Wildlife on the Bow | Big Canoe Tour
Description
Paddle along the Bow River in a 12-seater canoe in Banff’s backyard during this guided big canoe tour. Dip your oars into the water as team and take in the wildlife and mountain scenery as your guide tells you about the animals and landscape. Be on the lookout for elk, bald eagles, beaver, and muskrats as the current carries you along. Perfect for families!
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Itinerary
Guest will be on a guided Big Canoe and journey up the Bow River in Banff National Park. The views are stunning
The Banff Canoe Club is where all our big canoe tours depart from. It is located on the banks of the beautiful Bow River
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(14)
Our very knowledgeable guide Meghan was super nice and had some great stories about the area.
Hi there, Thank you for your kind review! We're so glad to hear you had a great experience exploring Banff. We'll be sure to pass your feedback along to Meghan. It's wonderful to hear that her knowledge, friendliness, and storytelling helped make your time in the area even more enjoyable. We really appreciate you joining us, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure in Banff soon! Banff Adventures
we did widlife big canoe tour with our tour guide Mardi. She was amazing, provided lot of information about the widlife and the area and wasmver funny and friendly. we have enjoyed our time. thank you, Mardi.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're so glad you joined us for the Wildlife Big Canoe Tour and had such a great time with Mardi. She’s a fantastic guide—knowledgeable, friendly, and always ready to make the experience fun and memorable. We’ll be sure to pass along your thanks to her—she’ll be thrilled to know you had just a wonderful time!
We didn’t see a lot of wild life, couple of beavers. But our guide, Bree was so knowledgeable about the area, and the views from actually being on the Bow river were spectacular! Well worth the trip.
The guides were excellent. Friendly and very helpful. Ethan was our guide and he was very knowledgeable. We saw a beaver by its den. The evening tour was the perfect time to go. I highly recommend this tour.
We went fishing w Stephan w the family and it was a great trip. He was super knowledgeable and engaged each one of the family members and the kids even had a blast … top notch w Stephan
Great time on the river with Emily our guide, very eager to share her love and knowledge of the place. We saw elks, beavers and a bald eagle, while enjoying the serene atmosphere on the river at sunset.
Really fun, not very strenuous. Beautiful views and saw elk and beavers. Great staff, super knowledgable. Tom was great!
Great Mountain views from the scenic Bow River. Our guide Jon was fun and shared lots of insight into the history of the area.
We booked this tour prior to our arrival in Banff. We were very much looking forward to this canoe tour. On the day of the tour around 11am we were emailed to say the tour was cancelled. The reason cited was bad weather. In actual fact the weather whilst slightly drizzling in the morning, was bright and sunny with no wind by the afternoon. The late cancellation was completely at odds with the actual weather on the day. Nevertheless we moved our booking to our last day rather than request a refund. On the rescheduled day we were unable to do the tour due to an unforeseen event. We contacted the company and explained the situation but they were completely resistant to offer any options or refund. A poor service indeed.
Hello Zeena We would like the opportunity to discuss your experience as this is very unusual. We only cancel tours if it is heavy rain, risk of thunderstorm or very cold, which would make for an uncomfortable tour for guests. I cannot find a reservation under your name. If you would like to contact our team on 403 762 4554 so we can find out more details and hopefully come up with a resolution.
Do not take this tour for the wildlife but if you want a nice relaxing canoe ride with great views and a knowledgeable guide it is for u.
