September 21
|
Rogue
River Trek (Raft-supported wilderness hike)
|
2257-092108
|
|