Canoeing in Northern Canada
Preferred Outfitters and Tour Operators (use arrows to scroll and click photos for more information)A professionally guided canoe trip in Northern Canada is a unique wilderness adventure. Canada’s Arctic offers some of the greatest rivers in the world, including Teslin River, Nahanni River, Yukon River, Big Salmon, Coppermine and more. Northern Canada is home to some of the largest Canadian national parks – Aulavik National Park in the Northwest Territories, Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut and Ivvavik National Park and Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon. Prepare yourself for the trip of a lifetime.
Preferred Outfitters and Tour Operators
Adventure Tours Yukon Wild
Canoeing on a Yukon River is an experience of a lifetime .We are specialized in a selection of canoe, hiking and combination trips with very small groups for all levels of expertise.We provide professional guiding for your safety in the wilderness, for interpretation and teching technical skills. The Teslin, Big Salmon, Wind River, or Kluane National Park are some of our destinations. We also rent canoes and organize individual Tours.
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Box 40132 , Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 6M8.
Phone: (867) 668-5511 Website: www.yukon-wild.com Email us: info@yukon-wild.com |
Bathurst Arctic Services
CANOE EXPEDITING: NWT and Nunavut. Wilderness travel service; with one call, plan your entire trip. We can supply canoes, spray decks, all accessories, plus air transport. Over 30 years of northern experience in tourism. Custom quotes: let us know the size of group, where you want to go, and approximate dates. Packages available from Yellowknife and Edmonton.
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P.O. Box 820 (WC), Yellowknife, NT. X1A 2N6
Phone: (867)873-2595 Fax: (867)920-4263 Website: www.bathurstarctic.com Email us: info@bathurstinlet.com |
Black Feather – The Wilderness Adventure Company
Since 1971 – Canada’s most experienced outdoor adventure company with the largest choice of great expeditions in the arctic: paddle the Nahanni River, Mountain, Natla-Keele, Coppermine, Hood, Burnside, Horton, and more. Trips from 10-21 days for all skill levels.
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RR#3, Parry Sound, ON. P2A 2W9.
Toll Free 1-888-849-7668 Fax: (705)746-7048 Website: www.blackfeather.com Email us: info@blackfeather.com |
Canadian River Expeditions / Nahanni River Adventures
The best river expeditions from Alaska to Nunavut. Knowledgable, qualified and friendly guides, superior guide/participant ratio & itineraries, excellent food and attention to detail. Nahanni, Tatshenshini, Alsek, Stikine, Firth, Wind, Snake, Mountain, Coppermine, Burnside, Soper, Babine, Chilko, Chicotin, Fraser and more. Canoe and raft options allow us to accommodate all skill levels on all rivers. We have helped thousands of northern dreams come true over the decades. Most of our guests return over the years to travel several rivers with us.
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P.O. Box 31203, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5P7.
Phone: (867)668-3180 Fax: (867)668-3056 Website: www.nahanni.com Email us: info@nahanni.com |
Canoe Arctic Inc.
Canoe Canada’s Arctic. Fly-in canoe trips on the Thelon River and other remote tundra rivers of North America’s last great wilderness. Herds of caribou, muskoxen, white wolves, moose, and grizzlies. Warm, arid summers. Wildlife biologist guide. Operating since 1974. Order a brochure.
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P.O. Box 130, Fort Smith, NT. X0E 0P0
Phone: (867)872-2308 Website: www.canoearctic.com Email us: alex@canoearctic.com |
Cedar and Canvas Adventures
Five northern rivers – Wind, Big Salmon, Pelly, Teslin and Yukon. A boreal wilderness spanning eleven mountain ranges highlight the natural ecosystems of these great rivers. Opportunities to experience black and grizzly bear, moose, wolf, eagles and falcons, waterfowl, songbirds and much more. Natural and human history combined for a learning adventure of life in the North. Chestnut canoes in 18’ Prospectors and 22’ Freighters.
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P.O. Box 20178, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 7A2
Phone: (867) 633-5526 Website: www.cedarcanvas.com Email us: cedar@northwestel.net |
Great Canadian Wilderness Adventures
Arctic Canada – Wild Wolves, Caribou, Musk-ox & Aurora! Special catered expeditions to the remote reaches of the mainland Arctic in the Territory of Nunavut with Great Canadian Wilderness Adventures. See wild wolves during the den cycle, close-up caribou & musk-oxen herds, polar bear, beluga, seals, birds-of-prey, migrating waterfowl, incredible autumn colors and ghostly displays of northern lights. Experience rich Inuit history and culture. Also canoe & kayak rentals and remote access logistics out of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Best of references available.
