3-Day Algonquin Park Canoe Trip
Overview
Three day guided wilderness canoe trip in Algonquin Park. Paddle your own canoe, swim in pristine lakes, cook over a campfire, and sleep in tents deep in the forest. Small group sizes ensure you get a real wilderness experience, with a chance to see moose, deer, bears, or even wolves. Your experienced guide will teach you all the camping skills you need, and provide all the required camping equipment. All meals are included.
What's Included
- National Park fees
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- 2 nights accommodation (tents)
- Professional guide
- Gratuities
- Parking Permit
Meeting Location
Madawaska
ON K0J 2C0, Canada
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
These canoe trips are perfect for people on a tight schedule who want an introduction into wilderness camping. All meals, permits, a knowledgeable guide, and all equipment (except personal items like sleeping bags, flashlights) is provided to you. Optional transportation from Toronto (to be paid direct).
Day 1
Your guide will instruct everyone on the necessary skills and techniques for canoeing. With your “Expedition weight” kevlar canoes you will paddle into one of the interior lakes of Algonquin Park (Pen Lake). While kevlar canoes are much more fragile than other canoes, requiring you to be careful around rocks, you will appreciate their relative lightness on portages and their speed in the water.
At the end of this three day canoe trip you won’t be an expert but you will know how to pack and steer a canoe. After a three hour paddle (including a 300m portage) you will arrive at your wilderness camp. Since this is a true interior wilderness camp you will have to bring everything with you in the canoes, including the tents.
Once you establish camp, with the help of your experienced guide, you are free to explore the lake we are on. There are several large rapids that were once used as log chutes that are quite interesting. Also, in this area it is quite common to see moose grazing by the edge of the lake – we have seen over a half dozen moose in a two day period here!
Dinner will consist of fresh food, prepared on site, and enjoyed by the side of a blazing campfire! Afterwards, you can sit and watch the Milky Way rise slowly above your heads. The sky is so clear in Algonquin Park that you can even count satellites passing by. And if you’re really lucky you may even hear wolves howling in the distance. This is real Canadian camping!
Day 2
Today is a day of exploration. You can spend it exploring the lake you are on, by canoe, looking for moose, or perhaps do another portage and canoe up a meandering river. If you decide to try another lake one option is to do a short portage and then canoe the slow moving waters of the South Madawaska River. Since you will have to get out of our canoes to pull them over several beaver dams be sure to bring shoes or sandals for the water! Depending on where you establish your base camp, another option would be to canoe half way down the lake and then do a couple of portages, ending with a 1.7 km hike to Welcome Lake. This is one of the prettiest lakes in Algonquin Park, with a nice sandy beach. Perfect for picnic destination on a sunny day.
Day 3
After an early morning breakfast you pack up camp, load the canoes, and start the paddle home. The early start is a great opportunity to see moose or deer coming to the lake shore to drink. Along the way you will stop at some ancient pictographs painted by the Natives centuries ago.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years old
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required; Please use "Special Requirements" field upon checkout to advise this information
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
(7)Q: Will I get seasick on 3-Day Algonquin Park Canoe Trip?
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Activity code: C-9120P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- National Park fees.
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner).
- 2 nights accommodation (tents).
- Professional guide.
- Gratuities.
- Parking Permit.
The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the 3-Day Algonquin Park Canoe Trip is as follows:
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for 3-Day Algonquin Park Canoe Trip will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- National Park fees
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- 2 nights accommodation (tents)
- Professional guide
- Gratuities
- Parking Permit
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years old
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required; Please use "Special Requirements" field upon checkout to advise this information
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Operated by a business
