Over the course of 50 years of providing adventure travel holidays, we have paddled and hiked thousands of kilometers with countless satisfied customers. We've learned how to make your trip very special. Over 70% of our clientele are returning participants! Join us this season for an incredible adventure - challenge yourself, make new friends, experience something new, laugh and create great memories.

Overview

The "Week of Rockies Rivers" is an exciting whitewater holiday. We stay at Nipika Mountain Resort, and each day we'll paddle a new section of river through the beautiful Canadian Rockies of southeast British Columbia. We'll launch high in Kootenay National Park and paddle three "reaches" or sections of the Kootenay River.
Park Reach offers an excellent introduction, with lots of swifts and easy rapids. Then 40 km downstream we'll enter the more-demanding Canyon Reach. The rapids are more challenging and cut through 50 km of steep-walled canyons. Lastly, we'll run the more-relaxing White River Reach and splash through amazing scenery to Canal Flats in the westernmost ranges of the Rockies. We'll also explore two tributaries of the Kootenay. The White River is a long run of almost continuous Class 2 rapids. Our "finale" is a short, fun run on the smaller Cross River near the resort on our last morning. Our base for this adventure is Nipika Mountain Resort - a lovely eco-lodge on the shore of the Kootenay. We'll stay in comfortable log chalets and enjoy excellent meals together. Any adventurous paddler can enjoy this trip.
Starting at
$1920 CAD
Package Price

Trip Highlights

  • 5 nights at Nipika Mountain Resort in a "family-style" log cabin
  • wine and beer with dinners
  • Fully-Catered

Over the course of 50 years of providing adventure travel holidays, we have paddled and hiked thousands of kilometers with countless satisfied customers. We've learned how to make your trip very special. Over 70% of our clientele are returning participants! Join us this season for an incredible adventure - challenge yourself, make new friends, experience something new, laugh and create great memories.

Quick Facts

Paddlesport

  • Canoeing

Activity

  • Canoe Tripping

Experience/Service

  • Paddling Trip

Waterway

  • Whitewater Class I
  • Whitewater Class II

Destination

  • North America

Length

  • 5 Days

Accomodation

  • Lodge or Resort-Based

Guided

  • Yes

Outfitted

  • Fully

Special Interest

  • Wine Tasting
  • Beer Tasting
  • Intermediate

Adventure Level

Easier Challenging

Dates & Packages

Nipika - Week of Rockies Rivers

July 07, 2019 to July 12, 2019
Guides 5:1 ratio

Accommodation
• 5 nights at Nipika Mountain Resort in a "family-style" log cabin or at the main lodge - mostly double occupancy

Meals
• group-prepared meals at Nipika - Day 1 dinner to Day 6 breakfast
• excellent trail lunches and snacks on the river - Day 2 lunch to Day 5 lunch
• wine and beer with dinners

Canoe Equipment
• high-quality, SOAR, 2-person inflatable canoes
• paddles, PFDs, throw bags, paddling helmets

Expedition Equipment
• packs and barrel packs for expedition gear and group meals

Safety Equipment
• first aid, safety, river rescue, and repair kits

What Guests Are Saying

Nipika was the perfect base for this trip! I enjoyed coming back to the lodge at the end of an exciting day, for a sauna and home-cooked meal!

- Michael, Washington, USA
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Our team is ready to work with you, from your first call to the office or online booking, all the way to the expedition's final day. We know how to take care of the details so you can just relax and enjoy an incredible experience in some of the most amazing places on earth! With 50 years of experience you know you are in good hands.

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Our Team

Our team is ready to work with you, from your first call to the office or online booking, all the way to the expedition's final day. We know how to take care of the details so you can just relax and enjoy an incredible experience in some of the most amazing places on earth! With 50 years of experience you know you are in good hands.

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Black Feather provides exceptional wilderness adventure holidays for individuals and small groups. We specialize in remote, northern expeditions - from sea kayaking in Greenland to basecamping on the arctic ice at the floe edge, to hiking across incredible tunda and canoeing Canada's wildest and most beautiful rivers, we have the trip for you!

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Black Feather is a leader in gear innovation - many of the items you see in use today were conceived by us! We update our trip equipment constantly, and as our guides come up with better and more streamlined systems we adapt them into our program. You can feel safe and well-taken care of with equipment that supports you in the wilderness!

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