New Mexico river rafting testimonials

8/1/12

Hi Steve,

I wish to send out my gratitude to you and your staff. Not only was BEN the best river guide for our family he was FUN

We had a wonderful morning on the river, on July 25 2012, with Ben showing the children some huge frogs and explaining other river life. The boys really thought he was silly, that's hard to please 3 boys from ages 6-12 but Ben held his own and was a favorite for the trip. his name even made it into a postcard to grandma and hopefully on our screen saver once we decide which photo to purchase.

Also, the lunch was so far my expectations on the river. We expected premade sandwiches but NO WAY. Ben got all these cool tools and tables and made a spread any creating company would be proud to feature on their outdoor selections. Only wish we had a camera to show everyone the great spread we were given to prepare tasty lunches. Our tummies were filled to the top for the last leg of our tour with Ben.. Thanks again for all you and your staff did to create a wonderful memory for our family.

Thanks

Susie & Paul Baringer

with Sebastian, Bryce and Pierce

7/18/12

Steve. Really enjoyed our rafting experience. Everyone was so great! Ben was exceptionally knowledgeable and personable. He is an awesome guide. You operation is top notch and I would highly recommend a trip with you to anyone wanting a great time:-)

Thanks! Carol

7/16/12

Dear Kathy & Steve,

We had the most delightful time this morning! Joe is perfect guide: Skillful, informative, interesting, fun to be with, attentive to an early mistake or two and acknowleding the correction or good move. It was certainly a glorious morning and quiet time on the river. We laughed a bunch and thoroughly enjoyed the time.

7/9/12

Hi Steve,

We had a great time all due to Ben's great effort to make things happen and have fun. Don't lose him he's a great asset.

Take care Alan Ploch

7/5/12

thanks Steve!

just wanted to mention that Ben did a wonderful job; he's a super guy.

we hope to be back next summer.

cheers,

walter salas-humara

7/2/12

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 5/27/12

Thanks for helping us have a lot of fun! Steve, Thanks for your kind and proficient work on the phone. It was great to meet Kathy as our driver, and we really enjoyed Joe as a guide. Joe taught us a lot about the river, and helped us transition into white water more. Hopefully we can work out arrangements to get back to Taos and get on the river with you again!

Bob Garrett

 5/24/12

By the way, this is the first chance I’ve had to tell you what an outstanding job your team did on Sunday with the Fusion group!  They couldn’t stop raving about how great and fun their guides were!  Congratulations to you and your whole team for making their river adventure such a great experience for all!

 

 5/22/12

Thank you so much for the wonderful experience you provided our Hispanic student organization last Saturday.  Being from Southwestern Kansas, there are very few opportunities for outdoor adventures and all of the students couldn’t stop talking about the trip after the day was over. We loved our guides, Joe and Ben! They taught us so much and were very patient with us as we tried to master all of the “tricks” of maneuvering the rafts.  I was especially impressed that Joe and Ben picked two of the quieter members of the group to “steer” the rafts for the last mile or so of the trip.  I look forward to taking a trip with you again!

 

Melanie

 5/10/12

Just wanted to tell you we had a FABULOUS time on the river. Thank you and your team so much! It was a great experience, beautiful day, nice entry for my mom (who was a first timer) and we are happy to recommend you to any and all that will listen! :-) Ben was great! It was really nice to have Heather (full of great info on many topics) and Joseph along too to help paddle!



Kindest Regards,



Leah and Robbie

 7/5/11

Our first trip with New Wave was when our son was approximately 5 years old. He is now 18 & I think that we have had a New Wave trip every summer but one since our initial voyage. Every year we have a fantastic time & this year was no exception.  We hope to see you next summer.



Thanks again



Donna McCampbell 

 6/30/11

Dear Kathy & Steve,



Thanks so much for sending our hat, that was a great surprise. Once again thank you and your company for such a great experience, Joe and the crew are the best - send them our regards. We will put our two cents in Trip Advisor, Facebook and anywhere else :).



Wishing you a great season! Looking forward to doing it again...

Sincerely,



Gloria Durham

 6/29/11

Josepi, Britt and Ben thanks for another great time !!! This was my 3rd time down the Taos box with New Wave Rafting and Always a blast !!!!

Angela Vasquez

 6/28/11

...once again thank steve and kathy for having such a great bunch...we had a wonderful time...we'll be back for a daughter and mom outing...thank orlando and the rest of the crew...peace...the crazy roswell bunch...

Mia Jennings

 6/15/11

Great job, CJ and Britt! It was nirvana on the river yesterday. If I am ever able to get back here, New Wave will be my first reservation.

