A Culinary River Adventure
Rio Grande Gorge + Vivac Winery
This route goes right through the highest walled parts of the canyon, where you will be surrounded by stunning Quartzite and basalt lava cliffsides, and local willow, Apache plume and cane cholla cactus dotting the peachy and orangey covered rock landscape. With possible wildlife sightings including bighorn sheep, beaver or river otters.
After you’re grinning from ear to ear from your rafting adventure you will journey further down river to Vivác Winery where we will indulge in our Inspired Gourmet Picnic prepared by Chef Alyson Hyder. Her delightful spread, ready to nourish you after working up an appetite is perfectly paired with your Vivac tasting, ready to toast to your paddle fun adventure together!
This is truly a ‘peak experience’ breathtaking views, adventure, and unforgettable culinary experience that would be the highlight of any Santa Fe trip!
About Our Partners
New Mexico River Adventures have dedicated their lives to exploring and running rivers all over the US and beyond. From Zambia to Chile to New Mexico, they have enjoyed some of the greatest river trips in the world. They are the premier rafting guides in New Mexico and often spend time certifying new guides.
Vivác Winery: Our incredibly talented friends and professionals at Vivác Winery have a commitment to excellence & are the Highest Rated Red Wine Producers in New Mexico’s History! Fresh & young, edgy & sophisticated, Vivác offers you something out of the ordinary! Vivác is the creation of brothers Jesse and Chris Padberg, along with their wives, Michele and Liliana Padberg, respectively. In November of 1998 Jesse and Chris embarked on a new mission “to make the best wine possible and have a good time doing it!” This meant professionally crafted, world-ranked, dry red wines-a first for New Mexico.
DIFFICULTY RATING: 3
WHAT TO BRING
TRAVELER TIPS
- Luxury SUV transportation with your field guide
- Raft tour with optional Wetsuit & Professional Guides
- Gourmet Lunch with Wine Pairing
- Travel pack including a Towel & Water Bottle
This Experience is very limited. Please sign up early to secure this opportunity.
Heritage Inspirations & The Inn of The Five Graces
Heritage Inspirations is the preeminent luxury adventure company in New Mexico, and as Forbes Magazine points out, “one of the few truly high-end, meaningful, genuine, and sustainability-minded travel companies operating in the United States.”
Bringing a lifetime of invaluable insights and connections, Heritage Inspirations draws on their closest relationships to thoughtfully illuminate the incredible people, cultural sites, traditions, magnificent landscapes, and natural wonders for our guests.
Together with the Five Graces Private Experiences team, we have crafted highly curated, all-inclusive guided tours specifically designed to inspire ‘core memories’ that will endure long after the journey ends.
*Five Graces Private Experiences, offered in partnership with Heritage Inspirations, are exclusively available to guests of The Inn.
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