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The Banff Canoe Club
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578 reviews
#2 of 7 Boat Tours & Water Sports in Banff
Water Sports • Sightseeing Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Stand Up Paddleboarding • Kayaking & Canoeing
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9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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At the Banff Canoe Club we think everyone should have access to the wonderfully Canadian sport of Canoeing. Rent a canoe, kayak or SUP and explore the gentler section of the Bow River or head up forty mile creek into Vermillion Lakes. We think you will love it so much, that you'll be back for another paddle before long! For those new to the sport, we offer Big Canoe Tours. Choose from the River Explorer or Wildlife of the Bow tour and explore the river with your guide.
Banff, Alberta, Canada
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Kendricks365
Windermere, UK42 contributions
wonderful to end a day in Banff
Sep. 2022
We thoroughly enjoyed the evening Wildlife Tour that we did with the Banff Canoe Club. Saw a Black Bear mum with cub, and Osprey on its nest, a Bald Eagle flying overhead, a beaver swimming past its lodge, an Elk stag and a coyote...
Everyone in our canoe had done a little paddling before so we didn't have to work too hard on our trip upstream, and our guide was very informative.
Written October 21, 2022
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Dan B
London, England, United Kingdom40 contributions
Group canoe
Jul. 2022 • Couples
Becca was a great guide. Very knowledgeable. Highlight was seeing an Osprey. Would recommend for an easy trip up the river.
Written October 14, 2022
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Pradeep B
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Amazing!
Oct. 2022
We went on thanksgiving for a family trip to Banff. The river canoeing was perfect, it was our first time Canada Canoeing and the staff were excellent teachers. So friendly and took lots of time to help us. We saw some Elks on the river shore. We will come again!
Written October 11, 2022
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Sumrita Bhat
1 contribution
My experience with Canoe club
Aug. 2022
We are great time with our guide Alec. He had great knowledge about the area (Flora and fauna). We also spotted a baby bear :) on our Canoe trip.
Written October 11, 2022
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kcb95
Banff National Park, Canada6 contributions
Great time!
Sep. 2022 • Couples
Went out with my in-laws and had an amazing experience! Alex at the desk was so helpful with everything, 100% would go back because of his excellent customer service.
Written October 7, 2022
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donna b
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada55 contributions
Fun on the Bow River
Sep. 2022
Austin was a great guide on our Voyageur Canoe Trip. He was very inventive when dealing with two different families with young children who really did not know how to paddle. The situation was a bit frustrating for my husband and I since we did know how to paddle but Austin handled the situation as well as could be expected. He was also very knowledgeable about the area we were exploring and had a great sense of humour.
Written October 6, 2022
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leeclissett
Birmingham, UK8 contributions
Beautiful evening on the river with CJ
Sep. 2022
We did an evening wildlife tour with CJ as our guide and it was awesome. We got really lucky and came across a big group of Elk which we followed for more or less the whole tour.

Even without getting lucky this would have surely been a really fun tour. CJ was really knowledgeable and made it a fun experience. I definitely recommend you to ask when you can join CJ's tour
Written October 4, 2022
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Sarah S
Los Angeles, CA4 contributions
Enjoyed the wildlife tour with Becca
Oct. 2022 • Solo
I really enjoyed the wildlife tour with Becca. She was extremely informative and I learned a lot! I would recommend for anyone hoping to get out on the river who doesn’t have much canoe experience. I felt safe the whole time!
Written October 3, 2022
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Sydney B
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Jul. 2022 • Solo
I went on the wildlife tour and had Jon as our fantastic guide. The Osprey and Bear-eavers did not disappoint and Jon was very knowledgeable about the park and the wildlife while also teaching us proper paddling and boat safety. 10/10 would recommend
Written September 28, 2022
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Dawn S
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Lovely evening on the river
Sep. 2022 • Couples
On our last evening in Banff we chose a big canoe tour & went out with Alec
We had an amazing time & enjoyed every minute of it - from laughs within the boat & with other boats that were on the river, looking out for wildlife, seeing the beautiful scenery & Alec's expert guidance along the way
It was a beautiful, sunny, calm evening & a fantastic way to end our time in Canada
Thank you
Written September 27, 2022
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