Columbia River Paddle (Tours & Rentals)

Highly recommend these outfitters. They were super efficient, friendly, enthusiastic and the equipment was great. We did a 2 person canoe rental and DIY paddle from Invermere.

Also highly recommend the trip from Invermere to Radium - we didn't use a guide, but there was a tour right behind us and we shared the shuttle back with them. Everyone was equally excited. On the water, we saw eagles, herons, ducks, kingbirds, and even interrupted a brown phased black bear swimming. Beautiful setting - even with a bit of smoke. Great use of time - about 4 hours down and a quick shuttle ride back.

We did the Invermere-to-Radium self-guided float in a canoe and absolutely loved it. The operation is very well run and we would recommend this to anyone. We saw tons of bald eagles, an osprey, too many smaller birds to remember, and even spotted a black bear on the bank about halfway through.

I do have one MINOR suggestion for the operator: We found ourselves digging too many times into the dry bag to re-check the photos I took with the expected timings, to know we were still on schedule. You could easily print and laminate a bunch of copies, asking customers to return them at the pickup point. (Just a thought)

Really helpful and accommodating staff. Lots of options available for a reasonable hire price. The wetlands were beautiful! We will be back!

Our family of five did the wetland tour with a guide in a voyager. It was great. She pointed out stuff we would have missed and was highly knowledgeable! Highly recommend the guided tours to families with kids. My teenage son and I wanted more so we booked the DIY kayaking from Invermere to Radium. Very fun and peaceful lazy river paddle. Totally open to anyone as we had zero experience paddling. All the staff were very nice and explained everything. Great way to experience nature in Invermere!