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River of Golden Dreams Canoe and Kayak Self Guided Excursion

Whistler, Canada

River of Golden Dreams Canoe and Kayak excursion

3 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Paddle the scenic River of Golden Dreams on this self-guided river excursion through the Whistler wetlands. After a river orientation, and practice on Alta Lake, paddle your choice of single kayak or double Canadian canoes down river while looking for wildlife and wildflowers. At the end, enjoy a complimentary shuttle ride back up river to the starting point.

Self-guided canoe or kayak down the River of Golden Dreams
Multiple tours daily to fit your schedule
All gear, lifejackets, and river orientation provided
Includes a return shuttle ride at the end of the excrusion

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
canoes and kayaks
complimentary shuttle back from the end of the river. you do not have to paddle back up .

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

3375 Lakeside Rd, Whistler, BC V0N 1B3, Canada
Come join us at Lakeside Park on the shores of Alta Lake. We are a 3 minute drive south from Whistler Village on highway 99 toward Vancouver. Look for the big blue highway sign 'TOURS' 'River of Golden Dreams'

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 21 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Juergen_K

The trip was an exciting challenge - first finding a common rhythm, engaging with each other, and when we had that down pat, we encountered a bear, first bathing and then perched above us in a tree. We can recommend this trip to everyone, it was unique and our first canoe trip together. Anytime again...

Reviews

4.5

22 reviews

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Thomas_B, Sep 2023

The River of Golden Dreams, an awesome adventure and a quiet good organisation Form the wohle team! Yy

Beautiful but takes some physical effort to constantly pick up and move your canoe through various obstacles

Drew_S, Aug 2023

Alta Lake is really beautiful and the first part of the canoe (or kayak if you chose) ride goes through the lake. Then you get to the river. Due to low water levels and beaver dams, you have to portage (pickup your boat and push it on a dolly for 1/4 miles to the next point with more water) and then continue on. Due to 12-15 beaver dams, you have to stand on the beaver dams and pickup your boat and get to the other side. We didn’t mind this because we are a young and adventurous family, but I could imagine this would be tedious for people who are less able bodied or looking for a relaxing boat ride. Overall we liked it and even encountered a male black bear!

River fun

Demisha_V, Aug 2023

It was such a great experience! The views were beautiful and it was adventurous without being too challenging. We went in early august so the river is very low and shallow which made it a little more difficult but it was still fun!

Exciting Challenge

Juergen_K, Jul 2023

Great experience!

Ashish_N, Jun 2023

The lake stretch of the self guided tour is calm and serene. The river stretch can become fast with some currents, but wasn’t too bad. My wife and I did the canoe with our younger son. Canoes were harder to control for us since it requires close coordination and subtle and early adjustments to keep the boat centered with the stream. We ended up hitting pretty much every bush on the river, lol. But made it out just fine. Water levels play an important part on how fast you go - we were slower since it was fairly low, I imagine things get faster with rising water levels.

Great way to see the surrounding landscape

Vicki_R, Aug 2022

Amazing views and helpful and friendly staff. Beautiful scenery. Perfect in summer when the river is nice and calm.

Leisurely, self guided paddle

Eleanor_D, Aug 2022

Really great experience. 2 hours of paddling down a river with mixed levels of difficulty. Sometimes you find yourselves needing to communicate to avoid colliding with bushes/ beaver dams, sometimes you can leisurely paddle along! Just the right level of guidance and very easy experience overall.

Stunning views and narrow river but worth every minute😀

Marlene_R, Aug 2022

The views were stunning! It took awhile to learn how to turn since we haven’t canoed in 20 years but we managed the narrow curvy river just fine. If you are new at canoeing just take your time and you’ll do great! We would definitely do this again!

An experience 😂😂😂

Philip_J, Aug 2022

First time canoeing for the two of us. All I can say is expect to visit a lot of overhanging trees and bush's as steering the canoe is not as easy as it looks. But stick at it as it is well worth the effort.

Family trip

Constance_A, Jul 2022

Wasn’t really sure what to expect but this was better than I thought it would be Did the unguided tour they started paddling across the lake which was great in its our regard Then we got to the creek Absolutely beautiful Took is a little over 2 hours to do the whole thing which was perfect Paddling the creek was really fun and adventurous would do it again

Excellent adventure.

Angelo_M, Jul 2022

Great river. Great service. Lots of fun. Recommend to many. Visiting from Toronto and would return for this memorable trip.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

HI Angelo awesome thanks. it's great when guest have fun and write reviews. keep us fired up we're doing a great job, cheers Eric

Great afternoon

FG_M, Jul 2022

The experience was great and the kids loved it! In the beginning we thought it was going to be hard but we worked out just fine.

Unvergessliches Erlebnis

Dietmar_L, Aug 2022

Ganz nette Menschen! Tolle Fahrt, beeindruckende Natur. Auch für Anfänger kein Problem! Ich würde allerdings direkt beim Veranstalter buchen, kostet 68$ weniger! (Paar 210$ zu 278$)