Why Choose Songer?
When people ask us why they should choose Songer the answer is easy! Experience, awesome staff and great value.
Experience:
Songer Whitewater is a family owned business that has spend the last 29 years outfitting trips and vacations in West Virginia. We always go the extra mile to put our personal touch on your vacation.
Guide Staff:
Our well trained guide staff are not only experienced and excellent at guiding rafts down the river - they also love their jobs! They are fun, friendly, full of historical information and fun facts and they can even tell a few bad jokes.
Our guide staff is constantly in training refreshing their skills and learning the newest techniques in safety and river rescue. Our staff is certified in American Whitewater Association River Rescue, American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. We also have on staff guides certified in Outdoor Emergency Care, Wilderness First Responder, EMT's and registered nurses.
The average age of our guide staff is 30 and the average Songer guide has 8 years experience. In the 2006 rafting season we will have a 92% return rate of our experienced guiding staff.
Office Staff/Check-In:
Our reservation and check-in staff are incomparable when it comes to customer service - they are friendly, efficient and will do everything possible to make sure your vacation exceeds your expectations.
Great Value:
Being family owned, Songer understands the value of your vacation time and that everyone wants to go home from vacation feeling that their dollars were well spent. With that in mind, Songer offers great trips and packages at great rates. We will give you suggestions on low cost or free activities and we can also create custome packages that will fit your schedule and your budget.
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Our
Company History
Songer Whitewater launched its first commercial rafting
trip on the New River in 1978. The company, which
was started when whitewater rafting in West Virginia
was in its infancy, was named after founders Gary
Sontheimer and Jon Gerwick.
What began as a hobby for Gary and John has become
a labor of love for its current owners, Len and Susie
Hanger. Len and Susie have turned Songer Whitewater
into a thriving family owned outfitter by providing
quality whitewater rafting trips and the best in customer
service. Songer Whitewater would like to thank the
thousands of friends, family and guests who have made
it possible for us to celebrate our 28th season of
West Virginia whitewater rafting.
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Our
Facilities
Songer offers many things at our 100-acre basecamp
facility. Tent camping, bunkhouses, rustic cabins,
shower facilities and a dinner pavilion are just the
basics (for a complete menu, click here). Volleyball,
horseshoes and our nine-hole disc golf course add
to our amenities. Also, our campground is pet-friendly,
all pets must be kept on a leash.
Take a stroll through the woods, sit around a cozy
campfire, join us on the deck to watch your videos,
view the day's rafting pictures or just hang out with
our staff and guests.
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Our
Equipment
We use top quality AIRE brand rafts. Our standard
whitewater rafting trips use a 15 foot, 8 person raft
while our high adventure whitewater rafting trips
are outfitted in 12 foot 4/6 person rafts. Our fleet
of rafts are maintained to the highest standards and
all of our rafts are self-bailing, highly maneuverable
and designed to give you the best ride possible.
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