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Booking Pattern
Scheduled departures that run only within a safe river-level window
For rafting operators
Booking software for white water rafting operators
Fill rafts to a safe crew, move a trip when the river runs too high or too low, and collect wetsuit sizes and waivers before anyone reaches the put-in.
At a glance
How Rafting Operators businesses operate
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Capacity Type
Per-person places, grouped into rafts with a fixed crew size
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Resources
Raft guides, rafts, wetsuits, helmets and buoyancy aids
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Weather Dependent
Very high — river level from rainfall or release sets the go/no-go
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Waivers
Required, recording swimming ability and any medical conditions
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Checkin
Guide fits kit, confirms crew and briefs at the put-in
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Seasonality
Follows rainfall and dam-release schedules through the year
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Party Type
Stag and hen groups, families, corporate days and thrill-seekers
The challenges
What gets in the way
The operational friction we hear about most — and what Experiqo does about it.
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The challenge
The river level decides whether you run
Too high and it is dangerous, too low and there is nothing to paddle. Blocking dates outside the safe window and moving trips keeps departures honest and safe.
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The challenge
Every raft holds a fixed crew
A raft takes a set number plus a guide, no more. Places have to group cleanly into full rafts so no boat launches over or under crewed.
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The challenge
Wetsuits and helmets must fit ahead
Kitting out a coach party at the base wastes the water window. Sizes captured at booking mean the gear is sorted before arrival.
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The challenge
Non-swimmers change the safety picture
Knowing who cannot swim shapes the brief and the boat. Recording swimming ability at booking gives guides that before the put-in.
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The challenge
A late cancellation from rain loses the day
A river that spikes overnight scrubs a dawn departure. Reaching everyone by SMS before they travel saves a wasted trip and a wave of complaints.
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The challenge
Big groups book as a block
Stag parties and corporate days want one booking spread across rafts. Handling the whole group at once, with a deposit, keeps the launch planned.
The platform
Features built for Rafting Operators
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Deposits & part-payments
Let guests secure a place with a deposit now and pay the balance automatically later, so higher-value trips are easier to say yes to.
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Rescheduling
Move a booking to another date in a few clicks, or let guests reschedule themselves, so a change of plans does not become a refund.
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Guest self-service
Give guests a secure link to view, pay, reschedule or complete their booking themselves, cutting the admin your team handles by hand.
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Digital waivers
Collect signed waivers before guests arrive, so your team is not chasing paperwork at the water's edge on the day.
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Capacity control
Cap the number of places by date, time, guide, vehicle or equipment, so you sell exactly what you can deliver and never oversell.
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Blackout dates
Block out closures, holidays and private hire in a couple of clicks, so guests can only book the dates you can actually run.
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SMS messaging
Send SMS updates and reminders via Twilio, so time-critical messages reach guests on the device they always have to hand.
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Review collection
Ask guests for a review automatically after their trip, with a rating gate and a delay you control, target the whole business or an individual guide, and sync approved reviews to Google, Trustpilot and TripAdvisor.
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A day with Experiqo
How Rafting Operators runs on Experiqo
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Step 1
Publish trips within the safe window
Set departures to run only within a safe river-level range, with places grouped into full rafts, so every trip that sells is one you can safely launch.
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Step 2
A group books and sizes up
A stag party of twelve books two rafts on Saturday, enters wetsuit sizes and swimming ability, and everyone signs a waiver ahead.
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Step 3
A spike in the river moves the trip
Overnight rain pushes the river too high, so you move the group to a safer day and SMS everyone before they set off.
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Step 4
The guide kits up and briefs
At the put-in the guide has the right sizes and swimmer notes, confirms the crew of each raft, and briefs before launching.
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Step 5
A review request follows the run
Once the soaked group is off the water an automatic message asks for a review while the rapids are still fresh.
One connected system
One connected system, from booking to check-in
Every part of a rafting operators booking flows through one platform — no re-keying, no disconnected tools.
01 · Sell
Turn demand into paid bookings
Products
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Availability
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Bookings
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02 · Operate
Keep guests and teams moving
Customers
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Payments
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Staff
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03 · Understand
Use one live picture to grow
Resources
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Communications
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Reporting
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No re-keying. No disconnected tools. A change in one workspace updates everywhere.
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FAQs
Questions from operators like you
Block dates outside the safe level window so they never sell, and move any affected trip to a safer day, keeping departures both safe and reliable.
Places group into full rafts with a fixed crew and guide, so no boat ever launches over or under crewed however the bookings fall.
Wetsuit and helmet sizes are captured at checkout, so the gear is sorted before arrival and no water window is lost kitting people out.
Swimming ability sits on the waiver at booking, so guides know before the put-in who cannot swim and can brief and crew accordingly.
Move the trip to a safer day and SMS the whole group before they travel, turning a river spike into a moved date rather than a wasted journey.
Take the whole party as one booking spread across the rafts, with a deposit, so a big group day is planned and secured in one step.