Banff National Park Big Canoe Tour

The river was beautiful and our guide, Corey, was excellent. We saw a great osprey nest and a few osprey, which was neat, and seeing Banff from the river is another great way to take in the landscape. Our only problems were weather and the other passengers. It was very cold and very windy, so the river was moving very fast. We needed everyone in the canoe to paddle, but half of the canoe did not so we were never able to actually get up the river, instead turning around halfway. The canoe trip is a great idea and has real possibilities, but you should know going into it that you do have to paddle for the first 30-45 minutes, and at times paddle with a lot of force. If you just want to sit and take photos, do a float trip instead of the canoe trip, which we also did and was very relaxing and required no work from the passengers. Also, the trip is really not for kids who are not old enough to paddle continuously. There was a child age 4 or 5 on board who got a paddle and just dragged it thru the water and splashed people, which was not fun for the other passengers. All in all, a neat idea that we would try again, but with hopefully better weather conditions and a full canoe of people willing to paddle.

Alex was our guide and he was fantastic! He is articulate and has a very pleasing manner. He gave us the choice of turning the canoe ourselves or having him turn it, and we chose US because his very clear directions made us feel safe. Thanks so much, Alec!

Our guide, Mark was very knowledgeable and helpful. In spite of the wind, we completed the trip. Lots of fun!

Having Becky as our guide was a great asset. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. Did not see any animals…but was still fun.

This a adventure that no one should miss. Mark our guide was so knowledgeable and helpful to everyone

Austin was a great guide. Very informative and fun. The canoe ride had beautiful views and was very informative. No strength or physical assertion required. Will definitely return in the future

I enjoyed meeting Mitch M, our guide and learning from him. The river was such a beautiful colour and lovely to paddle in. An excellent day with great service.

The guide was knowlegeable and entertaining. Lovely day, sunny and the water was amazing teal color.

The view was amazing and the staff was really friendly and had great knowledge of the area and the animals.

Highlight of the day!!! Amazing experience!!! Instructors were very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend to include this activity in your trip!!!