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PO Box 341, Baker Lake, NU. X0C 0A0
Phone 1-800-667-9453 (toll-free from USA & Canada) Overseas phone +807-662-4512 Website: www.thelon.com Email us: tundra@thelon.com |
Nature Tours of Yukon
Discover the beauty of the Yukon by paddling pristine rivers, hiking remote trails or joining our van tours beyond the Arctic Circle to the Arctic Ocean. Our guided trips are not just a journey from one place to another but an experience of a lifetime! Our qualified and experienced guides make sure you’ll enjoy a safe adventure. Nature Tours of Yukon is the one-stop address for the self-directed traveler: canoe rentals, satellite phones, outdoor equipment and transportation all come with our expertise and friendly advice. Custom trips available.
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P.O. Box 31187, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5P7
Phone: (867) 667-4868 Fax: (867) 667-2028 Website: www.naturetoursyukon.com Email us: info@naturetoursyukon.com |
Ruby Range Adventure Ltd.
Long or short, challenging or tranquil, we offer an array of river trips down several of the Yukon’s most beautiful rivers. Ranging anywhere between seven and 22 days, our guides will take you on rivers that have been an integral part of the culture and history of the Yukon for centuries. Ruby Range Adventure has been guiding visitors to the Yukon and Alaska for many years. We bring unmatched experience and a genuine love of the North to every trip we lead. Our guides are qualified to lead you into the deepest wilderness.
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P.O. Box 30107, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5M2.
Phone: (867)667-2209 Website: www.rubyrange.com Email us: info@rubyrange.com |
Taiga Journeys
With Taiga Journeys you head out to paddle the Dease River, located in Northern British Columbia, adjacent to the Stikine drainage, close to the Yukon border. The Dease River flows north through the Cassiar Mountains and is an easy river paddle with stunning mountain views, great fishing and good wildlife viewing opportunities. There will be time for swimming, fishing, and enjoying wilderness tent camps every night. The river has a steady flow and we have to stay alert for sweepers and undercurrents. The two rapids, a whirlpool and some splashes will spice up our ride.
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80 Fireweed Drive, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5T8.
Phone: (867)393-3394 Website: www.taigajourneys.ca Email us: acaltherr@northwestel.net |
Wanapitei Canoe and Northern Outdoor Expeditions
Offering high quality guided canoe trips throughout Northern Canada. Canoe trips for a variety of skill levels in Northern Ontario & Quebec, Nunavut, NWT and the Yukon. Paddle stunning mountain rivers in the Yukon & western NWT. Canoe the remote wilderness of Nunavut & Baffin Island’s vast tundra barren lands. Travel along historic James and Hudson Bay rivers or paddle the classic Canadian Shield trips country of Ontario and Quebec’s near north. Scheduled and private trips available! For more information, check out our website.
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338 Caves Rd. RR #2, Warsaw, ON. K0L 3A0.
Phone: (705)652-9461 Website: www.wanapiteicanoe.com Email us: trips@wanapiteicanoe.com |
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Canoeing the Nahanni River
Nahanni River – Discover the breathless beauty of Canada’s most exciting wilderness river. Whether you are inspired by the northern lights, glacier wrapped alpine peaks of the continental divide, miles of white water rapids, the unclimables, spectacular Virginia Falls, North America’s deepest canyons, the mysterious caves and underground rivers of the tufu mounds or simply bathing in the hot springs or photographing ; Dall Sheep, caribou herds, Peregrine Falcons, Musk Ox and Grizzlies up close, the Nahanni will awe and inspire you especially when your guide regales you with historical tidbits, archaeological insights and Inuit stories passed down for generations and collected over thirty years guiding on the river.
River Canoe Trips
The Nahanni, the Tatshenshini, the Bowron Lake Circuit, and The Mackenzie River are just a few of the spectacular white water canoeing, kayaking and rafting opportunities that confirm Canada has the best rated wilderness experiences in the world. Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake add to Northern Canada’s reputation as a great place for wilderness kayaking and hiking experiences. Whether you want to kayak among the glaciers, white water raft down heart pounding rapids or photograph Dall sheep, grizzlies and caribou herds numbering in the thousands you won’t be disappointed.