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The Nahanni River (12 Days)
Northwest Territories Canoeing & Rafting Vacation
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Overview: We have refined our raft trips to a high degree of excellence, appealing to individuals seeking an enjoyable adventure holiday. Rafting the Nahanni is a soft adventure. No previous rafting or camping experience is required. We have hosted people who were looking forward to spending their first night in a tent - to seasoned River travelers. You should be prepared for 8 days of wilderness camping. This will require you to be in good health, reasonably physically fit and able to carry your pack around the 2 km portage at Virginia Falls. Our guides are able to assist if required. On the River, your guide will use oars to maintain the rafts direction. This leaves you plenty of time for photography, looking for wildlife, or just being dazzled by the incredible features of the Nahanni landscape. In addition, an inflatable canoe or kayak is usually provided for those seeking more adventure. Ashore there are numerous walks available to gain a through perspective of the area.
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Day 01
Individual arrival in Fort Simpson, NWT. Meet your guide and group in the morning. Enjoy the Charter flight to Virginia Falls. (weather permitting). This breathtaking flight takes us over the spectacular Ram canyon and then up the Nahanni River to Virginia Falls. We will set up our camp at the Falls for the first night and will have plenty of time to explore and take photographs from the many promontories overlooking the Falls.
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Day 02
After breakfast your guides will complete the portage of camp equipment. Participants are asked to portage their own pack 2 km to the "put in" below the Falls. Most of this portage is on a board walk and down hill.
Lunch is served on the cobble beach below the Falls. Following a safety talk, we load the rafts and begin our descent. Leaving the roar of the Falls behind us, we will ride high on the waves through the Painted Canyon. The excitement continues with our passage through Figure Eight Rapids. We will find our camp close to the mouth of the Flat River.
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Day 03 - 10
Back on the river we float along the foreboding Funeral Range and enter Third Canyon (35km) where the Nahanni cuts a passage just past Mary River. You will be awestruck as we float silently between the 1200m canyon walls which rise skyward above the river. We will camp at The Gate in view of Pulpit Rock. The following day we will layover and make a short hike to a lookout above The Gate that affords a magnificent vista of the valley below. Thr following day we will continue on through Third and Second Canyon (15 km) into Deadmen Valley - known for its legends and mystery. This spectacular open valley offers numerous exploratory options. Following an exciting run through George's Riffle, we drift between the sky-high walls of First Canyon which reach heights of over 1400 m. This 26 km canyon will lead us to Lafferty's Canyon, a side canyon which joins the Nahanni on its east side. We will take a second layovwer here and spend the day exploring chasms and pools which dot the canyons floor. The following moring its down to the soothing waters of Kraus' Hot Spring. We then bid farewell to the canyons and make our way into the Splits - a maze of islands.
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Day 11
Following breakfast, we will continue on to Native village of Nahanni Butte. (Pop. approx. 100) Remote yet surprisingly modern, a stroll into town provides insight into a culture far removed from most of North America. Following refreshments from the village store we will continue down stream to Blackstone Landing and (the) Lindberg's rustic Bed and Breakfast with a motorized river scow. Hot showers, delicious meals, log cabin accommodation and the trip end celebration awaits.
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Day 12
After breakfast a van will return everyone to Fort Simpson to catch flights home
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RATES IN CAD$
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TOUR DEPARTURES
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Sundays from May - August
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- Full information package
- Licensed lead guide
- 6:1 guide / guest ratio
- Maximum group size is 14
- All road transportation
- Charter flight to Virginia Falls
- Nutritious camp meals
- Beer/wine with some meals
- Inflatable rafts, rowing frame
- Canoes with full spray covers.
- Kitchen and camp equipment
- Deluxe Sierra Design tents
- Large dry pack
- First aid, safety equipment
- Wetsuits for canoeists.
- River boat shuttle
- Trip end celebration
- Baggage charges and freight
- Souvenir t-shirt, pocket knife
- Map booklet and guide.
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