About Us

Kumsheen Raft Adventures is BC's favourite whitewater rafting company.

Rafting pioneer Bernie Fandrich began the first rafting business on the Thompson River in 1973. The Fandrich family continues to own and manage the operation.

Located in the heart of the Fraser Canyon not far from Vancouver, Kumsheen is known across Canada and around the world for the friendly, smooth, and professional way that we run our adventure resort and rafting operation.

More than 250,000 guests - from 7 years old to 93! - have enjoyed the Kumsheen experience since we pioneered rafting on the Thompson River.

Our family works with an awesome team to ensure that every guest leaves with a smile and with a desire to return again.

Guest Testimonials

Media coverage

Bernie, founder of Kumsheen and pioneer of whitewater rafting on the Thompson River shares some of his own stories in his newly released E-Book.

The Finest Team

Our staff are pleasant, affable people who do their job well. It's important to them that when your vacation with us is over, you can't wait to come back again. Our rafting guides are well-trained, qualified, certified and fun to go down the river with! They are storytellers, tour guides, and even educators.

Meet our staff

37 Years of Experience

Since 1973, Kumsheen has rafted more river miles on the Thompson River and Fraser River than everyone else combined. We are the premiere Canadian rafting operation west of the Ottawa River. Although we have grown steadily over the years, Kumsheen still prides itself on being a family operation that cares for everyone that visits the resort.

Bernie Fandrich was the first to take paying clients down the Thompson River and named all the rapids. Names such as Witch's Cauldron, Devil's Kitchen, and Washing Machine are good indicators of what these rapids have in store for you.

Only The Best Equipment

Our power rafts were designed by Bernie Fandrich specifically for the Thompson and Fraser Rivers and have been refined over the years to remain state-of-the-art for this kind of river running. The white 22 ft. rafts are used primarily on the Thompson River while the 28 ft. rafts are used on the Fraser River and high water on the Thompson. These great boats mean that you don't have to worry about anything other than hanging on to a hand-line and having a great time.

Our white, self-bailing paddle rafts come in three sizes - 16 ft. 18 ft. and 20 ft. Our River Manager decides which boats to use depending on the water level and river conditions.

Everywhere you look at the resort and in the yard you'll see quality (well, okay, maybe our buses aren't the newest on the road). In order to shuttle our impressive equipment between the resort and the rivers, we lease a fleet of new pickup trucks each summer.

And our resort? Well, rafting amenities just don't get any better!