Meg Collins

 5/30/11

I wanted to thank you and your staff for the great time my wife and I had a week ago kayaking down the river. Karen told us about your 3 day rafting trip and i'm excited to try it out next year.

Ozzie

 8/20/10

I wanted to let everyone at New Wave Rafting know about the outstanding experience we had on August 13 with Karen as our guide.

After initial confusion about where we were to be picked up, we arrived late at the put-in spot. Karen had already been told her riders were no-shows and that she was free to go home--so it was obvious that our late arrival was less than convenient for all. My daughter and I were in tears after driving two hours and believing that we had missed the trip, but Karen rallied like the true professional she is and agreed to take us anyway. Little did she imagine what was in store.

Less than halfway down our course, my husband began experiencing a severe anxiety attack (not caused by the trip but probably triggered by the excitement of the rapids). Karen was exceptionally professional and alert in the way she handled what was, I'm sure, an extremely stressful situation for her. Reassured by me that it was an anxiety attack and not a heart attack or something else life-threatening, she nonetheless offered contingency plans at every opportunity--offering my husband the option of pulling out at the side of the river and getting on a bus belonging to another raft operator; slowing down the trip to ensure she was going at a pace comfortable and safe for all; and, in general, remaining calm, assessing the situation, and responding appropriately to all of us.

I am sure that no one in our raft was more anxious than Karen for that ride to be over, but she was a trouper throughout. In addition to her obvious considerable technical skill in helping us navigate the river, her calm, caring, and authoritative demeanor left us feeling safe and in the best of hands.

I hope you will forward this to the Millers and to Karen, along with my heartfelt thanks for the way she handled our little family crisis. Thank you, Karen: you are a force of nature.

Fondly,

Lisa Maregni (Brooks)

8/9/10

We had a great experience. The kids loved it! Our guide CJ was excellent and so patient with my son who at first was nervous.

Hope to see you again,

Diane

7/28/10

My family had a wonderful time rafting on the Rio Grande with your company last week. Our guide was Mike I believe (Airborne Ranger background) and he was absolutely a fantastic guide and great person to share this wonderful experience with. Thank you again and we will be sure to use your services the next time we visit New Mexico.



Ed Pavelle

7/28/10

I would love to come and train with New Wave. I do not want to be a guide YET, but I am surely considering. I think in my first live I was a mermaid...Nonetheless, please send our regards to our lovely guides, and thank you uncle Steve and Aunt ? (Neil's fam)... New Wave rocks!!!!

Kindest Regards,

Mia, Jesse, Jade (Roswell, NM), Tinie, JohBob, Engela (South Africa), and Marentia, Simone (England)

 7/28/10

Dear New Friends, (Steve, Michael, and Neil)

All I have to say is WOW!!!!!! Today was absolutely amazing! We could not have asked for better guides than Michael and Neil. Words that come to mind when we think of these two people: about Neil, fun, from Jade, laid back, from Simone, surfer dude, from Tinie, adventurous, from Marentia....hot, from Mia; about Michael, outstanding, from JoBob, strong and great expert, from Tinie, very competent, from Engela, helpful and considerate, from Marentia, and greatly respected (where's the love man?....please send my regards to Orlando).

Mia Jennings

7/26/10

Hello New Wave!

My husband and I went rafting on Saturday with Neil, Shane, and Ryan.  Neil was our guide and did a fantastic job!  He not only charmed us with the local river tid bits, but also helped save a woman's life. Granted it's all in a days work for a guide, but that day all the guides deserved a pat on the back and a hug!  Thanks for making it fun!

Stay away from the bad rocks,

Lisa Winter

7/24/10

We rafted with Brit on Wednesday and had a GREAT time! Brit made our first trip on the river so much fun and we look forward to another trip hopefully next June.

Thanks, Kim Slone

7/23/10

Just wanted to let you know that we had a great time on the river this morning. The boys loved it! Brit was amazing; very knowledgable, great with kids and a lot of fun all around. Please thank him for us.

Thanks for a wonderful day!

Leigh

7/2/10

Dear NEW WAVE CREW especially our guides Ryan and Ben,

I would like to thank you for the awesome trip you took us on, June 26, 2010. We took a group of 14 people from the White Sands Missile Range/Las Cruces area to Taos for a weekend getaway. I found your company online and I am so glad I did. You guys were a lot of fun, had your stuff together, and really love what you do. We split into two groups of 7 for our rafting adventure. Ryan was very knowledgeable of the area and made the trip really fun. He taught us how to “Rock the Narrows” and how to “Surf”. Our group had a blast with him as our guide, thank you so much!!! Ben your rafters told me that you were really good as well; they liked how you let them be in charge. You all were really friendly and made the trip great, we all look forward to planning future rafting adventures with you.

Selena Vargas, Geri, Manny, Mo, Monie, Trent, Chris Dominic, Matt, Yolanda, Chris, Elizabeth, James, and Ann

7/2/10

Wanted to drop you folks a note and thank you for the fantastic day we spent rafting the Taos Box on June 23rd. Wow is all we can say!

Britt......a GREAT guide, funny as hell, informative, knowledgeable not only about the river, but the history of the gorge, very patient and helpful with the rookies on board, some great stories too. We simply could not have asked for a better guide and will recommend New Wave and Britt to anyone and everyone. We are still talking about our trip and can't wait to do it again. Simply put, we had a blast and Britt had a lot to do with that! We will be back!

Chris, Traci, Collin Knapp

Belmont, Michigan

6/26/10

Just a note to say thanks for a great adventure – our guide, Mike, was very knowledgeable and interesting, and we had a great time! We will recommend you guys to anyone going to the Santa Fe area!

Barry Braunstein

6/23/10

Hi folks, Just a thank you for the great rafting trip last weekend. Just wanted you to know I plan to put in a plug for you guys including Michael on my radio show this weekend. You can catch it on XM 170 at 8:00 am every Saturday morning.

Jim Bell

6/4/10

Dear Steve,

We wanted to let you know that all us of Florida Girls had a great trip. Our guide Michael was the best !!! He was knowledgeable, funny and we all had the time of our lives. (especially Da - linda) We all got along well, had some great discussions and laughed alot. Two of us had rafted before and we all agree that Michael was very professional, responsible when it came to our safety, but most of all extremely entertaining I think we all truly enjoyed the day!!!

We would highly recommend New Wave Rafting to anyone...and have them request Michael for their guide. If we every get out your way again....Look out Taos Box....here come the Crazy Girls from South Florida!

Karen, Jill, Jan, Lynn & Da (Linda)

5/30/2010

Also I would like to say we had a blast, Joe (my guide) and Britt (my kids guide) were wonderful!! They made the trip exciting and very fun. We had done the Race Course 3 or 4 times before with your company and always had a lot of fun, but from now on when we decide to go white water rafting we will do the Taos Box of course with New Wave Rafting.



Thanks again, we did have a lot of fun with your group.

Danny Smith P.E.

Associate Vice President for Physical Facilities

West Texas A&M University

5/27/10

We had the best time on this rafting trip. You guys at New Wave have been great on our 2 trips. The experience of the guides, their knowledge of the river and it's wildlife is among the best. Our guide, Neil, navigated us through the exciting rapids of the Taos Box without losing one rafter but almost took one for the team as he caught some big air at the Pin Ball. Neil got us all pumped for the Rock Garden as well he should have. What a ride that was.



We will be back for a 3rd year in a row next year and can't wait for the highlight of our vacation with New Wave Rafting.....Thanks guys.

Brian Fintoski

5/25/2010

I would like to compliment New Wave Rafting Co. on a job well done for providing excellent guides, equipment, and services for the Taos Box trip of 5/22 for our Fort Bliss group. I have done a lot of whitewater rafting around the United States and I would have to say that our guide Jesse has been the best I have ever had; he was very knowledgeable about the river and his approach to the rapids, friendly, and, most importantly, fun to be around. It is great to have a guide like this because it was helpful to ease the fears of some of the people on our raft since it was their first time on an adventure like this ... Kudos to all at New Wave Rafting Co....

5/22/2010

I would like to compliment New Wave Rafting Co. on a job well done for providing excellent guides, equipment, and services for our Taos Box trip on 5-22-2010 for our Fort Bliss group. I have done a lot of whitewater rafting around the United States and I would have to say that our guide Jesse has been the best I have ever had; he was very knowledgeable about the river and his approach to the rapids, friendly, and most importantly, fun to be around. It is great to have a guide like this because it was helpful to ease the fears of some of the people on our raft since it was their first time on an adventure like this. I know who I will request as our guide next year when we return. Kudos to all at New Wave Rafting Co...

Thanks again for everything,

Kris Brown

5/17/2010

Just wanted to let you know we had a great time and all of us thought CJ was a fantastic guide. The group has participated in many guided events and we felt her professionalism and approach to group management was the best any of us have experienced. Thanks.

Richard Meese

 4/22/2010

Great trip. Great guide. If I can provide a testimonial or serve as a reference, I would be happy to do so.

Mike Brennan